The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1922-07-26
Another Victory
For Local Team
Yerington Loses to Fallon In One
Sided Game; Score
IA to q
CHANGED GROUND RULES
PREVENTS HOME RUNS
Double Header Game for Benefit of
l. o. o. +. Orphans Attracts
Big Crowd


The big double-header base ball
game drew a capacity crowd Sunday
when the Odd Fellows of Fernley
and the odd Fellows of Fallon stag
ed benefit game for their orphans
home. The Yerington club came to
town with a strong lineup to play
the Fallon regulars.
The Odd Fellows furnished
amusement for the crowd in the
opener. Deputy Sheriff Johnson had
for his lineup some of the stars of
the days that have past into history
so far as that game is concerned. Nj.
b. played centerfeld and whenever
a ball came in his direction, stood
at attention and watched the little
white sphere fall to the ground.
When he stepped to the bat the fans
presented him with a fence board
and this did not help his batting av-
erage. A soft rubber ball was
thrown in and this was used to fool
the big deputy, much to the pleas
ure of the fans.
This game was to be for seven in
nings but IL was agreed by both
teams that il should be called at 3
O'Clock regardless of the inning.
The game went four innings 10 a
tie.
For the regulars Dave Smith the
tall schoolmaster from Stockton was
sent In to do the twirling and
through his clever head work and
fast pitching succeeded in setting
Yerington down with a shut-out for
six innings. During this period but
three men succeeded In getting on
the bases, and only three hits were
made off of his delivery. Steve sue
ceeded him In the seventh inning but
seemingly was not in form or did
not feel 1t necessary to put his usual
spirit into the work and three men
succeeded in crossing the home
plate. In the ninth inning after the
first three men succeeded In getting
on bases with one out he passed the
next batsman and Stewart was call
ed to the center and Steve sent 10
cover hrst base. Stewart struck the
next man out and then Miller for the
visitors, who had been the big boy
with the stick, during the game
landed safely for a two-sacker, his
fourth hit of the afternoon, which
sent three runs across the plate
The next man went out on a foul-fy
and the game was over.
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ball throughout. Powell succeeded
in making put-outs. out OF what
would ordinarily be hits, by his fast
work at second.
Powell was also there with the
old time batting eye and landed the
first homerun for the locals this
season. Dlckerson played his usual
good game behind the bat and poll
ed out the second homerun of the
afternoon.
AT the end of the sixth inning the
Yerington management insisted up
on ground rules being placed into
operation. This initiated against
them as In the ninth inning they
landed safely for what had been al
lowed to go as a home run in the
previous innings.
In the future a two-base hit will
be allowed for ball batted into
the corn field out in right field.
Sparks will appear on the local
diamond next Sunday and the fans
will see another battle royal. The
local team is we'll fortified in the
pitchers box with the addition OF
Dave Smith and with an even break |
OF base ball luck. should take the
game which would make the count
two out of three from that team for
the season.
To date Fallon has played eleven
games and won nine
The local support is excellent and
with the team going in mid-season
form, the fans may expect real base
ball at every appearance.
Sunday. August 9th. the locals
will journey TO Gold Hill to meet
that team on the American Flat
The following is the box score and
summary for Sundays game: