The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-05-23

RRARY ExERcIs sEs-INDTAN SpoRrs IL
NATIVE GAMEs-FooT BALL, BASE BALL,
BICYCLE AND Horse RACES THE
GREAT PAVILION AND THE GRAND
BALL-REDucED RATES ON RAILROADS
CHEAPER THAN STAYING AT HOME.
SPECIAL TRAINs-A WADswoRrn We'll
COME.
The DISPATCH office was jammed We'd
nesday night with the good citizens OF
Wadsworth in a meeting assembled to
consider matters pertaining to the cele-
bration of the Fourth OF July in this busy
little town. Hon. W. II. A. Pike pre-
sided and n. A. Hummel acted as secre-
tary.
THE COMMITTEE on FINANCE,
Messrs. Clippinger, Fitzgerald, Driscoll
Lothrop and Walther Macpherson, re-
ported $3.50 subscribed to date, with
more III sight. The committee were
warmly applauded for their zeal aud
success, and people across the street
must have thought the first stamp mill
was in full operation and producing gold
and silver bullion at great rate.
THE coMMIrTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS,
Messrs O'Brien, N. A. Hummel, Voor-
hees, Cowles, Bellam and Gernant, re-
ported q programme of literary exercises,
music and field sports, subject to the
pleasure of the meeting.
PURSES FOR FIELD SPORTS,
were then voted rs follows: Indian
foot ball game, $40; game of base ball,
$65; game OF foot bait, s75; bicycle race,
$50; minor sports yet to be decided. The
committee on arrangements were voted
$50 for incidental expenses and such II
sum in addition as might he required for
the music, possibly another Sl0o
The officers of the day as far as ar
ranged for will be Hon. W. H. A. Pike,
President of the Day; DR.. J. E. Stubbs,
President of the Nevada State University,
Orator; n. A. ii ,mmel, Reader of the
Declaration of Independence; Rev. r.
l.. Bellam, Chaplain; Miss Gertrude
Dunlope, Recitalionist; Miss Nellie
Madden, Leader of Chorus.
THE FIELD SPORTS
will take place on the plaza back OF
Main street, where the boys play base
ball. The location is very desirable
one, with easy distance OF every house
in town and about 200 yards from the
business houses.
INDIAN FOOT BAII4
is the invention OF the Piutes, famed in
the legends of those natives, as interest
ing and exiting as kicking the pig skin.
The braves will be gorgeously arrsyed in
profusion OF paint and ''gee" string.
The game is too lively to permit the
players to be hindered by civilization
garb. The players kick ball but little
larger than our base ball through goal
made by two stakes planted about six
feet apart. Ii the ball goes outside OF
these stakes it is returned to the center
line. The players are not allowed to
touch the ball with their hands and no
shoes are worn. The Indians use great
deal OF science, and whoops and yells 60
up from hundreds of dnsky throats when
good plays are made. In the suns glares
the bodies of the contestants shine like
Furnished copper, and the follower of
athletics, the adnirer OF sculpture, the
enthusiast onpainting, and the lover of
nature, will find the players, the sur
roundings, and the game u source OF
pleasure, instruction, amusement and
entertainment. 1t can only be seen at
Wadsworth on thesFourth OF July and is
worth days journey alone to see il by
professionals. The Pute will bet tile
cloths on his back on game OF foot ball.
A committee consisting of Ed Short,
Johnnie Day and Bill Nichols will see
to it that the clothes are not taken off
the bettors until they are outside OF the