The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-29
Second Annual Picnic of Yakima
Valley Business Mems Associa-
ton Is Success
BASEBALL, RACES, MUSIC
DANCING ANUSE CROWD
Basket Dinners Are Enjoyed by
Many - Ball Game Between
Doctors and Lawyers, and Wa
ter Sports Are Features

Four thousand people spent Fri
day afternoon having an old-fasil-
Toned good time at Sumach park, at
the annual picnic of the Yakima VAL
ley Business Mems association. Maybe
there We're more, but at any rate the
park management reported more than
5000 adult admissions, and there was
a myriad of effervescent youngsters
of all ages and sizes.
The fun began shortly after noon.
Nearly every store in the city, all of
the banks, closed at noon. Soon after
the transportation company began
running extra cars, and the cars be-
gan carrying extra loads Until after
2 clock every park car was filed,
and fringed all over the ends with the
boys hanging on by toes and fingers,
but all as happy as those who went in
their automobiles.
BY 2 O'clock the park band was
playing to a big audience the dancing
pavilion was doing a big business ana
the baseball grandstand and bleachers
were damned with holiday makers.
Plenty of Fun
| The business mems committee had
overlooked nothing in the provision of
entertainment for everyone according
TO taste. Large numbers took adj
vantage of the opportunity for a pic
mic dinner, and between 5 o'clock and
6 the grassy spots among the trees, as
well as all of the tables, were spread
with real picnic dinners. The coffee
furnished hot, with cream and sugar
to suit, was dipped out by gallons, and
tho other concessions at the PARK,
among them stand run by the assoN
citation, did a good business.
Crawford's band gave a concert
during large part of the afternoon
at their auditorium, and hundreds,
wearied of the sports, found seats to
listen to the music.
At the dancing pavilion the floor
was free. and everyone accepted the
invitation of the business men to
dance at least once.
Doctors and Lawyers Mix
In spite of gloomy predictions that
the doctors would never play ball. the
much heralded contest between them
and the lawyers took place according
to schedule in the vicinity of the dfa-
mond in the ball park.
The game was called about 2:30,
and the sun considerably went behind
a cloud. The legal battery consisted
of Fontaine, behind the bat. and a
comodious pair of spotted bloomers,
round later to contain III. B. Gilbert.
Judge Rigg planted himself on first
base with the air of one who would
Berge, also sprouting from calico run
ming gear, stopped at second; Irvie
Bounds was equipped with a mitt and
| bright red pantalets at short, and Sid
ney Livesey at third. During the first
inning Oscar Schumann and Bob Den
nam divided the three gardens be-
tween them.
Hopes Are Dashed
Rlemcke, Selah branch of the med
zeal fraternity, was first up, and
through wrong diagnosis of Gilbert s
high balls struck out in short order
West approached the plate with the
eye of a skilled practitioner, and man
aged to, locate the ball, but failed to
knock it where it would help. He
tanned. Mcclure by the simple ex-
pedient of waiting, got four balls. He
| Immediately coupled first base and
the docs began to palpitate with hope.
Tetreau, instead of swatting fly, got
four balls and walked. Pratt also got
to first BY standing erect near the
plate he got the first strike right IN
his tum -tum, and the umpires let him
| take base. The bases were now full,
and Lynch came to bat. But he
tanned, after making several good
fouls and the doctors took the field
Wear Negligee
Riemcke put on the face cage and
tHe cHeSt protector ana TOOK his place
behind the bat. He was dressed On
full negligee, consisting of a sawed
| off undershirt, white pants and shoes
West was on the mound, Mcclure at
! hrst, Tetreau at second, and Pratt,
| also in beach costume, at third.
Lynch acted as shortstop. Cornett in
right field, Wight in left field, and in
center field Fletcher took his news
paper and calmly sat down to wait for
| happenings
| Not to omit the umplres, Dan ReiIlN
! and A. G. Kamm rendered decisions
with great abandon and aplomb, snd
never even trembled when the crowd
yelled xiii the umpire" Kamm,
however, spent most of his time in the
vicinity of second base. and Reilly
safe-guarded himself behind the
plump form of the catcher at con-
| siderable distance.
Tries TO Wrap Ball in Newspaper
The happenings began at once, and
continued with great cheerfulness for