White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-30
THURSDAYS BALL GAME
CLOSE AND EXCITING

Six TO four. Let have some mere.
So said fully two thousand excited
spectators at the municipal park last
Thursday afternoon when the dia-
mond stars of the Ruth-McGill teams
dimmed the lustre of the Ely gems.
The exhibition was without a peer
in the history of the national game
in Nevada and might truly be said to
equal in point of interest any game
ever played in a world series.
Ely took the field in the first in
ming and with Jenkinson in the box
retired their opponents without a
score. A feature which added inter-
est from the start was the star catch
made by Curtis in the opening half.
when from his position at short he
ran clear ver second and springing
high in the air drew down a ho,
liner destined for the center field
fence, holding the ball like magic in
two fingers. Ely took the bat and
failed TO find Jones. who was on the
mound for Ruth-McGill, and the In
ming closed with two gooseeggs nest
cd in the score box.
Excitement raised 10 fever heat
and Ruth-McGill wrapped victory
snugly in her arms when three runs
were rolled up. This half of the SEE
ond was attended with all the feat.
ures that go te make baseball the
national sport. The footing of horns
from automobiles which completely
surrounded the big park, the shouts
voicing approval and other senti-
ments from the boys in the bleac,i-
/ N - /. Tho raa.- ~ thu n,a0anhanae aud
1.-THE acrobatic feats performed by
spectators who crowded the lines and
filled to capacity the large grand
stand, where breathless anxiety
turned to pandemonium, all served
to drown personal expressions re-
garding the umpire. The question
arose over the dropping of a ball by
Swenson on the third strike by the
Ruth-McGill batter at a time when
two men had not been declared out
and first base was occupied by e run
ner. Under such condition the rule
applicable is that the batter is out no
matter what may become OF the ball,
leven IL 1t went over the grandstand.
The umpire permitted the batter to
advance and in the general mixup the
runner from first advanced to third.
The matter was finally passed after
an animated discussion, in which
managers, players, umpires and spec
tators participated, making it a de
lightful family affair. Three runs
were scored in this half of the In
ming before the smoke had died down
and G~roeschner could then be Sees
occupying the pitchers box for the
Ely team. Ely men were again cap
tured in the one, two, three order and
assigned to the amusement division.
The visitors failed to decipher any
of Croeschner's puzzles in The thirc
and the Elf boys thereupon invited
them into the yard. Conrad scored
for Ely, which arranged the figures
as 3 to l with the visitors on the
most desirable side of the debate.
Groeschner nailed men to the
home plate in rapid succession and
doughnuts were placed in the score
board until the sixth inning. after
Hicks had planted a safe n and adj
vanced to second, Newman, who had
been a star performer throughout the
show, presented the ball to one of the
numerous tourists who were parked
over by the shower baths, driving
Hicks In ahead OF him and making
the score 4 to /. Ely failed to score
between the third and seventh In
nings, when with Collins on third
and Conrad or second Curtis lifted
the horsehide and magically passing
il over Newman's head by a safe mar
gin scored Collins and Conrad. At
time to retire the figures showed .
to 3, with Ruth-McGill resting more
comfortably than their genial hosts.
The eighth inning was by far the
most exciting in the entire game.
Ruth-McGill scored in the first half,
raising their stock to six above par.
When the Ely team took the bat
Groeschner parked the little pill
among the high-powered cars on the
outskirts of left field near the rail-
road track and inspected all four cor
ners without interference. When the
pill was returned IL appeared some
what bitter to Jones, who did not
seem to enjoy the remarks, pertinent
and impertinent, by the Ely fans. The
bullet-shooter got his aim somewhat
twisted and when three men reached
the respective stations in safety he
threw his glove in the air and showed
considerable discomfort. At this
juncture Newman again showed his
ability to meet all situations which
may arise and going to the pitchers
box calmly brought Jones down to
earth, who then settled down and
pitched himself out of the predica-
ment by retiring the side before any
of the men on the bases could reach
the home plate. Had the home run