Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-02
COmRADE PERKINS LOSES.
Col. Harrington Plays Too cd Pool and
Comrade Buys SJppers.

The great bottle pool match which
has Leen the talk of the town for sew
eral days was pulled off in the rooms of
the Abnalsi Club. last evening. and by
the referees, G. w. Jones and Smith
S. Randall. Col. S. c. Harrington was
pronounced the superior player for he
beat poor Comrade three straight
games and some whispers have been
| heard that in the entire three games
Comrade Perkins did not score enough
points to win even one game.
At 80 o'clock. the advertised time
of the match the rooms We're well filed
by members who had come to 500 tho
mighty struggle for supremacy. Col.
harrington carefully unwrapped the
bran new cue he purchased in Bangor
especially for this match, and the game
was commenced.
The mighty riie shot showed the
same nerve which he has often dis
played atsthe butts but poor Conrad.
despite the encouraging words Of his
friends showed that the same nervous-
ness had taken possession Of him as his
comrades noticed when first he heard
the din Of battle He could not calm
himself and thus lost the match. He
thinks that his experience of war
time would again be true and that in a
future match he might stand some
show of winning. Thus the following
manifesto has appeared:
STATE OF MAINE
In the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety nine.
kennebec, In the matter Of Conrad.
Alfred Il. Perkins, Gentleman VS. Hon
Enoch c: Harrington, Shootster.
To the Honorablcs G. w. Joneq and
Smith S. Randall. referees. ana TO all
others whom IL may concern. be he
man or beast. angel or devil or what.
Whereas a solemn agrecmcn. b.s haer
and was entered INTO between ne Honor
able Enoch G. Earring on. Shoo,s:cr. ana
Comrade Alfred =. Perkins. Gentleman.
To play five games Of bottle pyl In III,
rooms Of the Abnaki cub on the frs,
day of September. \. ID. 1899. the winner
to pay for the suppers ana sodawater
with all of the appurtcnances belonging
thereto. and whereas said games Werc To
be IN the hands OF two disintt rested ref
crecs, OF high moral standing aad pro
digious appetites VINO should decide who
the winner OF said games should he and
determine once and for all who VAS the
best man with his cue. AMI whereas III.
said referees. whose appetites for sup
pers. saltwater and appurtcnances are
most certainly greater than heir judG
mentS. have seen lit to award tina cham
pionsnIp between the two gtntiemen
aforesaid to the Hon. Enoch {. Earring
ton. Shootster.
Now. therefore. be il known. that l.
comrade Alfred Il. Perkins. ,Io hereby
and hereon. now. henceforth and forever
more, solemnly ana sincerely protest
against Inc decision 81 sad referees ana
for the following reason, namely: | here
by assert and | stand ready 10 verify H.
that the Hon. Smith 5. Randall is not
never has been ara never will be a dis!n
tercsted referee: that. on the other hand
he is an interested party: that he is the
mere tool, hireling as ii Were of the Hon
Enoch Z. Harrington. Shootster; thar On
the 18th day of August. y. ID. 1889. and Oh
other days too numerous to mention. tn
said Harrington and Randall have been
seen whispering together on the public
Streets OF our city; that on said 18th day
Of August, and on divers other days. they
have been seen freauenting the public
dra mshops Of our city. and especially ma
this been noticeable since the said Ran
dali was notified that he was to act as
referee in these most important games,
that on said 18th day of August aforesaid
under the cover of darkness. in the sol
emn stiffness of the night time when hon
est men were sleeping and when ht
thought no mortal man was near and
none but the AlSeeing Eye could look
upon his crime, the said Randall was See
coaching the said Harrington and person
ally experimenting his preparation foi
this great battle, the winner of which
was to paw for the suppers, s1dawateI
and appurtenances belonging thereto.
- no Al l4l
Alfred r. Perkins stand ready to verify
And because of these facts ask that III,
games played be declared off and that a
new series of games be played under tbs
same conditions hut with a new am
clean board of referees. on the 18th day
of September. A. ID. 1899.
tS'gned)
Gentleman