Evening journal., 1922-08-25
GROCERS MERRY
ON PICNIC DAY
Guests of Huber Baking
Company at Harlan Field
Outing
MlRTH OVER MILK
SUCKING CONTEST

me Huber Baking Company prov
ed genial hosts when it entertain
ed more than five hundred grocers
and grocers' clerks at a get-together
outing at Harlan Field over Market
street bridge, yesterday afternoon.
/ The guests We're not only from VIII
mington. but many wereN present
from Chester, West Chestert Marcus
Hook, Bridgeton. n. j.. Chesapeake
I City. Nd. Woodstown and Elmer.
n. j.. and from many towns down
State. At least a hundred automo-
biles were parked at the entrance to
Harlan Field at one time yesterday.
The two principal features of the
sports events were the baseball game
between teams representing the East
and West Side grocers. The latter
team won, to !. The other feature
was as novel as II was amusing. II
was a milk sucking contest. Each
contestant was given a baby's bottle
with nipple attached. The best
sucker" won. Admitting that II
was many years since he had tried
this stunt. Charles L.. Wolhar, a.
West Side grocer. won the event in
a ''gurgle."
Mike Domonick captained the
East Side ball tossers and c. T. VOL
har ,Jr., the West Siders. The line
up of the teams was as follows:
West Side-Carlon, SIS Bullen, 1b;
W. Ward, c; c. T. Wolhar, CT;
Adams, 2b; e. McAteer. II; B. VOL
har. 3b; c. NJ. Wolhar, RI; p. Ward, !
pitcher.
East Slde-Stevenson, IS; Olson. !
sb; Redding, 1b; Lux. 2b; 'Tompol- !
sky, fcf; Axter. c; DomoDlck. II; !
Rose. rf; and Saiters. p.
Throughout the afternoon all |
kinds Of refreshments were on hand |
for the asking. Huge barrels of /
lemonade were placed at various /
points on the field for the thirsty /
and other soft drinks could be had |
at the stand in charge of employees
OF the Huber Baking Company.
In addition to the baseball game
there were field events on the pro-
gram. The grocers showed that they
can be real sports as well as busi-
ness men. The events were 100-yard
dash for clerks. won by Jefferson
Iank and Paul Ward. second; 100
yard dash for proprietors. won by
o. A. Olson. first. and Abe Tompol-
sky. second; potato race. won by r.
+. Smith first, and J. Peoples, sec
ond: standing broad jump. won by
J. Savery, first and D.. Cauffman,
second; milk sucking contest, won
by Charles J.. Wolhar, first and
Weitzman. second. There
was also a sack race and a three
legged race Prizes for the winners
included cigars and cigarettes, safety
razors, fountain pens and silver
pencils, thermos bottles. neckties.
an alarm clock, leather wallet
pipes and other articles.
George Reilly. Of this city, won
he Rare Special Prize" This was
given to the proprietor having his
lame drawn from a box. The box
vas placed at the entrance to the
grounds.
3 Officials having charge Of the
ports were J. G. Craig. starter and
eferee: william e. Skellinger.
Jerk OF the course, f. F. Denney, |
Iorton Harvey. c. d. Darshay and
ohm ]. Cook, judges. George H.
)are awarded the prizes.
The affair was the third picnic
iven the grocers by the Huber Bak
ne Company. A boat ride was the ,
eature last year. All were agreed !
hat Huber Baking Company is
some host" and that this years
icnic was some picnic"