The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-08-13
CARL|A DEFEATS ELK0
Elko Boys Suffer First Defeat
of Season at Hands of the
.Carlin Players

The first defeat OF the season was
inflicted on the Elko ball can Sum
day when Carlin took them into camp
by the score OF IL to 10. and to say
that Cariin was elated is putting 1t
very mildly. But the fact remains
that the Carlin team carried of the
winners end after 1t looked that the
Elko bunch had come back and
snatcned the game from certain de-
feat. The Free Press says those who
saw the game insist that 1t was the
best game, especially from the amount
of interest taken, that has been seen
this year.
The game was played at Carlin
and the members Of the ball team
were accompanied by many Of their
friends who made the trip in their
autos. All Of the Elko team was
there with the exception Of W play
ers. Manning pitched for Elko, while
Bowling pitched for Carlin.
The Carlin team vas made up OF
picked players from Palisade, Wells
and Carlin, and they have some top
notch ball players, especially Bowl
ing, who pitched league ball, and too
much credit cannot be given Triplett,
the catcher from Wells, who not only
played perfect ball behind the bat,
but who pounded out a home run, a
three-bagger and a two-base hit.
Elko went all to pieces in the first
seven innings, and Carlin piled up a
total of seven runs. Manning couldn't
put them over the plate, and walked
man after man. He insisted that the
pitchers box was nor than the reg
ulation distance from the home plate
and when 1t was measured 1t was
found to be two and a half feet farth-
err away than the rules call for, and
that was the reason Manning was
wild. His curves were breaking be-
fore they reached the plate and all
the opposing batter had to do was to
wait and get a base. But after the
pitchers box was moved up where 1t
belonged, he was as invincible as
ever, and only the errors Of some of
Of the players let In runs.
At the first half of the ninth in
ming the score stood ten to nine in
Elko's favor, and 1t seemed to be all
over but the shouting. but Carlin got
the break and when the dust cleared
away two runs had crossed the home
bag and the game was won.
They had gotten a man on third
and one on second with two men out.
when the Carlin batter lined out a
strike to the Elko shortstop. Mick
ey" fielded 1t perfectly. but vas too
eager to get 1t to first base, and made
a wild peg. the ball passing over
Hoyt's head, and the men on third
and second raced home.
+ The Elko players played in hard
luck, and they not only played with
the ball, but they booted 1t all around
the diamond at critical times. But
after the seventh inning. when the
score stood seven to one in Carlin's
favor. they settled down and in the
next two innings made nine tallies.
There were hot arguments. not only
among the men. but among the wo-
men. and some Of the arguments took
a personal turn. Carlin certainly ap-
preciated her victory and celebrated
the occasion to its fullest capacity.
The best team won. say the Elko
players, and while they felt keenly
their first defeat, they had no excuses
to offer except that Carlin got the
breaks at the critical times. A re-
| turn game will he nlavad here at EIko