The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

had the best men TO help him that ever
adorned the pages of history-men who
would rather be plain citizens of the
United States, surrounded by happy
family circles, with the stars and stripes
waving over them, than wear the jeweled
crown of any foreign prince or p~otentate.
Empires have come and gone while the
n great, all pervading principle. that
positive force of nature in man has
moved on ever. For when God throws
lack the doors of his infinite s~torehouse
and lets loose into the universe an i'm
mortal principle, he endows 1t with the
energies and possibilities of obtaining,
through the struggles of man, its pre-
established goal"
Mr.. Webster then traced most elo-
quently the early struggles of our fore
fathers and the final grand triumph of
the glorious principle of liberty. His
peroration was one of the finest efforts
ever heard in the city.
These institutions are the fountains of
plenty and strength that will nourish and
sustain the virtue and wisdom of u peo-
pie. Upon the enlightened integrity, the
high patriotism, the devoted fidelity of
our young men reared among such in
fuences Off they heed them, and they
willy our country may securely
repose. We may then fix our view upon
the future and with composure go for
ward. We are rising on the grandest
current of the tide Of time. The pros
perity we nave is but the promise of the
prosperity that is to be. Dare we look
forward 100 years? Whose eye can rest
%unfinchingly on the advancing time of
our national glory? Who can picture to
his fancy this continent after the second
century of liberty, when the great west
has been fully developed; when 200, 000,-
600 of people seated IN every road of the
which progressive invention will supply
increasing needs, shall enjoy the magnif-
cent fruits of the highest human wisdom
and liberty and illustrate the noblest pos
sibilities of humanity? Who shall, with
mortal power, attempt the glorious fore
cast, but to cry with the poet-seer-
oh. vision Of glory spare not a changed sight,
Ye unborn ages crowd not on my soul.'"
Mr.. Webster's mastery effort, was
needless to say, greeted with most en-
thusiastic applause. At it's close, sew
eral patriotic airs were played by the
band. and the octette rendered 'The
Star Spangled Banner" in most excellent
fashion.
FIREMEN's TOURNAMENT.
The crowd then dispersed to enjoy
the sports provided, and of these the
tiremen's races were first on the program.
They took place on Central avenue
and were well attended and holly con-
tested. The first race was for a purse of
$685. to the winner and SO to the
loser. Pioneer hook and ladder company
undertook to run $50 feet and raise their
ladder in less time than hose company
No. 2 could run the same distance, uncoil
$50 feet of hose and make the coupling.
Pioneer hook and ladder company made
their run in 1894 seconds, which vas
beaten by hose company No. ., who made
the time in 81 seconds.
The next event was a race of 10Oyards,
the laying of 80 feet of hose and get
ting water, between hose companies
numbers l and 3. No. l o the race
time % seconds, No. three's time 81 sec
onds.
This rounded off the morning in most
excellent style, and everybody left to
partake of n of the numerous and ey-
cellent Fourth of July dinners.
THE AFTERNOON SPORTS.
The baseball game was, to say the
least, exciting. Until Bristol of Great
Falls batted an easy M to short field, in
the ninth inning, and went out on first,
it was nobody's game. The game was
remarkable for light batting, and it was
owing to the inability to bat that Great
Falls lost. Nethery, for Lethbridge,
pitched a good game, weakening in the
sixth inning, but doing steady work after
that. The backstop work of Fiddler was
also first class. For Great Falls
H. Lyon pitched well and re-
good support from Stevens,
behind the bat. F. Lyon, on third.
also made several phenomenal stops.
The batting order was: Lethbridge-
Fiddler c., Kemp LIST b., Maggie r. f., j. d.
Higinbotham Bird b., Pierce 2nd b., God
win S. s., H~iginbotham !. f.. Reyes C. f..
Nethery p. Great Falls-Madison 2nd
b., Tut S. s., Nohl 1st b., +. Lyon Bird b..
Bristol |. f., Burlette C. f., Stevens c..
Barns r. f., II. Lyon p. Great Falls went
to bat and drew a blank. Lethbridge
scored one in the first and one in the
second. A run for Great Falls in the
third and me in the fifth tied the score.
In the sixth the Great Falls boys found
the ball in good style. H. Lyon took a
base on balls, Bristol followed with a
good hit to left, advancing Lyon to
second. A passed ball placed him
third. Burlette took a base on balls
and the bases were all full. Stevens
struck out. and then Barnes raped out
"a rousing single, bringing in Lyon and
Bristol. H. Lyon then stepped to the
plate and caught the ball just where he
wanted it. The result was a long line
fly to left for three bases, bringing in
Burlette and Barnes. Fiddler allowed a
hot one to pass and H. Lyon scored.
Madison then hit al easy one to first and
went out. Tut followed with a smash
ing three Dagger, but was left there by
Nohl's easy hit. 1t looked as if Leth'
bridge was done for, the score standing
7 to 2 against her, but she
went nobiy to work. After two
men were out Nethery sent a nice
single over first. Fiddler took
a base on balls, Kemp hit safe and Nagle
brought Nethery and Fiddler in with a