White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-12
Labor Day Celebration in Ely
Proves Event of Varied Interest
Weather Fine, attendance Large and Something Doing
All the Time drilling and First-Aid Contests,
Baseball, Boxing and Sports Feature Program

team was composed of l.. A. Mink,
captain. e. Leverage, No. /; p. H.
Phillips. No. 2: e. J. Robson, No. 3;
j. E. Brewer. No. 4 H. James, patient
The lineup from the smelter end
was Geo. Gordon, captain; G o. Brad
ley, No. 1: r. W. Peterson, No. 2;
Dan Mcintyre, No. 3; C H. Eitel, No
4, and r. H. Tracy. patient
The judges were DR.. c. E. Early.
Dr. ID. w. Bedinger and William
Royal
The contest took place ON the ten
mis- court where the two teams lined
up and were given this problem:
A man in the face of drift. having
been injured by premature explo-
sion. overcome by after-damp; suffer
ing from burns on face and hands;
right eye injured: right hand and
fore arm burned compound fracture
lof left forearm: three ribs fractured;
compound fracture of right thigh;
right foot crushed Remove to pure
air and after administering artificial
respiration for one minute, put on
splints and bandages and prepare for
removal to hospital
Thirty-eight minutes were consum-
ed by each team in accomplishing this
difficult work at the conclusion of
which Captain Nink's team was cred
tied with 96h per cent by the judges,
! while Captain Gordon's team was
given 80 per cent.
Aside from the sixty dollars award
ed to the winners. Captain Mink will
take his skillful crew to the exposi-
tion at San Francisco, where, accord
Ing to present arrangements. 12e
teams from all over the country will
enter similar contest The judges
were loud in their praises of the con
centrator team and were unanimously
of the opinion that these boys can be
depended upon to give a good account
of themselves in any such contest.
| This same team, with the exception
of Brewer, whose place was at the
time filled by Doris Duval, scored 100
per cent in Reno year ago. That rec
ord stands alone and is a mark set for
all first aid teams to reach. The Ne
yada Consolidated Copper company
can well feel proud of it's concen-
traitor team and it Is confidently ex-
pected that Captain Mink and his
men will bring home new laurels az
ter the national meet in San Francis
co this month
Following is hist of the successful
ones in the other events:
100-yard dash, free for all: Alvin
cottrell. first: A. NJ. Peters, second.
50-yard dash for boys under, 16:
Harry FELTON,, first Dewey Simon.
second
5o-yard dash for girls under 16:
The undisputed champion, Cora
Bloom. was first, as usual, with Law
ella Harwood, second.
Fat mems race. so yards, 200
pounds and over: +. c. Waits won
eased up.
Running broad jump: w c. Birge,
first; A NJ Peters, second
Relay race: Joe Zobernick's team.
first; Alvin Cottrell's team, second.
Two excellent boxing contests
rounded off the afternoon. in which
Young Gilbert of Salt Lake City and
Yankee Rhue of Idaho fought ten
rounds to draw, while Johnny
Dunn of Ely won the decision over
Kid Gordon of McGill in a match |
which went the ten round limit. as
told in another column.
Bio hall was taxed to its capacity |
during the evening where one of the /
most enjoyable dances ever given in !
the district brought to a close the |
great celebration.