Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-06-01
NORTHWESTERN DAY
BRING MANY HERE
MANY VISIT CITY DESPITE IN
CLEMENCY OF THEWEATHER.
Base Ball Game and Sham Battle
the Features of the Ddy-Number
From Milwaukee Not dS LARGE
dSExpeCted-FirSt Memorial Day
a Success.

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the impression that they had celebrat
ed Decoration Day not only in an en-
joyable but also patriotic way.
In the morning it seemed as if j
Pluvius would interfere with the day.
celebration and that very few numbers
of the program would take place but
the wind soon changed direction anc
it began to clear up in the upper re,
gions. The N. w. U. Band and mil
itary company marched down to the
Northwestern depot at about 9 80 a.
m. to welcome the Milwaukee guests.
Owing to the fact that it rained in
Milwaukee in the morning shortly be.
fore the train was to leave, the num-
Der of excursionists was not as large
as expected but still nearly two hui :
dred Milwaukee people came to cele-
brate the first Northwestern Memorial
Day. The train arrived forty-five
minutes after the schedule time ano
the program at the University grounds
began a short time after. Although
the time was very short before dinner
nearly all the numbers were rendered.
The singing of the Milwaukee teacher
choir created great sensation, receiv-
ing roaring applause. The choir is
composed of male teachers of Milwau-
kee parochial schools and all are
trained voices. 1t is probably one of
the best male choirs in Milwaukee.
The selections rendered by the varsity
band were also greatly applauded and
may it be said to their credit that
some authorities on music have ex-
pressed the sentiment that they are
the best varsity band in the state.
4 After the short forenoon program
was rendered sand dinner was served,
the visitors were taken through the
new dormitory The fine accommoda-
lions and conveniences in the building
were highly praised. 1t was the first
time that Milwaukee people had an
opportunity of seeing the building as
it was not completed when they were
here for dedications last fall. The
afternoon brought many more people
and especially citizens of WATERFOWL
After the band concert, which took
place from l to l as p. M, the col
lege campus was beginning to swarm
with people and toward the middle of
the baseball game more people were
on the campus than there were prob
ably for many years. The baseball
game and sham battle brought an
enormous crowd of people on the col
lege campus.
The spectators that witnessed the
baseball game was most likely the
largest of it's kind in the history of
the college. The side lines were
crowded beyond the fowl lines, and 1T
was hardly possible to keep the peo-
pie back. The audience still became
larger. when the sham battle began
and it was worth observing, with
what interest everybody seemed to
watch the different movements of the
sham battle. 1t caused great excite
ment and it was even remarked by
some close observer of the spectators
that tears were shed for the wounded
and fallen ones. After the sham
battle the company went through
some snappy drilling. The setting
up exercises were taken through and
also the manual of arms.
After company drill people began
to depart for home and especially the
Milwaukee visitors had to leave at
once to arrive at the depot in time for
their train which was to leave at 5 80
p. m. Amid cheers and shouts the
excursion pulled out, the varsity CIV
Ing the Milwaukee people three
cheers, followed by the college yell.
BASEBALL GAME.
The first number on the program in
the afternoon was a baseball game
between the Watertown City team
and the first team of the University,
in which the city team came out VIC
torious. The game was snappy one
from start to finish and but for costly
errors on Northwestern side would
have resulted in very close score.
The city boys were evidently couring
Dame Fortune. and played steady ball
in consequence. But few errors were
made on their side and how could they,
whenl the hits dropped comfortably in
to their mitts? Judging from the
hoodoo that lowered over the North
western boys one would think they had
chosen a black cat for their mascot !;
hits came at inopportune moments.
when no men were on base, errors
came when men were on base, but of
the other side, while the hits of the
generally landed in grass plot re-
mote from any signs of habitation.
Of the two knigts of the pellet who
essayed to do the deceiving acts for
their respective teams it may be said
that, in our opinion, they divided hon
ors about evenly. Richards was there
with the steam, doubling up like a
jack-knife and going off with a ten
guage effect, while Motzkus pitched
conservative ball until he was relieved
by Wendland in the seventh. The de-
tails of the game are as follows:
Watertown was first to bat. The