Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-05
Celebration Of the Fourth Was Mar
red BY Sloppy Weather and SSs.
Heavy Showers. .
Ball Game Interrupted at the Fifth
Inning by Heavy Showers, Com
tinuiug Till Night.
Sports and Fireworks Had to be Post
poned Because Of the ~1nclemency
of the Weather.

IL was q ouA Ill " OuAy,. III
suited for celebration of any kind.
The day began with a terrific rain
and a sixty mile an hour zephyr. The
night before there was a heavy rain,
and internationally during the norm
ing of the Fourth there were showers,
the storm breaking forth ~furiously at
about 4 O'Clock in the afternoon and
a torrent of rain falling, putting an
end to celebrations of all kinds. The
rain fell in sheets, and until 8 o'clock
II continued. At that hour, the roads
were a1oat, the flags and bunting be-
draggled, and the most ardent patriot
was forced to seek shelter and remain
inside. " I
A few crackers sized harmlessly,
and an occasional giant cracker awak-
ened the. echoes, but the starch was
taken out Of the celebration. In this
rainy season it is difficult to make adj
vance arrangements with the weather
men. = ri.
The morning of the Fourth found
the roads heavy, after a copious rain
during the might of the third. The
air was heavy and humid, and clouds
gathering in the west foretold an early
end of outdoor sports. There was a
brief band concert in the morning, al
| though the musicians were, forced sew
| eral times to seek shelter because of
the showers. So =.
The: ball game was the principal OBJ
ject of interest in the days program
and that was ruthlessly cut short,
FSpectators5 saw four innings at the end
Of which the score was a tie, at 2 to 2,
The game was called before the first
half of the fifth inning had been called
and the jamestown club Rad scored
three>runs with two men out.
The game opened with the local team
in the field and Jamestown at bat
There were four scratch hits made il
the first half, and the jamestown clul
got il" one run. Bismarck went out
with a coat Of :whitewash, and thu
Jamestown club got another. tally il
the second. Ma With the score 2 to O
Bismarck manageable tie the score il
the third and fourth, by a few scratch
hits, and a rank error Or two on thu
part Of the. Jamestown club. In thu
first half Of the fifth the jamestown
club connected with the ball in goot
shape and got in three more FUNDS
Then the rain began to fall in. drop
about the size of door knobs. Thosi
who had not discounted the storm am
/ gotten to shelter took to the woods
but many got a good soaking. TThl,
rain increased in fury and drenche,
Everything out Of doors. The diamon'
ran with water and all chances of fin
ishing the game were at an end. i
was nc game, five innings not havini
been played. The first two or tire
innings were snappy and full OF gin
r. - ASV.T,tE ~ FE 5ESETlArIIE.- EJ ~ iS yg%G4
ger, but the old time weakness Of tn
Bismarck boys at the bat was illus
ttrated again. There are only two Q
three men on the, local team who max
any showing with the bat, and thter
are too many who are given to striik
ing out on the smallest proVocatioT
The boys played a good game insth
field, but they need practice at the BAL
1.-Two or three hard hitters scattere
through the list would strengthen til
team a hundred per cent. . .
The rain continued and furnished III
rest Of the program Of entertainer
for the day.
The following are the scores thu
were made in The gun club shoot, j
1.-THE four events for money prizes. I'll
money wa pretty well distributed, tl