August i, 1906.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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NtW LNQLAND RUBBER CLUB UN STtPS AT POINT SHIRLEY CLUB, 



NEW ENGLAND RUBBER CLUB OUTING. 



ASINCiULAR feature about the midsummer outings ol 

 the New England Rubber Club is that the last is 

 always the best. Tliis is hardly a fair statement of 

 the outing that took place on Wednesday, July iS, 

 for that turned out to be a bit better than the best. It was 

 a departure in every way from those heretofore held and so 

 arranged that the interest was kept up from start to finish. 



To begin with, the Club were really guests of the United 

 States government — that is, for a time, and a little later the 

 representatives of the government were guests of the Club. 

 It happened this way : Commanding Officer, Captain 

 Charles E. Kilbourne, U. S. A., of Fort Andrews, Boston 

 harbor, placed the island known as Peddocks at the dis- 

 posal of the Club for the afternoon. At the same time Cap- 

 tain Ira L. Fredendell, the Depot Quartermaster at Boston, 

 got permission from Washington and placed the fine new 

 government transport tug at the disposal of the Club for tlie 

 water journey. At 1.30, tlierefore, the Club, its officers, 

 and the representatives of the United States army met at 

 Commercial wharf and with the Lynn Cadet Band playing, 

 and flags flying, the exceedingly jolly part^', numbering 

 160. started down the harbor. Landing at Peddocks thej- 

 formed four deep and marched to the ball ground. Here 

 Captain Kilbourne had erected a commissary tent where the 

 thirsty could refresh themselves and had also placed seats 

 on the sloping hillside which formed a fine grand stand from 

 which to view the game. 



The baseball game was between the Manufacturers and 

 the Importers and was hotly contested. Indeed, some of the 

 playing approached closely to the professional order, it was 

 so good. Then, too, some of the plays were e.xceedingly 

 good because they were so funny. Captain Kilbourne acted 

 as umpire and came safely through the ordeal with no abra- 

 sions and loss of no prestige. The score was 4 to i in favor 

 of the Importers. The runs were made by F. C. Hood, who 

 captured the only one made by the Manufacturers, while for 

 the Importers and Brokers, Chipman made two runs, Far- 

 rington one, and Kelley one. The following list is that of 

 the players and their positions : 



Manufacturers. Importers and Broki^ks. 



Webster, ]). Chipman 2b. 



Stevens, 1. f Currier s. s. 



Hood, 2b Farrington, c. 



Allen, s .s. Kelley, 3b. 



Hurley, 3b. Stedinau, c. f. 



Piersoti, ib Wadbrook, ib. 



Palmer, r f. Kiley, p. 



Knowllon c. f. .'\shley, 1 f. 



Tyer, c. McAloon, r. f. 



The next move on the program was the water journey to 

 Point Shirley Club, for dinner. As the government trans- 

 port was in use at just that hour, two tugs were ready, upon 

 which the members of the Club and their guests embarked, 

 and in which they enjoyed an hour's sail around the beauti- 

 ful islands in the harbor. At 6 o'clock they drew up at the 

 pier at the fine new Point Shirley Club house and after 



