The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-26
HOMECOMING WAS
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR.

August 1s and 10, the dates of the
first Homecoming celebration ever given
in L'Anse, have passed into history
and will leave q pleasant memory of
one of the most interesting events ever
scheduled in L'Anse.
Large crowds lined the cstreets both
days. On Friday the celebration started
out with civic parade, after which
addresses were given by Prosecuting
Attorney Hubert A. Brennan and Re-
preventative w. Frank James. Follow
ing the talks the sports program oc-
cupied the rest of the day. Saturday
there was another athletic program,
and in the evening Roman candle
parade was held. There was dancing
at the hall both4~evenings, music for
the dance and celebration being fur
nished by the Lake Linden band, which
is to be complimented for good playing
as well as for the generous manner in
which they distributed harmony.
There was baseball game Saturday
and Sunday between the Zeba Indians
and the Dollar Bay nine. Zeba won
both games, Saturday by the score of
IL to and Sunday by the score of IL
to Z. Both games were fast interest
ing, but the big game was Sunday. In
this contest, Rufus House, the new
Zeba twirler, showed up big both in his
work on the mound and with the stick.
Twice he landed on the pill for home
run. Nelson Tyosh of Zeba also secured
fluke home run, when the ball was
lost track of. Thomas of Dollar Bay
was the only visitor to secure q round
trip.
Dollar Bay led up to the last of the
eighth Z to in Sundays game, when
Zeba cut Dollar Bays balloon loose and
before the parachute could be gotten
in working order six men had crossed
the home plate. House pitched the
last three innings in the Sabbath con-
test and held the visitors scoreless. be-
sides striking out six men.
The winners in the contests were as
follows:
Mems 100 yd. dash Tom Edwards 1st,
Ted Edwards End.
Boys 100 yd. dash Edward Sands 1st,
Harold Liberty End.
Ladies' Walking Contest-Jean Camp
bell lst, Grace Campbell End.
Running broad jump-Tom Edwards
1st, Norman McKindles End.
Lemon eating contest-Etmer Men
ard 1st. Eddie Homier End.
Anti-smiling contest-Tie between
Molly O'Connor, Laura Brennan, Stella
Gamache and Hazel Sicotte.
Putting 16 lb. shot-W. Keranen 1st,
Jack Campbell End.
Running high jump-W. Keranen 1st,
Jack Campbell End.
Equipment race for members of
L'Anse Rifle Club George Paquette
1st, Oliver Paquette End.
Three-legged race-Carl J Jacobsen and
Harold Liberty -1st, John Mcdonnell
and Dick Menge End.
Tub race-Joseph st. Arnold 1st,
VIM. Jandreau End.
Swimming race for men-Jack Camp
bell 1st, Wade Picard End.
Diving for boys-Prize divided be-
tween Harold Liberty, L. Cyr and Del
mar Gansen.
100 yd. dash for boys-Gunner Han
sen 1st, Oscar Cote End. ,
Sack race for boys Dick Menge Ist,
Lemar Robillard End.
Wheelbarrow race-Fred Knepple
1st, William White End.
Throwing BASEBALL Crebassa
1st, Mrs. Olof Skuqgen End.
Swimming race for boys-L. Cyr 1st,
Harold Liberty End.
Flour diving contest-Dick Granger
1st, Lemar Robillard End.
Calithumpian parade Celebration
committee first, rooster and squirrel;
Seavoy boys with oxen, second.
The log rolling contest was not fin
ished. due to mishap. In the contest
Joseph st. Arnold was thrown from
the log and after thrashing around
short time he went to the bottom of
the lake. But for the quick action of
Jack Campbell in rescuing him he
would have drowned.