The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1922-07-08
JULY FOURTH IS DULY CELEBRATED Official Program Juggled by Pickle Weather But Eventually Fully
 Carried Out

|W lt became somewhat lumbled but was eventually all staged and was aa . successful and aa highly enjoyed as . though it had been run off according
 to schedule. thanks Co Che good iudg- mont and unt.r.ng energy of the com- mittccs in charge and especially of ] Che Sports committee Of which T. c. Macdonald was Che major domo.
 Although Q number of events were |buled for Sunday. rain foll through out Che day and nothing was done ox- cont Che fire truck race which took |placo in a ddzzI.ng mist and meath lowering clouds about 7:30 in the evening when truck team Mo- I. IT. h. Lucas. foreman. and Martin Lave Ink. driver noscd out two seconds | In advance of Truck team No. 9. Ol- yer olson. foreman. and William Boaud'n. driver. It was a good cone ! test and quick work was displayed. Che run to Che old park in the Casey sbattuck addition being made and water thrown in threo minutes and eight seconds.
 Aviator Prcst was To have gam bolcd in Che azure on Sunday but tho Halter was SO steeDed ln clouds and ! ImIst lt was considered useless by him
 to make Che attempt
 Baseball Monday piuvius had another inning Mon- |day forenoon whom considerable rain fou. But about noon there was a temporary lot up and two baseball games were played in Che afternoon
 on grounds that fairly oozod mois- uro The Douglas and Juneau teams ! |nIaycd on Che grounds Of Che latter when Che Islanders came out victora |by a score of to Q.
 At Che same time Che game was be- iur played on Che Juneau grounds Che Unsie8 team and one from Fort Seward composed of soldiers were | testing their metallic composition on | Douglas grounds. Che Unalga team winning by a score of 9 to 8. Later Monday afternoon Douglas defeated |Ft Seward to 8 on Che Douglas grounds.
 They Fit and Fout The American Legion smoker Mon- Iday night was a going affair from |surt to finish. no less than five spir- | |itod glove contests being staged. to say nothing of an imnromptu and ex- ! |tomnorauoous but voluntary and spontaneous bout that took place on Itho floor. Che contestants being a white man and am Indian. Che for ! Inner obiocdng Co Che latter standing ! in front of him and obsouring tho | ring. Marshal Beaumont was soon ! in evidence and declared the go a |drw and eiocted the participants.
 Tho five contests scheduled came |oif as billed as follows.
 Clark ys Williams.
 Murphy vH Hughes.
 Rudolph ys Van Duisan. Brown vs Schultz.
 Collier ya Wgley
 Except for Che latter Collier and ! IHIeIoy Che bouts woro an iour-round |affairs Che final being six rounds. Ian but Chat of Brown and Schultz were decided by Che judges Co bo |drawe. Brown was given tho dcci- sIon over Schultz but it was learned | Ifafrr that Schultz wont tho two last rounds with a broken thumb. Hig- | ley showed up to better advantage than i'm any previous contest in which ! he has appeared locally, but was un- able to wrcst Che Alaska champion- ship from hIs dusky opponent ai- l. though he had thc latter going whom l. tbo final gong sounded.
 There were special attractions dur |inr Che evening but Che main inter- est of tho largo crowd present cen- tered in Che boxing contests. all Of which were refereed by r. c. Mac Donald. Che awards being given by . four judges.
 Tuesday Gala Day
 Clouds r0mncd overhead practlc- |ally an day Tuesday but no rain Tell and the celebration spirit was ram- |pant and uncondnod By 9;aO o'clock Che population Of Gastineau was gathered on Che Admiral Limo dock whoro many of Che sports were hold and from whence Che parade sfartcd at I1:3O. After lunch the crowd again gathered on Che dock |. for tho completion of sports program. fho various contests and victors be- ling as follows:
 Children's Sports
 Twonty-dye yard dash for boys 6 'to S years First Lloyd Peterson;
 second. John Cheney; third. Paul Hansen. 25-yard dash for girls, to s years First. Mary Pearse, second. Jane Casey: third Myrtle Wander .loost. s5-yard dash for boys. 8 Co 10 . years -First. George Halli second . Raymond Garretson; third. willie Rodenburg. 35-yard dash for girls |Sto 10 years First Betty B2rrigar'
 second. Margaret Davis; third. Wil- mn WaIistodt t00-vard dash for |bove. 1t Go IS years First Gus ! George. second. Ettoro scatIglini; ! mird ontrant dropped outl. 5o-yard |da-h for boys. 70 Co i2 years-firat |James Ahler: second. Victor Iligginsi |third Weller Hoisel. 50-yari dash ! for girls. 70 Co 70 yoars--F rst, Nir- ! rinia Afford. second Esther Dovis; | .|tbird. Ina strom. 50-yard dash for |boys. 12 to I4 yoars-First Winston ! |Choatham. second. Ed Mcintyre; |hIrd. Henry Pigs. 50-yard dash for |nris l2 to 1l yoau-Firat Esther Davis. second. Alma Well; third, (Continucd on Page Four)