Gilpin observer., 1912-07-11


gram, it was indeed a pleasing fea-
ture.
Nearly $50 people attended the
dance in the Armory hall. Prof. Koen.
igsbers's orchestra furnished music
of the dreamy kind, and until the
Wee hours of morn the dancing of
the gay fantastic continued.
FRIDAY, JULY 9Th:
Better weather conditions prevailed
during the second day of the cele-
bration, which opened with the
double hand drilling contest that took
place near the Clark school building.
There were two entries, Ferganchich
brothers of Russell, AMI Walstein and
Morgan of Boulder. The former team
drilled % and a fraction inches and
the latter team 81 AMI fraction in
ches.
After dinner the Hook and Ladder
race was run. There were three en-
tries for this race, the Rough AMI
Readys, the Alerts, and the Black
Hawk and Rescue teams combined.
The GSughs made the run in 26 $40; /;
the mixed team in % fiat The Alerts
lost the ladder in front of Couch's
and were given no time. jim Gray,
ladderman fer the Alerts. suffered a
painful but not serious accident in
this race. He fell with the ladder ani
bruised his knee. At the time of the
accident, the team was making a
good run, and with better luck would
probably at lesat have made show
ing.
The second game of the base ball
series was then witnessed at the
city park. Idaho Springs and Russell
Guloh locked horns, ar1 az the end
CT the struggle the sccre read Rus
sell 4, Idaho Springs s. This elimin-
ate1 Russell from sharing in the
first prize. 1t also meant that the
Gilpin Mines aE1 the Idaho Springs
boys would have to do battle for the
first coin. Russell cinched the third
prize for the series, which was S25.
Following is the score by innings of
the Russell-Idaho game:
Russell Gulch ..3 0 0 o 20 / 0 o.
Idaho Springs % 0 8 o o 0 IS
Batteries; Russell Buckley, Lever
ten and Gates: Idaho Mitchell anl
Merzimer. Base hits, Russell 4; Ida
ho IL. Struck out by Buckley 6; by
Levertcn .; by Mitchell ). Umpire
Most
Following the ball game. the girls
race took place. Katie Krouse of
Central. won first. and Muriel Paul,
Nevada, second. In the boys race,
John Drenan came in first, with Lafe
Rarin q close second. After supper
the ban1 gave another concert. and
Sam Gates walked the tight rope.
The dance in the Armory hall in the
evening. while not as well ATTENDED
as the night before. was well patron.
lied. All enjoyed themselves to their
hearts content until long after bed
time.
SATURDAY, JULY 9th:
The last day OF the big time open
ed with the single hand drilling con.
test There were seven entries in
this contest. The time of drilling
was ten minutes. Chas. Walstein, of
Boulder. wen first money. drilling a
hole 16 3S inches in the allotted
time. Mundoe Dalsant. of Ru ssell. was
second, he putting his hole down
IA 1-2 inches in the given time. The
class. Sixteen and three-eighths In
ches in ten minutes, an1 in Silver
Plume granite. is going some. While
not n record. the pace he set in
this county, is liable to stand for a
lcGg time.
The deciding game of base ball for
the first prize. brought out the larg-
est crowd that has attended game
in this city in good many years. 1t
Is varlously estimated that between
1900 and 1900 fans witnessed what
proved to be the most exciting bail
game ever played on the local dia.
mond. Owens, of Golden. pitching for
the Mines, opposed Mitchell. the
crack twlrler for the Springs aggrega
ton. Both teams We're on edge. an ]
n hard fought game was looked for.
When the home boys scored three
runs in the first inning. 1t looked
hike taps for the visitors. But not 80.
No indeed. The visiting team scored
a run occasionally until the score