Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-26
TAFTvILLE
Ponemah Wheel Club Has Delightful
Outing at Observation-Disclosures
Club Also Has clsnabake and Game
Other Mention.

The Ponemah Wheel club held an
outing on Sunday at the Poquetanuck
drawbridge. The members had been
looking forward to this for a long time
and the clambake and sports were en-
loved fully. All the fifty members
were there to enjoy the fun. They left
Taftville Sunday morning on the nine
O'Clock train, special car being put
on for them.
The day began with a ball game be-
tween two teams of the club, picked
from the Germans and the French.
The Germans won this game by the
score Of to 5 after hard struggle.
Up to the ninth inning the French nine
led, the score at the beginning of this
inning being to in favor OF the
French. But when the Germans came
to- bat they had a rally, In which
Volkman starred with a three bagger,
and made four runs, winning the game.
Krodel for the Germans pitched
great game The Batteries: Germans.
Krodel and Myers; French Roberts
and Lambert.
After the game chowder was served
by Frank Wright
The next thing was ball game be-
tween the mines picked by Manager
Parsons and Manager Schofield. This
game resulted In a, win. for Manager
Parsons nine. which is now cham
pion of the club. The score for the
game was 5 to T., and the. batteries:
Stone and Read, Pilling and Roberts.
The features of this game were the
pitching of Malone and the pitching
of Stone.
After the game, most of the crowd
went in bathing. and then came the
clambake, which was the real stuff,
beyond a doubt The following menu,
which Frank Wright prepared. was
fully appreciated by the hungry ball
fans and players: Bluefish, butter.
sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, small
sausage, spring chicken, white pota-
toes, sweet potatoes, steamed onions,
corn on cob, steamed long CLAIMS, lob
ster with dressing. watermelon, white
bread, brown bread.
After dinner there were more athlet-
ic events and some of the members
having eaten good deal devoted the
rest of the afternoon to resting.
The crowd returned to Taftville on
the o'clock train, sunburned. and
tired, but hoping for another bake.
During the day pictures Of the Ger
man nine and the French nine were
taken, and also pictures of the entire
club seated at the table.
The committee which arranged for
this excellent outing consisted OF j.
Breault, chairman, Joseph Benac, An
drew Frohmader, George Muddeman,
Thomas Parsons.- !
Lafayette Club clambake.
The members of the Lafayette club
enjoyed a clambake on the Mannerchor
grounds Sunday afternoon. The bake
was prepared by Napoleon Benoit and
]. ]. Sullivan, who did 1t up in good
style. During the afternoon there was
a game of ball between mines picked
by Saul German and Joseph Blair
Germans nine came out victorious by
the small margin of 10 to 9. The COM
mittee. was Saul German, chairman,
Henry Bernard, Joseph Arenau, Archie
Miehaud. Fred Molleur A. Benoit. NJ.
lPitelle, J. Gelgur, A. Germai1 Henry
Petelle, Tom Lacigne4 Wilfred Pha-
neuf, Joseph Blair. Pierre Carpenter.
Turkey Dinner ia Canterbury.
Several of the merchants and store
men on Merchants avenue got together
Sunday and had q turkey dinner at
Henry Thibeault's farm in Canterbury.
The party returned late Sunday night,