WHITEHORSE CELEBRATES 11 VICTORIA DAY" MAY 27th:
The last Saturday of the month,May 27th,is the
date that has been selected by the Whitehorse,Y*T*Committee
for the gala celebration of the “Queen's Birthday”* Great
enthusiasm has been aroused in the Canadian city for a rip
roaring observance of the holiday* The annual festivity pro
mises to be grander than ever this year,and plans are being
made to handle the enormous crowds that will visit the town
cn the Yukon on the 27th*
Excursions will be run,as usual.from Juneau,Port
Seward,Haines^aad Skagway for the celebration,-the Juneau
delegation having already chartered a special boat for the
trip. The White Pass & Yukon Route will offer their custom
ary r«ate of five dollars for the round trip from Skagway tt
Wnitehorse and return,and will run special trains to ac
comodate the crowds*
The feature of the celebration will be the
struggle for the baseball leadership of the north country#
Douglas,Juneau,Port Seward and Whitehorse will be the con
tenders,and warn contests are looked for*
Tickets for the excursion are expected the com
ing week,and everybody who can beg,borrow,or steal the
price is urged to annex one of the precious pasteboards,
for the Port Seward 3all Team is going up with blood in
their eyes.Come along9and give them your support*
POST BASEBALL TEAM WORKING HARD}
The candidates for the Post Ball Team have
been practicing hard every day at the Port Seward Park,
and are fast rounding into mid-season form# Another week
or ten days should see the sight of smooth-working com
binations in ail departments of the game* Lt„Sebree and
"E & Re"Jcnes are doing the hurling at the present time,
but it is hoped that another twirler casi be gleaned out
of "Jones,who pitched well in Sunday’s game,Ward,
of Finance,or Morris,of Co^'E". "Tex" nimitz is receiv
. ing to perfection,while the infield,with "Andy" on 1st,
Brewick on 2nd,Tompkins at short,and Mook on the hot cor
ner, is beginning to take on a 3tonewall appearance* In
the pac tur as tMaxwell, shift ing from the inner works9Steve
Sheldon,Petitti,Fordsand Eordan present a good crop from
which to pick the regular gardeners*
The Post Team went up against a picked outfit
of civilians and soldiers,captained by Walter Watts,on
Sunday,in a seven inning garae*and had an easy win,5 to 1.
Jones,pitching for the Pc. t,kept the hits well scattered,
and received good support from the entire, infield* For
the Yannigar.s,tne twirling of Watte.,and the out!ielding
of Jones featured*
The teams lined up as follows;
Fort Seward:
Nimitz,»*c * L*Jones,.. p. Andruskie
wicz,..lst, Brewick,,»*2d# Maxwell,*»s.s.
Mook,..3d. Ford,*.l.f. Jordan,..c.f#
Petitti,•«r.f*
Watts1s Yanniganst
Waikley,* .c. Wattse..p. Sheldon,•,1st.
Powers,..2d. Beckley,..s.s. Tompkine,,-hd&
C.Jonesl.f* White,««c.f« Hood,.«r*f*