The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-06
TWO DAYS OF SPORTS MADE UP
 AN INTERESTING PROGRAM FOR
 FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION

brown dog which regarded him with eyes of undying loyalty and admira- tion
 MT. Dooley's revolver-crack at eleven sent about two dozen men hat less and coatless, tearing down the street for the 1OO-yard dash
 Half an hour later came the ladies' walking race. It might we'll have been called an obstacle race, the ob- stacle being their skirts. Down a lane of cheering spectators-some of their own children shouting them selves hoarse in encouragement of "Ma"-they scissored their way three times. Mrs. Walsh easily out-dis- tanced all her competitors except Mrs. Archie Field, who won second.
 At noon the pie-eating contest took place on the platform at c street. With their hands tied behind them some eight or nine boys rooted into row of blackberry pies. Pierre de Vile, who won in last years contest, was the first to turn sputtering from an empty plate, his face bloodied with blackberries from ear to ear. A check for ten dollars was put into his united hands. He's been a-starving himself for the last three days,' commented one of the vanquished. Matt O. Loughlen, having been informed that the contest had been postponed till five o'clock, broke his fast and in dulged in doughnuts to such an ex- tent that when time was called he found himself literally incapacitated.
 After lunch came the children's races-three legged races, obstacle races, and every variety of race that you can think of In the bicycle race there were four entries. Dope favored that well-known member of Cordova's younger set, Buster Sher- man. On the last lap Billy Field nosed out Bryan Lamprey and came ir third. Buster fulfilled the predic- tion of his packers, and Bill McGow- an got in second.
 A most interesting exhibition was given on the B-street platform by Filipino sailor. No fly was ever tied and swathed by spider more firmly than he was lashed into a sort of hu- man bundle by another gob. He was then completely covered by blan- ket. In very few minutes he jump ed up, stretched himself and began turning handsprings amid the cheers and hail of silver coins. e-
 How we mortals love a fight! The three boxing bouts staged on the c street platform probably raised more enthusiasm than all the other events together. Every window and roof was crowded togetherdtIa1y
 crowded with spectators; the spiked telephone poles were pussy-willowed with small boys almost forgetting in their enthusiasm, to hold on, while aloft among the insulators sat Red Rlckert on cross-arm.
 In the first two bouts the boxers were not well-matched, but the light CT ones gained great applause by the way in which they made up, in agility and cool-headedness for what they lacked in weight. The decisions. how ever, went in both bouts to the heav- fer boxers.
 The last round was particularly spirited. Zehr, young professional who recently came to Cordova, was pitted against Linkowsky, a tall fel- low from the Mile 14 Radio. Biff! Biff! sounded. the spat of gloves which mottled the fighters white bod ies with red. Zehr fought brilliantly and aggressively, but the radio man finally backed him up against the ropes, and the referee had to inter- ICi V to SdFS AtuI OuOuSu IdC0 TOT Identification purposes.
 The last of the street events-an exhibition of the fire departments quick work with the hose ree1-was by an accident Harry O'Nei1l, one of the pullers, slipped and fell in the way. The heavy wheel passed completely over his neck and should CT. He was carried fainting into Dr. Chase's offices, and later gamely showed himself on the street, though with a badly cut face.
 The finale came last night with the big dance at the Eagles Hall Every body was there. They danced en- thusiastically till two o'clock, then that they had borrowed two hours of July sixth, at last came to the conclusion that the 1920 Fourth was r.no 1lrr