Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-08-22
THE FIELD DAY SPORTS
Catholic Unions Meet at Vernon
Saturday Great Success.
p. M. Ferriter Won the Special Medal
Catholic Union Defeated Ashuelot
Team to 2 in Ball Game.


Team to in Ball Game.
Twelve hundred people enjoyed
perfect day for an outing Saturday at
the Catholic Unions picnic at Cen
trail park in Vernon. Over 500 tick
cts for passengers to Central park
were sold at the local station, and
large numbers of people came to the
scenes of festivities from Vernon,
Mortified, Hinsdale Ashuelot and
other towns.
Headed by the First Regiment band
and the field day committee the mem
bers of the Union paraded Main street
before starting for Vernon. The
creased pig in cage raised high up
on a wagon brought up the rear. the
inscription on the cage reading Not
runners enough in town to catch me"
The interest centered largely in the
sports, and the first events were called
soon after the special train from Brat
tleboro arrived in the morning.
There were a large number of entries,
and the contests were spirited and in
teresting. The showing of the young
athletes was remarkably good con-
sidering that they had little or no
special training.
tention than any other contest. The
three prize winners cleared the top
of the standards, and boxes were then
used to raise them. Richard Howe
finally won first place at 8 feet l
inch. AS a member of Kimball Union
Academy, Howe was a medal winner
at the Dartmouth interscholastic meet
with a vault of 101s feet.
J. Austin came out like a flash in
the finish of the 100 yard dash.
Only a short distance back four
runners >were in front of Austin, but
the latter had a sprint left and nipped
them all at the tape, with March a
close second. James Bagg. the Wes-
leyan University champion at short
distances, simply played tag with the
other runners in the 220 yard event.
He was off at a bound with the crack
of the pistol and at so yards was
leading by 90 feet. He finished as
he pleased, with Austin a good second.
P. Nj. Ferriter was the winner of the
silver medal TO the member of the
Union having the largest number of
points, having total of 26 out of a
possible 40 for the events in which he
was a contestant. ]. Austin was
a close second with % points.
Interest was at fever heat when the
wild creased pig was liberated Some
% men and boys entered to catch him.
They were given a lively chase before
the porcine Splinter was brought
down. There were several in at the
finish and claims and counter claims
of having a hand in the capture were
set up, but the prize, a silk umbrella,
was awarded to young John Murray
of Brattleboro.
The Catholic Union won the seven
inning game from the Ashuelot, N. H.,
team to 2. oliver, the Union
pitcher, was in fine fettle, and two
scratch hits were all the Ashuelot
players could get off his delivery.
The Ashuelot team scored only in the
fifth, inning, when the Union punched
their only errors of the game. three in
number, and two men crossed the plate
Clune's fielding was fast in all res
poets, and several of his stops were
difficult. For Ashuelot Brooks be,
hind the bat and w. and R. Sheriden
at first and second did notceably good
work.
The makeup of the Union team was
as follows oliver, p; Lafrinea, c:
Clune, SIS; Ferriter. 1b; Bean, 2b;
KANE, 9b; Guiheen, If; Riley, CT; Dun
leavy RI.
The score was as follows
Innings / 2 3 5 G Z
Union, ! 2 0 2 2 o.
Ashuelot, 0 o 0 o 2 0 %
Struck out, by oliver 10, Ducett Z;
bases on balls, off oliver /. off Ducett
5; batteries, oliver and Lafrinea: Du.
cett and Brooks. Umpires, Raleigh
and Devine.
The relay race and tug of war
struggle were not called, there be-
ing lack of good entries Refresh
ments were served throughout the
day, and there were a variety of diver.
sions in addition to the sports. Dane
ing was enjoyed in the pavilion by
many of the young people. special
train early in the evening brought
many of the people back to Brattle.
boro.
The field day was great success in
every was and the Union will have
about $3.50 for the treasury after pay
ing all bills
Valuable prizes We're given in the
sporting events. The full list of
winners appears below
100 yard dash-lst, ]. Austin: I'd, II. L.
March; id, d. Riley: time, II secs.
Is yard dash for boys-lst, watch. j.
Riley; I'd, F. Ryan; Sd, l.. Walker; time,
% secs
22O yard dash-1st, James Bagg; I'd. ].
Austin; ID II. l.. March.
Running broad jump-lst ], Clune, II
feet inches I'd, p. Ferriter Il feet 6
inches: Sd, J. Austin, 16 feet inches.
Standing broad jump--1st, p NJ. Fer
ritter, feet 5lA inches I'd, ]. Austin,
feet 3A inches; Sd, II. March, feet.
Running hop, step and jump-lst, j.
Quinlan 81 feet 1O1A inches; 3D. ]. Austin,
81 feet 10 inches; Sd, p. NJ. Ferriter So
feet inches.
Running high iump-1st, r. Howe, 4
feet 10la inches; I'd, p. NJ. Ferriter 4
feet inches Sd, ]. Austin. feet ~
inches.
Putting 16 pound shot-1st ]. Quin-
land, 20 feet 8 inches; I'd, II. March, 27
feet inches; Sd, p. NJ Ferriter, p feet
inches.
Pole vault-1st, r. Howe Q feet l inch /;
I'd, p. NJ Ferrter s feet 11la inches: Sd,
o. Cederlberg, feet inches.