Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-11

many yonug l.dyes. They ere pretty,
pleasant and pnpuis7 and the Yankton
yonths passed he nuusss OF tie soc,eble
most delightfully."- in their society. A
delicious lunch OF ice cream, cake and
fruit, was served to the visitors from
Vermiiiion and other places, the young
ladies themselves doing daty as walters.
To the ladies OF the university the field
day visitors are indebted for much
pleasures.
BASE BALL.
On Saturday the annual field day
sports OF the university occurred. the
most Important of which was the base
ball game between Yankton college nine
and the Verm,llion nine, composed of
Vermillion CLAY county and university
men. The ball was opened in
the forenoon by the Yank.
ton college boys making a most import
ant discovery. When the arrangements
for the game we're made some time ago
10 was stipulated. by request of the uni
versity captain, that none but college
and university men should play In either
CLUB and the college boys went prepared
to adhere to this arrangement. In Yer
million q niger in the wood pile, in the
person of three Swartz boys and one Oh
son, not students, was discovered. The
Swartz boys, who could secure places in
any league club, had recently moved
from Scotland to Vermillion, had been
registered as students, but he'd
never attended the university q day as
students, and Olson, who claims and
looks as if he might have been q student
some time since, We're found to be on
hand as university men. This arrange
ment was in direct violation OF the pre-
arranged programme and the Yankton
college nine were disposed to let 5se
game Glide, but finallya match was ar
ranged, two of the Swartz men, Olson of
Meckling. and six university men play
ing against the college club. Such q
game was never SEEN. Everything was
favorable to the CLAY county club. They
were at home, had two OF the best base
ballists in Dakota, (the Swarsz boys) and
were oheered at every point by students
who stood at one side and displayed
their lung power by hooting Yankton
and cheering CLAY county 1t was pleas
ant to notice that il this mob none OF
the better students were found.
In the game Yankton college pranced
all over the Clay county boys and the
result will never be forgotten in ys.miI.
lion. at the end of the last inning the
SCORE stood rs to is in favor OF Yanktop,
and then a large number of the gentle
men OF the university assembled and
gave three rousing cheers for Yankton.
the 1ankton youths responding, by
cheering for Yermillicn and CLAY county.
The favorite cry of the hoodlums who
hooted during the game Was ''watch'em
Play ball." and it is not necessary to
remark that no microscopes were used in
SO doing. Yankton college took the $40
prize, earning it fairly, The members Of
the Yenkton club were the guests at the
uuAAn& VIC uby Ruu tHelE
hosts did themselves proud in caring
FOR the strangers.
ARCHERY EXHIBIT.
In the afternoon Of Saturday the other
field day sports occurred. Most interest
ing among these was o contest in archery
between two clubs composed of young
ladies of the university. The members
OF the clubs appeared clad IN eostumesr
all alike, and in this array they presented
most attractive appearance.
WE'LL ENTERTAINED.
Vermillion entertained its field day
visitors most Hospitality, and with the
exception of the unplessantness in the
in the baseball the day was delightfully."-
spent.