The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1896-07-10

He1Oeb " Jig IepuDllC tllht lie Sleeping
in the enfolding soil Of the land whose
destinies they planned, devoted much
vigorous speech to pointing out the dan
gers which surround us, in the mighty
growth of a corrupt and merciless money
power, and appealing in eloquent words
to the patriotism and wisdom Of the men
Of the land to meet the situation with
brave and honest hearts, seeking only
the preservation of the country and the
happiness and best welfare Of posterity.
After the speaking more vocal music
was given and then those Of the strangers
who had thus provided for the emer.
gency spread their lunches temptingly
forth under the shade of the trees, and
sat down on the cool banks of the Cotton
its sweet waters. The other great sec
tion Of the throng was soon beseiging
the hotels. restaurants and lunch stands
for refreshments, and judging from the
monuments Of beer kegs and cases that
grew up along the highway, the crowd
was not without its worshippers at the
frothing shrine of his merry majesty,
King Gambrinus.
At 2 o'clock the program of public
sports began and in essential particulars
the list was followed While the crowd
that witnessed this feature of the days
merry making was large, those who
passed the sultry hours Of the afternoon
in the quiet, restful hooks of the pavil
ion grounds was much larger, while, as
before mentioned, hundreds passed
through the streets admiring the serene
and peaceful beauties of the most pictur
esque Of Montana cities.
Following is the list of sports at the
pavilion, with names ofthe prize winners:
Sack races for men and boys. In each
there were 10 contestants, the purse for
the first being $40, for the second So.
The mems race was won by ]. Walters Of
Butte, the boys by Hart Miller of Deer
Lodge.
Foot races for men and boys. In the
first were II, in the second, eight entries.
The prize in each case was s.. The win
ners were S. Emmons, Butte, mems race,
Jones of Anaconda boys race.
Bicycle race, two contestants, Ed. Hens
ley, Butte, Allen Williams, Deer Lodge
purse, SO; won by Hensley.
In consequence of a misunderstanding ng
the tug -of-War was omitted.
The ball game between Anaconda and
Deer Lodge was not so one-sided as had
been foretold and stood 12 to s. 1t was
called at 2:30. The full Deer Lodge
team was not on hand, but the vacant
places were supplied on the field, The
players were as follows:
Menard, catcher; Cronin, pitcher;
Thomas, short-stop; Emmons, first base:
Goodman, second base; Reiland, third
base; Cleveland, left field; Whitworth
center; Sullivan, right. Score: Ana
conda 12, Deer Lodge ).
Among the features of the game were a
beautiful double play by Third Baseman
Reiland and First Baseman Emmons
during which the ball crossed the dia
mond twice; the work of Menard behind
the stick, and a running catch. of a high
fly at the second by Goodman. This was
a brilliant play.
Our boys did remarkably we'll, consid
ering the small amount Of practice they
had-fve minutes before the game was
called.
Manager O'Brien of the Anacondas
may justly feel proud Of the gentlemanly
ball-playing aggregation over which he
presides, and we trust that our boys may
take more interest in the national game
and have the pleasure of again meeting
Anaconda in the near future in friendly
but stronger game.
d. H. Morgan umpired the game in 8
very satisfactory manner to both sides.
The ball in the pavilion was one Of the
largest in attendance ever given in this
city and must have been participated il
by fully 300 couples, during the after.
noon and evening. Dancing began at
o'clock and continued until midnight
The music furnished by players from
both Anaconda and Deer Lodge was OF q
high standard Of excellence.
The decorations Of the business houses
and residences of the city were tasteful
and elaborate and gave to the town gala
air, which called forth praise from oul