Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-31
Insurance Men
Outing and Sports

IOuClIlS dIIU OpO1 70
The outing of the Metropolitan
Insurance Co. staff of this district,
held Saturday at Tacoma. was quiet.
but enjoyable. About twenty-five
were present. together with wives
and daughters, coming from Lewis /
ton. Augusta and Rumford.
All made the trip by automobile,
arriving at the lake by ten o'clock;
but nothing was done until afternoon
as another outing was in. progress
Shore dinners at twelve marked the
opening Of the day. After luncheon
a group picture was taken.
Following this several speeches
were made, the occasion being eX-
preston of regret at the departure
soon of one Of their number. Re-
marks were made by E. P. Langley,
| Superintendent of the Metropolitan
| company in this city. He was an
! swered by D. ]. Moynahan, special
deputy manager, of Lewiston, who
goes to North Adams, Mass. as man
ager of the Office there. A short talk
was also given by Joseph Gregory,
who is filling the position vacated by
| Mr.. Moynahan. In appreciation of
his service and friendship, the staff
presented to Mr.. Moynahan, thru
| Mr.. Langley, a handsome leather
handbag.
I The sports began after two o'clock,
| but only few events were run on.
No formality was observed, a spirit
| of jo1lity taking its place. whenever
a contest was completed, II. L. Ring,
of Lewiston, who officiated as starter
and everything else, took the prize
to be awarded from a bag in his
hand and passed it over to the win
ner of the race; and that was all
! there was to it.
! The egg race was the first event.
This is nothing new in the line of
athletic competition, but it is not
very common to outings. The con-
! testant is given a spoon to hold IN
his mouth (by the handle) and in
cup an egg is placed. A certain dis
lance has been laid out. and the
ones competing must travel up and
back without dropping the egg. The
worry each racer had was enough
to give him head of gray hairs,
|
| sides in laughter. Two of the COM
petitors. however, were able to re-
turn successfully. and Joseph For
tin of Lewiston, the winner, was Civ
en- package of cigars. Wilfred Ar
senault of Rumford, the second man,
was awarded a package of cigar
! cites.
Pickup mines for the baseball
! game took the field, early in the aft
ernoon, one of them being captained
by Cloutier and the other by William
Tewhey. Cloutier's team won. eight
to two, but the star of the game be-
! longed to the other side. Tewhey's
! teams tallies were both home runs,
clouted far into the outfeld by Ar
thur F. Lombard. AS a result of his
mines victory, Mr.. Cloutier feels
confident according to his own state
ment. that his team is a fit match
for the Augusta 'Millionaires," and
that it will defeat them any time.
Wilfred Arsenault won the potato
race, but this time he won a box of
chocolates. Henry MaheuX, of Lew
iston, was second.
The three legged race was comical
enough, vet really exciting. Twice
two pairs of contestants tied for first,
and so the race had to be run third
time. Here the lack of a harmonious
stride, or perhaps a false start, dis
comnlode the vanQuished, and the
prize went to Joseph Forth and
Bob" Smith--a pack of Robert
Burns cigars.
H. f. Ring of Lewiston had charge
of the events and was assisted by
Charles Morneau, also of this city
The time of departure was five
o'clock Il ewiston Journal.