Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-09-20
THE COUNTY FAIR
A SUCCESS IN SPITE OF BAD
WEATHER SUNDAY
SATURDAY WAS THE BIG DAY
Estimated That 5000 People Visited
Rusk Co. Exposition That Day

In spite of bad weather Friday
(Ladysmith Day. which otherwise
would have been the big day of the
fair, the 1912 Rusk County fair was
a grand success.
The exhibits were as numerous as
last year, which eclipsed all former
years, but they would not score
quite as high in quality perhaps. ow-
ing to the excessive rainfall recent
ly. However, the exhibits were very
good and well arranged. In fact. Mr..
Lawson, sent by the 500 Line to Sc
lect some of the exhibits to place
on exhibition in Minneapolis, found
so much that looked good" to him
that he told the fair officials that
he wanted the entire exhibit, if
they would consent to it.
The stock exhibit was the best yet
shown in this county.
The Races
The races were exceptionally good
this year. Some very close and ex-
citing heats were run Saturday.
Fine Baseball Games
The baseball games pulled off dur
ing the fair were exceptionally good.
The Thursday game was not up to
the standard of those played Satur-
day, Hawkins being defeated Oh the
nnanino dow hu hu
of 10 to g. The batterise were Cra-
zan and Paulson, Hawkins, and La
vigne and Conover for Amacoy.
No games were played Friday, but
on Saturday three games were
played. The Tony team played three
different teams that day, defeating
all of them and allowing but one of
the opposing players to make a com
plete circuit of the bags This is
certainly quite an achievement for
the Tony lads and we daresay the
story of these games will be re-
counted for many year whenever
there is a gathering of the fans
in that town.
Saturday forenoon it was Tony VS..
Glen Flora, resulting in score of
to /, Glen Flora beins the only team
of the three that played the team
from Deer Tall and escaped a
shut-out. Roy Biller and Geo. Geiger
occupied the points for Glen Flora
and Hayes and Steger was the Tony
battery.
The first game of the afternoon
was between 'ony and Amacoy and
was very stubbornly contested. Both
pitchers were in good form, but the
Tony boys did trfle better work
in the field. The score was to 0.
Batteries: Leonhard, Stager, Tony;
Lavigne, Conover, Amacoy.
The Tony boys were rather tired
and at first some of them appeared
little reluctant to tackle third
game, but after a respite of about
an hour the Tony-Bruce game was
called. This resulted in an ignomin-
ious defeat for Bruce by score OF
6 to 0. Perry pitched for Tony and
the depot agent threw good game.
His team mates gave him excellent
support, also. Kowitz and Christian
son were the battery for Bruce.
Other Features
The balloon ascensions, one on
Thursday, and two on Saturday were
interesting features and were pulled
off without hitch. The aeronaut
was woman The acrobatic work
given before the grand stand was
also good.
Nothing on the grounds attracted
any more, if as much, attention Sat
urday as a bentwire puzzle, hum
dreds of which were distributed by
Lie. Streator, of this city, with the
compliments of the Rusk County
Bank In every part of the ground
there were numerous people OF
both sexes and all ages who were
hard at work trying to "do" these
ingenious little brain-teasers, many
of them even missing part OF the
races being reluctant to quit until
they had succeeded in solving it.
We did not ascertain how many were
taken to Oshkosh that night.
The Ladysmith band made a fine
showing at the fair. The concert Sat
urday evening, however, was spoiled
by the blatant imitation Of music
from a 'merry-go-round," stationed
near the band stand and which
should have been gagged.