The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-30

The scene of the Festivities Was
Portion of the Picnickers Went
Thither ON n Special Train, Hav-
ing Failed to Connect with the
Regular Conveyance.
Yesterday was letter carriers day, and
all of the carriers and their families, ex-
cepting a few collectors who were left
behind to look after business, took adj
vantage of the perfect picnic weather
and left, with LEGO of their friends for the
annual outing of the association. which
was held at Spring Park, Minnetonka
beach.
The special train Of fourteen coaches,
which left the union depot promptly at
! 30 p. m. left a large number behind, and
by some mishap the Postofice band was
also left The Great Northern made up
another special train of eight coaches,
which followed the first train at 2:5O p.
M. and arrived at the picnic grounds
about an hour behind the first train.
The first event on the programme, a
three-inning base ball game, was COM
menced on the arrival OF the second
train The two teams, one from the sub
carriers and the other made up from the
regular carriers, were made up fol-
lows:
Subcarriers-'' Billy" Allen, captain and
catcher; Thomas Nagel, first base; Frank
Dehn. second base; +. Sweezy, short
stop; H. jacobson, third base; Q. J.
Spengler, right field; Ira Tucker, center
field; Randall Mcdonald, left field; NJ. C.
Perlman, pitcher
~
tain and first base; Thomas O'Dea, pitch
er; Larry Tierney, shortstop; 7. J. Doyle,
right field; Thomas Tierney, left field; e.
T. Lightbourn, third base; Fred Lange,
catcher; ]. J. Luby, center field, and
James Quinn, second base.
Frank Holman was agreed upon as
umpire. The game, while it lasted, was
a spirited one, and the large crowd had
q large amount of fun at the expense
Of the players and the umpire. who had
hard time of it. The Subs" however
were too strong for the regulars, and
beat them out by a score of 10 to 8.
The programme Of field sports was at
once commenced. The committee of
Judges selected for the various events
were T. J. Doyle, l.. S Moore F. H.
Grant, J. Z. Lackey. A. J. Mccarthy J.
j. Luby, Thomas Maggie, H. J. Goette
J. J. Rockford and George Gauthier
The first and second prizes for the first
event, running jump, were won by B.
DoUgherty, with a jump of II feet, and
Joseph Kinds. who jumped 16 feet 7
inches.
There We're seven entries for the 100
yard dash, Nj. c. Perlman won first prize
in ? seconds, and W. ". Sweezy second
in 10 seconds.
The prizes for the 1G2-yard dash for car
riers' SONS under fourteen years, were
won by Master Michael O'Brien, In liz
seconds and Arthur Lyon in u seconds.
Three prizes We're offered for the fifty
yard dash for carriers daughters under
thirteen years. Ethel McDonough won
first, 12;2 seconds: Ethel Hart second, in
Is seconds, and Lillian Revord third in
IA seconds.
There We're eight entries for the fifty
yard married ladies race. which proved
thf best of all. Mrs. II. NJ. Jewett won
INST prize, iii u secGnds; Mrs. John NJ
1'ekk second, in 10 seconds, and Mrs
Thomas O'Dea third. in 151z seconds
j.. j.. Smith was given first prize for
the running hop, ster ard Jump, having
ccN cred Is feet, Roberts won second with
y feet . inches, and j. NJ. Quinn third,
cc~erirg IS feet.
The thread eating contest was an
amusing che, in which men and women
entered. The first prize. was captured
by george GauthieI, the second by Mrs
II. NJ. Jewett, and the third by Archie
Lyon.
For the pie-eatine contest there were
six contestants, each Of whom was fur
njshed with a half Of a bIueberry pie.
Harry y. TIundberg ana Henry Hardfick