Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-31
AT SQUIRREL.
The Athletic Association Elects
Officers for Year.
Each Boat Continues to Bring Many
Passengers.

Squirrel Island, Me-, Aug. 3O.-(Spec-
ial)-The baseball season at Squirrel
Island closed, Saturday. for the season
of 1904. The game was an easy victory
time rival. The Squirrels took the lead
from the first inning and Wiscasset
soon lost their spirit and played loose
ball. The Squirrel team was composed
as follows: Barta, c. f.; MaXcy, 2b.;
MCGEE. 3d.; McCleave. c.; Badger, S.:
Lee, |. f.; Pratt. h.; Foster +. f.: Burt,
p. Wiscasset-Bean, y. and |. f.; Mason.
c.; Hilton and Esta brook, 2b.; Nc
Laughlin. 3d.; Cook, S.: and p.; Flarey,
h.: Whittemore. |. f.; Schooner, I. f.;
Bureigh, c. f. Score by innings:
Squirrel Island 20 ; 5 / 0 x-19
Wiscasset ........O o / / l 0 %
Hits-Squirrcl Island, -; Wiscasset, 4.
Struck out-By Burt. 10: by Bean. .;
by Cook. 8. Umpire. DR.. Walter Merrill.
Through the skillful mana cement of
Alexander Doyle of New York City.
Squirrel can boast of the best ball team
OF any summer resort in this vicinity.
The ball season, this year, has been a
success from every standpoint. Plans
are being arranged so that next sum
mer Islanders will be offered games
more frequent and even better than
ever before
The officers of the Squirrel Island
Athletic Association held meeting,
Saturday afternoon, and committees for
the various sports practiced here were
elected:
Gof-Mr. Parker of Harrisburg. Pa,
chairman, John Oldham, Wellesley
Hills Mass, Rev. E. NJ. Noyes Newton,
Mass.
Tennis-Prof. ]. William Black Of
Waterville, chairman, Prof. e. NJ. Bow
man of Brooklyn, N. Y, Miss Alice Will
cox of Hartford, CT.
Yachting-Robert Treat Whitehouse
of Portland, chairman, Walter c. Emer-
son of Washington, D. c.. Edward Stan
wood Jr., of BroolSline, Mass.
Field SpOrts-Arthur F. Libby of Put
nam, Ct chairman. Donald C. White of
Lewiston. Fred Thompson of New York.
Baseball-Edward Stanwood. Jr., of
Brookline. Mass. chairman. Donald c.
White of Lewiston, and Edward Pratt
Of Lewiston. The chairman Of the sew
tl Ill NOIIiiI'ltltts ii'li thC CN|toIiNN
committee of the Athletic Association.
Many people are going, but each boat
brings passengers who are coming to
enjoy the superb weather and a quiet
vacation. The post office will close,
Sept. 90. the Spa, Sept. Is the telegram
office, Sept. Is, Squirrel Inn, Sept. Is.
Casino. Sept. 8. The store will be open
as long as there is patronage to demand
it.
The tennis courts have not been so
busy this summer. as during the past
week. a prize tournament among the
younger people is the reason.
Paul Badger of Winchester. is the
guest of l.. Winthrop Barta at the Pc
terson cottage.
Attorney George Frye Merrill Of
Gloucester Mass, is passing a short va
cation at the Five Cables"
Prof. Black and family are entertain
ing Mr.. Blacks sister at their cottage.
Miss Ethel Sargent of Winchester,
Mass, who has been visiting Mrs. w.
C. H. Badger and family at the Sher-
wood cottage for the past two weeks,
hes returned home.
Edward Cutter of Boston. prominent
the summer, left the Island. Thursday. |
Dick Gray of Newton, returned home,
Monday, after a pleasant months stop
at the Squirrel Inn.
The family of Secretary Shaw will
leave the Island, Sept. 1.
Squirrel Inn arrivals: Mr.. and Mrs
G. E. Francis. Syracuse, N. Y; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Stearns, Manchester. N. H.:
W. p. Saxton. Montclair. N. j.; f. W.
benjamin, Washington. D. c.; Samuel /,
H. Capen. Jr., Dedham, Mass: r. H. |
Kelsey Brooklyn, N. Y: f. P. Jasham,. |
providence, r. l.; Stanley Richards. |
Brooklyn, N. Y: ]. w. North, Brook
lyn. N. Y: Mrs. North and son, Brook
lyn, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Fish.
Natiek, Mass; G. N. Reynolds, Ian
caster, O.; Victor Hodgins, Bangor;J