Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-06-13
Returning Soldiers and Sailors
Honored By Gathering of
Many Thousands
IADYSMTTH DEFEATS
TONY IN BALL GAME
Barbecue Dinner Greatly Enjoyed
Interesting Program of Sports and
Races Pulled Off

Rusk cOunty's great homecoming
celebration in honor of her returning
soldiers and sailors, held i'll Lady
smith Yesterday. was complete sue
cess in every way and in many re-
spectS the greatest celebration held in
the history of the county. 1t would be
impossible to estimate the number OF
people who fOcked to Ladysmith from
every part of the county, but it would
seem that the rest of the county must
have been almost deserted. Thou
sands of happy people and hundreds OF
men iii their uniforms of khaki or blue
thronged the city all day long.
The city was never better decorated
for any fete day than for this occasion
if in fact the decorations did not eclipse
all previous efforts. Nearly every bus
mess house and residence in the city
had flags, bunting or both in evidence
and the street intersections were crlss-
crossed with wires bearing dozens of
flags and streamers.
The parade in the forenoon was the
first big event of the day. The re-
turned soldiers and sailors made a fine
showing in the line, as did the other
organizations the fife and drum corps,
the War Mothers state guard, members
OF the G. A. r., w. r. c., Ladysmith
band, Camp Fire girls, few of the
boy scouts, and the school children.
Two hundred automobiles followed the
parade to the fair grounds, where the
parade passed in review before the
grand-Stand.
Then followed the splendid and in
spring adClres of Lieut. Col. Fowler, of
Lacrosse. Space will not permit re-
view of his fine speech.
At 10 40 the parade was halted for
a few minutes in honor of the soldiers
who gave their lives for their country.
Following the address, barbecue
was served cafeteria plan, at the mer-
chants and manufacturers building TO
the soldiers and sailors, G. A. X. veter-
ans and relatives. The two steers had
been cooked perfectly and the luncheon
served was good enough to tickle the
palate of an epicure, The dOugh-boys
and gobS, as we'll as the veterans of '61.
enjoyed it immensely and were touched
at the enthusiasm of the people of the
county in doing them honor. The two
sections of the exhibit building nearest
the entrance was fixed up with tables
and seats for the G.. A. r. men and the
brave old boys in blue were deeply
touched by the hOnors and cOurtesies
extended to them by the committees in
charge of the arrangements.
A splendid sports program was pulled
off in the afternoon, the main event of
which was the baseball game between
Tony and LadySmith. Each team had
a game with the other to it's credit and
each was resolved to win the deciding
contest.
Ladysmith started the scoring by an
nexing two runs i'll the second session,
but Tony came right back in the third,
getting four runs and Il twO-run lead.
Here LadySmith changed pitchers and
the game was over as far as any more
run-getting by the visitors was con
cerncd. Ladysmith tied up the score
by getting two runners across the home
plate i'll the fourth inning and from
then on the tie was Imbroken until the
eighth inning, Whem a batting rally by
the locals brought in two runs and put
the game OH ice. LadySmith's new pit
cher. Swanson, is certainly there with
the goods He was playing ball every
~ 49, fINfS
posing batter was not right on the job
every second he was out about the time
he had ''hefted' the bat.
II. w. True umpired the game. F.
ID. Curttright started out as arbiter,
but when Verhyen. of the visitors, was
called out at second in the first inning
and refused to leave the bag and Lady
smith conceded the point rather than
have the game end i'll dispute. Mr.
Curttright declined to continue on the
job.
Following is the lineup of the two
teams:
Ladysmith-L uelI 2b; Berg SIS :;
Backus p; Ritchey 3b Christianson !;
Plante If; VOlkman IF; Swanson CT
Sands 1b. Swanson pitched for Lady
smith after the third inning.
Tony-Verhyen cf; VanPatter 3b
Yankee If: G. Leonhard 2b; Christ
man SIS: Oswald IF; Mcknight lib
BOrnhofen c: f. LeOnhard p.
Summary-Struck out, by Backus.
(3 innings), ., by Swanson, (6 in
nings), IL, by Leonhard, 5. Bases on
balls, off Swanson, l, off Leonhard, /.
Hit by pitched ball, by Backus, l, by
Leonhard, /. Double plays, Christman
TO Leonhard to Mcknight; Yankee to