San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-15
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
The Fourth of July in Mexico
Music Suspended-shIpment of
BuIlion-RUmored Appoint

July u, 1898.
To the San Antonio LIGHT.
The Fourth of July celebration
this year at the San Juan park, on
the line of the Monterey & Next
can National Railway, surpassed
any thing of the kind that was
ever held in Mexico.
The first train left Monterey at
1870 a. m, with every coach full;
the second train of eleven coaches
at 9:l5 and the third train at 2 p.
M, were also full of passengers on
pleasure bent. All the trains were
decorated with flags of all nations.
During the week previous the
railway company had force of
men putting the park and grounds
in order, so that on the arrival of
the Gals a. m. train, everything
would be ready to commence the
exercises of the day. At II O'Clock
the baseball game was called, and
the Tom Ryan club, of Laredo, and
the Monterey club SHE'D their bats
into the diamond field"
The clubs were composed Of the
following players:
TOM RYAN CLUB.
R. w. Stanley, manager; Torres.
Gutierrez, Garahy, Nuncio, Salinas,
Medina, P. Gonzalez, B. Gonzales,
AlvaradO.
MONTERREY CLUB.
H. n. Gibson, manager; Howard,
Cannon, Davis, Flynn, Gaylord,
Grist, Combs, Painter, Hackley.
The Tom Ryan club was the first
at the bat, and made four runs in
the first inning. The home team
took the bat and made one run.
When the Tom Ryans went to the
bat, in the second inning, the fun
commenced, and they showed the
four thousand people who occupied
the grand stand, how they played
base ball. They would make hit,
send the ball over the field, and
between the second and third base
they would turn Summer-sault,
stop and look between their legs
and ask the captain if the fielders
found the ball yet and then make
home run. They kept that up
for seven innings when they had
43 scores to the 'MOnterey's club 9,
but in their seventh inning they
let them get three more.
AS the people were getting
tried of that kind of a one
sided game, they brought it to a
close, 43 to II, in favor of the Tom
Ryan club, which got the 500 pre-
MUM, and the Monterey $50.
Mr.. f. J. Virgins umpired the
game and Mr.. H. N. Gibson kept
score.
The Bicycle race was the next.
There were seven entries, but only
three runs. J. E. Austin, of Monte
rey won.
Ed. Doyle, of SaItillo, won the
foot race.
The foot race between J. r. Price,
aged 6S years, and John Good
man, the American tailor, created
considerable interest and attention
on account of the difference in age.
But as the old man never lost a
race, he came out an easy winner
on that occasion.
There was no 8 racing and rOp-
iEg until the close of the day.
At the grand stand there was a
beer stand and another in the
grove, and both were well patron.
lied during the day.
The park was tastefully dec,
GRATED with bunting and the ma.
tiOnal cOlOrS of the two republics
There was one band of music and
an orchestra, and dancing was
kept up until after mindight.
There was no speaking. The peO
pie did not go there to hear speak
ing but to enjoy the country, seen.
cry and have fun, and they en-.
jOyed both.
There were fully ten thousand
people on the grounds. They came
in frOmEevery direction. The farm
ers sent their water melons in anC
brought their families with them
The woods were full OF carts. wag
Ons, ambulances and saddleC
horses.
The Mexican, Americans, Ger
mans, French, English, h4en anc
Scotch and Canadians We're there
the old and the young; young mel
and maids went there to celebrat,
the glorious fourth Of July. Nj
Joseph A. Robertson, the genera
manager, Mr.. John Grace, the gen
eral superintendent, Mr.. q. l. Filler
assistant freight and passenge
agent, Mr.. J. NJ. Trevino, cashier