The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-08-06
SWIMMING EVENTS
OCCUR MONDAY EVE

'ohoIio" evening al O'CLOCK, II was
announced by Duane Bush loday.
New entries for the events are be;rg
made hourly. indicatln, s1me keen
competition when the starters pistol
cracks next Monday evening al :
o'clock.
In anticipation of a record-breaking
crowd of swimmers today and tomor-
row preparing for the contests. the
pool was drained last night. scrubbed,
and was refilled today. AS spectators
as well as swimmers are to be charged
admission Monday evening, seats are
being provided. The charge Is to be
| twenty-five cents for all more than
hfteen years of age. the same as the
swimming charge
1t Is becoming more and more an
parent each day that the pool was
greatly needed institution In this city.
and not only are the children taking
advantage OF 1t to their hearts con-
tent, but grown-ups appreciate the
new advantages 1t also furnishes a
place to go, the plunge being lined
with spectators from morning until
night. The first idea was to provide a
place for youngsters to swim that
would keep them away from the
treacherous Humboldt The pool was
started by the unfortunate Rev. Hoer-
ing as community project, and he
spent considerable of his own funds
Ior its construction. Then when he
was shot through the head and blind
ed. 1t seemed for time that the pool
was thing not to be realized. Then
u was that the local chapter of Red
Cross stepped In and Duane Bush was
placed In charge by the executive
committee. Subscription blanks were
distributed by Boy Scouts and re-
sponse was generous. though no
enough to cover necessary expend,-
lures. 1t was at first thought II ould
be necessary to charge The children
to get into the tank. but when II was
realized this would drive ssa,e to do
the very thing the pol WIS calc,i,a ed
to prevent-going into the Humboldt
river-that plan was quickly absn-
| doned. The contest piil was decided
upon. and donations f prizes were
solicited from business men,, which
were given cheerfully and generously
that money might be raised. Five
hundred tickets were printed, to be
sold at twenty-five cents. These are
now on sale, with the hope that the
small sum of 1925 may be raised
thusly to provide funds for the POOLS
maintenance. At the time of the last
tragedy when the Humbold river
claimed loved young boy for vic
tim. il seemed to many they'd do al
most anything to assure the pool and
thus prevent future deaths from the
same cause. The Silver State prom
ised publicity and funds for the pur-
pose at that time. and 1t is for that
reason that II Is now asked. In the
name of worrying mothers, that every
one who is financially able to do so
purchase at least one of the twenty
five cent tickets. 1t is small
amount and will not be missed, but
may be the means of keeping the pool
open. Who wouldn't have given many
times twenty-five cents to prevent any
one Of the terrible drownings in the
Humboldt? The public quickly for
gets. 1t is true, but in this case let's
not forget and each one at least con-
tribute the price of one ticket, and at
the same time get more than that in
fun watching the swimmers. There is
nothing imperative about the matter,
as this might indicate, and 1t Is prob
able enough public-spirited men and
women could be found to keep the
pool from closing. but as 1t Is a mat
ter for he good Of everyone. all should
encourage those giving their time to
the matter by showing they are be-
hind good things in civic life.
The list of events scheduled. to-
gether with entrants to 2 o'clock this
afternoon. follows:
Relay race, 200 feet, four men to
team, boys under Is years-First
prize. four one-week tickets to Amer
ican Theatre: second prize, four
watermelons, Purity Store.
Entrants-F,irst team, Reed, Diehl,
Giroux. Germain; second team, Gin
gerry. La Point, King and Arant.
Spot diving for pennies. five trials,
free for all-First prize, fiashlight,
c. b. Brown Co.; second prize, 81
cash, City Meat Market.
Entrants-James Rutherford, Don
Rose, Fat" Uren. Kenneth Watt, w.
H. Ayres. L d. Murray, Ronald La
Vote, Shrimp" German, Babe"
Diehl, David Giroux. Billy Ried, Geo.
King and Bob Rossier
Follow the leader, free for all
First prize, WATERWAYS fountain pen.
Entrants-Uren Oeader,. Rose. La
Vote. Organ, Percival. Pidge, Watt.
Wore. Organ. Perrival, Ridge. Witt.
Moore. Lewis. Ried. So2el,e AMI GJ,.
sier.
ladies' 50-foot free for all-First
prize. box Hoefler's Chocolates.