The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-20
GRO(ERS ARE FINE SPORTS
SKILL IN VARIOUS ATH-
LETIC CONTESTS
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS PICNIC
Ladies' Participate in the Games,
and the Eleventh Annual Out
ing lis Put Down as
z Superine.

The retail grpcers of st. Paul yester-
day closed their stores and held their
eleventh annual outing and picnic at
Russell Beach, Chisago lakes. For a
wonder it did not rain. There was
slight sprinkle at noon, but the drops
ceased falling before anyone had
chance to say, there, told you SO,
more than once.
All records for attendance were broken
by at least 4 900. There was scarcely
standing room to spare on the st. Paul
& Duluth special, which left the union
depot at o'clock in the morning, and
the picnicers filed most Of the seats in
the twelve coaches of the regular train
which followed an hour later. At ESQ
o'clock in the afternoon another rein
forcement came, and there must have
been at least 2,5G0 people all told on the
SPACIOUS grounds.
Every table in the grove was pre-
empted by basket lunch parties and the
refreshment stands did a land Office
business. The water was dotted with
pleasure craft, there was dancing
throughout the afternoon and up to 3
o'clock in the evening, to the music of
the Marine band, and a very successful
programme of sports was pulled Off
under the direction of Fred Mason, the
secretary of the association
There were tWenty-three events for
liberal prizes contributed by the whole
sale and supply houses, which included
two baseball games, two exciting tugs of
war, several running races, and events
in which the grocers' wives and daugh-
tiers participated. There was no lack of
entries, and in some of the events there
were score of contestants. The grocers
proved to be husky lot of fellows and
considering the fact that they ran in
the sand or upon slippery grass made
time that was decidedly creditable for
amateurs.
The utmost good humor prevailed and
there were few casualties considering
that so many young people were turned
loose to frolic as they pleased, and get
next to nature in any old way they saw
fit. One man was nit in the eye by
baseball and a brewery employee had
hand badly crushed in handling a heavy
key. Ben Bronson, of Lindstrom, upset
his yacht, but this has happened 50
often that no one was surprised, and he
didn't miss a puff at his pipe when the
boat reversed it's position and he took
refuge upon its keel The trains re-
turned the last excursonists to the city
before midnight, and the picnic of 1901
will go down to history as a complete
success from a financial as well as other
Standpoints.
SPORTS sT--RT IN.
The first ball game was called at IL
o'clock and was closely contested for
seven innings. The City Statesmen
downed the Grocers' Clerks by the tune
of 70 to Z. The two mines were made up
as follows:
Statesmen West Side
j. E. Grady CatcH. scheII go. Cate
VIM Cooney ..:PttcW J Burke ...:Pitc
Harry Knocke. First c. Sullivan First
w. Scheffenberg. I'd N. Brooks ....Secon
E. MacLanahan.. ThiF GeTlich. Third
c. Johnke -. Left H. Iixon Left
Martin Cook. Center B Hieger ....Center
H: E. Berry Right j. Lynch -. Right
Cooney, for the Statesmen, struck out
five and Ubank, for the Grocers, four.
w. j. Burke umpired.
Although the grocery clerks had the
extra incentive of cash prizes for their
game, their work on the diamond was not
as credttable, and the game was too I'M
even to be exciting for the Grocers east
of Wahasha were defeated by those Of
the west side by the score Of Y to s.
II. Knocke umpired.
GrocerS- East Side
her. John Rosenthalher. Chas. Garborine
her,. Frank Ubank HERR Banberry
stop ....... B. Poots stop &C. Sanders
Base. James Brozak Base wv. Smith
I'd Base.C. Boiler Base ......F. Jonke
Field =. L. Wegerth Field I'M. Duke
Field. Ed Wall Field b. Booenich
Field =. John Masek Field Pace
WINNERS OF OTHER EVENTS.
One hundred yard dash, open to all
amateurs-First prize, G. H; Gahagan;
fourth G Schilio.
One hundred yard dash, for grocers
only-First prize, John Gustavson: sec
end, Ed Hanson; third, P. j. OReilly;
One hundred yard dash, city statesmen
only-First prize, H. Hammerstrom; sec
end E. Kinstler: third, Albert Lindeke.
Fifty yard backward running race
Hammerstrom; third w Wright
Fat mems race, 1870 pounds or over
First prize, Thomas H. Wilkinson; Sec
oGnd, Albert Lindeke; third, Peter Rosen-
berger.
The tug of war between the West side
and the East side grocers, ten on side,
was the most exciting event of the day
lasting thirty seconds each. The West
siders finally won fairly. The teams were
made up as follows: West Side-J. B.
Rapp, ANCHOR; H. F; Piper, o. R. Michel
John Masek John Rosenthal, j. Hauser,
+. J. Kriha. East Side-Peter Pier, an
Choir; F. F. Gilman, Andrew Johnson, S.
G. Andrist, Ed Hanson. ]. E Martins,
son, Peter Rosenberger.
There was no dispute over the tug Of
war between the grocery clerks of the
West ana East sides, for the West side
promptly pulled their antagonists across
the line in less than thirty seconds The
teams were: West Side-H. Schnell, an
Choir; WeXler. William Kersten. E. Lind
berg. julius Gosselin, Henry Kernstedt,
M. Anderson. ]. Lynch, B. Heiger, q.
Waters. c. Sullivan. F. Gerlich, Charles
Rank. East side-E. Helgeson. anchor;
Gus Olson. E. Hedberg, F. Barry, T.
Sampson, o. Johnson, o. NJ. Lindeke, c.
Edstrom, r. E. Andrist. c. Sanders, J.
Knudson, w. -Knudson.
Lemon race, for married ladies-First
prize. Mrs. John Houle; second, Mrs 0,
R. Nicholson; third. Mrs. John Masek.
Ladies egg and spoon race-First prize.
Mrs. c. P. Foote; second Mrs H D.
Spoor; third Mrs. F. L. Little; fourth,
Mrs. o. R. Nicholson.
Ladies throwing balls in a barrel-First
prize, Mrs J. Volat; second, Mrs S. ].
AndTist: third, Mrs. James Konaley;
fourth Mrs. J. w Lux.
Ladies fifty yard running race-Eirst
prize, Miss Josephine Halter; second. Miss
Agnes Ager; third, Miss Antoinette Stas-
ney.
Running race for girls of fifteen years
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