Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-31
SQUIRREL ISLAND
Fete Week Closes Social and Ath.
letic Observation-Disclosures
by the Athletes-The Sports
Personal Items-Arrivals

Squirrel Island, Me-, Aug. 30.-(Spe.
.iaD.-The week just past was the
eliminating week of the social and
athletic season at this resort. Fete
week opened with drenching rains and
heavy fogs. but after mid-week the
weather conditions were ideal, permit
ting practically the entire Fete week
program to be carried out. The princi-
pal interest in athletics centered
around the tennis courts where there
were numerous exciting and closely
contested matches which were a
source Of great pleasure and interest
to the hundreds of tennis enthusiasts
The southern Maine championship ten
mis- cup, a handsome and valuable sill
Yer trophy, won a year ago by w. Ed
win Porter Of Newton Center, Mass.
will change hands this year, as Mr..
Porter was defeated in the third round
by II. H. Bundy of Norfolk, Va..an ex-
state champion, the score being 6-2, So
In the semi-finals Bundy beat Arthur
Merrill Of Hartford. CT, 6-3 6-3. In the
third round Mcintosh Of Norfolk, Va,
beat Nash rs, 6-3 In the semi-finals
Mcintosh beat P. w. Davis, 6-3, GA. On
Monday, the two gentlemen from Vir-
ginia, Messrs. Bundy and Mcintosh,
have the final contest for the cham
pionship and cup. The finals in ladies'
singles was strenuously contested. Miss
Flanders heating Miss Florence Hayes
by score of rs. ST., GA. Mrs. George
NJ. 2. Kelly of Natchez, Miss, and
Miss Florence Hayes of Cambridge,
Mass, the champions in the ladies'
doubles in the Christmas Cove tennis
tournament this year, also secured the
championship end cup in the Squirrel
Island tournament. beating Miss Old
ham and Miss Edmonds in the finals by
a score Of rs, 6-2. In the finals in
mems doubles, Messrs. Bundy and Nc
Intosh of Norfolk. Va, beat Prof
Stnwell and Mr.. Fletcher by a score of
6-3, rs.
A large crowd Of people was at
tracted to the island green on Satur-
day morning as the annual field sports
were scheduled for this time. The
weather conditions were perfect and
there were the largest number Of en-
.ra.lts in the history of these sports
at this resort.
Sterling silver medals suitably en-
Eraved will be presented by the SPUR
rel Island Athletic Association to the
winners in each event. The 9o-yards
dash Glass A was won by Hunting
ton Sharp of bingham, Mass. The 90
yards dash, class B, was won by Frank
Harrington, Augusta. The so yards
dash for girls was won ny Miss Doro-
thea Dowty of Maiden, Mass. Potato
race, class A was Won by Gordon
Griffiths. Cumberland Mills. Potato
race, class B was won by Harold Her
rick, orange. New Jersey. Kindergar-
ten race was won by Caball Tutwiler
Of Philadelphia. Threelegged race for
boys was won by Edward Dingley Of
Kalamazoo, Mich. and Wallace Car
penter of Winchester. Mass. Sack
race for boys was won by Frank Far
rington Of Augusta. Potato race for
girls was won by Miss Margaret
Mathews Of Baltimore, Md. Three
legged race for girls was won by Ruth
Wass of Brunswick and Ruth Petten-
gill of Augusta. Egg-i spoon race
for girls was won by Ruth Petten-
gill.
The Squirrel Island Athletic Asso-
citation presented its annual entertain
ment at the Casino Friday evening.
This year the program undertaken
was a vaudeville speciality and there
was an exceptionally good and pleas
ing entertainment that greatly de-
lighted the large audience, which by
admissions alone. swelled the treasury
of the Athletic Association by more
than 5000. The program had nine
numbers and they were all so strong
and evenly balanced that it would be
only an enumeration of the entire pro-
gram to select the head liners. The
vaudeville opened with a pen and ink
sketch by Penn and Robert White.
house of Portland. They are young
favorites on the Squirrel stage and
well maintained their previous reputa-
ton for clever acting. They intro
duced mandolin and guitar selections
and local hits that were in popular
favor.
BY request, one of the numbers from
the Cabaret was repeated. This was
an act entitled Patriotism Twelve
little girls decorated in the national
colors and flags, sang and danced to
the strains of patriotic music. This
was enthusiastically applauded.
Miles Bracewell. an old favorite, de-
lighted the audience with charming
bass solos. After he finished Down
Among the Dead Men," it was played
on a graphophone. as this is one OF
the numbers that Mr.. Bracewell sings
for the Columbia Photograph Co.
Hon. Walter Emerson of Portland,
AS usual. was in particularly clever
skit of his own originating. He rep
resented himself as William Jennings
Bryan and entertained at dinner,
party. His guests were four dunn
mics. representing Robert T. White
house. Alexander Doyle, Francis E.
Stanley and Albert E. Snowman, four
xsellknown characters among the
summer residents here. The act was
brim full of local hits and jokes that
provoked loud and generous rounds Of
laughter
Arthur Jones rendered several vio-
lin solos that clearly demonstrated
himself to be an artist. of exceptional
merit.
David Owen, who is dean in, the
theatrical circles at this resort, was
particularly happy in his number
which was entitled Upper Island"
He rendered several solos, specially