Gilpin observer., 1911-09-07
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
One of the Grandest Affairs Ever Held in Gilpin
County-A Success in Every Particular

ball game at city park between the
Sharpe Music Co., OF Denver, and
the Gilpin Mines. This first game
proved to be the best game of the
three-game series for the purse OF
$4,000 offered by the celebration com
the locals by the score, to 1. With
first blood to our credit. it looked
like the prize money would remain
at home. But this was one time where
first blood did not count for much.
The score by innings Of Saturdays
game follows:
Mines Il l 90 o 2x-5
Sharpe0 o o o o 1 o o O-1
Batteries Mines-Parsons and Lem.
k-hl; Sharpe, Perry and Miller.
There was nothing doing in the cell
ebration line until Sunday. wheri the
same teams clashed for the second
game of the SERIES The outcome Of
this game was different from that Of
Saturday, resulting in a win for the
Sharpe team by the score of IL to 8.
At noon it looked very much as
though rain would interfere with the
playing OF the game. Winter wealth
er prevailed throughout the day. 1t
was a poor day for base ball, but was
just what the visitors liked and they
hammered out victory. The score
by innings:
Sharpe-0 2 8 0 0 1 2 1 Pill
Mines % 2 0 l o 0 o 0 0-3
Batteries-Mines, B. Semmens and
Richards; Sharpe. Andrews and NIL
Ter.
Monday, the main day Of the do
ings, opened with the sun shining
brightly. and with all appearance Of
being an ideal day for the numerous
sports. Owing to the rains OF Sat
urday and Sunday Main street was a
river of mud. It was then thought
that the days sports would be pull
ed off at the park. But rollers were
put into use, and with few loads
OF cinders the sstnaeb .ewas ecep ~
fair shape, with the assistance Of the
sun. But even at that 1t was far from
being a good track for races, unless
boat races had been on the program.
The first event Of the morning was
100-yard dash. There were several
entries, but our famous pair OF speed
boys, Jas. Powers and Geo. Williams
grabbed the two prizes, Jas. taking
first, and Geo. being content with
the second. These two gentlemen al
so divided the 2O0-yard dash to suit
themselves, tying for the first mon.
ey. Rather than run the race over
again, they divided first and second
money among James and George.
In the slow jack race, Foster Ma
bee came in for first. with Leroy
Bowden on his burro coming in a
slow second.
In the egg and spoon race, John
Drenan copped the first prize, with
Leroy Bowden second. There were so
many entries in this amusing race it
was run in two heats. However. this
did not have any effect on the result.
The shoe race was next. This was
an amusing stunt. Someone put an
egg in one Of the contestants shoes,
which was not discovered until too
late. 1t caused small-sized scrap
among the boys; was amusing for
the spectators, and no more was
heard what the results were between
the two youngsters. However, Foster
Mabee carried away first prize and
John Drenan smilingly pocketed Sec
ond money.
The 15-year-old boys race was won
by Minico Cassagranda. who took the
first prize, and Morris Pascoe easily
won the second.
The 15-year-old girls race was
aside from the 100 and 200-yard
dashes, the fast race OF the day
Katie Williams ran away with the
first prize and Hazel Niccum won
the second. The firing OF the revol
yer at the start Of this race had q
desired effect. 1t scared the two win
ners SO that they thought they Just
had to run, and they did.
The fat mans race was won by o
d. Johnstone, Eass' 240-pound bar
ber. John Henderson put on speed
enough to cop the second prize with
ease.
The three-legged race went to G
Parsons and Boggio first. and Perc,
Slattery and Ed. Richter came in fol
second.
The Relay race was won by thu
team composed Of Shelledy. G. Par
sons, Richards and Smock. This race
concluded the morning sports. Th'
streets became deserted. the peopl'
wanting to rest up for the balanc,