Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-07
EAGLE SCREAMS
THE FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRAT.
ED IN STYLE AT HOQUlAM.
A Cloudy Morning Proves Nice Afternoon.
Grays Harbor Consregates at Hoquiam.
Aberdeen Takes All the Money in Sight.
The Greatest Base Ball Game Of the Year.

The Greatest Base Ball Game Of the Year.
Aberdeen attended the Fourth of July
celebration at Hoquiam almost unani.
mously, and has every reason to be glad
OF it. Everything in sight, with money
in it, requiring skill Or speed, was gath
cred in by the boys from the metropolis
OF the Harbor, and they came home well
pleased with the day.
The morning of the Fourth broke
cloudy and wet, and many were deferred
from going to Hoquiam on the early boat
and train, but later the clouds rolled by,
and for the balance of the day every
vehicle in both Aberdeen and Hoquiam
was kept busy, in addition to the many
trips made by the steamboats,, carrying
Aberdonians to and from the celebra-
! ton.
The parade was delayed until the ar
rival of the steamer Montesano, bringing
the uniform ranks of the Knights OF
Pythias and Foresters of America, and
the Aberdeen Fire Department, without
which the parade would have been a
small affair. The procession marched to
the opera house, where the exercises
were carried out according to the pro-
gram.
After noon the sports began, and it
was then discovered that the various
contestants from Aberdeen were not there
for exercise so much as to win the prizes.
Wherever there was a purse put up
! Aberdeen, with characteristic enterprise
was after it.
The first events were the bicycle races
Two races were run, a quarter mile, and
a half mile. In both these races "A
Ingebrigtsen took first prizes. In the
quarter mile, Al. Patterson came in close
second, and in the half mile, Hubert
Bell captured second money. All Of
these boys carried Aberdeen colors.
Tie hose race proved the supremacy Of
tn 4&.attlean department on heHarbor
Iloquiam and Cosmopolis departments
entered the race OF $50 yards, the first
water turned on at the end of run tc
win. Aberdeen had covered the distance
and had a stream pouring from the
nozzle in 81 seconds, and took the prize
$50 and a nozzle offered by A. G.. Long
of Portland The dry race between the
Hoouiam and Aberdeen departments
was won by Aberdeen, according to the
stop watch OF one OF the judges, but the
other judge was unacquainted with his
watch, and failed to touch the stoI
spring at the exact moment, and there
was discussion over the matter. The
Hoquiam people desired to call it draw
to be run over on Saturday, but the Alb
erdeen team declined, and the affair was
left draw, and the $40 prize was moi
awarded.
Base ball appeared to be the leading
attraction of the day, and almost con
trary to expectations, Aberdeen PROVED
the best ball tossers. In the forenoon
the Aberdeen Kids played the somewha
celebrated Yellow Kids of Hoquiam, ant
didn't do a thing but beat them. Tel
innings were required to decide this battl'
of bats, and at the close the Aberdeen
boys took down the $40 prize, with
score OF 6 to5.
The game in the afternoon, between
the first mines of Aberdeen and Hoquiam
has not been excelled on the diamond il
the Northwest The Aberdeen club shu
out the speedy Hoquiam lads entirely
while they succeeded in scoring two runs
From beginning to the close it was
splendid game of ball. Hoquiam ha
long had the best base ball team in Che
halls county, largely owing to the effort
, and executive ability of Jim Lyons, VIII
is recognized as one of the best base bal
men in this section.
The battle was originally to have bee
for purse OF $50, but it was raised b.
the Hoquiam people to $75, and wa
made to determine the champion OF tn
I Ills LIdbICA VI
, was plainly made part OF the gam
through fear that the Aberdeen nine, b
reason OF its recent formation, and tn
establishment of the athletic park
would soon overpower the older clut
;. The certainty that Hoquiam felt OF wiz
ming the game is illustrated in the in
crease of the purse from $50 to SIS.
At the outset of the game Aberdee
folks had little hope Of their nine wiz
ming the game. This was evident to tn
j sporty Hoquiamites, and they began
J, shake all kinds of money under tn
noses of the Aberdeen bleachers. For
' while this was borne with resignatio
: most repugnant to the dead game Al
!, erdeen spirit, and it did not take a gres