The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-07-07
GRAND SUCCESS.
BIG STONE GAP ENJOfo
SOME EXCELLENT ATH-
LETiC SPORTS.
Though a Heavy Rain Spots
the Fun on the Fourth.

The Fourth Of July exercises glveI
at this place under the auspices o
! the Athletic Association, commenc
, ing on last Friday and ending OF
Monday were largely attended an!
proved to be successful, save for the
rain, which spoiled the program tor
Monday afternoon.
The Tennis tournament which was
PLAYED each forenoon and which will
not be completed until tomorrow
afternoon will be omitted from this
article and in our next issue full
and complete report OF that very in
teresting part Of the program will be
given.
Friday afternoon the game of base
ball played by the Big Stone Gap
and East Stone Gap teams was we'll
attended and proved an interesting
game. Some very good playing was
done on both sides, and the game re-
suited in a victory for the East Stone
Gap team. The score by innings is
as follows:
Innings 3 { ) e 50
East Stone Gap u % , % l-l3
Big Stone Gap 1OIOl4OS 2-l2
The following players took part in
this game:
East Stone Gap-W. A. Lee. III, &. B.
Taylor, III, Monroe Gilly, C, &. +. Blanton,
So, ID. G. Wells. If. j. b. Kennedy, If, NJ.
+. Lipps, p, ". E. Wamplcr, 81, F. II.
Kennedy, Ct, G. l.. Bramer and Ross
McCOrkle, substitutes.
Big Stone Gap-Bob Cardin, p, J. Webb,
C, A. Gilmore, IS, VIM. Scmp, lii, j. +.
Bulitt, ri, c. E. Taylor, II, l.. a. Cardin,
3b, A. j. Chalkley, %, ID. i. Wentz, CT,
D. Mullins, j. Chalklcy and J. Coodloe,
substitutes.
After the ball game or at $50
o'clock, the bicycle races took place
on the beautiful track that surrounds
the ball ground.
The first race was a half mile dash
of three heats, and the following
wheelman took part: Walter Bum,
VIM. lessee, g. n. knight, q. E.
Taylor and Thomas Williams.
In the first heat Walter Bum won
and in the second heat VIM. lessee
won, therefore Bum and lessee run
the third heat, which resulted in
a victory for Mr.. Bum of few feet.
In this race each wheelman did well
and the race proved close and in.
tereSting.
The second race was mile dash
Tor all ages, and the same wheelman
who run i'll the other race took part.
This was very closely contested
ace and resulted in victory for Mr..
Bum.
These races seemed to please the
'rOwd very much and when little
Tom Williams came so near winning .
he mile race the crowd went wild
With enthusiasm. .
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
large crowd numbering perhaps ,
100 people assembled at the grounds =
. witness the second days sports. 1t
vas good natured crowd and every
ody seemed full of enthusiasm. The
rst on the program and the main =
eature of the day was a game of ball :
etween the Pennington Gap and
tonega teams. This game as the
ne the day before was an interesting
he and decided which team should
lay for the championship. After L
NO and One-half hours Of hard play
e tbs honors Of the game went to Il
Gap, the score standing
D to ~. Some good playing was }"
one on each side in this game, and
'ch team seemed determined to win .,
he score by innings is AS follows: -
Innings I234567S9
ennington Gap 42046IO 800
Onega 3220I Oh
The following players took part in
is game. 7
Pennington Gap-Chatam, p, Williams,
= Zion, Id, kenegan, 3b, Gish, IS, Lunts-
rd, c, Sprinkle, ri, Howard, If, Catron,cf.
Stonega-Fawbush, Of, Pickering, SIS, a
'yd' Sd, Hanney' RI, RaIston, lb, Duffy,
Black ID, Webb, C, Davis, p.
After the ball game the bicycle
took place and proved to A.
a very interesting part of the pro- a
anime. Each wheelman was allow. tic
three trials at three rings and re- s Dr'
tied as follows: Taylor I, Bum 5, era
night 3, and Williams 3. am
Monday, the glorious fourth came sen Sc,
d people began to pour into the re a
p from every direction until BY /
ven o'clock fully 1000 people were cur
re. The train from the west ~
'nght a large crowd, and the train +
m Stonega had all it could haul 5
special train was run from Norton AND
ich also brought a large crowd Of me- me-
pie and from the country in hacks, by
5gieS, on horseback and on foot lan
pie came from every direction bic
IL The town was alive with az ae',
huSlastlc set of 18th of Julyers as fror
assembled in any community. N
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