Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-31
Eight Thousand People at Electric
Park.
Grocers and Their Friends Declare They Never
Had Better Outing.

amusements, George Haas, Fred
Amend. G. H. Ellis, George A. Car
michael, Fred Ewald, G. Gille, Harry
Grow, Matt Klink. ]. r. LOCKER, Jas.
Buffers, Dan Nelan and Frank Eber-
ly; refreshments, j. c. Immel. George
Baker, A. p. Conrad, J. Umphrey, H.
c. Killinger, VIM. Klickner, W. Gal
higher, L. NJ. Beltz, c. Simon. c. A.
Koch, H. w. Immel, Frank Teeplc
and w. G. Brown; music, A. E. Baker.
Z. A. Chamberlain, w. II. Mutt, J. A..
Rohner and 9. G. Young; transporto-
ton. G. A. Becker, VIM. Bittman, G..
A. Kempel, e. H. Killinger, ]. J.. Koh-
Ter, j. w. Limbert, w. G. Mckinley,
Thomas Rockwell, Frank Sillcox.
Henry Holsworth and VIM. Roach.
One of the best features Of the day
was a ball game between teams made
up OF grocers and commercial travel
ers. Eight innings were played. and
the grocers were victors by the very
decisive score Of to 8, and Were re-
warded with $50 cigars. Last year
at Cottage Grove the commercial trav-
elers defeated the grocers by score
of 16 to IA. w. j. Doran and ira
Hess were the battery for the CONNER.
cial travellers, and other players were:
A. D. Logan, lib; G. Dye, SIS; H. Ham
lin, 3b; s. Chapman, 2b; A. G.. Barnes,
rf; G.. G. Sizer, CT and j. V. Swartz,
If. For the grocers the battery was
composed of F. earn. pitcher, and B..
Buffers, catcher; other players were:
J. b. LOCKER, SIS; Edward j. Russell,
1b; G. Graham, 3b; j. Buffers, 2b;
F. Johnston, IF; +. Reichart, CT; Nc
Donald, If.
Doran. for the commercial travellers,
distinguished himself by striking out
three men in the first inning, and
pitched a good game throughout. One
of the features of the game was a
double play by Hess, unassisted, and
A. d. Logan made a three-base hit.
The grocers played like veterans.
hof, n11 al nj
played together well during the whole
game.
A. u. Logan's making a three ase
hit was regarded by the rooters for
the commercial travellers as an occa-
sion for special recognition. They i'm
mediately procured big bouquet and
had it presented formally to Mr.. Lo-
gan by Hon. w. e. Young.
Early in the game, c. NJ. Dyes little
finger on the left hand was broken
while he was trying to stop hot fly.
Another premier feature was bar
rel boxing bout. The contestants, VIM.
Beck, of Akron, and Harry Hunt. of
Kent, each stood in barrels, and nearly
every move they made toward each
other upset the barrels, and started
them rolling in opposite directions.
This made it hard to decide the win
ner, and each got prize. Beck got
sack of flour, and as Hunts trous.
ers were torn badly, he was given an
order for new pair.
And there was baby show. too.
First prize was carried off by Ches-
ter Gustavel, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Gustavel. of Bell ST., Akron, and
the second prize was awarded to Ger.
trude Gille, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Gille. jr., of Akron. First prize
was gold ring, and the second, q
gold pin.
Other contests and their results fol.
low: Potato race for boys-won by
Earl Hamlin; foot race for girls, Mary
Splitter; sack race, Isaac Harding;
watermelon-eating contest, Charles
Douglass pie-eating contest, Charles
Residence; wheelbarrow race. Geo
Huber; boat race, James Ritchie; lean
grocers race, Geo. Mock; fat grocers
race, j. T. Spellman; fat womens
race. Mrs. Winkleman; tug of war
won by team captained by Albert
Baker.
Ticket 292 is the lucky number which
draws the bedroom suite in the ar.
rangement of Erie passenger tickets
On each of the Erie tickets was q
number, emitting the holder TO one
chance on a four-piece bedroom suite
These numbers were dropped into a
box on the picnic grounds. AS vet
the holder of No. 292 has not been
located.
An interesting game of ball was
played during the forenoon by the
SUBMITS and Arlingtons. The Sum-
mits won, and received a prize Of SIS.
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Sunday steamer for Long lake park
o am. and 80 pm.