The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-18
Committee Yesterday Decided on
Baseball Games and Other At
fractions for July 4 and s.
BIG BEMIDa" VS.. LUMBERMEN
Will Be for Good Sized Purse While
on Following Day little Be.
midg" Will Be Opponents.
HAVE BIG AUTOMOBILE PARADE
Machines Will Be Decorated in Bright
Colors and Will Be One of Biggest
Parades Ever Held Here.
"BIG BEMIDa" VS.. LUMBERMEN
HAVE BIG AUTOMOBILE PARADE

Completing plans for the Fourth Of
July celebration by adding a waite,
baseball game between the Hotel
team and a team of city
Stars the committee on sports will
now werk to perfect the arrange
ments so that the two days celebra.
ton will prove to be the biggest and
best ever held in Bemidji.
Comencing at nine o'clock, July 4
and lasting until six o'clock July s.
there will not be a dull moment and
there will be something doing every
minute.
On the morning of the Fourth the
Bemidji band will be on hand bright
and early and furnish the kind of
music which will put the people in
the necessary spirit of the day. Aft
er one hour of music and joviality a
big auto. parade will be held with
many floats, decorated for the occas-
ion and which will undoubtedly prove
the biggest and best ever held in
Bemidji.
After the big parade and numerous
minor attractions the attention Of the
crowds will be called to the City park
where the Declaration of Independ-
ence will be read and speeches will
be made by prominent speakers. :
The local band will start the after
Moons celebrities and followed by. the
crowd will march to the baseball
park where the "Big Bemidg" base
ball team will clash with the Crook
ston Lumber company team for the
championship of the city. Both
teams are working hard for this
honor and are anxious to meet and
decide which is the better team. Con-
siderable rivalry was added when
Smiley of the "Big Bemidg" team
severed his connection with that
team and joined the lumber team. He
will twirl for the lumber men on thu
Fourth. McKeig will probably shoot
the twisters for "Big Bemidg" with
Boscoe at the receiving end. This
battery Is exceptionally strong. A
purse of seventy-five dollars has beer
collected for the stakes to be played
for, the winner to receive sixty per-
cent and the loser forty. Both team!
have commenced planning as to what
purpose they will use the sixty pei
Gent which means that each are plan
ming on winning. Local fans have
taken a strong interest in this game
as there are many supporters to each
team and many side bets will prob
ably be put up. The entire mill crews
are planning to attend the game anG
root for their team which they de-
clare is sure winner.
Immediately after the ball gam.
several auto races will be held be-
tween the fastest drivers of the city
including Chad Jewett and John Mo
berg. A ladies race will also b.
staged and possibly Jewett will driv'
his Ford in an endeavor to break tn
. present track record which he nov
holds.
A. R1,o n m q onocio1 ottra ut in
will be- staged. After rising seyera
hundred feet into the air the Belmon
sisters will make a thrilling para
chute jump which will excel an.
daring feature ever scheduled for 1
local celebration. This will com
plete the afternoon performances an
the crowds will be allowed to rest un
til 1880 when the band will strike VI
a lively tune while the Hotel Mark
ham water baseball team clashes witt
a team comprised of city stars. JUS
who will umpire has not been deter
mined as yet but the managers o
each team will probably get togeth
er some time this week and selec
some good Judge who will not favo
either team. After the game severa
River Pigs" will do log rollin
stunt, after which the band will con
tinue it's program which will complet
the days entertainment.
The Saturday Program.
At 9 a. m. Saturday morning tn
Bsmidji band will again start tn
days program and will continue fur
nishing selections throughout the en-
tire morning while out Of door sport
-Ol every kind will be staged on th
main streets Of the city. These sport
WILL take up the entire morning an