KENNEL C'Lt'Il AT H LET IE
TOURNAMENT SKVESS
The athletic tournament held list
Saturday night at the large Eag
le Hall under'the auspices of the
Nome- Kennel Club proved to be
a big success, both financially and
popularly. The variety of athletic
feats and the various numbers on
the program elicited much com
ment and enthusiasm from those
present. A large crowd turned out
for this affair, which was the first
of its kind given in Nome for
some time. ’ r
The foot race, ten laps around
the hall, in which there were six
contestants, was won by Fred Ear
sen, who turned in a nice exhi
bition.
The Eskimo high kicking was
participated in by Albert Martin.
John Kaiwasuk, and Art Cabinboy. i
Alfter several jumps by each A1-1
bert Martin was judged the win
ner haying kicked 8 feet four inch
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'os, while the others could not
reach that height.
The wrestling bout between Al
vin Polet and Gun O’Leary was es
i Pecially good and was won by
| Alvin Polet with two falls out of
;the three rounds against none
| for Gus O’Leary.
j The boxing exhibition brought
I interest and excitement up and
jtbe fight put up by Hank Miller
| and Young Roberts brought much
applause. The decision for the
four round bout was awarded to
! Roberts.
A basketball game between the
Alaskan team and a team from
the Nome high school brought the
large crowd to Its feet. Fast play
ing and much excitement prevailed
entirely thruout the game, which
'was won by the high school with
a score of 16 to 11.
Following the basketball a push
ball game between two boys teams
was put fon. This was the first
time many spectators had ever
seen such a game, but they a.ppre
... - THE HEROES OF YUKON
(Reprinted from the Oregon Daily Journal)
During the Winter of 1924-25 a diptheria epi
demic attacked Nome, Alaska. There was no serum
in the vicinity of the Northland.
It was in the dead of an Arctic winter. Ships
could not navigate the frozen ocean. No ordinary
means of travel could be invoked.
'Answering a call for help, *‘W«ild Bill" Shannon
and other dog team drivers of the frozen North volun
teered to rush the precious serum overland, 700 miles,
1 - by dog teams.
The world looked on as the heroes of the Yukon
battled with ice, snow and storm. As the telegraph
heralded each day the progress of each driver with
his husgies, mankind listened, admired and applauded
The serum at last arrived and the threatened children
of -Nome Were saved. The picturesque and dramatic
atory is told in a book of verse^Wt published iby J. A.
OUky of Carvallis. The thrilling tale of “The Her
oes of Yukon" opens the book, and is herewith printed.
THE HEROES OF THE YUKON
(By J. A. GIDKEY.) • -
Word is flashed from the Arctic Sea—("Hurry!")
That a scourge is raging .in fiendish glee
On snow-clad tundra and frozen lea;
“Oh, ride as though you were flying!
For a healin g balm we sorely need:
Oome to our resuce like fiery steed
As he dashes to battle with lightning speed—
.3-> Kflr-the children of Nbmfe arfe ’’dying.”
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To Nenana dog teams are brought; , (“Hurry!”)
The dogs are harnessed a s quick as thought.
To be a leader each is taught,
And to run as though he were flying
O’er frozen tundTa and trackless snow.
For countless leagues the cures must go.
With the temperature sixty degrees belows;
For the children of Nome are dying.
"Wild Bill" Shannon grasps the rein?. (“Hurry!”) .
Each noble dog in that harnessed train
Tugs at his leash with might and main,
To speed as though he were flying
O’er countless miles in storm and sleet,
With scanty rations of reindeer meat,
With frozen ears and bleeding feet— . ——
For the children of Nome are dying.
At Tolovana Jim Kelland’s team is ready.
No Northern light with its fitful gleam
Will light the pass or the frozen stream
For the faithful dog that are flying
Through the Arctic day and the Arctic night, ‘
Unheeding the frost-king's tsinging bite,
Unerring as the eagle’ sflight.
