The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-25
Middle Division Employees Picnic
at Ottawa.
Newton and EmpOria Contribute
Two Train Loads.
NEWTON WINS PRIZES
Ball Game Was Not the Success
Anticipated
Because Ottawa's ''ShOp Team
Was Professionalism It is Said

Newton, July 25.-The second annual
outing of the employees of the A T. &
S. F. Railway company, of the middle
division, from Newton to Emporia in
elusive, was held Saturday in Forest
park, Ottawa.
A special train consisting of nine
coaches and a baggage car left Newton
promptly at o'clock a. m, and by the
time the train arrived at Emporia the
coaches were all comfortably filed. The
Middle Division band accompanied the
train from Newton, and the train stop
ped long enough at Emporia for the
band to render a selection on the depot.
platform. A second section of six
coaches and a baggage car was made
up at EmpOria, and the cars in this
section We're soon well filed with en-
p1oyes and their families from that
point.
The first section arrived at Ottawa
about 10:40 a. m. and the second section
about fifteen minutes later. The large
crowd soon scattered. in all directions,
some going to the park, others to the
shops, and still others went to take in
the town. The games began promptly
at 2:30.
The first on the programme was
something novel in the shape of a slow
bicycle race, in which the slOwest man,
or the last man to come under the wire,
got I1rSL prize. 1nlS was q OIlIISly III
cycle seat and was won by Frank HER
hOlzer of Newton. The second prize,
bicycle pump, was won by E. G. GaVitt
of Newton, and the third prize, Camil-
leon signal, was won by Martin Klabau,
also of Newton. These prizes were do
mated by A. P. Elder of Ottawa.
Next came the sack race, which was
won by Willie Samuel a son of En-
gineer w. r. Samuel of Emporia, the
prize being a revolver, donated by the
Topping Hardware company of Ottawa
This race created considerable amuse-
ment.
The potato race was next on the pro-
gramme. Lawrence Fleener of Newton
succeeded in getting his potatoes picked
up first and was awarded the first prize,
81. so in cash. The second prize, 81 cents
in cash. was won by Owen Samuel
The three-legged race was next, and
was won by Adam Strueby and john o.
Morse of Newton, and as prize they
received a box of cigars, donated py
the Cowdery Drug Co of Ottawa.
The last was the foot race, and was
won by S. P. Fayette of Newton, the
prize being a sack of flour, donated by
H D. Crane & Co. of Ottawa.
The band played several selections
while the races were in progress.
The crowd then went to the ball
match game of ball would be played
between Newton shop boys and Ottawa
shop boys. The Newton boys fulfilled
their part of the agreement to the let
irely of shop men, but on arrival at the
ball ground it was discovered that there
were but three shop men in the ottawa
nine, the rest being professionals from
the town. AS the Newton boys had not
played a match game this season they
at once realized that they had no pos
sible show of beating the Ottawa team,
and many of them became disheartened
at the turn affairs had taken. 1t had
however been announced that a game
of ball would be played, and the New
ton bows said they would play, although
they realized that they were beaten
from the start Only five innings were
plaved. the score standing IA to l in
favor of Ottawa. The game was too
one sided to be very interesting, al
though the Newton boys managed to
find the ball in pretty good shape al
most every time they went to bat, ana
had the rest of the Ottawa team not
been any better than their profession
aI' pitcher the Newton boys would
have stood some show of winning the
game. but the excellent field work OF
Ottawa prevented the Newton boys
from getting more than one score.
The trains started from Ottawa on
the return trip at p. m, the Newton
crowd arriving home about O'Clock
sunday morning, and while all were
tired. it was pretty generally admitted
that il was a good time.