The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-08
P|OCHE LOSES FIRST
GAME Of SEASON
TO ENTERPRISE


In a three hour contest Monday
afternoon the locals were defeated
by the Enterprise team by score Of
is to IS. After the first two innings
the game was a series OF tense situa-
tons and thrilling plays which kept
the large crowd in attendance in
constant state Of excitement On the
whole, and regardless Of the large |
score, il was real ball game and
the home boys are to be congratulate
ed on the showing they made.
Though the home boys were deficient
on team work, the result Of not be-
ing able to get the proper sort OF
practice. they fully made up for it
in lighting spirit and were on their
toes from the time the first ball was
thrown till on overdose of outside
interference cut off their last
chance for victory in the ninth in
ming.
In the opening inning, the first
man up for the visitors drew a walk
Then Spec" settled down and the
| next three men couldn't find him,
| Holt, for the visitors, served the
same dose to the locals and the first
frame closed without a hit. The Sec
ond inning was repetition of the
first, except that Hames went out on
an in~tield hit nd Orr hit safe for
one base and succeeded in stealing
two more before the next man fan
ned.
Il The visitors started the scoring il
the third inning when Staheli drew
walk, took second on WINS sacrifice
pinkerton hit safety and boil
came home on Fragman's three bag
Der Dolan walked three. men il
succession for another seoro an
then famed a couple.
The locals came back in the fourt
when with two men down and two o
Weber hit the first home run of tn
game and evened things up.
In the fifth inning the locals too
TO the skids and when the agony wa
over the visitors had five-run lea,
They annexed two more in the
- half of the sixth and the locals b,
gan to dig. With one out in tn
inning the home boys started out
the cellar by making two scores
j, Price hit a safety and Wilcox COZ
necte dior homer, making the cd,
ten TO FIVE,
Two strike-outs and an in-fie
was all the visitors were able to d
TO Dolan's offerings in the first
the seventh. The locals prompt
gathered their two out and starte
to roll up the score Orr got h
usual hit and Christian was hit ,
pitched ball: both scored on We
er's hit; ]. Price walked and Vile,
singled, filling The bags. Holt dons
ell another score by walking Franz
Then came Blackey-pinch-hi ttil
for E, Price, On the first ball pitc
ed Rlackey raised up on his toes al
reached up like he was trying
sweep away the clouds of gloo'
The crowd groaned, and the yisiti
pitcher smiled as he wound up
slip over another in the same pla,
He did, and Blackey promptly pre-
ed high balls were his refreshme
by landing clean and square. Sta
ing out a beautiful specimen Of
Texas Lacquer the ball kept climb
till il extended into regular fen,
buster. only, the fence being barb
wire IL went on into the hru!
When the dust settled Blaekey b
free range Of the bases with he's
quarters at second and the locals b
three more counters for total
eleven.
However, fortunes smile was fle
ing for the visitors came into b
with mad CT and slammed thiI
around at such pace that by
time the home boys managed
chased them back into the a
they had grabbed onto Eve u
runs-none too safe lead. judg
previous performances The loo
failed to score in their half Of
eighth as did the visitors in the
half Of the ninth, In the final hi
inning. with the usual two down.