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August 29, 1914 



the diamond was plentifully sup- 

 plied. Following the baseball game, 

 which the All-Stars won by a score of 

 9 to 8. came the minor sporting events. 

 The thunder was rumbling and the 

 wise ones were making their way to 

 the protection of the boat The "sack 

 race" was on and the racers hopping 

 and tumbling over the course when 

 down came the rain in bucketfulls-- 

 the climax of a week long to be re- 

 membered for electrical disturbance. 

 And the games stopped then and 

 there and a series of other foot races 

 not down on the program were put in 

 execution. The downpour soon seased 

 and the rest of the trip to Nantasket 

 landing was a glorious good time, with 

 refreshments, music and choruses. 

 Banquet. 

 But at Nantasket all plans had been 

 turned topsy-turvey; the big tent in 

 which the banquet was to have taken 

 place was blown entirely out of com- 

 mission and this feature had to be 

 relegated to the dining halls and ver- 

 andas of the New Rockland House, 

 necessitating two relays before all had 

 heen served. The house did all that 

 anyone could ask in such an emer- 

 gency and the best of philosophical 

 good nature prevailed on all sides. 



The landing at Nantasket is on the 

 inner or harbor side of the long pro- 

 montory on the outside or ocean front 

 of which the famous Nantasket Beach 

 stretches for a distance of five miles. 

 So the visitors got not a glimpse of 

 this noted attraction, for the storm 

 set in again and all had to stay in- 

 doors or make their way to the boat 

 for Boston. It was a sad disappoint- 

 ment to the local people who had 

 worked so hard for this event, and 

 the chagrin was further intensified 

 when the following day. Saturday, 

 came in with a cloudless sky and 

 proved to be an ideal summer day. 

 Presentation to President Wirth. 

 A pleasant event at the hotel was 

 the presentation to President Wirth 

 of a casket of silverware in token of 

 the regard and esteem of the mem- 

 bers. The presentation was made by 

 Ex-president Farquhar in a speech 

 full of the eloquence of sincerity. Be- 

 ing introduced by Mr. Welch, Mr. 

 Farquhar mounted a table and told 

 how pleasurable was the duty he was 

 about to perform in recognizing an 

 honored official who has done so much 

 to bring about this most successful 

 convention. He recalled what Mr 

 Wirth had done as vice-president for 

 the convention in Minneapolis and in 

 making possible the grand Conven 

 tion Garden in that city; how he had 

 allied the whole interests of his sec- 

 tion with the work of the S. A. F 

 and had now by his fidelity to dutv 

 and to every branch of horticultural 

 industry reached the highest pinnacle 

 of honor in his profession. The speak- 

 er declared that if any man in the 

 whole land is worthv to be the suc- 

 cessor to J. A. Pettigrew as the dean 

 of American Park Superintendents it 

 Is the man who now fills the chair 

 of president of the S. A. F. He knew 

 ■when Theodore Wirth was elected 

 he would prove one of the best presi- 

 dents the society ever had. "We gar- 

 deners, florists, seedsmen, nurserj-men 

 all know the worth of Theodore 

 Wirth." 



Mr. Wirth's response was apprecia- 

 tive and full of the sanguine spirit 



which has been such a factor in his 

 career. He pleaded lack of words to 

 express his gratitude for all the kind- 

 ness shown him by the members and 

 by his associates in office. On behalf 

 of the visitors he expressed sympathy 

 with the Boston people over the un- 

 fortunate weather and assured them 

 of his belief that the Convention now 

 coming to a close was the best ever 

 held. "Th(> S. A. F. is on the right 

 road." 



Park Commissioner J. H. Dillon and 

 President-elect P. Welch followed with 

 brief remarks. 



THE GAMES. 



The Team Bowling. 



-NEW YORK. 



.Tohn Donaldson 16?. 157 164 — 4S4 



■I- Manda 149 197 141— 4S7 



.l.Fennch 22S ISl 190—599 



\\ m. Duckham ]$"> 171 174 527 



J. Miesem 234 171 159—564 



9o« .S77 S2S— 2661 

 BUFFALO. 



