Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-29
SQUIRREL ISLAND
Children Vic In Sports-Island
Ball Team Loses Twice
Tennis Finals Played and
CUPS Awarded

held on the athletic field Saturday
morning at o'clock. First came the
60-yard dash for boys under II. This
was won by John Smiley. Next was
| the 60-yard dash for boys over H.
Reid Stanwood won thfs race. The
three-legged race followed and A.
lounge and c. Stanwood were the
victors The egg and spoon race for
girls under IL was won by Miss Mar
guerite Miller. The eggs and spoon
race for girls over II was won by
Marion Kelly. The three-legged race
for girls was won by Barbara Nor
wood and Marion Kelly. The race for
the little tots furnished great amuse-
ment for the older folks. The race
was won by Master Nelson Lincoln.
The potato race for girls under IL
was very exciting. After the potatoes
were picked up and put in the hat,
the children were to race back. Miss
Anabelle Heath completed this race
first Miss Barbara Norwood won the
potato race for girls over y. The
sack race was very amusing. as il al
ways is Christopher Stanwood won
The sack race for boys over II was
won by John Luetkemeyr.
Rather a one-sided affair was the
ball game played between Squirrels
team and the team that represented
Bath. The score was 10 to in favor
of the visitors. In the last game
PLAYED Joe Butler sprained his ankle.
so he was unable to play. He has
been on crutches since then. J. Ew-
ing, one of the probable winners in the
Maine State championship doubles,
pitched for Squirrel. but as he has
not pitched for long time tho Ia h
team hit him heavily. We are hoping
to have another game with this team
and give them a little more comne-
! tition.
The T. s. Destroyer IS left these
waters at one minute after IL o'clock
Sunday night August 81. She was
all lighted. and had a very powerful
searchlight which illuminated wildly
the spot which it was played upon.
The reason that the boat left at one
minute after u is that United States
boat is not allowed to get under way
on Sunday except on special occa-
Sions.
Miss Muriel Hayes Of Augusta. Cony
graduate, class of '21. is one of the
service girls at the Squirrel Tea and
Gifc Shoppe.
Much interest is caused by the
! hydroplane that flies over the waters
near the island. This plnne is called
the Pelican. it carries six people
counting the driver.
y,nu,a,. pna%hhov
Harbor, which furnishes the electric
! ity for the island burnt down Mon
day night about midnight conse=
quently the island has been without
| electricity for the last two nights.
| Wednesday night we found the cleo
tricity came on. A rumor got
around the island that tho island
should be without electricity for two
weeks, so one can imagine that we
| were glad to find it on Wednesday
evening.
When the weather is severe the
! steamboat Wiwurna can stay at the
wharf with ease. but on a ralm day
! like last Saturday, she broke her
rope. It caused no damage as they
! quickly threw out another rope.
a very close game of baseball was
| lost by the Squirrel team last Satur-
day. The score was to 3 favor OF
| Boothbay and the last of the 9th
inning with a man on second and
third. The batter hit right into the
hands of the second baseman, and
the bah was pegged to zrst base,
thus ending the game.
J. II. Patten left the island Tues
! day, Aug. % He has been here
since the latter part of Mayo caring
for the tennis courts, collecting does.
and seeing that everything goes we'll.
| The young people of the island were
! very sorry to see him leave.
| Mrs. Darling of Gardiner and
/ daughter, Anne Darling arrived on
the island Wednesday morning. Miss
Darling has been down before this
season.
| The fete ball was held at the
| Casino Saturday evening. A very
| large crowd attended and it is said
to have been the best dance of the
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. L. Randall and
| Miss Winifred Sutton are staying at
! the Randall cottage for the week
end.
! The ladies' finals tennis match was
| played Saturday morning. Mrs.
Morse won very easily from Mrs.
! Dwight, taking the first two sets.
| Mrs. Morse has had her name put
on the cup once before, so this time
she Keeps it, as it is a two year cup.
The mems doubles tournament was
won by Messrs. Ewing and Hart
They were up against Messrs. Hool
and Faxon. The score was G-3: rs;
6-3. After this match the cups were
given out to the winners in every
tournament, mems single champion
ship, winners up cup, mems doubles
championship. ladies' singles, ladies'
| winner up in singles, boys singles
championship. boys double cham
pionship and mems consultations.
The mems consolation was won by
Mr.. Hart. He defeated Mr.. Ghal-
heimer, taking the first two sets.
| A large crowd of spectators watch
ed with great interest the finals
match of the Maine State Champion
ships tournament, which was be-
| tween Mr.. George Moore and Mr..
Bruneau. The first set was a long
drawn out one. Finally 1t ended with
the score being 1911 in Mr. Moore's
{ favor. The second set resulted in a
Go victory for Mr.. Moore The third
| set. of course, was the most interest