Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-01
THE PLUMBERS PICNIC

Every PLUMBING establishment 10
the city was closed yesterday after
noon and even the master plumbers
put out the sign This is my busy
day." IN order taat they might b. out
with their men at the annual plumb
ers' picnic held at Benjamin's Falls.
The picnic was a decided success,
some SO people. including the men
and their families, attending 1t. From
[ the time the outpostS arrived at a lit
tie after o'clock until the last one
left the grounds in the evening, every
thing moved along we'll and all had a
good time.
There was great abundance OF
cooling refreshments, including wat
ermelon and ice cream, and there were
also many soft drinks and plenty Of
cold soft "solder."
OF c ,urSe there were games OF all
sorts, as befitting picnic Of so many
trained athletes. The base ball game
was the most remarkable played in
Berlin, either "this" year or "last"
year. w. G.. Reynolds and George
Guard selected ten men for each side,
because the crowd was afraid Of odd
nj mbers. Mayor Phelps acted as um.
pire, and although at the beginning
he did not know the difference be.
tween ball and foul fly, he was
helped out by his BIZ brother, Henry
A. Phelps, who kept score. so that at
the end ne was able to tell "Swipe"
joint from a base hit. The scorer got
SO tangled up in hi, coaching the UNI
pife that he forgot to put down all
the runs made, and as result the
game was called draw.
The game abounded ia features, any
one OF which was remarkable. All
the baSemen seemed to have 'putty'
joints when they came to catch ball.
All the pitchers were 50 used to run
ming their work on straight lines that
they could not pitch a curved ball.
AS result there had 10 be new
pitcher put in at each inning to save
the fielders from losing their wind in
chasing the bali. The extra man was
played in shore left field and alternat-
ed with the short stop in d. ing some |
ground and lofty tumbling and posing |
while the ball was being found after
some long hit.
The egg race proved very exciting
and was ruu of in six heats. George
Guard was the first man 10 cross the
line in the final heat, but it is CLAIM
ed that he used gum 10 hold the egg
On his spoon. This disqualified hin
ard the race was awarded to II A.
}. lps. c. W. Averill, who led the
tette.S for the base ball game, was
in his trial heat, and so was
shut ut of the tinal.
Robert Inglls and George Guard
contest in throwing tie hammer.
until the former broke the handle with
such a 10 g throw trat he was de-
,lart d The winner. Guard, however,
Won the jumping AID the weight put
ing contests with ease.
The make up of the two mines in
jhe ball game was: C'pt Reynolds
,ine Reynolds, Adolph Gopeo, A B.
1oneo, Camp, Emerson, DurAee, Love
Dion, Campoell, Wallace Captain
4uard s nine-Guard, Baird, Frenitr.
Russell, Allen, Smith, johnson, Grit
in, Carpenter, IngliS; umpire, n. ID.
Phelps: scorer, II. A. Phelps.
The committee in charge OF the
picnic was composed Of Harry W. En-
,rson. Andrew Baird and o. B. Car
They were supposed to see
hat every one had enough to eAt and
lrink Il, d were not to call halt in
he latter respect until the persons
afety valve "popped" or bis boiler
as full. They performed their duty
n a very acceptable manner,