C. Sandiford 206 109 164—479 



VV ?"■!".; "*> 125 167-441 



I). J. Scott i:!6 149 140— 425 



JJ- A- Scott 140 123 147—410 



L. Srhoenhiit 1.S9 149 152 490 



S20 eSa 770—2245 

 rillLADELPHIA. 



H. Betz 160 162 11 S— 440 



John Kuhii us 146 120— 3« 



Oco. Craig ici iiA i:«>— 41.3 



Wm^ Graham 146 151 178—473 



D. T. Connor 160 14S 14.?— 456 



745 720 703—2168 

 BALTIMORE. 



J. J. Perry 142 170 132— 464 



J. H. Moss 138 97 147— 3S2 



I". C. Bancr 1.34 121 117—372 



H. Lehr 1.30 116 117—363 



C. Seybold 177 158 195—530 



721 662 728—2111 

 CHICAGO 



W. Wolf Ill 1,51 i.3,s_ 400 



S. Frennd 55 83 83 — 221 



Geo. Asmus 145 1.35 168— 448 



P. Peterson 1.55 141 124— 420 



.rohn Zeok 160 184 190— 534 



626 604 70.3—2023 

 BOSTON. 



Luuis .T. Renter 1.">S 148 13,3 — 4.39 



B. McGinty 106 106 105—317 



Wm. R. Nicholsson i:iG 131 14.5 — 41" 



W. A. McAIpine 1.37 115 144—396 



E. Allan Peirce ]ii;i 121 ISP — 419 



Mr, 621 716—1983 

 Highest single game. New York. Mnst 

 .strikes, Buffalo (41>. Most spares. Phil.n- 

 delphia (.")«>. 



Men's Individual Bowling. 



1st, Knoble. ,5*4: 2nd. Cooke, 'tK^- .3r<l 

 Graham. 577: 4th, Olson. 559: .ith H;i".-n 

 bUTg. .5.>1: 6th, Brown. 545: 7th Sh:i!T.r 

 .5.39: Sth. Rasmussen, 516: 9th. Head. 51i;: 

 10th, Leuly. .504. 



Best Single String, Brown, 2.^5: Most 

 Strikes. Knohle, 17; Most Spares. ShnfT'-r 



Men's Candlepin Bowling. 



1st, W. R. Nicholson. 272: 2nd E A 

 leirce. 270: :jrd. Chas. Sevbold. 270: 4th 

 W. J. Caraher. 267: .5th. W. H. Carr %7 



Best Single game. los. \V. R. Nicholson. 



Outdoor Sports. 



Baseb:ill game at Fort Warren— All- 

 Stars. 9: Boston. S. Longest hit— A Roper 

 Jr Most hits— (4) A. Roper. Jr. Umpires 

 — Anderson of Buffalo and Edgar of Bos- 

 ton. 



Bo.vs' Race — 1st. Phil Roland: 2nd Vic- 

 tor Heurlein: 3rd. T. Roland 



Girls' Race— Margaret Iliffe: 2nd. Doro- 

 thy Palmer: 3rd. Margaret Pierce 



Single Ladies' Rac^lst. Elizabeth Iliffe' 

 2n<l. Catherine Nilsson : 3rd. Agnes Birnie 



Married Ladies' Race — 1st. Mrs Geo W 

 smith: 2nd, Mrs. Chas. Clapp; 3rd. Mis: 

 E. J. Rogean. 



xT-^''?,J^''^^.>°E.'?"~-l^'' ^- E. Jones: 5na, 

 W. Iliffe: 3rd. Eisenhart. 



o„Pt^«H*^*;!;''„P="'''~1"' Sloane & Carr: 

 2nd. Iliffe & Collins. 



o Fat Men's Race— 1st, Chas. E. Critchell : 



2nd, Roht. Shock: 3rd. C. C. Tavlor 



.«!ack Race— 1st. W. J. Collins; 2nd, Curry. 



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