Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-06
ALL BUSY At JUVENILE CITY
Everybody Plays Ball or Something
Nearly rs Good.
UNIFORM ON EVERY CITIZEN"
Edward Grimes Grcets Cook
County DemocrRcy and Empires
n Game as His Chief
stunts,

All the citizens Of Juvenile City, at Nine
teenth and ST. Mary's avenue spent the
Fourth Of July in base ball or basket ball
uniforms, but the spots Of the day did
not in any way interfere with official bust
ness.
The waterloos played the Derights and
defeated them and the Dreshers and the
new Juvenile City team spent the afternoon
knocking the balls over the fence; then
the girls of the community played basket
ball and some relay races were given in the
evening.
But Mayor Edward Grimes accomplished
a great deal Of work at his city hail. and
duriug the morning posted a notice for
the primary election which is to be held
July 10. and gave notice of the election to
be held July 10.
At s O'Clock in the morning Mayor Grimes
was at the Paxton hotel to receive the
Cook county Democracy and was much
disappointed because his photograph did
not appear in the official souvenir of the
Illinois democrats along with that of Mayor
Rose Of Milwaukee; Dahlman Of Omaha
and Brown Of Lincoln. But Mayor Grimes
Is not In politics for the money there is
in the job, and will favor the community
going on the commissioner plan OF gov
eminent. He failed to get any Of the dis
tinguished democrats to agree with him.
Mayor Umpires a Game.
During the late hours OF the morning and
the afternoon Mayor Grimes tore himself
away from his desk in the "city hail. Of
Juvenile City. which is located in the bath
house, and umpired the game between the
Waterloos and the Deright teams, and the
Dreshers and his City Council team, witch
did not make as good a showing as he could
desire.
Chief of Police Morris Wright Of Juvenile
City caught for the home base ball team
in the afternoon. In the morning he was
Kept busy inspecting his department, and
making one or two arrests of ambitious
individuals who attempted to open fire
works stores in the city without a license.
BY noon he had all the fireworks sup
pressed, except those which were smuggled
on the grounds and exploded at various
intervals during the ball games.
On their first annual excursion, the chill
dren Of the Detention home visited the city
and were received at the gate by a special
committee of the girls. They were es-
corted to a new grandstand and the
Juvenile City ball team entertained them
at a lunch, which consisted of red pop,
ginger snaps, cheese, pink pop corn and
fir~ecrackers. The children spent a de-
lightful afternoon and voted the citizens
OF Juvenile City royal entertainers.
Results of Contests.
The results of the athletic contests were
as follows:
5O-Yard Dash for Boys Under l4-Leonard
Freese, first; Thomas Graham, second;
George Ross, third. Time: Z seconds.
75-Yard Dash for Boys IA and Over-Gil-
bert Guse, first; Harold Moon. second;
Henry Trusten, third. Time: s seconds.
paoa ~ for Dove TTpInr "a aaxE fNpgf.
Charles Willis, second; George Ross, third.
Base Run for Boys IA and over-Gilbert
Guse; first; Ed Guyer, secogd; Henry
Running High Jump-Art Rouner, first;
George Gorhman, second; Warren Fitch,
Pole VauItGHSrry Moon, first; Arthur
Rounder, second; Harry Weinberg, third.
Height: feet 4 inches;
Girls Race Under l0-Mollie Revitz, first;
Mary Narrower, second; Irene Johnson,
Girls Race over lO-Marion Heller, first;
Florence Narrower second; Emelie Nelson
The basket ball game was won by the
big girls by a score of q to II.
Harry Wenberg's team won the relay
race.
The executive committee of the Play
grounds association has decided to hold the
formal opening exercises on Tuesday even
ing. A splendid program has been arranged.
This meeting is planned largely for the
parents and citizens Of Omaha, although
the children are allowed to attend, the OBJ
ject being to give the people an opportunity
to see the grounds and learn OF the work
that is beirg done. Extensive improvements
have been made and the committee is
DESTROYS OF having this an inspection even
ing in addition to the regular program,
which is as follows:
Music by the Union band.
Greetings from the city council.
Greetings from the Park board.
Greetings from the Womanis club.
Address by the mayor Of the Juvenile
City.
Address by the director Of the Juvenile
City.
Poem. ITO the Muse" by Charlotte Per-
kins Gilman.
Address of the evening by the president
Of the Fairgrounds association.
In case of rain the program will be held
In the Young Mems Christian association
building.