The Yellowstone journal., 1894-07-05
THE FOURTH.
How 1t Was Celebrated In This City-The
Athletic sports.

While the great strike seems to be
about the only topic OF conversation on
our streets the people did not appear at
all backward IN turning out to properly
observe the national holiday. The fun
commenced on Tuesday night. and the
report Of the firecrackers and anvils was
accompanied by the glare of the sky
rocket, the roman candle and all maner
Of colored lights, which was continued
during the entire night. but was made
still more apparent at daylight yester
day morning by marked increase in
the amount Of noise. At 9 o'clock IN
the morning the business houses gener-
ally closed up. aud the town was in holi
day attire
About $50 o'clock the Reform School
boys. occupying two wagons, gaily dec
Grated with bunting. came to town and
were driven to the bail grounds. where
until noon the time WAS occupied in a
ball cuntes; with the Miles City young
sters which ended IN favor OF the latter
by score Of II 10 10.
After this the crowd went to dinner
the Reform School boys being taken to
a restaurant. and 10y o'clock fully 400
people had assembled in the grounds to
witness the game between Fort keogh's
I bah tossers and Miles City nine. The
j game was full Il brilliant plays. but il
I was SO one sided that it lacked interest.
/ the local men winning 10y the large score
/ Of 81 tu 10. The keoghs. with their pres
/ ent team. are no match for the Miles
ions. aud as result the latter will nat
urally get little car less, but yester-
/ days game gave ample evidence. If 1t
was needed that the home contingent
can play ball whenever it is necessary.
! As soon as the ball game WAS over the
/ general athletic sports were commenced
1 and the long program proved most en-
l tertaining TO all who were present. The
4 Reform School boys especially enjoyed
their first holiday, and we're particularly
/ gratited 10 see their representative,
John Nay, win so many prizes, while al
most everybody was surprised at the
agility Of the 800 9-pounder from the big
I reformatory. Following was the result
Of the different events:
Obstacle race. loo yards-Bob Glib
won: Clarence Streeter second; time
2Dl4.
Standing jump. without weighis-E
b. Babcock won; 5 feet IL inches; Paul
Milburn second.
100 yard handicap Nay tscratchD won
Horace Butler second; Frank Dunnigan
third: time. :l3Ie.
Throwing baseball--Horace Butler
won: $50 feet : inches; Slide Kelly
second; 2s7 feet O inches.
30 yard race for boys under l9- Ed
Holt won; Tom Wear second; time, 61s
Three legged race-Holt and Weal
won; Middleton and Streeter second
time, %.
70 yard dash-John Nay won; Del
Keenan, second; time. 90.
Hop. step and iump-Fleming won
2S feet iIch; Miburn second, - fee
Z inches.
Running broad jump-John Nay won
IL feet inch; Brown second, IA feet
inches.
High jump-Dell Keenan, won, feet
Paul Milburn second.
Sack race-Dick Egan won; Emer.
Ireland second; time, :0S.
Hammer throwing-Fleming won, s
j feet; Dougherty second.
Putting shot-Fleming won; Aitchin
, son second.
, Kid race. for boys under l3 years
Dick Watson won; Lyle Osman SECOND
Consolation race 10 yards-Lance La
port won; Foley second.
Hurdle race, about $50 yards-De
, keenan, won; Graham second; time, %
Wheel barrow race-Brown won; Ia,
lor second.
EVENING EXERCISES.
Shortly after this program had bee
, completed, shower came up-a prett
good one, too-and for time it locke