Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-07
WATERvILLE.
GREAT SPORT, TODAY.
Hot Baseball, Balloon Ascension and
Other Attractions, This Afternoon.

The weather prospect. last evening,
was excellent for today. and if it is
fair this afternoon, there will be the
largest crowd out at the ball grounds
that there mas been at any time, this
year. Inc program is i'm charge of Mr..
Gerald ana mas received his personal
attention. He will doubtless be on
hand, today. to see that everything goes
smoothly and that everyone has a good
time. The management of the two
teams will stand the expense and have
all the proceeds of the afternoon both
at the gate and in the stands, the road
getting its snare from the fares col
lected.
The bicycle races will be started at 2
o'clock sharp. There is a good num-
Der OF local riders who will enter for
the sport of competing with each other
more than for the prizes offered, so the
race will be hot one.
-Four or more automobiles owned in
this vicinity will doubtless start in that
race. ana as some of them are pretty
speedy the pace ought to be pretty hot.
This will start at 2.15. What is expect
ed to be the most mirth- provoking
feature of the afternoon will be the old
fashioned creased pig contest. A pig
or just the right sort has been procured
and will be worth at least $40 even after
it has been chased all over the big field
by the crowd. 1t has been running in
an orchard all summer, so will be in
fine condition to make it hot for the
pursuers Everything will be done to
make the contest an exciting one and
the winner will have to take the animal
back to the starting point from the
place where it is captured in order to
take possession. If the pig happens to
be caught good distance away it will
be as much sport to see it brought back
as to see tie captured.
The ball game will be started at 8
o'clock. This will be the seventh in
the series and Fairfield will want it
about as much as any game that will
be played. Waterville has won the last
two, but Fairfield will do her level best
to break the spell by capturing this one.
Not so very much is being said about
it, but it is noised around that the man
agement of that team is doing some
tall hustlng to land star twirler for
this game, one that will be capable of
making Waterville see stars. They
may not succeed but if they do there
will be something doing all right.
CoOmbs is booked to go in for Water
vile and the team will play the game
of the season Behind him. Both teams
in fact will be on their mettle, for it
will be q red letter game and both will
want to have the victory. This will be
the principal feature of the afternoon.
of course, and will be worth the price
OF admission all right without any of
the additional attractions.
The balloon ascension will be thrown
in for good measure. This will be made
by Professor Klobic, who has been seen,
this, year, at the fair in Lewiston. He
is engaged for the fair in Pressure Isle
and was induced to stop off and make
an ascent while, on his way there. He
was in the city, yesterday, so will be
on hand all right, this afternoon. He
performs acrObatic feats on the way up
and his parachute is released by the
explosion of a torpedo something that
has never before been seen in the State
until this year.
The admission will be the same as
usual for all these events which will
probably be as good as any offered for
the money anywhere for the day. The
cars will leave the Waterville terminal
of the road every 10 minutes and the
Oakland terminal every 20 minutes. and
every preparation has been made for
handling the people smoothly and
easily.