The Alaska daily empire., 1922-07-12
KAKE HOLDS BIG CELEBRATION FOR
 FOURTH OF JULY
Bright Clear for Holiday Town Celebrates with Con-
 tests, Baseball and Dance.
Special Correspondent.)

KAKE. July 10.-July Fourth broke with a clear sky and light westerly air, as was perfectly proper for a Fourth of July morning Flags, lots of 'em. were spread to the faint breeze and early there was a street hustle and hustle to make the Ma. tion's day one ito remember
 Preparations for the celebration were not completed until the morning of the Fourth. when all the inhabt- ants had returned from the fishing grounds.
 Program, for Day
 Early in the forenoon a meeting was called for all citzens-men, wo- nen and children-to attend and roice their desires and advance their ideas Committees were appointed subscriptions solicited and the good work went on with vim that was as surprising as it was encouraging
 By midday the ball was ready to start rolling. The band was playing, ,he line of march was laid out and the population, white and native, fell behind the Indian band leading to the foundation floor of the new town hall Here several selections were played and few remarks made by Will A. Barrows. Immediately following this the sports commenced )n the main street about in the cen ter of town There were foot races, sack races long distance sprnting, potato races, egg races, boat races, canoe races, tugs of war, jumping md finally. as a windup for the day, fOur-round boxing exhibition be-
 ween Kelly Brown (natiye) and Dan- el Hocson from the Philippines. scheduled, but the day had worn well ,long by the time the boxing con est was over, and the game was postponed until afternoon of the 5th.
 Prize Winners
 Following is a Hist of prize win 1ers in the different events of the day: George Dugaqua. Billy James George Skeek, Wm. Dugaqua, Dick Thomas, Frances Johnson, Ruth Du- gaqua, Johnny K. Johnson. Kelly Brown, Mrs. Bert lReuss, Mrs. Matt Anderson, Johnny K Johnson. Johnny Wilson twice a winncr), Paul Thomas. and in the tug of war con. lest Lawrence Paul (anchor), John Bean, David Kahklen. Arron Bean md Frank Booth In the canoe ace four men with paddles, only, he winning canoe carried Fred Fri lay. Adam James. Lawrence Paul and Arron Bean Second canoe race, same number in crew with paddles, Billy Friday. Dick Thomas, Bob Thomas and Charley Wilson. The canoe and beat races wcre exception ally good. Tn fact all the contests were entered into with vim and iollity and keen interest. It was all inc
 Boxing Contest
 The boxing contest drew tho whole population to the town hall, now, un- Ter construction, where squared t8-foot ring" was posted and roped pff for the occasion It was a sched uled four-round bout with no prize money, although there were cOnsid- orable side bets. Hocson appeared first. Brown followed shortly and after a few instructions by AL Min ard, referee. the two went at it. It was very much beyond the average performance and from the word "go" it was both footwork and glove flash with occasional heavy iolts given and taken. MT Cornett acted as rfmekeepef. The first~ewo rounds were nearly equal, although the gentleman from the Philippines scored a knock down as the second stanza drcw to close. However. this same lad was showing, at the time, signs of distress. The third chapter started with honOrs about a tie. but after the first minute of it Kelly evidently got his second wind for he commenced throwing in slams and banks with rapidity that all but scored a complete knockout. Just before the end of round four Hocson went down for a count of five. He manager to- regain his feet as the round closed and Brown was declared the winner as the gong sounded. Moran seconded Hocson, while Pete Hansen performed like