Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-06-18
ADJUSTMENTS
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THLETICS

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June 1S-Commencement of Cape
May county schools at Wild wood Ocean
Pier theatre.
June 22lCommencement of Wild
wood high school at ocean pier theatre.
June 22-Strawberry festival for Cos
mopolitan church (colored) at the
church.
July 3-Individual and club automo-
bile runs from Philadelphia and New
York, arriving ere about A p. m.
July 3-Base ball between Five Mile
Beach Base Ball Club and Cape May
at Ottens ball park, 18th street.
July 5-Automobile parade on the
board walk in the morning and races on
the Central avenue speedway In the
afternoon.
July 5-Ten mile marathon ace for
the championship of Cape May county
at the Holly Beach Yacht Club, Wild
wood Crest. Also 100 and 300 yard
dashes.
Every Saturday night-Dancing at
the ocean pier. Good music.
Skating every night at ocean pier
rink with music on Tuesday and Fri
day nights.
Mrs. Lidie M. Ward, of Camden,
has rented the Comique moving picture
theatre in the Sweet block on the board
walk for the season. Mrs. Ward con-
ducts a similar amusement place on
Broadway, Camden.
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The island will have a base ball team
again this summer. 1t will be under
the management of r. K. Parker and
the outlook is very bright for a good
season. The games will be played on
the 18th street diamond and at Ottens
Harbor, being divided up between the
two places. The season will open on
July Sd with Cape May, after which
the team will travel for a week, play
ing two games in Bridgeton and two
in Atlantic City. On July 18th Auburn,
N. Y, Will play here; July 14th,
Bridgeton; 10Th, Philadelphia Colored
Giants; 10th, Millville; 18th, Cape May.
Manager Parker promises the best team
obtainable and says it will surpass any
other team ever having represented the
island, costing considerable more than
last years team. There is no fence
around the grounds of either diamond
so no admission win be charged, de-
pending on the generous contributions
of the public. There is no grand stand
at the Harbor grounds but one will be
erected before the season. Following
are the players:
Kohler, Brown and Morris, pitchers.
Young, Becker and O'Leary ,catchers.
Wilson, first base.
Mckinley, second base.
Leebergood, short stop.
Chase, third base.
Williams, right field.
Kuhn, center field
Kelly, left field.
Kohier and Brown are college play
ers from Bucknell University.
Morris is a deaf mute from the state
college at Mt. Airy and is loaned by
the State Legislature of Pennsylvania.
Young and Becker are from Harvard.
Mckinley is from Georgetown Uni
versity.
Leebergood is from Albright College.
Chase is from Newcastle, Del.
Williams is from Fordham College,
Fordham, N. Y.
Kuhn is from Trenton.
Kelly is from Portsmouth, Ohio.
All the men are good ball players and
have made exceptional records this
spring. They will report on June 2Sth
and will go under the name of the Five
Mile Beach Base Ball Club.
A grand marathon race will be held
on the morning of July 9Th on the Park
boulevard speedway at Wildwood
Crest. The Holly Beach Yacht Club
house will be the judges stand aud
point of finish. A handsome first prize
will be awarded by this club. Splendid
medals will be given all participants in
the various events which will include a
ten mile marathon race for the cham
pionship of Cape May county as well
as several 100 and 220 yard dashes. The