Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-30
BENEATH THE GREEN TREES
The Travelling Men Keeping Cool in
Shady Cushman.
A LARGE CROWD AT THE PARK.
The Councilmanic Investigating Com
mitSee Agree Upon Report
Lincoln's Sportsmen-City
News Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU or THE OMAHA Bls, !
1929 p SrREET,

Notwithstanding the day has been the
hottest of the year, the excellent programme
prepared for the travelling mems outing
drew large crowd to Cushman park to-day.
The attendance was much the largest of the
week, and the day was most happily spent.
The German military band led the van to
the train at $50 o'clock, aud interspersed
the talks Of 1. w. Lansing, Lawrence Has
Kell and Postmaster Watkins with choicest
music. Lansing was most happy in his ef-
fort to-day. His drollery and sharp, pun
gent hits kept the crowd in the best Of
humor. Haskell, on "The Travelling Man
and His Comforts" was very facetious.
Last, but not least, came Postmaster Wat
kins. who told of the trials and tribulations
of the gray coated carriers In disbursinR the
travelling mans mail. The pathetic part of
his sketch, however, was his description OF
the disappointment of the boys in failing to
get anticipated letters from the loved ones
at home, or perchance their best girls.
Miss Katie ID. Scothorn's readings were
received with repeated encores.
The tournament followed the toasts and
speech making, and the grand stand was
packed like sardines in q box. There were
six entries, VIZ: Ray Barnes, Park Gar
ROUTE. John Lotridge, Fred Doolittie and
Walter Dean, all sons OF travelling men,
under twelve years OF age. Their move
ments wore splendid, and each in his on
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was $50 yards, and the game to secure tho
most rings on seven foot spears, placed
equal distances apart, in five dashes.
Fred Doolittle led in the first dash, taking
three rings; Waiter Dean, second, with two
Bert Ruffner, John Lotridge and Roy Barnes
one each, and Park Garroutte none. Walter
Dean led In the second with two, the rest
one each with the exception OF John Lot
ridge, .wh0 failed TO score. In the third
Doolittle, Lotridge and Barnes scored one
each, while Dean, Ruffner and Garroutte
failed TO gather ring. In the fourth Dean
and Lotrdge tied on two and Doc
little and GarroutJe on one each,
Barnes and Ruffner failed. In the
NTH Dean, Doolittle and Garroutte secured
two rings, Barnes three, Lotridge one and
Ruifner none IL will be seen that Dean and
Doolittle thus tied in the five dashes. and il
took two additional dashes between them tc
settle the tie, Dean winning the first prize
by one ring. Doolittle was awarded the
second, Barnes the third and Lotridge the
fourth. A purse OF 81 was presented to
Bert Ruffner because he was compelled
70 handle his horse with his right hand and
his spear with his left. Captain Agey acted
as starter, w. b. Taylor, Fred Lawrence
and Fred A. Wilson as judges, and w. y.
Hephrey as timekeeper. The best time made
In any dash was eight seconds.
The game Of bali between Mayer Bros.
and the travelling men, assisted by Smith and
Eatons' team, was called ut s 80. The trav-
cling men won BY score of 10 4, alleged to
have been due to rocky decisions OF the um-
pire, The BEE representative who barely es-
capped being mobbed.