Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-08
 DRILLING MATCH Douglas Will Have Champions or the Fourth If Purse At m tracts Them.
 FOUR BIG COMPANIES
 TAKE CHARGE OF IT.
Manager Walter Douglas Ex- ecutive Head of Drilling Pro- gram-BasebaIl Purse [

George Hardiker, one of the finance committee of the Douglas Fourth oi July committee, is authority for the statement that the Shelter City will see itself the Mecca of the champion drillers of the west on July i.
 According to Hadiker, the Copper Queen. Calumet & Arizona, the Greene Consolidated and Shattuck & Arizona have agreed to take hold of the mat ter and together to hang up a purse for the drillers that will prove good drawing card to the men who VIII money hammering a drill.
 'we have accepted the offer of these companies and have left the matter entirely to them. I understand that Walter Douglas is to pc the ex ecutive head, representing the fouE big companies, and this ought to mean an unparalleled success in drilling contests. understand that $500 will be hung up for the events, which will last over two days of the celebra' ton. We have already received word from some of the famous teams who are desirous of competing. It looks as though all will be there"
 Hardiker is a great booster for Douglas. He had just returned from 8 visit to Tombstone in the interest of '.he Douglas celebration when met at the train by Review reporter, and was enthusiastic over the result of his trip to the county seat.
 Why, when I told those Tombstone fellows what we wanted them to do they wanted to get right out with their hose team and show me what they could do.
 r By the way, what is your Bisbes hnse team doing, anyway Are they getting ready for the meet?'
 When told that Bisbee would turn 5cut the fastest team in the history oi flocel hose runners. -HardikSr was pro fuse inshis wish that Bisbee would at least get inside the money. Lovely Mr. Hardiller
 The mater of the baseball purse and the. unwillingness of the Bisbee team to go to Douglas and play for three days for S400 was preached te Hardiker. He promises to take up the matter at once with the finance committee and see what can be done toward getting more money for the ball tossers. He did not seem to real ize that. the paying of their own ex- penses meant heavy cut in net pro eeeGs to Bisbee until the matter was put to him in detail. Hardiker wen' away confirmed advocate of bigger purse. He will communicate with Manager Dan Ang.us as soon as he has taken the matter up with the Dr-ueias committee and obtained its nltimatum.
 eve will have the biggest celebra- fon that las ever been pulled of in these parts," said Hardiker. No, only will the drilling be of the highest class, but we expect every driller within convenient reach of thls soc ton to report himself in good condi. ton for the match l know that we w'll have the Bisbee bunch, anyway, and you may say that we know of some dark horses from more remote places who will try to get the money.
 Tombstone, Cananea and Bisbee will send their. hose teams and we look for some fast rms to be made,
 Tn baseball we all know that the best class of ball that. has ever been put up is being furnished to the fans at this time. We want to see which is the best team at our tournament.