The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-09
ROTARY PLAYERS
BEAT WATERFOWL
BROOkINGS BUSINESS MEN WIN
EXCITING GAME BY SCORE
OF 10 TO s
HAVE GAY TIME N SPITE Of RAIN
Watertown Rotarians Furnish Fine
Entertainment and Banquet to
~Brookings Guests.

The BrOOklngS Rotary club baSeDall
team annexed the scalp of their Wa
tertown brethren last Thursday after
noon at WATERFOWL in a lively match
which ended in a 10 to 6 victory for
the local club. Intermittent showers
of rain interfered somewhat with the
game, but never for a moment damp
ened the ardor of the roofing sections
of either side. The game opened in.
auspiciously for the Brookings Ro.
tarians. WatertOwn skipped away
with four scores in the very first in,
ming, but after that they we're pinned
down to a comparatively helpless posi-
ton. Van Fishback pitched a stellar
game for Brookings. His opponents
admitted that he had them completely
baffled after the first inning. Boyd
pitched for Waterfowl and the local
sluggers pounded his curves all around
the lot. A particularly interesting fea'
ture of the game which vas remarked
upon by the Watertown papers, was
the esthetic dancing executed by II. c,
Akin. Next to the players themselves
not everyday hat one can see two
teams composed Of business and pro
fessional men, most of whom were
well past the early bloom of youth
engage in a lively encounter at base.
ball. Congressman Royal c. Johnson
umpired the game to the entire salts,
faction Of both sides.
U~ndaunted by the threatening rain
Thursday morning the members Of
the Rotary club and their wives drove
to Watertown, arriving there for din
ner. The party numbered forty per
sons, which included DR.. and Mrs
Willis e. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. G.
Akin and daughter, Kathleen, MI. and
Mrs. c. G.. Hinkley, Mr.. and Mrs. B
II. Sayre, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Heintz
r. A. Mark, Ed. Carlisle, |. A. Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. II. e. Riley, Mr.. and Mrs
Van Fishback, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
SponSler, f. H. Sexauer, l.. w. Mar
~ II puDt. anu L % w. JoiIlioOli
Rev. and Mrs. II. w. Fulweiler, Mr.
and Mrs. +. A. Lentz, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Neil
/. J. Bibby, DR.. A. II. Stoll, and Mr.
and Mrs. f. II. Beatty. They were
guests of E. c.. Olson ,of the Olson.
Graves Co., at dinner at the Kampeska
hotel, after which they went to the
Elks' club where they were met by
the WATERFOWL Rotarians.
After the ball game both clubs went
to the Lake Kampeska country club
where the Brookings club member
and their wives were the guests of
the Watertown Rotarians at 4 large
banquet, entertainment and ball. over
one hundred and sixty We're present
at the banquet which was served at
$50 p. m. 1t was n of the largest
assemblages of Rotarians of the year
in spite of the uncertain weather and
frequent showers.
II. A. Harmon, superintendent of
schools in WatertOwn, was toastmas-
ter for the after-dinner program, which
was featured by the addresses of three
JohnsOns: Willis f. Johnson, prcsi-
dent of the State college at Brookings;
S. w. Johnson, superintendent of the
Bookings schools, and Royal C. John
son, congressman. All spoke on the
theme, "Ro%tarianism." Frank Kremcr
Of Watertown talked about a young
mans views of the work Of the Rotary
clubs, Harry Riley of Brookings, EN-
phasized the value of smiles. and Rev.
FIR. w. s. O'Meara of Waterfowl,
closed the program.
The Watertown club proved them
selves to be batting around one thou
sand per cent as hosts. The entire
days entertainment was planned out
and executed carefully in every de-
tail. Nothing was lacking to make
the day the most enjoyable occasion
the Brookings club had ever partaken
of. 1t seemed a shame to take the
ball game away from a team that was
so hospitable.
Wv. & S.---