Anchorage and Knik
Observe the Natal Day
Anchorage celebrated the
Fourth of July with a highly in
teresting program of sports. The
affair went off smoothly, due to
competent management on the
part of the respective committees
and the marshal of the day, Geo.
Crist. Everybody had a huge
time. It is estimated that fully
three thousand people passed the
day in town.
The celebration started off
with a brief talk and reading of
the declaration of independence
by Mr. John M. Reid, an attor
ney who recently arrived from
Denver, Colo. Judge Stowe pre
sided. Throughout the forenoon
two colored gentlemen dispensed
sweet music, vocal and instru
mental.
The feature of the day’s doing
was the baseball game between
the Anchorage and Knik teams.
It was a rattling game, from the
spectators standpoint, and was
won, after a hard contest, by the
local team by a score of 10 to 8.
In the evening, the wrestling
contest between Saralla and Au
rnann took place at the motion
picture hall. Saralla threw Au
mann but once in 45 minutes,
hence lost the match, as the han
dicap called for three falls in that
time limit.
A grand ball in the government
building wound up the festivities
of the day.
The following were the win
ners in the sporting events.
Power boat race—B. B., first;
Alaska, second.
100 yard dash—Norwine, first;
Perry, second.
Girl’s race—AnnaHeney, first;
Eva Jenks, second.
Sack Race “Red”Frodenberg
first; Geo. Lee, second.
Fat man’s race Dr. Carmi
chael, first; Weidman, second.
Married woman’s race- Mrs.
Peters, first;Mrs.Dehohn,second.
Pole Vault Sam Agee, first;
Norwine, second.
Horse packing contest Wil
liam Slimpert and partner.
Broad jump Norwine, first;
Woods, second.
Potato race Wilson, first; Red
Frodenberg, second.
Pie eating contest Native boy
first; Sheehan, second.
Tie hewing contest—J. Oman.
Events at Knik
Sifnnv Knik had a glorious time
on the Fifth. The committees
in charge of the celebration pull
ed off the various events as sched
uled, and harmony and good feel
ing prevailed throughout the day.
The hospitality of our neighbor
ing town was again substantially
maintained, is the testimony of
the Anchorage visitors.
The big feature of the day, it
was generally agreed, was the
baseball game between the An
chorage and Knik ladies’ teams.
The ladies played like veterans
and won praises from the spec
tators for their good work on the
diamond. After playing five hard
fought innings, the score being
10 to 10, it was mutually agreed
to call the game off, and the prize
money was equally divided. In
a case where all did their best
’and played, according to the op
portunity presented, good ball, it
would be unfair to single out any
one individual for especial praise.
Composing the contesting teams
were: Anchorage team Mrs.
Dixon, catcher; Mrs. Newton,
pitcher; Miss Spillman,first base;
Mrs. Peters, second base; Mrs.
Church, third base; Mrs. Pincus,
short stop; Mrs. Peterson, right
field; Mrs. Mulligan, left field;
Miss Wilson, center field.
Knik team—Mrs. Jenks, catch
er; Miss Catherine Howard,
pitcher; Miss Margaret Dalton,
first base; Miss Deede Blodgett,
second base; Miss Helma Sim
mons, third base; Miss Anna
Simmons, short stop; MissEvona
Farrington,right field; Mrs.Kane
left field; Mrs. Walter Howard,
center field.
In the men’s game, the An
chorage team won handily.
In the evening, to wind up the
day’s sports, a grand dance was
given in the social hall, which i
was crowded to the doors. The
prize for the star waltzers went
to Mr. Harry Whittemore and
Mrs. Wilson of Anchorage, and
the prize for the best two-step
dancers, went to Mr. Walter
Howard and Miss Anna Simmons.
The prize winners in the vari
ous sports were:
100 yard dash Harold Howard
first; Walter Howard, second;
William Howard, third. Harold
made the run in 10.2-5 seconds.
The egg race, the girls’ race
and the woman’s race were won
by Miss Deede Blodgett,
The nail driving contest Miss
Spillman first; Mrs. Peters sec
ond.
Boys’ race Harry Matson.
Small boys’ race—-Stanley
Herning,
Three legged race—Walter
Howard and Henry Dohrmann.
Sack race Nick, a naitve.
The genial “Dad” Hunt, in the
absence of Harry Landers, who
did not reach Knik until noon,
acted as marshal of the day, and
was there with bells.
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