Morris tribune., 1915-07-09
TWO-DAY CARNIVAL N !
WAS BIG SUCCESS
Enormous Crowds Witness Sport
ing Events in Morris in Safe
\ and Sane Celebration


rear to celebrate the Fourth of July in
Morris this % year. The celebration
began Monday morning and closed
Tuesday night with a grand display of
fireworks on the lake front, and bow
cry dancing till an early hour. next
morning. The figures on attendance
for the two days are given by people
who have knowledge of crowds, and
are very conservative. Other estimat-
ors believe the crowd reached twelve
thousand in number. At any rate
the city was full of people Monday
and on Tuesday the attendance was
cut down during the morning hours
because of rain and muddy roads.
No serious accidents. fights, robberies,
arrests or fires marred the pleasures.
Mondays weather was ideal.
The Morris and GIenwood bands
were in attendance Monday and livened
matters with music and marches. At
eleven o'clock County Attorney Cherry
rose at the Seventh street pavilion
and began reading the Declaration Of
Independence after which Senator
Knute Wefald. of Hawley, gave a
reusing patriotic speech. Mr.. Wefald
was at his best and the crowd thor
oughiy enjoyed his address. The
crowd afterwards moved to Sixth
street where battIe-ax throwers gave
a free exhibition of their skill and
otherwise entertained.
The afternoon hours were devoted
to base ball, horse racing and various
street sports. Glenwood and Morris
base ball teams engaged in contest
that ran twelve innings and while full
of sensational and. clever plays was
BY disgusting events which
removed the respectabi1ity of the game
and the keen interest manifest in the
opening innings. Glenwood finally
won the game with 6 to 4 score and
was easily entitled to the victory.
Opheim, still in his teens, was on
the mound for Glenwood and pitched
a good. steady game till the ninth
when he weakened and Brazil. the
one-armed wonder, went in to finish.
Twice during his work Morris filled
the bases and it looked as if Glen
woods fortunes had collapsed. Glen
woods star play was made by Reed
who made long running catch off
Monlux's bat. Landing was On second
base FOR the visitors with full-grown
boil on his right arm. Morris had
two new men in uniform in the per
sons of Henry Jones and Paul Spoon.
er. Spooner was on second base and
played an admirable game all the
way. Jones made the best play OF
the game when he pulled down high
one from Selleseth with one hand out
stretched as he Travelled at high
speed through the tall grass. He
topped the ball from deep field to
first, making a pretty double play re.
tiring Opheim who attempted to stea]
second on Selleseth's drive. Wollar
and Keenan, did the umpiring anc
Wollan was fortunate in escaping
the sharp criticism the spectators saw
fit to bestow. Over 1000 people
passed the gates.
While the game was in progress
several horse races were pulled of
which divided attention. The tracl
was not in condition for fast time be
cause of the recent excessive rains
but the races were pretty and exciting
enough. In the running race one O
the horses bolted, collided with al
automobile and the rider was throw
with slight injury to his leg. Mex
day the horse bolted again in the frs
trial but in the second attempt ride
and horse captured second place. Th
result of the races for both days will
be given in this column next week
In the boys 1Oo-yard dash victo
Nelson was first, George Felix second
and Rex Nelson third.
The free-for all mems. 100-yar
dash gave Bob Jordan first money
e. McCauley second, and S. L. Barn
third. II
| C. S. Hemming captured the ia
mems race. o Johnson was secon
and J.. Murdock third.
In the three legged race first honor
went to H. P. McGhee and H. z
Thomas. vi: Kohl and W. STAN
bough took second.
{ The sack race was won by NJ. Rah
line, with H. McGhee, second, an
n. P. Thomas, third.
II The consolation race went to OH
Mork first, Ed. Nelson second. ar
D. Terrill third.
4 After the races "Corne'' Wollal