The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-24
P|OCHE WINS HIGH
PRICED BALL GAME

Hansen OF san Born4r0ino. Cal. VINO
arrived In Phoebe ten days ago and err
tered the employ Of the Phoebe Minss
Company. is the idol Of the Phoebe
baseball fans following his spectacular
performance In the thousand dollar 1
Milford-Pioche game at Caiisnte last
Saturday. He not only augured well |
In the box. but q mighty blow By his J
trusty biudgeon cleared the bases dur
Ing the game. bringing In more than
enough runs to sew up the victory
safely beyond the grasp OF the frantic
Milford players.
The Milford baseban boys and the
Milford fans are sports, let II he said
again with emphasis that they are
sports-they know how to bet their
money and they know how to lose It.
They know how to smile and accept
defeat after the manner of true sports
men. All of which was demonstrated
In the game At Caliente last Saturday.
When young Kinney. the Milford
pitcher. blew up and Phoebe started
scoring never q word was heard from
from the lips Of n Milford fan. In
stead. advices of announcement were
prled at the young boxman from all
sides. Emphasized clearly was the
t1Ct that 8OOQ opOIlBmen are 10 DC
found everywhere II they are met on q
common ground Of clean sportsman-
ship.
The Milford baseball nine, flushed
with victory in seven straight games,
mel their Waterloo when they were
defeated by the Phoebe team, to 2.
last Saturday on the Caliente diamond
during the concluding day Of the suc-
cessful Lincoln county fair
| The railroad boys scored once in the
second inning and again In the third.
but were held fast while the miners
tied the score in the second inning and
raraded around for six runs in the
fourth when Kinney clipped slightly
IN an otherwise perfect game. From
the time Of calling the game until the
end. when the miners gathered around
their manager and gave three lusty
cheers thrice repeated for Milford. the
boys played = clean and snappy game
with something doing every moment,
hut for six hard-fought innings neither
side was able to get man across the
plate.
Phoebe baseball fans backed their
team heavily. The purse Of $500 was
not only put up promptly. but this was
is estimated to have changed hands as
the result of the game. large and
enthusiastic crowd was in attendance
rnd the same was sunhciently exciting
70 keep the spectators in an uproa {.
Snventy-five automobiles held capacity
loads. the grandstand was packed and
each side line was crowded far into the
Ield
Alexander James of Las Vegas and
Mr.. Johnson Of Caliente umpired the
game. which was not spoiled by SQUAD.
tles.
In the first inning Fotheringhar
, knocks ball to pitcher, who throws hin
, cut at first. Barton hits back of short
stop but is left on base when Lynch
, and Thiessen strike out. The three Pi
oche batters. Frank Wilcox. Franks
, and Hames, strike out
, Second inning-van Quill knocks
. two-bagger ana scores on a wild throw
. while Schow is cashing in hit. DUFF
:, fin strikes out. Hickman flies to cen
ter and Schow is caught at second bas
:, for the third out For Phoebe Hansel
: walks but Is left on third base as Orr
: Wilcox and Ronnow are put out in 70
/. tation. Score to 0.
:, Third inning-Kinney gets nice hi
between third and short and scores o
a deep hard hit by Fotheringham, VIII
= Is, however, put out on second. Barto
makes first but Lynch IL not so luck.
;. Thiessen hits into left field but is lei
running bases with Barton wnen va
Quill is put out on second. For Pioch
:, Christian walks to first and is followe
by Dolan. who also walks. Frank Wi
cox reaches frst but at the expense
:, Christian. who Is put out on thir
Franks flies out to third. Hames TAX,
first after waiting for four balls ar
re Hansen cleans the bases with hal
pt drive. which lands him on second. +
id steals third while Orr strikes out. SEQ
Id to2 2.
T. Fourth inning-Schow gets good h
We over third and Dunn hits into cents
ch but Hickman flies out to left field, XII
i'd ney strikes out and Fotheringham
thrown out at FIRST by the pitcher 7
oche rooters howl as CARLYLE wi,c
e. drives ball into right fleld and tn
-, screech when Ronnow smashes h;
- into center. In the excitement Chr
a., tian gets four balls and FIRST. Thl-ss
-. relieves Kinney but walks Dots
~, which forces q walk home Frank W
N. cox hits hot one to second, who ful
bled II. netting another run. a
Franks gets hit but Ronnow is 2
ne out at the plate. Hames walks aga
tn. and again Hansen cleans the bases
20 is left on second when Orr and wilc
,,r ere put out. Score to 3.
!. Fifth inning-Barton thrown .
~. from second to hrst. Lynch stril
~. out. Thiessen gets good hit and v
IN. Quill hits to second but Schow flies
to third. retiring the side. Kinney
sumes pitching for Milford and n
rnt now IL put out at first by good thr
In. from second. Christian hits groun,
81. to pitcher. who passes ball to first.
md Ian hits but IL caught stealing and
rer tires with the side.
tha Sixth inning--Dufnn ana Hickn
de- strike out and Kinney hits an easy
ate to pitcher. who throws him out at A
I'M. For Piocho Frank wilcox walks
a,.. nrst. Franks strikes ont. ranes g
I'M. TO first safely but Wilcox IL caught
,rv second. Hansen knocks swift one
an. second but IL thrown out.
hat Seventh inning-Fotheringham I
,,.a to third. Barton flies out 70 Do,au
center Lynch thrown out ~ Nrat