The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30
OUTING OF PLUMBERS UNION
THOROUGHLY ENJOYABLE DAY
PASSED BY THE BOYS AT
RUSSELL BEACH
All Kinds of Good Things in the
Way of Music, Eating and Field
Sports Arc Provided by the Com
mittee of Arrangements.


Those who attended the annual picnic
of the journeymen plumbers unions of
st. Paul and Minneapolis, at Russell
Beach yesterday, may have seen better
days. but they never saw one more suit
able for a days outing or one which was
more thoroughly enjoyed. The committee
having charge Of the affair estimated that
there were between 600 and 700 people on
the grounds. Whether the estimate is
correct or not, certain it is that there
were tall plumbers and short plumbers,
fat plumbers and lean plumbers, old
plumbers and young plumbers, future
plumbers-in-arms, little tots, fathers,
mothers, brothers and sisters, grand
fathers and grandmotherS, beaux and
sweethearts. The temperature was just
right to remind one that soon the ice
man will be superseded, by the plumber
that the ice which melts SO easily beneath
the rays of Old Sol during July, August
and September, and possibly October and
November will CONCEAL in the pipes sup
posed to create warmth, and that for the
following four months the master and
journeyman plumber will have a lead
pipe cinch' on the residents Of the two
greatest cities of the Northwest. Officer
Newman, of ST. Paul, was on the grounds
to preserve order, but at no time during
the day was he called upon to patch up
an infraction of the peace.
The principal attraction for the lovers
of outdoor sports was the ball game be-
tween the plumbers of the two cities for
a purse of $50. The st. Paul team was
made up as follows: L. Sudheimer, first
base; H. Leffelholz, catcher; o. Shultz,
pitcher; ]. Mcclure, shortstop; I. Butler,
second base; ]. Maggie, third base; M.
O'Connell, right field; J. Campbell, center
field; ]. Hyland, left field.
Minneapolis-B. Mcbride, catcher; H.
VOTERS, pitcher; E. Paine, center field;
T. McCarron, first base; William Martin,
left field; William Button, third base;
D. Driscoll, shortstop; G. Berndgen, sec
ond base; D. Fallon, right field.
A la st. Paul and Minneapolis league
teams, the double-umpire system was
adopted, Hugh Warren, of the Flour
City, calling balls and strikes, while E.
A. Boerner, of st. Paul, looked after the
base runners. The scorekeepers were J.
Foren, of Minneapolis and Martin Fred
erickson, of st. Paul. Five innings were
decided upon as the game, which was
called at Ills and ended at $40. The fol-
lowing is the score, as near as could be
determined by those who were intrusted
with the fate Of the two mines:
l.. 4
Minneapolis -. ............ 0 1 o 49
Those who won the different events on
the program Of sports We're:
1o0-yard dash, members only-Bert Hell
Ter, St Paul, first; George Johnson,
Minneapolis, second; j. Miller, Mime
Master plumbers race, 100 yards-E
F. Sahler, Minneapolis. first; Arthur
George, Minneapolis, second; Fred Roth
acher, Minneapolis, third; F. H. Schuler,
Minneapolis, fourth.
Ladies race, over 1S-Mrs R. w.
Thompson, Minneapolis, first; Mrs P
Martin, st. Paul. third.
Sack race, members only-G. C. Kelly,
second; J. Miller, Minneapolis, third.
Minneapolis, first; Martin Conroy, North
st. Paul, second; ]. S. Eastman, Min
Girls race under 1S-Grace Lichlleter,
Minneapolis, first; Annie Newstrom.
Minneapolis, second; Lizzie Hartings,
Minneapolis third; Helen Feehan, St,
AII-four race, boys under 16-John Ahren
ST. Paul, first: Walter Barrett, ST. Paul,
Three-legged race. Robertson, Will
lam Schroeder, Minneapolis, first; M Pur-
cell, T. Ryan, Minneapolis, second; T. w.
Hickey, M T. Fox Minneapolis, third
Egg race for ladies-Mrs. w. Nugent
Minneapolis, first; Mrs. Cole, Minneapolis,
second; Miss Emma Martin, St. Paul,
third
Heel and toe walking contest, members
only-Maurice O'Connell, st. Paul, first,
Mark Purcell, Minneapolis, second; Rob
ert Simpson, Minneapolis, third.
Fat mems race: 200 pounds and over
John ODOnnell, Minneapolis. first; George
B. Hollis st. Paul, second; H. Steiner, St
Paul, third.
Digging contest, plumbers helpers-Sam
Johnson, Minneapolis, first; Martin Sulz-
berg ST Paul, second.
first; c. J. Maurud, Minneapolis, second;
c. G. Grout, Minneapolis. third.
Boat race, members only-Paul Chapel,
St. Paul: first; John skomos,, Minneapolis
second; M. Huna, st. Paul, third.
Waiting contest-P. ]. Leonard and
wife. first J. c. Harrington and Mrs
Martin, Minneapolis, second.
The judges were S. B. HowIis, st. Paul;
]. 0. Watson, Minneapolis, and T. Nc
Mahon, St. Paul. Starter, P. ]. Coff, st.
Paul.
j. Simmons. c. F. Doyle and T. F. Nc
Mahon, S.. Pau; Maurice McNerney, John
O'Donnell and George Johnson, Minneap-
oils, were the committee on arrangements.