News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-07-05

The sports were carried out accord
ing to the program and the different
contests were for the most part close
| ~ contested and very interesting.
| OF course the event of the day in the
sporting line was the hose race and
this event which was a little late in
starting, was patiently waited for by
a large crowd of people, who were
lined up on either side of the street
from the corner OF Main and Portland
streets 10 the Plaasantstreetc crossing.
| The contest consisted of a run OF
500 feet, the contestants being
requi ed to string $50 feet of hose
and make a coupling to a dummy
| hydrant on either side of the street
The prizes were won as follows -
Sterling Hose Company, Johnson. r
S. Warner, Capt, 1st, $25, time 45k
seconds; Torrent Hose Company,
Stowe, F. E. Stafford, Capt, 2 |, SIS,
ASH seconds MorrisvjlIe, E. NJ
Davis, Capt, 81, $40, tine 40 A 5
seconds.
1t will be noted that the contest
was a close one and it was also one OF
the most exciting of the day. A large
number of supporters from each town
were present and all went home feel
ing that they had seen a clean
exhibition and had reason to be
proud OF their company.
Following is a list of the award of
prizes -
Best Float, Ira Grout; Lake Elmore, SO
2nd. best, b. ]. Kelley & Co., s.
Best Horrible Float, Chas. Dodge, $40
Elmore Creamery.
Best Horrible Bicycle and Rider, Clay FISK,
3 90. End, James Clark and Albert Balch,
HardWick Tandem Outfit.
Best Horrible Footman, Frank ONeil, s..
2nd Curtis Downer. SO.
A special prize of $40 was given to C. E.
Burt of Stowe. for United States Float
Best Work Team, s. l.. Ring, So; 2nd hest,
Albert TerriIl, So
Best Horrible Single Team, Glare Smith,
So. 2nd. best Chas. Dodge, So
Best Mechanical Float, Morrisville -Four
nv Co. SO. 2nd best, Il. E. Beardsley, s..
PRIZES FOR SPORTS
100 yard dash; 1st., P. F. Purcell, Hard
wick So. 2ud,, W. T. Burt, Stowe, 81
Fat Mems Race; 1st.. James Clark Hard
wick, So 2nd.. E M. Scott, Barre, 50.
Wheelbarrow Race; 1st Albert Rice, So.
End, Chas. Dodge, So
Obstacle Race; 1st., Albert Rice, Hard
wick, So. 2nd., Roy Woods, 50
Sack Race; LIST, Albert Rice, S. 2nd P.
f. Purcell, 50,
Running Broad Jump; 1st p. F. Purcell
So 2nd Chas. Dodge, 50.
Hop, Step and Jump; LIST, P. F. Purcell,
So. Dad. Chas. Dodge, -.
Running High Jump; 1st., Chas Dodge, SO
2nd b. NJ. Shepard, 81.
Girls Race, LIST Daisy E. Stewart, $3. |
nd, Florence Stewart, 50.
Putting the Shot; LIST, A. S. hillps, 81. |
2nd., Hiram Dodge, 81.
Orange Race; LIST, Morris Bowen, 50, 2nd, |
l.. | Parizo, 50.
The last event of the day was the
baseball game between MOrrisvllle |
and Johnson and resulted in a vic |
tory for Johnson by score of Is to |
Z. While there were some very good |
individual playing on both sides, |
there was very evident lack of team
work, especia Iy on the part of the
MorCisville team and it went without |
saying that the latter was picked
up team. Weater and Miner were the
battery for Morrisville and Hobrook
and Elwood for Johnson. Miner did
some good work with the stick for
MOrrisville. Both teams did some |
fast inteld work, johnson making
some pretty doubles. Johnson won
the game in the firsU and seventh
innings, scoring six In the first and |
five in the seventh.
The display of fireworks, which |
were sent up from Old Fair Grounds,
hill and were especially good. The |
Park was deliberately decorated with |
lanterns in the evening and a large |
crowd of people listened to a very en-
joyable band concert, given by the
MOrrisvile Band.
NOTES
The Committee wish to express their
thanks to all who, In various ways,
contributed to the success of the cele-
bration, and especially to those from
out of town, who furnished floats.
The contests were all pulled off with
out a hitch, and the crowd was
handled in manner which reflected
much credit upon Marshall E. W.
Webster and his efficient corps OF as
sistants.
Much credit is due A. n. Camp, who
worked untiringly on the preliminary
arrangements. From the first Mr..
Camp took a live interest in the pro-
ject and the general committee feel
much indebted to him for his services. |