Douglas Island news., 1914-07-08
The Celebration

The glorious Fourth was celebrated on Douglas Island with an the vim and energy of which a northern people with rich red blood in their veins could be capable. The weather was not the very best that Alaska can produce, yet it al lowed a great majority of the sports to go by without interruption.
 The celebration really began on the evening of July 3rd, with the drilling contests at the foot of D street in Douglas. A good crowd gathered and cheered the efforts of the competing teams. The double hand contest was won by Jim Gillian and Dan Mcleod, of Juneau, who puuctured the rock Go a depth of 22 inches. Tn single hand work John Valeson, of Treadwell. won the money.
 Early on the morning of the Fourth che crowds began to gather in aud around the Treadwel Club. The large auditorium was filled to overfowing to watch the flag drill by the children, aud listen Co the oration by Frank Laudsberg, of Treadweu.
 The first race of the day was the chemical engine contest. In am iucred ible short time team of ten fremen would fu one of the 40 gallon chemical tanks carried on a two wheel truck, race the full length of the ball park, send a man to the top of a 20foot ladder, and have a stream of water playing over the top of a small building there. Six teams competed, and the prize was awarded to the Ready Bull lion. Time, 42 seconds.
 The hose race was over the same eOurse and was no less spectacular. At the beginning of this race the hose, in lengths of DO feet, was neatly coiled, Eve lengths for each team. At the pis- tol shot the hose was stretched across the field, coupled together, attached to the main and the first stream over given mark won the money. In this contest also the Ready Bullion team won. Time, 24 4.5 seconds.
 The field events, comprising races for adults and children, followed the fire mems games in rapid order, under the able direction of Tom Mcdonald and assistants. By the noon hour the nine. teen events had been carried through, and every oDe was satisded that they had already witnessed a full sized cele- bration.
 The winners of prizes at Treadwell were as follows:
 90 yd. race for men-Coblentz, lst; Porter, 2ad; Graham, 3d; time, 6 sec- onds.
 50 yd. race for boys 12 to 14-Louis Hubbard, lst; Frankie Bach, 2ud
 Boys 10 to 12-Frankie Bach, 1st; Joe George, 2nd.
 Boys 8 to 1O-Arjhur Olson, 1st; Mar tin Gallwas. 2nd.
 40 yd. race for boys under S-R. An. derson, let; R. Johnson, 2nd.
 100 yd. race for men-Coblentz, 1st; Porter and Drew tied for second; time II 3-5 seconds.
 90 yd. race for girls 12 to 14-Mar. garet Liyie, 1st; Impi Aalto and Mary WHtauaneu tied for second.
 Girls 10 to 12-H. Kelly, 1st; A.. Livie, 2nd.
 Girls 8 to lO-C. Campbell, lst; E. Murphy, Pod.
 40 yd. race for girls-Lizzie Robert son, 1st: Jennie Leggitt, 2nd.
 100 yd. race for boys l4 to 16-Elmer Mackie, lst; Sabin, 2nd.
 12Oyd. low hurdle race-JohnsOn, lst; Porter, 2nd; Hunt, 3d; time, IS seconds.
 40 yd. sack race for boys-Raymond Kelly, 1st; Willie Niemi, 2nd.
 40 yd. sack race for boys under To- Bartelina, 1st; Anderson, 2nd.
 Human race-Sinclair Brown, lst; Harold Gallwas 2nd.
 Obstacle race, bOys-Raymond Kelly, 1st; Elmer Jackson, 2nd.
 Obstacle race, men-Hunt, lst: Drew, 2nd; Westerdahl, Sd.
 4OO-yd. relay race-Cyanide, 1st; store, 2nd; Mexican, Sd; time 47 25 seconds.