Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-08-06
NTH|AN PICNIC
ATTRACTS HUNDREDS
,,.u,hsrs of Evening Star Lodge and
THAR Families Frolic In Thoney's
Groye-Benedicts Best
Athletes

The benedict disciples of Damon
and Pythias walked away with all
n. o,hletic honors in their contests
With the bachelor knights at the an
,nsl Knights of Pythias picnic held
:, Thoney's grove, three miles east
!, pullman. under the auspices of
rvaning Star lodge. Members of the
o,der and their families, nearly 200
IN number, enjoyed the picnic, and
asyoured the 500 pounds of water
molons and 40 gallons of lemonade
movided by the lodge. Following
me big basket dinner, spread at
moon, the picnickers adjourned TO
ina improyised baseball diamond,
rbsra the married knights humbled
tbs bachelors, to 0, in an exciting
baseball game. Much interest was
hpt to the game by the wonderful
showing of the lodges veteran menI-
wu In the closing innings. Uncle
DIX tanning, who for u years has
ben associated with the order. re-
phced Ford at third base and l.. G.
Saley, another member who wears
lie veterans jewel, the insignia of
q! years of faithful lodge work, took
The Shortstop position, relieving Eern
Carlson. ]. S. Klemgard was sent
to the pitchers box, f. w. Mccain
to first base and w. l.. Greenawalt
to second. These old-timers fielded
their positions, ran bases and batted
like real big leaguers, and the bach
elors were unable to send score
across the plate.
The lineups of the two teams we're
as follows:
Married Knights Muir, catcher;
VanDorn and Klemgard, pitchers;
Chiffon and Mccain, First; George
and Greenawalt. second; Sanger,
Garrison and Staley, short; Ford
and tanning, third; Doty, Allen and
Junge, outfielders.
Single Knights-Zink, catcher;
Knapp, pitcher; Hinchliff. first; A.
Johnson, second; George Cannon,
short; W. Johnson, third; Nye,
George Jr., and Nicholson, outfield-
ers.
Umpire-Joe Dew.
The first few laps of the relay race
WIN teams of 10 men each, repre-
~ating the benedicts and bachelors,
we're really exciting, but the married
1en soon increased their lead to such
~ extent that they were never in
uaaser and the last man crossed the
ape 20 yards ahead of his unmar-
feo rival. The benedict runners
'efe Chiffon, Ford, VanDorn, Buck
W, Decx' Allen, Woods, Muir, Hazen
Auu George, and the bachelors were
''presented by Knapp, link, John
''A' "eorge Jr., Nicholson, Nye, Gan
y a. Johnson, II. Cannon and
Kimball.
Aesdames Woods, Adams and Will
WI won the women's relay race by
narrow margin from the Misses
0.anond and Babe Shaw and Miss
and G. F. Johnson defeated
49, hiemgard in a special race to
i the championship footracer of
~ picnic. an honor which also went
Mr. Johnson last year.
1--WE last three-round boxing con-
. .s's concluded the program of
.''@ W. A. Moss and Sam Glover
~ 'u tnat they have lost none of
~, ~" ilstic prowess and hammered
H,S a.. O.ner numerically. Hazen and
49,, i' in the heavyweight
=, o' did little boxing and a lot
vs., iing' but Hazen's shifty foot
+, - ana boxing science proved him
No. ng white hope" Sanger and
No.. as middle-weights. put up a
.,s " match, with honors about
!, ana VanDorn and link, feath-
~ eisats' divided honors in the
!. s' oout of the afternoon. Chill
NM. aau Nye were scheduled for three
e.n out the merciful referee
tba the bout off in the middle of
bao,. s'00nd round and awarded the
A., ~ 10 Nye on a foul, claiming
N = nii'on fouled because he land
hard. 'n' 100 often and too