Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-09-05
Base Ball and Tournaments at Bryan

Last Wednesday, the 3rd inst, the day ap,
pointed for the festivities at Bryantewn was
ushered in with bright and cloudlesssky
and from an early hour crowds of people from
all sections of the county began to assemble te
witness Ortake part in the pleasures OF the day
The first event was the third Of the champion.
ship series of games between Charles and Call
vert base ball clubs The Charles county nine
lacked two of its best players-Wech and
Woodland as it was almost impossible to sup
ply their places the nine was averse to making
it championship contest and tried hard TO gel
the Calvert men topay an exhibition game and
finish the ehanpionshp series ter in the sea-
son, bu: Nkput success. This was hardly
courteous treatment on their part as We had
granted them . Similar request at the last game
played and for the same reason. Finally the
Charles county nine yielded to the wishes of the
managers of the tournament and consented to
play the game. The game was called about =
O'Clock with Mr.. Chas. S. Parran, of Ca vert,
as umpire. After pla, ing innings agains'
the Calvert nine aud umpire combined and
with good play ing on our part, for we were a,
that time runs ahead, of our opponents, Capt,
lack and loose in his judgmen and decisions
and that he was determined 10 beat the Charl, S
nine By fair leans or foul, that he became dis
gusted and ordered his men off the field and re-
g., ~. II
ime stood Is to ii in favor of Charles. After
this the crowd hastentd to the tournament
track where arrangements were being made for
the gallent Knights to try their skill at fitting
About Is Knights had gathered TO contest for
The honor of browning some lady fair as the
queen of love and beauty. The Knights We .
handled in a mastery manner by MIR. r. I.
Bearman. chief marshal, assisted by several e.
6ceut aids and were brought up in font Ct
the Judges stand where the orator of the day
Hon. Barnes Compensated ready to de-
liver their charge. Mr.. Compton was intro
duced in few happy remarks BY DR.. p. W.
Hawkins. He then delivered one of the most
brilliant and entertaining tournament addresses
it has ever been our good fortune TO listen to-.
His beautifully rounded periods, his flights Of
eloquence, his happy metaphor and his pleas
ing address gained for him the undivided at
tention of the entire assemblage and loud and
long was the applause be received at its close
The fitting was then begun, and ended in the
success of,he following Knieh hts Harry Mudd,
Knight of Bryantown, crowned queen, Miss
Mary Middleton, Of Baltimore VIM. Slye,
Knight of Luck, crowned Miss Nellie Griffin, OF
Prince Georges, first maid Ignatius Gwynn,
Knight of Little Buttercup, crowned Miss
Mamie Jameson End maid 1hos Gibbons,
KING bit of Rob Roy, crowned Miss Ella Chap
peear, 3rd msid; Jos. Jaimson, Knight OF
Phoenix Hall, crowned Miss Phillie Stonestrett
4th maid Philip Bowling, knight of Falling
Leaves, crowned Miss Nettie Worthiug,on, OF
Prince Georges, 5th maid. The coronation
took place at mig ht in the spacious tented paw
lion erected on the grounds and the address
was delivered in most entertaining aud pleas
ant manner by Col Jos. S. Alston, of ST
vary's, who 6lled the place Of DR.. Lancaster,
unable TO be present. Dancing was
then commenced and kept up with much enjoy
nent by all present until the early morning
hours, aud when the time for departure came
both managers and guestsexpressed themselves
much grAtified at the success of the days enter
lainment.