East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-05
FOURTH CELEBRATION.

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is the man who publicly challenged
McCarroll a few days ago but he
proved no match for the local CRAP
pier, McCarroll was the aggressor
throughout and finally pinned Yer
non to the mat. The exhibition,
however, met with an enthusiastic
reception. The boxing bouts were
good fur makers.
Water Fight Pleascs.
One of the most enjoyable eatur
of the day was the water fight on
Main street between two hose teams
c~aptained by Arthur keenan, and
Barney Oldfield. The keenan, team
eventually won after the other had
put. up a stubborn resistance for Is
minutes.
The fight was held at the corne
of Main and Alta. At a given signal
the keenan, team started from our
and the Oldfield team from Webb.
The latter team go; first water by 4
few seconds and had the advantage
in the beginning. However. better
organization finally told. The kee-
nan nozzle men laid flat on h
street and turned their backs to the
high pressure stream turned ON
them. However, they mad Il range
finder to one side who directed the
stream and kept it playing continu-
ously on the enemy. The other
team, without a range finder. fought
courageously but most of h time
blindly and its stream was missing
the mark. After being almost
drowned they were forced back of
the deadline. incidentally a part of
the big crowd that watched it receiv-
e a ducking.
The winning team was composed Of
Arthur Keenan,, Fred Beck, Sailor
Owens, Bill Brace, ira Dewitt. Oliver
Lesley, Floyd Hall and Ray McCar-
roll. The losers were Barney Old
field, Jim Carroll, Harvey Morris, W.
Mitchell, Walt Freeman, Lester Boyd,
Floyd Heathman and Joe Coffman.
The Fireworks Ffasco.
1t was with eager interest that a
crowd of perhaps 1000 or more peo-
pie assembled at Roundup Par in
the evening to witness what had
been advertised as a realistic repro
duction of the Battle Of San Juan
and d stupendous spectacle Of fire
works. Under an arrangement with
the committee in charge, Messrs.
Prescott and Squires of Portland,
whose show it was, were permitted to
charge IS and IS cents for admis-
sion. The two ticket sellers were liter
ally deluged with those seeking ad-
mission. The congestion at the gates
kept many people waiting in line
for a half hour The program was
advertised to start at 3 o'clock. The
crowd was kept waiting three quar-
ters of an hour beyond that time be-
for there was any pretense at start
ting. Even then they might ia
forgotten their impatience had It
been rewarded with the entertain
ment it had every reason to expect.
The Twin City band, the Honor
Guard and Co. NJ began the perform
aDce with a parade which could be
seen only indistinctly. The grand
Illumination of the grounds" consist
ed Of a half dozen little punches of
red firethat burned out in is seconds.
Some of the set pieces were very
creditable and ELECTED the only APP
plause Of the evening. The rockets. 7
aerial bombs and bouquets were only
a flash in the pan. They are just
might be seen at any small
town celebration without cost.
And the Battle of San Juan Hill!
It might be better described as the
of Bunko Hill. Such a farci-
sham battle was doubtless never
The soldiers of Co. NJ came
vel here expecting to be provided
blank cartridges. Why the direc-
tOrs-in-chief should have wanted SOL
diers at all is not UNDERGRADUATES.
There was not light enough to identi-
~ their guns or uniforms. Boy
Scouts with wands could have made
same effect. Instead OF blank
cartridges the ingenious directors set
off f~irecrsckers in front of the
The blockhouse on the hill
expected to answer with belch- r.
.ng cannon fire. Instead a few Ro- !
nan candle balls shot out OF the top
IF the fort Oh. it was a wonderfully
and spectacular battle. The
Of CO. NJ were so ashamed Of )
he part they were Obliged to play s
hat they were ready to start a real I
1attle afterwards. :
Incidentally. it might be mention 3
d that an extra charge OF ten cents :
vas made for entrance to the grand I