Toward Nome where the children are dying.
Bill Green with team for the third relay will hurry
To Kallens and Folger, who’ll speed away
TUI Nicholas meets them on the way,
And off through the blizzard flying
Will meet Seppala the musher king, >
Who with his famous dogs will bring
The balm of healing—that priceless thing—
To the children of Nome who are dying.
The storm grows fiercer, the wind is wild as they hurry.
As the musher sees the snow-drifts piled,
He thinks of some suffering, stricken child,
And urges his dogs into flying.
His hands are frozen and cracked to the bone,
His dogs call to him with pitiful moan,
But God Is watching above hisi own.
As they speed toward the ones who are dying.
Olson and Rohn, brave knights of the trail,
How they hurry!
Gunnar Hasson must face an Arctic gale
On Norton Sound; he must not tail;
And Balto, his leader goes flying.
In blinding blizzard and Arctic night
He fights his battle; he wins his fight;
In the first gray dawn of the morning light,
He’s in Nome, with help for teh dying.
Bards have sung of the faithful steed which hurries
To bear his master o’er mountain and mead
To battle, 0j*#$me heroic deed,
And runs as though he wore flying^ *
.•a But here’s to the dogs of the Yukon wild,
Which .through the passes swltly filed,
-• To give their lives for a little child—
For some of those brave dogs are dying.
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Let others sing of Sheridan’s ride,
Of F*ul Revere o’er country side,
Or Denmark’s king to asve his bride,
Who rode as though they were flying.
But I’ll sing of the mushers true and bold
Who braved the wrath of the Arctic cold,
Wiith never a thought of fame or gold,
To save the ones who were dying.
ciated every minute of it. All o
the boys worked hard and hat
lots of fun pushing the big bal
around the hall.
An exhibition of a few tumbiinj
acts put on by Alvin Poiet, bro
the evening to a close. Tumbling Ii
quite new in Nome and undoubted
Jy we will see a lot of it fron
now on as Alvin Is carrying on i
class in tumbling at the public
school. v
In every way, according, to Dir
eotor of Athletics Walter Nelson
the Kennel Club was pleased tc
see the turnout, and as far as the
public was concerned, he says hf
is sure they got their moneys
worth. At present he is working
on plans for another athletic night
with more boxing, wrestling and
other papular contests. Watch foi
the next Kennel Club Athletic
Tournament, which will be ever
better than the last one.
CHURCHNOTES
FEDERATED CHURCH
Rev. F O Forrester
Sunday school at 11 a.m.
Evening worship at 7:40 p.m.
Organ Music.
Anthem by Choir “In The Sweel
By and By.” jgz
Children’s Story—Sermon
Sermon: “The Challenge ol
Prayer.’’
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Father Edward Budde
Masses at 9 and 11 a.m.
Sunday School at 2 p.m.
Evening services at 7:30.
M. A CHUBCH
W. K. IV.idwta. Pastor.
11 A. M. Morning Worship and
Sabbath School.
7 P. M. Evening ‘Worship.
Good singing.
'NOME KENNEL CLUB
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Borden Marathon-March 26
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Solomon Derby-April 5th
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ALL ALASKA CHAMPIONSHIP RACK POSTPONED TILL
NEXT YEAR—SOLOMON DERBY IS SUBSTITUTED
COR THIS SPRING.
SOLOMON DERBY
Distance 65 miles __
NOME TO SOLOMN AND
RETURN-NONSTOP
Prizes Borden Race
$50, $25, $10
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$300, $200, $100, $50, $25
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Program Extraordinary
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ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE—^
NEW AND ORIGINAL ATTRACTIONS -
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Shooting Gallery, Country Store. Fun'Mouse
CHILDREN’S DOG RACES
Popcorn, Confetti, Serpentine, Balloons, Ice Cream ,
Presentation of prizes to winners of Races
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LARGE EAGLE HALL
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