Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1910-07-19
The Sunday School Field Day.
AN ENJOYABLE EVENT, THOUGH NOT
WITH LAST YEARS LARGE ATTEND.
ANCE.

VI u0aG, tu0 W08S06E VI u0eOby wa
as good as could be desired for the an.
nual field day of the Oxford County
Sunday School Association, which was
held at the county fair grounds. The
sports Of the day were well contested,
and everybody seemed to enjoy the &C.
oasion. The attendance was consider.
ably less than last year, but was sufficient
to warrant the forecast that the day will
be continued as an annual event. A
picnic dinner was eaten on the grounds
at noon. The Lumley Castle Band play
cd in the stand during the afternoon.
Two ball games were the first events
on the programme. On the lower
grounds the Norway Methodist Sunday
School played nine picked up from
South Paris, seven innings by agreement,
the score being 8 to o in favor OF the
Norway Methodists. At the same time
on the upper grounds teams from the
Norway Congregationalists and the Nor.
way Universalists played, also seven
inning game, the Congregationslists
winning 6 too.
Track events we're as follows, the
points counting as usual, for first, for
second, and for third:
Throwing base ball:
Durham, Norway Universalist, 26l II. Bin.
Bickford, Norway Universalist, 267 feet.
McDaniels, Norway Methodist, 25l feet.
Shot put Q6.lb. shot:
Cannon. Norway Methodist, % feet inches.
Yeaton, Norway Congregational, % IT. 8 In.
King, South Paris Universalist, 20 feet
Standing broad jump:
Hart, Norway Methodist. 8 feet 8 inches.
R RiGs t sUaS t s9ET TS Cong inches
Running broad jump:
Stone, Norway Methodist. Is feet inches.
Hart, Norway Methodist, l6 feet.
Dick Lasselle, Norway Cong. 10 It. IL IL In.
Running high jump:
Brown, Norway Methodist, feet
Greenleaf, Norway Congregational, 4 IT, 8 In.
Bickford, Norway Universslist, feet inches.
100 ard dash, over 10 years, entries:
Yeaton. Norway Congregational. lst.
Carl Stone, Norway Methodist, Cd.
Dick Lasselle, Norway Congregational, Sd.
Time, l2 seconds.
100 yard dash for boys, Is years and under:
Willie Dyer, Norway Methodist. LIST.
Willie McDaniels, Norway Methodist, I'd.
Floyd Haskell, Norway Universalist, 81.
Time, IA seconds.
Half.mile run for men, entries:
1cdtOU, NOTWdy SOuSTCSdtiOudis lbt.
Hubert Barker, Norway Congregational. I'd.
Cairns. South Paris Baptist, Sd.
Time, 80.
tIalf.mi'e run for boys. entries:
Willie McDaniels, Norway Methodist, LIST.
Willie Dyer, Norway Methodist, I'd.
Floyd Haskell, Norway Universalist. Sd.
Time. 2:S.
20 yards for men, entries:
Aaron Yeaton, Norway Congregational, 1st.
Atv nIln No. No nj
Howard Lasselle, Norway Methodist, Sd.
Time, % 81 seconds.
20 yards for boys. 8 entries:
Willie McDaniels. Norway Methodist, LIST.
Paul Brooks. Norway Congregational, 81.
Willie Dyer, Norway Methodist, Sd.
Time, 80 seconds.
Quarter. run for men. 8 entries:
Dick Lasselle, Norway Congregational, LIST.
Howard Lassele. Norway Methodist, 3D..
Harold Merrill, South Paris Methodist. Sd.
Time, l 05.
quarter mile run for boys:
RaH Brooks Norway GSRSgrSssasSana s
Time, ! % IL.
)ne-mile bicycle race, men, 1 entries:
Bonnie Cobb, Norway Methodist. LIST.
Francis SWEET, Norway Congregational, cd.
Arthur Hart, Norway Methodist, Sd.
Time, 8 :07 IL.
)ne.half mile bicycle race. boys, 8 entries:
Aver, South Paris Methodist, lst.
Young, West Paris Methodist, I'd.
Gerald Smith, Norway Congregational, Sd.
The relay race and the tug Of war,
which were on the schedule, we're omit |
cd.
The banner for the track events was |
von for the second time by the Norway |
Methodist school. the standing of the |
everal schools being:
Norway Methodist, so points.
Norway Congregational, 4s.
Norway Universalist, ii.
South Paris Methodist, 6.
South Paris Universalist, 8.
West Paris Methodist, 8.
South Paris Baptist, l.
The days final event was a game Of
,all between the winners of the two |
orenoon games, the Norway Congre-
and the Norway Methodists.
The Methodists protested two of the
players as belonging to
he Congregational Sunday School al
Norway Lake instead of the school at |
he village, but finally agreed to play If
hey could take on two from the Uni
'ersslists to strengthen their team.
fter some delay the game started un.
Ter those conditions. 1t was loose, and
.fter the score got to be about IA to in
avor of the Methodists, ceased to DO Of |
my considerable interest, and the South |
Paris fire alarm called away part of
he surviving spectators.
In the evening the laymen's banquet
vas held at the Norway Congregational
'estry. Between sixty and seventy sat
It the tables, the fire at South Paris in.
offering with the plans of number of
nen who would otherwise have been
present. E. N. SWEET officiated as toast |
master. Rev. Mr.. Colpitts of Portland,
Who had been expected, was unable to
De present, and in his place sent Rev. D.
?. Nelson of South Portland. Besides |
Mr.. Nelson, the speakers included Rev.
{. A. Davis, Rev. A. T. McWhorter and
Rev. r. N. Kewley of South Paris, and
Rev. NJ. c. Ward and Carl Stone of Nor
way.
State School Funds.