Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-07
RESUME OF THE
FFTH'S EVENTS
TIME IN THE HISTORY
OF TONOPAH-1sF OF
WINNERS.

Main street in Tonopah Sunday |
from 9 a. m. until midnight was one |
mass of seething and surging human
ity. The occasion was the days
sports. the particular events which |
were exciting being the drilling cou-
tests, the hose race and the water
fight. The ball game in the after
noon drew big portion to that vi
cinity, while the free band concert in
the evening kept the crowd on the
streets. The work of the miners was
an inspiriting sight, the friends of
the contestants urging their favorites
on with all the fervor they were ca.
pable Of Hoxie and Dow and L. D.
Brown and Matt Poutte tied, and
the purse was divided between the
two sets of men. The prize for the
double-handed was $3.50, the secon.i
$3.50. a total of $500.
The records were: B: L. Hoxie and
G. w. Dow, SS rs; L. D. Brown and
Matt Poutte, 33 ga; James Tarbetl
and NJ. NJ. Merton, 33 9-16; Martin
Shea and John Gather, 81 5-16; H.
c. Tucker and Mike Curley, 80.
Judges Blackburn, Corkill and
Johnson in the double-handed con-
test were in quandary for a time,
as there was dispute over whether
two extra blows had been struck.
After a short discussion it was SCI
tied on the. same basis as similar
dispute at Ell Paso. Tex.
The winner of the single-handed
contest was Matt Poutte, who drew
down the nice little sum of 500,
while the second man, Andre "
Oilggn, COPIED off $50. The depths
drilled by the men are:
Matt Poutte, % ga.
Andrew Oilggn. Fl 5-S.
1 Pete Johnson, 20 11-16.
Jackson Rhimes, 80 "a.
Joe Black. 20 ga.
Joe Busch, II ga
Foot-racing followed the drilling
contest. In the married ladies' race
Mrs. Lawrence was first, prize IS;
second, Mrs. Tester, prize $3.50.
4 Young ladies race-Miss Hudspetb,
first price. SIS; second, Ruth keenan,.
prize $3.50.
/ Fat mems race. G. Richardson,
prize $25.
Young mems race-Roy Flynn,
first, prize $40; r. Woodwork. Sec
ond, prize IS.
The hose cart race was one of the
most interesting events of the day.
Two teams under the respective lead
ership of Lem Plat and Charles Co
BILE, raced 100 yards to the fire hy=
drant in front of the Mizpah Hotel,
where a coupling was made, and run.
ming $50 feet further, breaking the
hose and the nozzle was attached.
The boys under Captain Plat were
the successful ones, they having ac-
complished the feat in 20 seconds,
, while their competitors failed to
break the hose. The prize of $50
will be turned into the volunteer fire
department fund.
n The next event was the water fight,
which was certainly novelty to the
, average onlooker. Stationed in the
a middle of the street four men hang
ing on to the nozzle of a fire hose, at
. given signal turned water on eash
. other with full force, the game being
f, to drive one or the other of the teams
], from the field. Tom Kendall and =
/, j. McQuillan, both veteran fire fight.
ers, captained each team, and the IT,
. nacity with which each side hung Ol
caused bystander to remark tha'
: nothing short of deluge WOULD forcS
q them to quit, and even then They
! would be looking for Noah's ark
q This was fully borne out by the fac'
o that the water from the reservoii
= ndu uOCh hCuAIy OMpIkC0 WhOA AsOA'
g cree Puddy Grimes called the event
! a draw. The Tonopah United Watel
a Company deserve more than favora
! BILE comment for the good and suffi
a cient reason that they donated thu
water free to the combatants. Sew
eral of the participants will not bt
calling for water on the side for man,
moons to come. The prize was So
The tug-of-war, which took plac'
: at the intersection of Main street an;
I Brougher avenue, was participate.
g in by members of the Miners UnioI
!; and some of the husky ones from tn,
G Eagles Lodge. The Miners, afte
\ three strenuous minutes, succeeded
in pulling the tail feathers of the Ea
giles, and now have $50 more in the.
treasury.
:. In the evening the boys drilling
It contest was held in Butler. Park.