Evening journal., 1908-08-07
BUTCHERS HAD
BIG CELEBRATION
Attract Greatest Crowd Of the
Season at BTandywine
Springs Park
VISITORS GIVEN
ROYAL RECEPTION

Tho outing OF the Chester Butchers
Association and other members OF that
craft from Philadelphia and Reading. Pa.
at Brandywine Springs yesterday. as the
guests Of the Wilmington Butchers Asso-
citation was an enjoyable occasion and the
visitors were much pleased with the en-
tertainment furnished by the local butch-
ers Brandywlne Springs Park and that
resort held one OF the greatest crowds OF
the season.
The principal event OF the days sports
was a baseball game between the Chester
and Wilmington butchers, for the silver
cup offered by Millard T. Davis, for which
the two organizations battle each year.
Wilmington has held the cup for several
years and they again defeated the Ches-
tertes yesterday.
The game was a good one and more
than thousand people witnessed It. The
score was TO 4. The locals made a to-
tai OF seventeen hits and the visitors only
thirteen
Keoey started to pitch Cor Chester but
he was found easy picking and in the
fourth inning he was taken out arf a
twlrler named Nelson was substitutea. He
made better Impression and the locals
failed to score the remainder Of the game
though they connected with the ball sev~
eral times. Nelson always managed to put
on the screws when in tight place.
Young did the twrlng for Wilmington
and after the third inning he settled down
to hard work and there was nothing more
doing for the visitors.
The line-up for Wilmington was: Nom
tague, C; Mannerng. 1b; Senior. 2bs
Rainey. II; Pearson. IS; Beatty. sb; Ais
over, RI; Young, p; Caoon, OF.
Field sports followed the ball game and
the Chester bunch won most Of the events.
The relay race was won by Chester, aa
was also the 100 yards dash. potato. sack
and tub races. The only event won by
Wilmington was the fat mems race in
which Martin J. Sullivan came in first.
The Chester winners were:
lO-yard dash, John n. Carson.
Potato race-Harry Dubhorn.
Relay race-W. r. Roger A. Howiey,
Joseph Hickey and J. n. Carson
The Wilmington entries in the race
wore; y. Wahab. W. E Frederick. r. 7.
Jeneris and J.. Haney.
After the sports, tho visitors were invit-
ed TO lunch which was spread in the park.
Only visiting butchers and members of
the local organization were permitted
within the gate where the refreshments
were served.
Those who had charge OF the affair
were: David H. McGiil. president; J. p.
/ Dunn. vice-presldent; ID. McAllister. secre-
tary and u. =. duRoss. treasurer. T. ].
Senior, J. ID. Thompson. ]. H. Joslyn.
] James +. Thomas. John Wailsmith c. l..
Meiler and George Frederick.
A feature OF the celebration was the
Merry Widow" hat parade. which was
held at $50 o'clock in the evening.
Headed by Gatti's Band. the musicians
playing the Merry Widow waltz. the
parade moved from one end OF tho
boardwalk 70 the other. and the march,
ers were viewed by James G. O'Neal-
Alan L. Sharpe and Frank NJ. Sewer.
who weer the judges. Such q display
OF grotesque millinery was probably
never seen and the procession caused
much merriment
The first prize OF $40 in god for the
largest hat was divided equally be-
tween Miss ola Leach. OF No. 613 Mon
roe street. and c. j. Krapf This tie
was caused by the oversight OF tha
judges in permitting men to entsr the
contest. II having at first been UNDER
stood that women only were eligible.
/ The hats Worn by the winners OF this
prize extended from one side Of the
boardwalk to the other
The prize of IS for the second
largest hat was won by Miss Reba
Kite. Of Front and Broome streets. and
the third prize for the most elaborata-
y decorated hat was won by Miss Bea-
com. Of Henry Clay and Miss Foraker,
Of No. 1923 Poplar street. The prize
was also divided, the trimming OF tho
hats being so much alike that it was
impossible for the judges TO choose be-
tween them.