The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-05
Athletic Events in the
Forenoon.
Ball Game and Horse Trots
in the Afternoon.

good oldfashioned way yesterday in the
historic town of Yarmouth. All day long
people from Portland and the neighbor-
ing towns drove in in teams and on the
electric cars Of the Portland & Yarmouth
Electric Railway Company to participate
in the observance Of the day.
IN the early morning hours the first
event Of interest was the parade of hor-
ribles. While there We're not many par
Elephants in the parade those that did en-
ter represented odd us we'll as grotesqsle
characters. Among the various entries in
this parade were the following: Electric
car representing the Portland & Var
mouth Electric Hallway Company. This
was drawn by horses and was in charge
OF motorman and conductor who in
variably rang in more fares that he col
lected This exhibit received first prize OF
$.
The second prize was awarded to the
team equipped as an electric light plant,
representing the Yarmouth Manufactur-
ing Company. This team in place of cleo
trio lights exhibited lanterns which re-
qulred lighting at frequent intervals.
The third prize Of 81 was awarded to
the team representing a miniature steam
fire engine. hit on the Yarmouth hose
companies.
Honorable mention was made Of the
turn out representing 'sOur 3 Town
Fathers, " which was team bearing a
cage, oontaini==g5 varlous male domestic
animals.
Another unique ex hibit was that Of the
burlesque on the town snow roller, made
Of two hogsheads drawn by a horse.
Another feature Of the parade was
boys fife and drum corps with Master
Joy as drum major. The Yarmouth
steam laundry, a policeman, Indian
chief, a tramp and burlesque on the
professional bicyclist were also interest
ing representations.
At o'clock at the high school grounds
occurred a number of athletic events. In
the 100 yard dash Chas. Crane, Jr, and
John Mccartney were tied for first place
IN running of this even the race was still
tied and was declared a draw and the
money equally divided. The time OF the
race was 1l11 seconds.
In the running broad jump Mr.. Philip
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having jumped 3 feet and 1 inch. Harry
Turner Of Yarmouth won second money
covering a ) foot jump.
In the potato race Philip HaskelIsTof
Portland was the winner.
The three-legged race was an interest
ing event and was won by Messrs. Nc
Cartney and Reed of Yarmouth.
The last event was tug of war be-
tween teams of IL men representing the
Falls and the Corner district. whe con-
test was sharp but decisive and was won
by the team from Yarmouth Corner. The
prize was a box of cigars.
Another interesting feature of the fore
noon s celebration was the bicycle parade.
There were but very few entries and but
few that decorated their wheels, but on
the whole it wa an interesting event.
Mr.. Willie True acted as marshal Of the
parade. DR.. G. W. Gerow and daughter
followed the marshal on a tandem bicycle
which was neatly trimmed in white and
colors AMI covered by a large japanese
umbrella.
Miss Bernice Gerow, dressed in white
riding beneath white parasol was
awarded the first prize of So for ladies,
while Mr.. Howard q. Cooling riding on a
prettily decorated wheel, on the handle
bars OF which was mounted stag's head, |
received first gentleman's prize Of So.
The other decorated wheels worthy of
mention were those ridden by Misses |
Blanche Blake and Edith Cook, Mrs. |
Lyman p. Cook and Miss Elsie Pomeroy. |
In the afternoon commencing at ]. 80
came the remainder of the events which |
were. carried out at the Yarmouth Driv-
ing clubs park. The park was damned
with people.
OF the afternoon events none attracted |
more interest than the ball game played |
between the Yarmouth Athletic nine and
the nine from the a. IL. Berry Shoe COM
pany OF Portland. The game was hotly
contested from the start. The Yarmouth |
nine showed that they possessed a strong
fielding nine but exhibited weakness at
the bat and lack of agility and sagacity
in base running. The game was won by
the A. II. Berry Shoe company nine by a
score of 8 to 8.
The following was the make up of the
mines:
Berry Shoe company: Dyer, catcher,
pitcher; O'Brion, 1b; H.Hanks,
2b; Carrigan, sb; Durham, SIS; Lowell,
IF; Price, Of Leavitt, If.
Yarmouth Athletics: Turner, catcher;
pitcher; Ross. 1b; Mitchell,
Oh; Hodsdon, SIS; B. Bennett, 3b; Crane,
If; Merrill, Of; p. Bennett, IF.
The score by inninos was as follows:
A. H. B. Co., / 2 2 90 0 2 10
Yarmouth A., 2 | 0 Q l 0 3 0-8
Umpires, William Gooding Of Var
m outh, John Kinks Of Falmouth.