The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-21
PRESBYTER|ANS
AT FOREST HILL
Union Picnic OF Several Churches
at Popular Suburban
Park.
MINISTER'S ROOT Ar GAME.
Several Divines Take Active
Part III Cheering OH the
Ball-Players.

The Presbyterian Sunday schools OF
Richmond and vicinity held their an
nual picnic at Forest Hill Park yester-
day. over2a thousand young people
taking part In the pleasures Of day
in the open air Everything was
Presbyterian, from the blue sky to the
blue boats on the lake. Even the
music box son the merry-go-round
played Presbyterian hymns. The boys
ut the baseball games were anything
erend divine that all lad not been
thoroughly indoctrinatcd as yet. One
young shaver. who advised the batter
to "knock the ball to l. and back. !"
had certainly been carefully taught
az to tho actual existence OF the here
after.
Boating. bathing, wadiug and picnic
lunches made up a most enjoyable day,
and the Presbyterians returned to the
city last night safe and sunburned.
In the field day exercises, Westmin-
ster won SO points. Second Church, 20
points; Mispath, l6 points, and Third
Church, point
The baseball game between West
minister and Chestnut Hill was Won
by the latter score to o. The ath.
letics were in charge of w. Y. Rel
tlard, physical director of the Y. NJ
c. A., and he was ably assisted by J.
y. Sharman, F. NJ. Tousey. r. A. Brock
N. u. Hargrove and Charles Phillips.
The Events.
Following Is summary OF the
events for thirteen years and under:
Twenty Five Yards-R. Holderby,
Westminster. first; ]. Leisfeld, West
minister. second; c. NJ. Brooks, West
minister, third: c. Jiesfeld, Vest
Five YardsM n TaY e, second de' tirst
c. w. Brooks. Westminster second: Il.
Rennie. Mizpah, third: r. Hoderby,
Wetminster. fourth. Time. seconds.
Three Leg ;seda,, Rsce ,1 Twenty Fiye
mnater rse jones' G. NJ br mess
Bahlke, Mizpah, third: G. Fairlamb, c.
Llesteld, Westminster. fourth. Time,
s 2-5 seconds.
Mippah. first: 0A r. Hoiderby. West.
minister. second: II. Bahlke, Mizpah.
third; j. Liesfeld, Westminster, fourth.
Distance. 6 feet, 5 1-2 inches.
Running High Jump-M. Fitzgerald,
ster aeca npdt NJ BreoRs
ster. third; G. ,Fairlamb. fourth. Height,
four feet.
Throwing Baseball-F Rennie, Miz-
pah, first; III. Brown. Westminster, sec
ord: G. Taylor. Second. third; II. Holr
derby, Westminster, fourth. Distance,
191 feet
For fourteen-year- and over:
Fifty Yards-F. C. Cooper. Westmin-
ster. first: r. w. Miles, Westminster.
second: C. f. Brooks, Westminster,
third; II. Taylor, Second. fourth. Time.
q LIS seconds.
Ono Hundred Yards-F. c. Cooper.
Westminster. fist; r. w. Miles. West
minister. second: C. F. Brooks. West
munster, third: J. B. Cooper, Westmin-
ster, fourth. Time, IL 2-5 seconds.
Standing Broad Jump. c. Cooper.
Westminster, fist; J. Cecil. Second. sec
ord: r. Mowry. Westminster. third; e.
A. Fairlamb. Westminster, fourth Dis
lance, feet inches.
Running Broad Jump. G. Cooper.
Westminster, first: j. Cecil, Second.
second; f. A. Fairlamb. Westminster,
third; j. B. Cooper. Westminster.
fourth. staDnce, Is feet inches.
Running High Jump. Cecil.
first; F, G. Cooper. Westminster.
third: c. r: Brooks. Westminster
fourth. Height, 4 feet 5 inches.
Throwing Baseball-S. G. Grigg,
Second, first r. w. Miles. Westmin-
ster, second; c. + Brooks, Westmin-
ster, third: B. Grigg. Third, fourth.
Distance, 249 feet.