The Portland daily press., 1898-07-02
NEWSDOYS' OUTING.
PRESS And Argus Carriers Enjoy
Their Field Day.
A HAPPY AND A LIVELY PARTY AT
LONG ISLAND YESTERDAY.

PRESS Boys Won the Yearly Ball Game
as Usual, While Argus Lads Garry Off
Honors for the Athletic Events-A
Good Dinner and Grand Good Time All
Around.
One of the events of interest during the
year to the carriers of the Argus and
PRESS is the annual excursion rendered
them by the managers of the respective
papers. The excursion of this year was
held at Ponce's Landing, Long Island
and was in every sense as successful an
event as on previous years.
These boys who are the faithful messan.
gers of the public, carrying the morning
papers in rain or shine, are as is the case
with the average young Americans, full
of the spirit of fun, and when they are
privileged to cast their thought and
youthful cares aside, they know full we'll
how to enter into the pastimes of an event
similar to that in which they were par
Elephants yesterday.
The party left the offices on Exchange
street yesterday morning at $780,, and
proceeded to Custom house wharf, where
they took the steamer Forest Que of the
Casco Bay line and were carried to Long
Island. On arrival at the island the first
event announced was ball game.
The PRESS carriers have for several
years held the honorsNof the ball field and
this year they retained them, winning
from their opponents of the Argus by a,
score of Is to g. The teams were made up
as follows:
Argus-Hight, C; Somers and Donahue,
Id; Sullivan, rf; Doughty, OF; Hadlock,
9b; Oopley, 3b; Walker and Devine IS;
Allen, If; Worcester, p.
PRESS-Nelson, So; Callan, lib; Sulli-
van, ab; Morrill,, Of; Teagne, If; Coyne
and Mortensen, pitchers; Devine, IF;
Smart, c; Dresser, 3b.
Mr.. W. j. Harvey acted as scorer and
VIM. Watson as umpire.
At one oclock the boys assembled at
thu Casco Bay house. where the proprie-
tor. Mr.. Charles Cushing, had prepared
bountiful repast for them. The bill of
fare was composed of fish and clam
ohowder; fried CLANS; tried perch; fried
white fish; ham and corned beef; Sara
toga chips; plain lobster; lobster salad;
Worcester sauce; tomato ketchup; white
and brown bread; pilot bread and
crackers; apple and lemon pie; water
melon; coffee, milk and mineral water.
Dinner over the boys adjourned to the
ball grounds, where the athletic sports
were INDUCED in. The honors of the after
noon were shared by the Argus boys, who
were victorious in the majority of the
events. The following were the events
and the winners:
100 yard dash-Doughty, Argus, first;
Chase, PRESS, second.
zoo yard dash-Walker, Argus, first;
Doughty, PRES S, second.
Throwing base ball-Murphy, Argus,
first; Nelson, PRESS, second, 1875 yards
Stond1ng broad jump-Murphy, Argus,
Three legged race-Walker and Devine,
Argus, first; Bunker and Somers, Argus,
second.
The next event was three legged race,
participated in by the newsboys. Brown
and Dow entered first. and Holden and
Brackett second.
One of the most interesting events was
the obstacle race. The boys as they rolled
and tumbled over each other created
merriment for themselves as well as for
the spectators. The race was won by
Worster Of TIE Argus, with Chase Of the
sa me paper close second.
After this event the newsboys entered
similar event. This race was won by
Bracket, young Pollard, however, giving
him close shave for the honors. This
concluded the sports for the time being.
The boys were then grouped on the ball
ground and Mr.. o. P. 7. Wish of the
Argus, photographed them.
During the remainder of the afternoon
the boys showed their strength and skill
in tug of war. Through the thoughtful
ness Of the managers of the days events,
Messrs o. P. r. Wish of the Argus, and
e. +. Morton of the PRESS, the bows
were provided with liquid refreshments
in the form of fir uit punch.
The boys made merry through the day
by singing patriotic songs from the song
sheets provided by the courtesy of the
Argus and PRESS. The party returned
to the city by special boat at five O'Clock.
warm in their praise Of their days out
ing.
The thanks of the Argus and PRESS is
due the managers of the Casco Bay
Steamboat company, who furnished the
party with special boat and at liberal