Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-05

elevation so all could see the mel
handle the hammer and drill. Their
were five contestants for the doubl,
handed drill. The first to do battl,
was Lundquist and Olson who mad,
record of 34h inches in Is min
utes. Lundquist is from Ouray ant
with his partner. now dead. wal
known as the Terrible Swedes." Tn,
team making the next best record. 3;
inches, Is composed of son OF the
champion, Lundquist, and another
miner named Larson. Layshon ant
Olson won third money with 30.3;
inches, with Theron and Chisholm
fourth, 29.5 inches. The time OF the
last team was not given.
The ball game followed at p. m
Hubbard was in the box for Durango
Stanley having occupied the box Sun.
day. Score cards advertised Plum,
mer to be in the box for Silverton,
but Slattery did not dare take chances
and Toner was put in to do battle
again. The game is regarded as one
OF the cleverest in the history OF the
local grounds. 1t was one of intense
interest from start to finish and was
any ones game until the last man was
out. Silverton started in by making
one run on an error. while Durango
hIanlrnl Itas ha -
innings Durango scored, while Silver
ton was blanked, thus placing the
visitors in the lead. And thus it
stood until the sixth when Silverton
scored. In the seventh Durango again
scored, making it stand to in
their favor. But in the eighth Sill
verton played in luck. The first man
Up was given base on balls and the
next sent the ball against the fence
scoring the man on first, also scoring
before the next three men up were
retired. This made it one in favor of
Silverton and thus it stood at the
close of the game.
There were exciting innings One
lime Silverton has three men on bases
md was retired without score.
Again, Durango had three men on
bases with no one out and only sue
ceeded in getting in one run when a
lucky hit would have brought in three
runs. And irf this inning Billie Spring
er hit fly to left field that would
have done the business but it landed
Just outside the foul line, and the next
ball he struck out. Just think of It.
Five feet would have scored three
runs. And still some say there is no
luck in baseball. II fortune was not
against the visitors in this respect
other hand the long fly that netted
two runs in the eighth for Silverion
was only a little inside the foul line.
Again, the umpiring of Hills was
not as satisfactory as the previous day
and Durango boys feel they had the
worst of it and this is admitted, but
it might not have changed the score.
However, the person who plays ball
must accept the result cheerfully and
this the Durango boys did
All your correspondent can say Is,
That they are a splendid lot of local
players and Durango should be proud
of them.
After the ball game the half mile
race took place. There were six en-
tries. Jesse Haller's horse Rabbi won
first money with Majors horse. Maud
Sommers, second.
The horse potato race was the m. It
amusing event of the day, six horse
men participating, Ollie Shaw win
ming the contest and purse of $25.
A. L Aurand won the foot race.
Later in the day boys races and Il
wet hose contest on Main street enter
tanned the people.
In the evening one of the largest
gatherings ever assembled in the town
took in the dance at Miners Union
hall and all seemed to enjoy the oc-
casion, although 1t was too crowded
for dancing until after midnight.
For those who did not dance there
was a boxing contest and wrestling
match at the opera house.
The glove contest between Hastings
of Silverton and Inskep of Denver
was awarded to Hastings In the tenth
round ON a claim Of foul 1t was
rather tame.
The wrestling match was between
Jack Tibbitts and b. OConnell. Tib-
bits won the first two falls and was
given the prize.
The football game this morning was
won by Silverton by a score OF IL to
5. Silverton scoring IL in the first
half and Durango in the last
In the single handed drilling con
test this morning Gus Lundquist oi
Ouray was first with is 7-8 inches
]. A. Allard second with Is 9-16 inches
Pretty close work. Otto Oleson drill