The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-24
Given Forty Dollars in Cash and a
SeIid Silver Cup.
Window Royal Neishbors Victorious
Over Dundee Team.
SIayton Band Awarded First Place in
the Tournament.

AAoAihS Ia ShS hOPS ~ "A~~AS SA-S 49,
prize at the drill contest held in the
course of events at the annual picnic of
the Modern Woodmen of Southern Min
nesota at Window yesterday. The drill
contest was held on a street corner near
the Window city park last evening about
six o'clock. The Mankato drillers ap-
peared under Captain B. C. Cain, seven
teen strong, in their gay uniforms of
red, trimmed with black. A vast crowd
looked on. Indeed it was a lively day
for Window, for as many as six thou
sand visitors are said to have come to
the city. The evolutions of the team ex-
cited the heartiest applause and were the
topic of conversation among the huge
mass of spectators for a long time after
the drill was over.
The only competitor that the Mankato
! boys had in this drill was the team of
st. James, with their brown coats and
caps, white trousers, and leggins. The
Mankato team won the first prize, con-
sisting of $40 in money and a silver
cup. St. James won the second, which
was 500.
St. James has held the title to this
cup during the past two years. Yet her
camp has never had the cup. In fact
nobody seems to know what has become
of the cup. 1t is said to have been at
Amboy when last heard of. At any rate
| it must be found. The Mankato Modern
Woodmen are going to hunt it up.
The train that left Mankato at 7:2C
o'clock yesterday morning, with thirty
nine from the city bound for Window
was we'll crowded before reaching its
destination. 1t had eight coaches. Most
of the small towns along the way sent
far larger contingents than did Mankato
st. James sent very large crowd. The
train arrived at Window shortly before
ten o'clock
Two other special trains brought great
crowds to Window. The regular trains
too brought large numbers and soon the
streets had somewhat the appearance Of
those of Mankato on June s. One fea.
ture at Window that did not appear al
Mankato was the fakir. There was some
kind of fake game, or show or gamb
ling trick on nearly every corner. Such
people had free swing at Window and
harvest. Yet the town on the whole was
orderly, as far as danger to life and
limb was concerned.
| Among the exercises at the picnic
grounds, to which committees of the
Window camp conducted the visitors
probably the most striking event was
the address by Hon. w. s. Hammond Oh
st. James. This was certainly enjoyed
and the applause was hearty and long
continued.
The visiting teams were very nicely
treated by the local Woodmen land were
given splendid dinner and supper.
In, the horse races held at the fail
grounds during the afternoon, Heron
Lake seemed to show up exceedingly well
Not nearly so much interest was taker
in these races, however, as in the hotly
contested base ball game between st
James and Mankato. Both teams put
up splendid game. At the close of the
ninth inning, the score stood six to six
In the tenth inning McCullum, who
pitched for Mankato, was hit in the
thumb by a hot liner from Culp of st
James, and retired in favor of Osgood OF
Mankato, who did the rest of the pitch.
ing for Mankato in the tenth inning
st. James by and by had three men
on bases with two men out. A pitched
ball was struck at by st. James bat.
| ter, but the ball struck him. The three
st. James men on bases came in to home
The Mankato boys protested and main
tanned that the batter was out on the
third strike, as he had struck at the
ball and missed it for the third time
The umpire, man from Pipestone, de.
cided in favor of st. James, thus Civ.
ing that side three points and the batter
first base This made the score six to
nine, as it was at the close of the
game. The Mankato players were very
much aggrieved ard would have with
drawn from the field, had it not been
for the fact that they would have to lose
their share of the proceeds of the game
if they did not play the game out.
Early in the evening commenced the
competitive drill, in which Mankato won
so much glory. Following this came the
drill contest of the Royal Neighbors
There were two teams in this, represent
ing the camps of Window and Dundee
All of these ladies, in both teams, were
dressed in white, with purple sashes
and had paper caps of white and purple
The Dundee ladies had the word "Sun-
shine" the name of their camp, printed
on the front of their caps. Both teams
put up very pretty drills. Window won
the first prize, $25, and Dundee the sec.
,ond.
In the band contest there was no