Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
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/ Poland Spring, Sept. 27.-The first
| annual joint outing Of the Augusta
kiwanis Club with the club from Au-
burn-Lewiston passed into history yes
| terday as day long to be remembered
| by the Us kiwanians and their ladies
! who Joined in day of frolic at Poland
| Spring.
As President Charles r. Williams
dryly expressed il, The outing was a
| great success--for the Augusta peo-
pie" The Capital City Kiwanians
captured four of the five events on the
card of sports. They won the ba seball
game TO 4 after an exciting battle.
gaining possession for one year of the
| Barnstone cup: captured the clock golf
tourney, tennis and croquet. while the
Auburn-Le wiston men were able to
show their supremacy in golf only
winning from Augusta three matches
| to one.
The afternoon was devoted to a
widely diversified program Of sports,
dinner with a brilliant field of speak
/ ers followed, and the day ended with
a dance and bridge whist tournament
Nearly 60 Augusta people made the
| trip TO the Spring by automobile, and
it IS the general opinion of all that the
| cities Of Auburn. Lewiston and Angus
ia are drawn closer together after
! mingling for the day of fun
Augusta Wins Baseball Game
Augusta started the afternoon of
! sports by winning the baseball game
| by a score of to 4. 1t was a real
contest. At the end Of the fourth
inning. Auburn Lewiston led the
! capitol city players 3 to . Augusta
/ rallied, and by a swatfest garnered
9 runs, bringing her total to S.
enough to bring the cup back home.
| Purinton starred in the box for Au-
gusta while home runs by Frank
Southland, Burleigh Martin, and Law
| fcnces Purinton helped TO swell the
tally. Martin also turned in a pretty
double play with DR.. Walter Thomas
making the final out on first. Captain
Arthur Abbott, mainstav of the Mil
lionaires this summer starred behind
| the bat for Augusta
| The Auburn Lewiston kiwanians
appeared on the field CARRIED in jer-
! Seys bearing the kiWanian insignia,
and fought gamely to keep the title
| in AndroScoggin but the Augusta
veterans proved too much for them.
| The lineups follow: Auburn-Lewis-
! ton: Twaddle. p: Scruton. c; Jones.
| 1b; Weymouth, Oh; McGreagor, 3h:
| Bower tCapt), SIS; Balm, If; Page. eff;
| Winslow, If.
| Augusta: Lawrence Purinton. o.:
Artie Abbott tCaptD, c: Dr. Walter
Thomas, ID: Burleigh Martin, 2b:
! Lawrence Mullaney. IS; Theodore
/ Emery. 3b; Frank Southland, IF: Ar
| thur Savage. cf: DR.. B. F. Hayden. IT,
| Score by innings: l . As
Augusta ............. . 0 6 Ks
Auburn Lewiston ..... l 0 0 ? ii
Impires: George Weber of Lew
iston. Frederick II. Owen, Jr. Of Au-
gusta.
Administration Cops Golf
Auburn Lewiston golfers proved
their supremacy on the links by win
ming a nine-hole golf tourney 9
matches 10 l from the Augusta men.
| The matches We're close and afforded
| a lot of friendly rivalry. Summary:
| Charles Williamson. Auhurn-Lew =
| iston, defeated DR.. w. f. Harris, Au-
| gusta. Cup.
Allen Abbess. Aubuln-L Lewiston,
defeated Blaine owen. Augusta, 1up
Rev. George Finnie. Auburn Lewis
ton, defeated John Everett, Augusta
Sup.
Donald O. Burleigh. Augusta de-
, feated Ernest Straus, Auburn ew-
iston. Cup.
Augusta Ladies Win Clock Golf
! While the men We're having their
turn on the golf links and diamond
the Kiwanian ladies were competing
on the clock golf course. and the
ladies from Augusta won easily. The
play was on the 1S-hole miniature
links at the east of the hotel. Mrs
| Blaine Owen Of Augusta was the in
dividual winner with A. Mrs. Charles
Quincy of Augusta was second with
46. and Mrs. Donald Burleigh third
with As. The remainder Of the field
finished in the following order:
Mrs. Frederick H. Owen, Jr Mrs
Merrill, Mrs. John Everett, all Of AL
susta: Mrs. Ernest Straus. Auburn
Lewiston; Mrs. James Bagley, Au-
gusta: Mrs. Charles Pierson, Mrs
John G. McGreagor. Mrs. Scruton ant
Miss Hodgkin, all of Auburn-L Lewis
ton.
Dunnack- Martin Take Tennis
President Henry +. Dunnack OF
the Augusta club and Burleigh Mar
tin. former State champion, proved
unbeatable on the tennis court. win
ming one set of double 6-1 from tho
Auburn-Lewiston team composed Of
Fred Robbie and George Bower.
Last But Not Least-Croquet
Levi #. Williams and Mrs Charles
f. Quincy, representing the Au-
gusta Kiwanans closed the sports
program by defeating Mrs. Fred Ro-
bic and Frank Bartlett OF Auburn
Lewiston in two straight matches.
The Dinner
Nearly on the minute OF the time
lappointed. the kiwanians and their
ladies' numbering nearly 11j, from
the three cities. filed into the dining
hall for dinner. ,Informaiity ruled
the guests seating themselves at in.
dividual tables while at the end Of
the rooms the speakers were gath
cred around the executive board
Individual vases Of dahlias graced
leach table. and little individual boxe'
of candy furnished through the coCr-
tesy of Kiwanian Fl. NJ. w. Hayer
OF Portland were at the plates. The
menu needs no comment. as the Pc.
In lie Mt