Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-07-15
The Fords EEL ate
at T Point 225 Cars,
ESQ 2-Leg ehicles

The Fords had the right or way at
Stony Point last Tuesday. They
were lnarshaIed under the command
OF Hugh Headly Of the Headly Auto
Co. In connection with D Nj Bannis
ter, assisted BY Mr.. Marvin of the
company.
There were Fords from ell points
Eof the compass, some coming d com
siderable distance, one from Algona,
Iowa.
225 Fords, 1850 People.
The attendance Was estimated at
1850, and II Is believed BY conserYa-
tive judges that the estimate was
none too high. There were 24l mot
ors present, 225 Of which were Fords
The others were tolerated becauses
their owners avowedA vehenlently a.
relationship with the Ford.
Program Of Sports.
There was an Interesting program
OF sports under the tutorship of Mont
Bannister, past-inaster iii the art of
flln-naking. Liberal prizes We're
awarded the winners.
The concluding feature Of tile
sports was a six-inning baseball game
between the Ford owners in Godtng
ton and those from CLARK. Coding
ton was assisted BY Mort Adams, for.
nieTly a baseball star, now a veneer
able" banker at Wallace. Sheriff Ed
Edkins was master Of ceremonies on.
the ball ground.
Ran Out Of figures.
The game opened with great ex-
citement which was maintained
Throughout. 1t was neck and neck
race until the fourth inning, when d
Codington man, with the bases full
lined a hot one straight for Lake
Pelican. Before the ball got hack the
base runners had circunnavigate the
diamond three and two-thirds times.
each, which netted then a score OF
IL The umpire said that was enough
for one inning, so he declared the
side out. si
The little 2x4 chap who had been
pitching Tor Clark was attacked with
spinal meningitis Of the seventh YER
tebrae of the right elbow In the fifth
inning and called In sub who wore
a grin as wide as Charley Williams
Ice house Is tall. ThisFso ratified the
|Codington batters that mary a hit
was made after the change OF heav-
ers, and the gong sounded the end
of the game with a score of 81 to z In
favor of Codington o., maybe 1t was
IS to z.
The Clark hackers, however, were
sure that If the game had continued
the other three inning the score would
have been reversed, standing 10 to
in favor OF Clark. Spectators aver
that 1t would have been worse,n that
|if the Clark pitchers grin could have
expanded another foot during tie
next three inning which weren't
played
A Glorious Time, Anyway.
Anyway, the picnic must be con
ceded to have been a pronounced sue.
cess, whatever the score might have
been had the game continued during
the balance Of the month
The Grover band was present at
the lake and livened up the crowd be-
tween acts with popular airs. and.
during the lull Intervening between
the close of the game and the com
menceTent Of the dancing which fol-
lowed in the pavilion about $40.
The management desires the Sat-
aurday News to extend their sincere
thanks TO the Grover band and also
TO the Fifth Regiment Band OF this
city for the serenade Of the morning.
before the procession started for thsesl
lake; and likewise to the many Who
added zest to the occasion by their
active participation in the events Of
the day