Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25

back of his head. He was stand
ing near the Chandler car. Mr..
Weinke's glasses were broken also.
Peter Fitsimmons was also slightly
injured. Prothero was Knocked
unconscious and did not come to
until sometime after in the ST.
Mary's Ringing hospital where he
was taken for an examination. His
car was damaged considerably but
not as bad as the big Chandler that
received the full force of the i'm
pact. A damaged radiator, and
demolished steering wheel, the
Baby Buick suffered.
The injured man was taken to
the hospital in a Dodge car driven
by Edward Kruger, Emmett Dwy-
er, Julius Reul, c. L. Hackett and
George Martiny were also in the
car. The veteran driver did not
bleed and it was thought no bones
were broken, after the examination.
George Lepley, Joseph Promo and
]. A. Murray witnessed the details
Of the accident among others.
Motorcycle Accidents
In the motorcycle race events,
Moeley of Sank City and Haight
of Baraboo both ran off the track
with their cycles. Neither drivers
were injured, however. Haight,
after his accident, jumped onto his
machine again and finished third
in the event.
One of the cowboys in the horse
race miraculously escaped serious
injury when his animal fell down
and rolled over it's driver. The sad
die was all that saved him as he
was not in it but beside it on the
ground, and the horns lifted the
horses back over the PROSTATE
form. The man was apparently
not injured at all as he rode the
horse again after 1t was caught.
Silver Cup Presentation
Miss Elizabeth Morey, Sank
County's pageant queen, presented
r. w. Prothero with the silver
loving cup, shortly before he was
injured, when he won in the mile
race against time
Time Race
The results of the one mile race
against time was as follows: Z. w.
Prothero, Baby Buick, first, time
t1:13; H. H. Grubb, Golden Flyer,
second, time 1:13 3-5; Randall Her
| fort, Fronty Ford, third, time 15;
Arthur Linstrum, Chevrolet Special,
I1:21 As; A. H. Rotzoll, Jewett
Racer, 1:22 rs; Harold MINER,
Essex Special 1:17.
Grub Wins Big Event
H. H. Grubb in his Golden Flyer
won both heats of the big five mile
auto races for purse of $1,000; A.
H. Rotzoll and his Jewett won sec
| ond place in one and Harold MINER
| Of Milwaukee, driving the Essex
won second place in the other, so
both drivers decided to split the
| purse for second place.
| Motorcycle Results
The results of the three five mile
heats in the motorcycle races were
as follows: First heat: Cox of Mad
ison, first; Oliver Clement, Bara-
boo, second; Red" Haight, Bara-
boo, third. Second heat: Moeley
of Sank City first, Sox second,
Haight third, Third heat: Height
first, Clement second and Cox third
Haight and Cox drove Harley
Davidson motorcycles in the events
Ford Race
| The Farmers Ford race the last
track event of the day Friday was
won by Ike Cafiisch. The race was
one mile.
+ Baseball Game
The Island Wooden defeated the
Beaver Dam nine in a heated base
ball contest by a score of to 4.
FAIR NOTES
The American Legion Band play
ed at the events Friday, both af
/ ternoon and evening.
d. j. Roberts sang selections Fri
day again. In the afternoon THAT
Old Gang of Mine" was rendered
by the blind singer.
Mayor Adolph andre climbed III
on the saddle of Philbrick's Gallop
ing Ford Friday afternoon and "let
'er buck" for a few spells, much tc
the merriment of the spectators
The Mayor was the official announ
Ger in front of the grand stand all
three days Of the fair.
|
H. L. Scott, who conducted a re-
freshment stand on the grounds re
ports heavy business in hamburg
ers on Thursday. Mr.. Scott says
he dispensed with 100 pounds OF
hamburger via the bun route.