The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-07-08

80 number of the pleasure seekers
,ogether until a. m.
while there we're many visitors to
-.ta and the old town appeared
- he filed to its housing capacity,
,,s number joining US In celebrating
,hs National holiday in recent years
Gar exceeded this years total.
The farce presented by the Base
p.u club Monday evening was laugh
.h,e and put the large audience In
49,. r,gbt mood to enter into the spirit
!, all the pleasures that followed.
Roth Tuesday and Wednesday were
auad with the base ball games, NOV
ing pictures, sports, racing and other
contests that had been arranged by
the committees in charge, and the
,r,arest that was manifested by all
,h,oushout the celebration evidenced
i. keeu desire by the participants to
uake the most out of the holiday
and have a genuine good time.
WINNERS OF THE PRIZES
The winners OF the races and spec
,al events we're as follows:
First horse race. all classes-Nick
Ratio horse first, Wallace Bailey sec
ond.
Putting the Shot-Hiram Kitchen.
Mems Foot Race-Robert Laird.
Single Hand Drilling Contest. y
inch steel used, time OF drilling 15
minutes - There were four en-
i tries and the contest resulted as fol-
lows: weedie Cardanelli, 2S% in
ches: John Ferrari, 22%: Louis
4 Gibellini, 81 r.; John vaccaro. Fl ".
Second Horse Race. winners Of
4 first race barred-Frank Pastorino
horse first, E. s. Cobb second.
Standing Broad Jump-Ed Turk.
A Fat Ladies' Race was substituted
4 for the Ladies' Nail Driving Contest.
with three entries-Mrs. John Landa
won. Mrs Dave Laxton and Mrs.
B II. G. Knight did not finish.
3 Ladies' Foot Race-Mary Laird.
Boys Foot Race. IL years or under
Johnny Cobb.
Boys Foot Race. IL years and un-
der lS-George Cobb.
Girls Foot Race, 10 years and un-
der-Fay Overton.
Girls Foot Race, over 10 and un-
der II years-Ray Rogantini.
Girls Baseball Throwing Contest.
over 10 and under 16 years-Ruby
Jury.
Ladies' Baseball Throwing Con-
test-Kitty Flynn.
THE BALL CLUBS PLAY
The Eureka Theatre Monday even
ing was the scene of large assem-
blage OF citizens of Eureka and visit
ors from the outside who had al
ready began to assemble here to par
ticipate in our three-day National
celebration.
Always In Trouble" or "The
Hoodooed Coon" a farce in three
acts presented by the Eureka Base
Ball Club. the cast of characters be-
|ing made up of members of the team
and other local players. pleased and
amused the large audience. The play
was enlivened by both vocal and in
|strumental music. which adds ma
|terially to any performance and holds
|the interest and attention OF the aud
hence. The singing by the company
|of players following the jazz-time
wedding and their closing song dem
|onstrated that there were some good
voices among them. The jazz-time
wedding in the play could not have
|Deen done better by those OF the pro-
|iession, and from the "Hoodooed
Coon" to the Flower girl'-every
|cnaracter was well sustained.
Between the acts. Miss Aarona
moore sang "Old Pal" (Why Don't
You Answer Me?). and responded
20 an enchore by singing Three
o'clock In the Morning." and Miss
|Addie Merialdo rendered the vocal
boio, Your Eyes Have Told Me So,"
hnd also responded to an enchore by
singing, Wake Up Little Girl. You
Are Dreaming"
TWO GOOD BALL GAMES
The ball games on the 4th and 5th
pf July between the Eureka and Car
'ih teams were both won by the Eu-
Feka Club. In spite of the fact that
ne new grounds of the Eureka Ball
piub are somewhat soft. some excel
'ent playing was displayed by both
Feams, Joe Rebaleati caught both
ames for Eureka. and John Carda-
Reiu and Pete Merialdo were the