Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1907-07-11
The July 4th Celebration.

pGhuCHSe AJdy Ot Ou1 n1uOn al WlDaQX,
Montana. Beach was represented there
by over three hundred people, and with
one exception carried the day. The morn
ing dawned bright and clear and the day
was beautiful one for such an occasion.
People from all parts of Dawson, Custer
and Billings counties assembled, making
one of the largest crowds that ever gather
ed at Wibaux.
The program commenced at 1890 a. m.
with ball game between Wibaux and
Beach, which proved to be a long drawn
out affair of eleven innings, but neverthe-
less an exciting contest, especially during
the last three innings The game was
won by Beach by a score of 6to7, but
not until the eleventh inning was over
we're we sure of the victory. The Wibaux
boys played the better ball during the first
part of the game and the score stood to
in their favor at the opening of the
nineth inning. In this round however the
Beach lads fell onto the Chicago Won
der" and drove him out of the box and
incidentally collected four scores, enough
to tie up the game, with Wibaux entitled
to one more turn at the bat. In their half
things commenced to look pretty gloomy
for Beach when three of them got on the
sacks with only one out. But it was right
here that the Beachites showed their metal
and kept the Montana team from scoring.
A hot grounder was hit to Captin Bowler
and he turned it into pretty double play
and retired the side. johnson was substi-
tuted in the box on the Wibaux side in
the tenth, but neither side scored while in
the eleventh our boys connected with
Johnson's lants several times and register
ed one score. Wibaux tried vainly to
duplicate the stunt but we're unsuccessful,
and the game was over-score to 2.
Fletcher pitched for Beach and earned
well deserved victory, pitching good ball
and working hard throughout the game.
Johannes of Chicago fame, also pitched a
nice game until the nineth. when he fell
down" aud was relieved by Johnson in the
tenth. The game was big Disappointment
TO Wibaux as her fans had been dreaming
for the last month, about how bad Beach
was going to be defeated. But ball games
are never sure and victories never won
until the game is overall over.
The ball game completed the forenoon
program and all retired to the little grove
along the creek for picnic diner.
About 200 o'clock the crowd assembled
to the race grounds where program of
field sports, such as broncho racing, foot
racing, ring tournament, riding pitching
broncos, etc. occupied the time until about
F5:oo O'Clock. The Misses Bispham and
| and Richardson OF Beach entered the girls
foot race and carried off first and second
money. the latter winning first. Rex
Chapel proved 10 he the best rider in the
ring tournament and Geo. Carroll was
awarded FIST pl2,. tor riding a pitching
bronco.
After surpei !, lug of war and wrestling
match were pulled off. Messrs Hoverson,
| Oech, Fleet and Nilds, of Beach. repre-
sented North j Nnta in the tug of war
and won tho .aite. notwithstanding the
Montana tean .,ay.. us a wet and muddy
end OF the I..e Immediately after that
contest the ..ye' "as attracted to an old
corral to Wa, ',- wrestling match, John
Madison, o. f..ash vs. c. Gilbertson, of
Wibaux. ;.m, sums Of money was bet
or the outc.,,- ,,t' !2eachites were con-
fident that ..> IN would win, but as
the time WAS ...-1 it was readily seen
that Madison us ontrlassed. He lost the
first fall in ..,1 oi"utes and the second
in less than {. 'eu,e. Whit Terrell ref
creed the mach.
At $50 o'c.e-'. - Committee proceeded
to set of the fireworks and we're in such
a hurry thai ,,'.-y ,r-t fire to them before
they took i,....i "ut Of the box, and the
display was good hie it lasted. Then,
the dance Do.,. ard lasted, ammidst heat
and mud, .a.i IN. wee sma'' hour.