Gunnison news-champion., 1902-07-11
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ss4sser- had no; been slightly damp
osed. iioaevcr. the storm va not
As-sstercss Ia neither postponed
ahe CONTESTS. shortened the bail game
ass Kept the dancers at hoase.
Al susri-e the salute OF six guns
"a. 6red promptly by Guy Palmer
~sd Wm. >trssk. The small boy as
y.sssupglv awoke ssd vas up betimcs
50 sample bis IRE crackers. By 80
oar streets were lined ~ ~ith merry
~skers who aprIaaaeG veeiieressly
s~a even praised the peanuts and
Ssrcss lemonade.
ran CONTESTS.
The first contest was fo5t race
Oith i've 30 start Charley Ross,
ssstwhile editor OF the Crested Butte
Paot, showed clean pair oi heels TO
she bunch aud won $40. Mallie
Mcdonald, also OF the Battes, came
IA second.
The hose race was nip and tuck
isrtween Gunnisoa aud Crested Batte
tes The entire so yards. GunHison
tsst by two feet. The boys lay IL 10
nat having harness, which il at iessi
. rst-clsss excuse.
After boys race, won by Owen
Samsel first aud Charley Bruce, of
Crested Butte, second, the crowd
sssoved north along Main street to see
. hot finish in the pony race. Her
Wsn Riusis won out on his little bay
with Bob Vidal second. Some were
dissatisfied with the result and
match race for side bets later in the
day was az tin won by Rausis.
About fifteen more or less lazy
.Sarros were started in the slow race.
The boys all changed ANIMALS so that
esch was interested in getting his
stssed under motion in order to have
his owk burro last in the race. 1t
go won by Arthur and Mac. Alien.
u the potato race, George Holmes
anA Master Sid Jones proved fastest
ssf the bunch. The pIe eating contest
Gas fierce. Yes, fierce is the word.
II uch good pie was wasted and only
- won by Fred Simpson and ~ by
Ornsld Lamberty.
TIE DRILLING MATCH
But three teams entered in the
drifting contest. They were Cam
misgs and Miller from Gunnison,
Donovan and Calvin from Pitkin and
Bailey and Henderson from Vulcan.
The last team made a splendid effort
aud dropped the steel 573 inches in
Gaunison granite during the fifteen
s,iautes. Pitkrn boys drilled 3ls
inches.
There is nothing more exciting
than a good drilling contest. This
oae was much enjoyed.
THE BALL GAME.
At two O'Clock pm. the crowd
moved down 90 the grand stand or
sat upon the bleachers along the wire
fence and yelled tor Crested Butte
and Gunnison. The game was worth
la al i.or
with a score of three to four in favor
Of the visitors. La the eighth reck-
hrss playing let ia five for the Buttes
aud four for our boys. In the first
half of the ninth inning Potter shut
oct the Crested Butte team. Gunni-
ssu came to bat and ran in two tai
lys, tying the score with none out,
Lewis and Potter were on first and
second with Anderson at bat. Ander-
sou lined a grounder to third and
Umpire Bantock declared Potter out
Aad Lewis safe on second. Joe Eng
lasa came to bat and in the fast play
lag second baseman threw to home
over catcher's head. The ball got
among spectators and was thrown
into the air. Lewis and Anderson
came home, the umpire declared Gun
Wises had won and rybody made a
rssh for the diamond. Later Ban
tOck heard of the block ball and
-Scderee the game to go on with the
score nine to nine. but most of the
PLAYERS had gone away. IL gave rise
"a ronsidnrahIe hiscussinn and fhere