Weekly journal-miner., 1921-06-22
WILDEST PUNCHERS
 FOR FRONTIER DAYS
By G. M. SPARKES
From Fridays Daily)

OiI, bOg SdlI yOu HSdl lliC grinding of the old chute doors, the smell Of clean horseflesh and the gen. eral atmosphere of the town just percolating with Frontier days? If you can't, you're a hard-boiled city guy who needs to be shown, and shown you will be during the big Frontier days contests, July 2, 3, 4 and 5.
 The largest number of cowhands gathered together in the southwest to compete for the worlds champion ship broncho busting contest will be found in the arena during the four days. These boys are coming from near and far, some having been ill the game for years and others mo- vices in the art of handling a piece of horseflsh that is guaranteed to give the toughest riding range-hand this side Of Mars the best treat he has received in years.
 Just a few of those who have gent ly breezed the idea that they are go- ing to compete is sufficient to con- vince the most spektical that this year the medal and the $1,200 pure are going to be contested for from all dips, spurs and angles
 "Moss-eyed" Jim Sanford, or Syca- more, said to be riding every bad bull from Mayer to the Mogollons, knows that it takes some training to sit aside the backs of the ornery bunch of man-hating outlaws known as the Prescott Frontier days stock.
 Billy Whealdon, of Prescott, who has been out of the contest game for three or four years, is due to arrive in his true form.
 Mountain Boomer" Manning, Tu- cumcari, N. M., has adopted that old maxim, "It's never too late to learn" |" He dates his entry into daylight 51 years ago, and is going to show these yearlings they haven't anything on him when it comes to riding bad horses.
 Walter Lynch, of Kingman, one of the gamest contestants to be found, went down in Frontier days history when questioned as to the outcome of his skill here in 1919. "What'd I get?" "Hml All I got was bucked off and didn't have tape to wrap up my wounds
 Lee Robinson, of the Sandy, is coming to enter in all events open to cow-hands and that naturally in cludes the big broncho busting con- test.
 Ritchey Lewis, after making his spectacular ride on Mickey Malone" !" determined there were other worlds to conquer. He is now in the wilds of Camp Wood, running after noun  tain lions trying to get his wind.
 Harry Henderson, from Blind In- dian creek" holder of the worlds championship medal in 1914, will be on his toes ready for the fray this year.
 Johnny Fredericks, from Camp Verde, has been riding ever since he got off his doughboy feet and is rar- in to go. Fredericks was the holder of the worlds championship medal in 1915.
 Just chawin' flint rocks fer ter packer" to convince himself that he's hard-boiled enough to enter this year, is the way Jim Davis, from Smiths Canyon, heralds his entry.
 From Searchlight, New, Lawrence Mouser and his brother came by way of Phoenix, to have plenty of rough riding to put their muscles in shape for the contest.
 Frank Morrison, of Perkinsville, considered one of the most daring contestants in the field last year, is feeding on scrub oak and drinking mighty little water, so that he is plumb snakey.
 Archie Bratton, of Abilene, Texas, riding the range for fair, never comes in for water until after midnight.
 Cheyenne Riser, holder of the worlds championship medal, will contest for his title this year. Riser admits that he is out riding the worst he can find.