Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-07-26
down THE BAY.
Pleasant Excursien u Baptist and
Methodist Sunday Schools.


II
Nswoury Neck ON the annual excursion
OF the Methodist aud Baptist Sunday
schools Last Friday. The weather was ideal
Tor such an occasion. There were two ves-
sells this year instead Of one-the Ann c,
Stuart and Lulu w. Eppes-and these
were lashed together, Ia catamaran. In
tow Of the tug Little Round Top. It was
Whispered abroad that one vessel was for
the Methodists and the other for the hap
lists, but in view Of the fact that denomi.
national barriers are not as high az
they used to be and that the spirit Of
unity is bringing the sects into closer
Fellowship, this rumor was entirely with
out foundation.
Although the party reached the picnic
grounds earlier than usual, the sail down
the river had spiced the appetites OF all, and
dinner was the next feature after landing.
Canoeing, swimming, wading, Deriving
and chatting were some OF the WAYS in
which the people enjoyed the passing
hours, but the larger center OF interest
was the ball game between the Solid Null
doons and the Claw hammers.
ie1' aiter year THESE riVaiS Try TO take
each others measure, and the last two
years the Muldoons have taken the Claw
hammers into camp. The Clawhammers
were anxious to change the order, and
were eager for q chance to reverse the
score. The game was played on the field
OF William Treworgy, through whose
kindness the picnic grounds were granted
to the excursion. The battery for the
Clawhammers were Killam and Mason,
while Royal and Joy furnished all the ar
tillery that was needed for the Muldoons.
The Clawhammers got first choice and
took the field. The Muldoons made .
good start, scoring two runs before three
men went down. The feature OF this inn
ing was little by-plsy between Killsm
and c. Joy, first baseman of the Claw ham
mers, whereby John Coughlin was caught
mapping on first and put out. II was
barbarous" thing to do, but it was all in
the game. The Clawhsmmers, in their
half Of the first, struck in we'll Except
those that struck out) and cleaned up five
runs.
The thriller OF this inning was the home
run OF Neil Johnston, who swatted might
lily toward first, and in fielding the ball to
the man on first, there was some mis-
calculation SO that the ball got by bin
and johnson kept on going. In the effort
to get the ball to second, wild throw was
made, and still johnson kept on going
Third was reached, and again the ball
proved elusive and got by another Of the
Muldoons, and johnson kept on going,
and he would perhaps be going still IL the
home plate had not got in the way.
This seemed to put the game ''on ice"
for the Clawhammers, and they were con-
graduating themselves that they had the
iceman on their side when the fatal third
| opened. Then began the slaughter OF the
| innocents. The Claw hammers are still
wondering how it all happened. Some of
| them blame the pitcher, some the umpire,
but it now looks as though the Muldoons
were mostly responsible for the way in
which the scorekeeper was obliged to
keep his pencil busy.
/ When the smoke had cleared away, the
/ Muldoons were wearing the smile that
won't come off. 1t was merry go-round
! for the team to the tune OF eight runs, but
the Ciaw hammers did not lose all hope,
and tried to change the result, though in
! vain. In the fourth occurred a spectacular
play by Merrill Head, who made a dive
feet foremost into henpen to get a ball
that had landed there as the result OF a
| terrific drive by one of the Clawhammers.
The result was fatal for some Of the hem
wire and spoiled a home-run, only two
bases being realized by the batsman.
/ In the fifth the Claw hammers braced up
and pulled two more runs across the
plate. They seemed to be getting down to
/ business when the game (Which was
( for six innings) was called, and in all
probability il the game had gone nine
I innings the result would have been re-
versed and victory would have been
snatched out OF the jaws OF defeat. But
I time and the tide wait for no man, and the
result is indicated by the score OF ID to z
in favor OF the Solid Muldoons.
| The Clawhammers, however, like the
Boston "Heps'', are getting used to this
sort of thing, and while they lost the
game they still have their appetites. DR..
Kizer was the umpire, and special mem
| ton ought to besmade OF his work in that
position. Special mention was made OF 1t
ct the time OF the game. The peck OF pea
nuts went to the Muldoons, but in the
rush that was made for the prize, it was
scattered far and wide, and 1t IL probable
that Mr.. TrewofRy will have . crop next
year o. memorial Of the time and place
whore victory perched on the bats OF the
| Muldoons.
After this game the Tigers and the
| Tack hammers had q game. These were
the boys, and the Tackhammers Il Be-
cond edition OF the Clawhammers) took
the Tigers into camp to the tune OF 10 to 3.
The prize, box Of suckers, went to the
| winners.
| THE homo trim was made pleagantly,