The Redwood gazette., 1936-06-25
Champion Sleepy Eye Drum
Corps ToBe Here July 4
FIREWORKS DISPLAY TO
BE ELABORATE; K-BALL
TOURNEY PLANNED

The Sleepy Eye drum and
bugle corps, the champion organ
ization of its kind in Minnesota
for two years and undefeated in
10 consecutive contests since 1884
will perform at the Redwood Falls
Fourth of July celebration, COM
mitteemen arranging the city's
gala independence Day festivi-
ties announced this week.
Attired in natty uniforms and
bright trench helmets, the corps
composed of 81 members will lend
color to the gigantic parade plan
ned, while it will also give an in
dividual exhibition of intricate
maneuvers with a full flare of
ibugles and the beat of drums in
the business district.
In its first competition of the
year the Brown county corps was
named tri-state champion in a
contest June IA at Luverne in
which groups from throughout
Minnesota, Iowa and South Da-
kota competed. The Sleepy Eye
corps received a high score of
96.9 while it was the only group
to be judged 100 per cent in ca
dence. The victory was the tenth
in as many consecutive contests,
the corps having gone through
the 1884 and 1885 seasons with
out defeat.
Louis Sommers, chairman of
the celebrations executive COM
mittee, considers it a fortunate
piece of luck" to have been able
to obtain the much sought after
corps to take part in and add to
the attractiveness of the Fourth
of July program.
The pyrotechnical display on
the lake shore is being doomed as
another of the headlining features
of the varied program. All the
fireworks are to be aerial pieces
so that they may be visible from
almost any point in the city. As
a larger allotment has been set
aside this year for fireworks the
committee in charge is arranging
an extensive display.
The roster of the eight teams
which will participate in the soft
ball tournament was completed
Wednesday when R. v. Ochs,
tourney chairman received the en-
tries of two clubs to add to the
six previously submitted. The
teams are Redwood Falls all
star group, Morgan, Vesta, Glenn
ents, New Avon Bears, Delhi,
Belview and Wanda, last years
winner.
The official Redwood Falls
team, selected from five clubs in
the Redwood Falls league, ex-
elusive of North Redwood which
will not enter, is composed of
Bob Cuff, Bob Paffrath and May
nard Steele of Tiffany's; Stanley
and Harlan Otto, Sundem and
Pick Johnson of the league lead
ing Model Dairy ten; Ray Wolfe,
Henry Davis, Leonard Ahrens
and Ken De Groat of the Silver
Dime; Joe Coubal, Norman
Schmid and Rev. Goeffrey O'Sul-
Ivan of the Red Robins and
Buzz Smith of the White Eagle
team.
The drawing for the pairings
will be conducted this week, ac-
cording to Mr.. Ochs. The tourna-
ment is scheduled to begin at
$3.50 a. m. with the final game to
be played at 6 p. m. Loving cups
which will be awarded to the WIN
ner and the runner-up are on dis
play in the windows of the Hillig
Brothers jewelry store.
Entries in the doll buggy par
ade, which is restricted to chill
dren up to eight years of age may
be made with Mrs. John W. Lau-
terbach, Jr., chairman of the par
ade committee, at The Gazette
office. Prizes will be So for first,
81 for second and 81 for third.
In order to make neighboring
communities Redwood Falls
Fourth of July celebration con-
sclous, a caravan of Is or 20 cars
accompanied by the Scenic CITY
band will make a tour Wednes-
day OF Redwood county and near
by towns.
Businessmen planning to enter
hoats IN the parade are request
ed to contact Ted Ahrens imme-
diately as the celebrations COM
mlttee is anxious to make the
parade successful affair, Mr..
Sommers stated Wednesday.