Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-04
throp. Harold Stevens Of Hallowell,
and Wilbur Roberts of Gardiner.
Sig Teams in Bowling Tourney

The bowling tournament, participant
ed In by five-men teams representing
six of the eight posts of the county
council, was the first competitive event
Of the evening and held the interest
Of large and vociferous gallery Of
rooters. This tourney was finally
won by. the thin pin pickers of the
James Fitzgerald Post of Augusta,
after a hard fought three-string match
In which the Waterville Legion bowl
ers forced the local champions to the
limit. Incidentally the Augusta City
Bowling League champs rolled a team
one-string total in the final match
winch Is a new record for the alleys
the five local boys registering SIS.
The scores for the qualifying team
single strings were as follows: Ben.
Jamin L. Smith Post Of Gardiner, 423:
ivan Bicknell Post of National Home,
49,. George n. Bourque Post Of Wa
terville. 447: Winthrop Post, No. 90.
osI: Frank T.. Goodrich Post of Halo.
well. 436; James Fitzgerald Post of
Augusta, ASS.
At the end of the first string of the
fnal match between the Elm CITY
oowlers and the Augusta quintet the
local champions were Is pins to the
good; but at the end of the second
string this lead had been reduced to
nine, SO the Fitzgerald post crew went
into high gear and COPIED the final
slrlng by margin of 80 pins, giving
them lead on the final summary of
IS pins.
Gymnasium Contests
The tug-of-war held on the smooth
surface of the gymnasium was one of
the greatest rope-pulling battles
winch has ever been witnessed at the
augusta Y. NJ. c. A. The Waterville
and Oakland post teams came through
victorious in the trials and in the final
contest the Waterville strong men,
through force of sheer weight and
splendid anchor work, pulled their
Messalonskee opponents over the chall,
line.
The lively lads representing the
Frank l.. Goodrich Post of Hallowell
proved their superiority in the sack
race, while the prize offered by the
host post for the best entertainment
feature was awarded to the Benjamin
+. Smith post of Gardiner.
Vaudeville Entertainment
The several acts of vaudeville
were presented In the assembly hall
and We're watched by a most appre-
clatlVe crowd OF the Legionaires, who
Gld not hesitate to accord tumultous
applause when a number merited
such recognition,-an they all did.
Eanley HasN IL and Charles Brasette
OIL the Aug sta post were the first
number on the exceptional program,
ana presented the exceedingly ludi-
circus dialogue "Cohen's Divorce"
Beth Haskell and Bresette were pro-
perry made up for their skit and the
act went big with the critical aud
fence of former doughboys.
Hemers and King in a straight and
tlackface, singing, dancing and
comedy act, were the first team to
represent the Benjamin f. Smith
post OF Gardiner. and they pulled
down the house" with their clever
patter. singing and soft shoe dane
ing.
The National Home post present.
ca FRANK Ryan in character num-
GERS, and James l.. Neal of the Oak
iahd post rendered several fine read
lhSs. john Sullivan OF the Gardiner
post made hit with his tenor solcs.
ana then the musical acts were fur
TIER augmented when the Winthrop
rest quartet took the boards. The
Slfgers in the latter aggregation
We're j. r. Debois, first tenor: VIII
''aih Loon, second tenor; Donald