The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-08-22
FINAL EXERCISES
ON BENNINGTON
PLAYGROUND
Season Will Close With Ball
Game and Tournament
JOY RIDE FOR CHILDREN
Young Folks viii Be the Guests of
Local Automobile Owners To-
morrow Morning.

Plans for the closing exercises of
the Bennington playground season
have been completed. The exercises
viii take place tomorrow and Will con-
sist of an athletic tournament for the
boys and baseball game between
the professional and the business men
The baseball teams have been select
ed and the lineup will be as follows:
Business men-Clarence w. White,
j. c. Colgate. Charles Patchin, catch
ers; Harry S. Phillips, pitcher; c. l..
Holden, F. e. Battles, first base:
John b. Harte, second base; w, S.
Boynton, third base; ID. j. Keller
Daniel 'Thompkins. shortstops; Har
Sharpe, center field; C. h. Resseguie,
F.. l.. Bottom, right field; William C..
II. Cushman, A. X. Richie. L. b. Hull
ing, substitutes.
Professional men-Ioseph Ayres
Harold w. Cole, catchers; DR.. l.. H.
Ross, pitcher; Wills T. White, Frank
Il. Howe. first base; DR.. f. A. Tobin,
second base; d. II. Winslow, third
base and change pitcher; DR.. Rollin
ID. Jenney, shortstop; Collins NJ.
Graves, center field: r. +. Healy,
right field Harry G. Banks left field;
Judge L. II. Holden, Dr. f. S. Pratt,
DR.. j. b. Lane, DR. +. NJ. GARDENER,
DR.. d. V. ODonnell. Rev w. F. Meyer
Rev G. S. Mills, substitutes.
Umpires-D. a. Guiltinan and Maur
ice Murphy.
The players are requested to be
present on the grounds at 3 O'Clock
and the game will start promptly at a.
The athletic tournament will be
held early in the afternoon and will
consist OF the following events
1.30 p. m. running broad jump.
l. Juniors under 95 lbs.
2. Juniors under 115 lbs.
3. Seniors over lis lbs.
Each boy given two trials.
2.30 D., m. running high jump
l. Juniors under 95 lbs.
>. Juniors under lis lbs.
). Seniors over lis lbs.
Two trials.
2.30 p. m. 80 yd. dash.
Glasses same.
800 y. m. 300 yd. relay.
Glasses same, four boys in each
team, each boy running So yd.
$50 p. m. volley ball.
High School VS.. Recreation.
Playground VS.. NJ. Slatterys.
2.30 p. m. yolley ball.
Winners Of first match VS.. winners
OF End match for championship.
The winner in each event will score
five points second contestant, three
points and third contestant, one point.
TO the boy scoring the largest num-
Der of points will be awarded sweat
er presented by Mulligan & Roche: to
the boy scoring the second highest
number of points. pair of baseball
shoes presented by President George
+. Graves of the First National bank;
TO the boy scoring the third highest
number OF points. a pair of hightennis
shoes presented by Alexander Drys-
dale q Son; to the boy scoring the
fourth highest number OF points, a
pair OF low tennis shoes presented by
Alexander Drysdale 4 Son.
The boys tournament will be in
charge OF yelling Thatcher. G. p. En-
dress. Wills T. White and Maurice
Murphy.
Inc volley ball tournament will be
in charge of Miss Martha Pratt.
\ feature OF the day will be the au-
tomobile ride for the children which
VIII take place in the forenoon. II is
imperative that the children be pres
ent at the grounds at 10 o'clock.
Children must be placed in the auto
mobiles by the committee and il is
hoped that therewin be NO crowding.
The following persons have kindly
agreed TO assist in the Joy ride:
Mrr. r. 7. Curtis. DIR. r. s. Pratt. John
Nash, b. A. Quinlan. Rev. Thornton F.
Turner. Mrs. $. II. Blackmer. Mrs. w.
II. bradford. ]. G. Colgate. Il. II. Ever.
Ell. Guy b. Johnson. A. J. Holden. c.
l.. Holden. Miss Eunice Lyons. CIar-
ence l.. Gardner. the Williams
garage, the Gardner garage. Joseph
Garreau.
AT the exercises in the afternoon
ten cent admission faoo ,-fu -. ID