Bisbee daily review., 1906-05-20
The Single and Double Handed DilIers Want to Know
 About Celebration. :,
WHAT DOES BISBEE
 INTEND TO HAVE?
Best DriiiHiesffs in World Here and in Training, Expecting That Prizes Will Be Offered for Series of Big Contests.

If Bisbee is going to have a Fourth of July celebration and offer prizes for single and double-handed drilling con tests, every driller of note in the Southwest would like to have it an nounced, or word definitely given out. that this city will permit the glorious
 Fourth to pass without any unusual l festivities.
 | Now that Douglas has decided to | celebrate, all the drillers are anxious ly waiting to learn what is intended in
 the way of drilling contests and the | size of the prizes that will be offered | to the brawny men. who delve into the earth for precious metals. Several of the drillers have preached the matter to business men, but most Of them have answered that it was | still too early to move one way or the other Most of them have promised the miners, however, that they will
 take the matter up shortly.
 Bisbee is now looked 10 as the great est city in the Southwest for drilling contests, which has brought all the champions here, with the exception of Chamberlain and Make, who are reauy to come 10 the vicinity on short notice and go into training for the double handed contest.
 Among the single-handed experts who are here and ready to begin train ing are Fred Yockey, Bob Lyons, Dick Connolly, o. M. King and dark horse It the Cuprite shaft. This young man is being touted as whirlwind, and is looked upon by several as probable conqueror of Fred Jockey, the worlds urdefeated champion.
 Sel Tarr, who a few years ago was strong member of the double-handed team with his brother, is reported in training at Globe, and if any prizes are offered will come here.
 Yockey is perhaps the most consist ent driller of them all. For the past three or four months he has been drill ing at least two holes every week, his purpose being to keep in the best pos sible condition. It is this constantly keeping in good shape that makes Yockey the formidable man on the rock that he is.
 Speaking yesterday about the pros poets for drilling contests on the Fourth, o. M. King stated that he has already spoken to several business men, but as yet has been unable to' get anything definite from them. It is likely that he will take trip short ly to Douglas to there advise with the Douglas people regarding the contests it is expected they will have during their celebration.
 Bradshaw and Pickins, two of the best men who ever drilled in a block of Gunnison granite, are getting them selves in shape. Page brothers, who won in Fl Paso and captured the worlds championship, are also report ed to be doing light work. McIver and Ross, who are looked upon by many as the coming champions, are said to be working out occasionally to keep themselves in condition. What Cham berlain and Make are doing cannot be learned, though it is supposed that hey are not allowing themselves to forget how entirely.
 Should Bisbee attempt any sort of a celebration on the Fourth, drilling contests will without doubt be the star feature The drillers are right in ask ing that announcement be made of the intentions of those who must be looked to in the matter.