The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-19
FUN, FAST
AND FURIOUS
Everyone Had a Good Time
at Bill Picnic.
The WEATHER WAS IDEAL
Contests Were Interesting
in Extreme.
The Bills Elect Officers and Lay Plans
for Picnic Next Year Which VIII
Eclipse All Others--Johns are Sue
ccssful I'm a Game OF Baseball.

One OF the most successful plcnics
conducted here during the present
season was that of the Marion Coun-
ty Bills at Lincoln park. Wednesday
afternon and evening. Interest was
at high pitch and the attendance
was very remarkable. Practically
dom were present to enjoy the fes-
uvities of the day and there were
others as well who could not refrain
from joining in, even though their
cognomen would not properly come
under the heading of Bill.
1t Is stated by those who are well
able to judge crowds, that there were
at least three thousand people in at
tendance. In the north end of the
park, where the doings of the day
were pulled off, the crowd assem-
bled in hosts and the park was thick
with humanity hungering for the en-
tertainment which was scheduled for
the occasion by the committee In
charge. People were there from all
of the surrounding towns as guests
of the Marion county Bills.
Early Wednesday morning q num-
ber gathered at the park and short
ly before the noon hour there were
large number in attendance. Cow
ers were spread in the shady hooks
of the grove and here dinner was
eaten by several hundred people. All
of the tables available were taken
long before the noon hour. Immedi-
ately following the noon hour the
picnic proper began and the election
of officers by the Bills for the com
ing year was taken up, together with
other business matters.
1t was arranged to select an APP
propriate banner, which will be given
the township bringing the larges
delegation TO the picnic next year
Other arrangements were made for
the next picnic and 1t is planned to
have a bigger and better ono than
ever before.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: "Bill" Marsh,
of LaRue, president; "Bilr' Gear
hiser, of Waldo. first vice president. I.
"Bill'' Burt. of Caledonia, second
vice president; "Bili' Wier, of Scott
township. third vice-president; "Bilr'
Harkness. of Marion. fourth vice.
president; "Bill" Hurr, treasurer, and
"Bill' Spencer, secretary. The chair
man will appoint an executive COM
mittee, Of five 10 arrange for the pic.
| mic next year.
The first thing on the program
| proper In the afternoon was an ad-
dress by "Bilf' John Hopley, of Bu-
cyrus. He spoke upon the title of
"Bilr' and related why he was glad
that he could be numbered among
these people. The first contest of
the afternoon and one which aroused
interest early was the watermelon
eating contest, in which Andrew Pos
tie won the prize. The second con-
test was a newsboys' shoe race.
which was won by Dwight Berry
In sack race George Snyder won
the prize. In three legged mems
race, Thomas Leeper and Clarence
Harger won prizes. Cecilia Murphy
won in a ladies' egg race. In o
needle threading contest, Mrs. Mag
gle Smith won the prize.
Perhaps the most interesting con-
test was the climbing of the creased
pole. White and black lads COM
peted for the priced watch at the
top of the pole and the struggle
lasted for several minutes. For a
time II was thought that the black
race would be awarded the honors,
but failure was his and the prize
prize went to Marion Dorth Several
hundred people watched the struggle
and one person in the big crowd be
came so interested that he swooned
and had to be carried from the
scene.
The big feature of the afternoon
was of course, the ball game be.
tween the Bills and the Johns. II
was a peculiar game of what nigh.
be called base ball and the score was
thirteen to ten in favor of the Johns.
This was the only failure in the picnic
on the part of the Bills. For time
1t appeared that the Bills would be
unable to score more than four runs
but the tide turned and the score be-
came more nearly even. The Bills
tried four pitchers, Reagan trying |
first. being followed by "Bilr' Em-
erson Schoenlaub and then Carlyle
and Fetter tried the part. uhl
pitched for the Johns through the
greater part of the game. The bat
teries for the Bills were Bill Reagan |
ana Bill Fetter. John Hinklin and
John Uhi were batteries for the Johns
during a part of the game. John
and Bill Scofield umpired
without placing themselves in dis
layor at the hands Of all Marion J