Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-12
ELKS IN BIC ANNUAL PICNIC
"BiI From New London Wllinnantic and Westerly Join With Norwich Brothers-Wiliam K Phillips On Hand All the Way From Yuma, Arizona -Wllimantic Arrives With George Bartlett's Band-Sports and Bake Made Great Day at Lincoln Park.

The big annual frohc of Norwich lodge No. 430, was the magnet that drew Elks from all the surrounding territory to Lincoln park on Tuesday and by the time the big features of the afternoon were reached there was an antlered herd of something over 400 in the grounds. They came by the first car at 10 o'clock in the morning and kept coming all day from Willimantic, New London, Westerly, Jewett City and Putnam with one from far off Yu- ma. in the state of Arizona
 He was William K. Phillips, a mem Der of lodge No. 47s. of Yuma, who has come east for the first time in four years to visit his brother who lives in Putnam. An stopping off over night at the Wauregan house he learned of the Elks outing and when band. headed by Tax Collector George Bartlett arrived, the Arizona "BiiP' made himself known and was promptly annexed.
 That willimantic delegation and band made themselves prominently ev- ldent around the city before starting for the picnic grounds as they pa- raded the streets led by George Bart lett. who carried a big purple and white umbrella Behind him came the Joe Gaudreau trombone, Edward c. Fitch clarinet and Archie Wood drum. All wore white hats with dainty red feathers and the lodge Number 1911 marked in large figures on the hats. The band" took the 11.45 car for the park, rattling out all the popular airs on the way.
 The picnic committee of the home lodge, John H. Carney. Jeremiah D. Lucy. Rutherford c. Plaut. Den his J Hayes. and George 2: and gave their personal attention to each detail They had tho satisfaction of seeing all move of smoothly and hearing the unanimously expressed opinion that it was the best ever.
 chowder EIks. About noon. Exalted Ruler William w Beckwith trumpeted the news 1 Leary of the Thames club in New l London had the chowder ready and | the tables near the pavilion were | quickly occupied This is what they | had to eat then:
 l Clam Chowder Sea Bass Chowdel Pilot Bread Brown Bread Sliced Cucumbers and Tomatoes | Bermuda Onions
 Baseball Game. 1 After the chowder, special trolley were in waiting to convey the crowC to the ball. grounds where Captair Denny Hayes had assembled a nln' | with which he promised to hand ou | a beating to the players from Will 1 mantle that George Bartlett explained | Through the absence of the mal who he had expected would do th' backstop work. Capt. Hayes took thii | position himself at the opening or tn | game. but soon was flying signals O | distress and gave way to Jack Wilson | while Capt Hayes went into the bo, from which he had derridxed Ton. Bernard after that twirler had oeel | unable to hold the heavy hitters O the willimantic nine.
 Michael Mccarthy of Westerly wa umpire and held the game well il
 hand, while the two teams faced eael
 other through the three innings witt the following lineups:
 Norwich-D. Hayes c, p: J. Mc1ntyr
 1b. R. Bliven, f.; l. Wilson. sb, s.
 Tony Bernard. D, 3b; E. Pattison, ss.
 B. Caron Of; J. T. Young, rf.; J. Ha-
 rington, 2b. D.: w. Nicholson, If; W A. Sullivan, 2b.
 Wilhmantic-Ray Cummings D.
 Nichols. C.; FT1sbie. h.; Driscoll. ss.
 P. Kelly. 2b.; Wood, sb.; Roscoe. ii.
 Laranee, cf.; Bartlett, If.
 Three innings satisfied all demand
 on the hot midsummer day and b
 that time Wfllmantic had the gam | we'll m mana DN lIe score ot Q LO l. ? The visitors got away on the jun in the first inning with runs, add } another in the second. and Pin tn third. aided by cratic fielding on tn . part of Norwich.
 Norwich developed an almost com , pIete paralysis of batting strengt l against the twirIing of Ray Collins wh 3 had the old big leaguer. Art Nichol receiving his shoots. The one lonel
 Norwich tally came in the first iI- = ming.
 ]. Some of the scintllating fielding wa
 turned in by Rliven for Norwich an T I.ararnee of Willimantic on fly balls n the outf1eld, while W. A. Sullivan, wh Q came all the way from New Have r exhibited a circus catch on a short fl
 to the second baseline and also work | ed out a clever bit of inside baseba
 which was suddenly spoiled when h
 came copper with the base in ni
 hand.
 Jack Wilson and Wood startled tn ;. = crowd with daring slides for the plat and Jack Harrington. R. Bliven, JoI | T. Young poked out timely hits. Q Moving Picture Taken. y Charles McNulty of the Colonial tho if moving pictures of everything thu a happened, including the ball game. tt d races the crowds at the tables and a grand panoramic view of the who !, grounds.
 Races and Sports.
 The balance of the sport progremn
 was carried out in tronr of the ps :, vilion at the park, under the directiC a or John H. Carney and John P. Con 2 btes, with Charles L. Tracy as
 judge. Carney fired the starting pi ' tol and Combies was at the finish lii with Tracy to pick the winners. 5 In the 100 yards dash, Jupes Nell tyre breezed in ahead of Tony Be II nard and the four other entries by :, close margin.
 In the wheelbarrow race with fl
 entries, Secretary Edward Walsh WI = going strong in the lead when he ca a shoe and was out of it. Tony Be Y nard won with George MetcaH secon In the egg and spoon race J. B. Cart
 came to the finish line with a go,
 lead over all competitors, but drol
 ped his egg within a foot of the If
 and the race went to Jac kHArringt, N with Tony Bernard second. M Jupes Mcintyre showed his aRili N in the sack race and won the eve N with Tony Bernard second Two boxing bouts in the pavili,
 made stellar attraction. John
 Evans, colored and Joe Gates, two | cal boys went on for four minu
 rounds. which were evenly fought Then came one of the pleasant su
 prises of the day when Aldermi
 Stuart Douglass of New Rochelle \ Y., a former Norwich boy, stepped | \ to the ring and introduced the W, \ known announcer, Joe Humphries
 New York. Alderman Douglass al Inn