The copper era., 1902-07-10
Clifton S Celebration.


 an elaborate afair, was q success in all
 particulars. and was well attended by people from all sections Of the county. As many people were in attendance S last year, and all seemed 10 enjoy the day very much.
 The literary exercises were held al tAe large pavilion adjoining the eff ton hotel, the prir cipal speakers being Judge Nulfo~d, fo' many years prom inent lawyer O. San Diego, CalifOr- nia. and Judge Little, Of Metcal. ! Owing to the illness of Judge Shirley, Lamar Cobb acted as chairman, and in well chosen words introduced the ora l tors of the day. both of whom sur prised the audierce by their ability as entertaining speakers. IL was the 1 concensus Of opinion of all who heard : them. that no better. interesting or ] instructive speeches were ever before | delivered in Clifton.
 Immediately after the speaking the ball game between the juvenile teams of Lordsburg and Clifton was played for . purse Of sl0, which was won by [ Clifton, with q score Of to ]. It was an interesting game.
 The game between the san Carlos Indian team and the Clifton team was called at 1:5O o'clock and the grand stand was crowded long before the teams were :n sight. The Indians were the first to warm up" and they ham, dled themselves with such grace and energy as to win many friends among the spectators, and much money was placed on them by local admirers. In fact the Indians were the favorites by odds, though it was not necessary to give odds to get a bet. After the Clifton boys tossed the ball around few minutes the game was called. Clifton went 10 the bat and the first three men failed to reach first. The Indians went to bat and managed 10 get man on first on an error but failed to get him acrO5s the plate. In the second Clifton run in two scores and the Indians were shut out again, the game standing to in favor of Clifton at the end Cf the second inning. ] In the remaining seven innings Clifton managed to run up five more scores by getting few hits in the right time, com bined with a wild throw and q few errors. TheIndians succeeded in scoring 1 one run in the seventh on an error and i a hit. Only for this, they would have been shut out. The final score was to in favor Of Clifton. The purse for 1 the game was Sl00. The following is the lineup of the Clifton team: Hale 1 c, Simms p, Rose lb, Wilson 2b, BeYan | 3b, Dunn ss, Bidwell f, Woods C f, l Dauenhauer rf The lineup of the !. Indian team is omitted owing to the l. fact that the score card was misplaced. | This was one Of the best games Of the | season, and the spectators were highly ] pleased with the conduct of the teams, | especially the Indian team. In fact, it was the "cleanest" game Of ball played ! on the Clifton grounds this season, and ! the Indian boys received their share of | roofing from start to finish. Professor | Squires, manager Of the Indian team, | expressed himself as highly pleased | with the courteous treatment his team | received during its stay in Clifton, and | said that the boys felt happy, even if | they didn't win, The Indian boys | proved themselves to be gentlemen in every respect, and left q clean record | behind them, which earned many | friends for them among the Clifton | people. They are magnificent players on the field, but lost the game by being | weak at the bat. Balmer, the we'll | known pitcher of the valley, filled the l box for the Indians and pitched an cx- ceedingly good game, notwiths landing | the fact that he had not touched a ball l in six weeks. He held the Clifton l heavy hitters down to seven hits and | got thirteen strike-Outs. Minor Simms i pitched the gan'e for Clifton, and had | the Indians hunting for the ball from | start to finish. He held them down to ! three hits and got fourteen strikc-outs to his credit.
 Following the ball game was 1G0- yard foot race for SlO, which was won by Henry Vega, Clifton boy with a record as q sprinter. There were six entries in this event.
 There were five entries in the 5G- yard race, which was won by George McGraw, who also ran in the previous event.
 The drilling contests eljcited much attention. There were three entries in the double-hauded contest, for purse of $75 which was won by Alberto Berris and partner, who drilled hole clear through the rock in thirteen minutes.
 The single handed contest for S35 was won by Alberto Berris.
 There was a grand dance at the pavilion in the evening, also one at Prettman's hall and ono on Chase Creek, near tho Bakery, where q pavilion had been erected for the oc- casiou.
 The day passed off without any un- pleasant features.
 The town was well decorated with ]