Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-08-25
ST. KleRAN,s PICNIC.

An excursion aud field day at the Ok
ford County fair grounds was held We'd
nesday by st. kieran's Catholic parish
OF Berlin, y. II. Except for rather
stiff wind part of the time, the day was
all that could be desired In point of
weather.
The exeursionists arrived at South
Paris on the Q SO A. NJ. train. some three
or four hundred of them, and four cars
were set of on the siding TO await their
return. Nearly the entire party pro-
ceeded at once to the fair grounds.
AZ the grounds program of sports
was carried out, everybody being iu-
vited 10 enter in the several events.
The l00-ysrds dash was won by +. A.
Stearns of Norway. Prize, silver tank
ard.
The ii0-ysrds run was won by Mccain
of Berlin In ;05, with Stearns close
second. Prize, beautifully mounted
clock.
Boys bicycle race was won by Creep
err Cross Of Norway. Half mile, ! :21.
Prize, silver medal.
Novice bicycle race, one mile, was
won by Marcou of Berlin. Time, , 81.
Prize, medal.
The amateur bicycle race, one mile,
was won by c. u. Pike of Norway
Time, :OS. Prize, racing suit.
The other track events were postponed
until afternoon, and owing 10 lack Of
time were not carried out.
Dinner was served by the ladies OF the
parish in one Of the booths on the
grounds.
A little after O'Clock the ball game
was called between the Berlins and
Lewiston Volunteers. IL was long
game, characterized BY heavy hitting at
intervals, excitement most Of the time,
and kicking necessarily.
The Volunteers had different battery,
weaker than the one that played in the
game here the Saturday previous. Their
playing was rather loose nj first, and
the Berlins got four scores in the first
two innings, and shut the Volunteers
out.
After that il was little more like
ball PLAYING for a while, and at the close
Of the sixth inning each side had four
scores. The wind-up of this inning
looked for a while as II IL might be the
wind-up Of the game. The runner on
the Volunteers made close finish at
the plate. Percy Nevers, who was
umpiring, decided that the runner was
out. The scores were even, and the
kicking the Volunteers did was eau
ton. The final result was that the de-
cision stood, but Neyers, who had stood
all the hoot-toes he wanted TO, pulled
himself out, aud Carroll Curtis finished
out the umpiring. From that out II was
a steady kick, but the Berlins did about
nine-tenths Of II.
The Volunteers now took courage, and
in the seventh they choked their OPP
pOnents, run in five scores, and pounded
the Berlin pitcher out of the box. Hope
once more perched on their banner.
But base ball isn't so sure as death
and taxes. In the eighth the Beriins
took their turn. They got on To the /
ball. and the Volunteers made some /
costly errors. About this time scrap |
ping match started In the crowd. \
ball game il OF 40 consequence To the
crowd when there's tigh, on hand. /
The ball game went on, but there didn't |
many see the rest OF the inning. No use !
running three-ring circus with all the |
attractions in one ring. Whetiet the |
scrap ratified the Volunteers "a much as |
IL did the crowd may be question.
Certain II i the BerlinS ran in seven |
scores, and topped OIL with two more in |
the ninth. The Volunteers made several |
hits in the two innings, but were shut
out from scoring.
SCORE ~ INNINGS.
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