August i, 1904. J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



391 



OUTING OF THE NEW ENGLAND RUBBER CLUB. 



THE Midsummer Outing of the New England Rubber 

 Club occurred on Tuesday, July 26, when the associa- 

 tion became for the third time the guests of the 

 Country Club, at Brookline, Massachusetts. The day 

 was perfect, although the morning hours were showery, and at 

 one time there was a prospect of rain. The members and their 

 guests assembled early in the day at the Hotel Touraine, Bos- 

 ton, where 17 automobiles were in waiting to convey a party of 

 about 100 to the beautiful Clyde Park, where the Country Club 

 is located. The automobile run through the Fenway gave the 

 out of town members a splendid opportunity to view the park 

 system of Massachusetts. The rubber men had already learned 

 to appreciate fully what the magnificently equipped Country 

 Club offers in the way of beautiful surroundings, opportunities 

 for athletic sports of all kinds, and the great hospitable 

 mansion provided with all creature comforts. 



On arriving at their destination, therefore, the members and 

 their guests immediately made themselves at home, and pre- 

 pared for the enjoyment of the program for the afternoon and 

 evening, which had been provided by the various committees 

 of the Rubber Club. In all 125 persons participated in the day's 

 enjoyment, of whom 107 made the automobile run through 

 Brookline. It appears that more than half the members of the 

 Club attended, although this is the period in the year when 

 many are away at their summer cottages, or otherwise avail- 

 ing themselves of a summer respite from business. Of the 

 total list, the secretary reports that less than a dozen failed to 

 respond to the notice of the outing, indicating the lively inter- 

 est of the members in the affairs of the Club. 



The sports committee had prepared an excellent program 

 and a majority of the members took advantage of it. There 

 was golf and baseball and bowling on the green in the way of 

 outdoor sports, while indoors provision was made for ping 

 pong, billiards, pool. etc. 



The golfers got off early in the day and had finished the 

 eighteen holes by 4 o'clock, the scores, which appear further 

 on, telling the whole story. 



The principal feature of the day was the baseball game, be- 

 tween nines representing the manufacturers and selling agents, 

 on one side, and the rubber importers and brokers on the other. 

 The nines were made up as follows : 



MANUFACTURERS. 



E. B. Pear=on, 2b. 

 N. L. Greene, ib. 

 W. E. Barker, p 



F. D. Balderston, 3b. 

 O. A. Barnard, s.s. 

 W. H. Palmer, 1 1. 

 W. F. Stevens, c.f. 



G. H. Mayo. r.f. 

 H. P. Allen, c. 



IMPORTERS. 

 A. W. Stedman. s.s. 

 E. E. Wadbrook, ib. 

 E. G. Chadwick, c.f. 

 W. J. Kelley, c. 

 J. Kiley, p. 

 J. F. Dunbar, 2b. 

 W. C. Coleman, r.f. 

 R. E. Paine, 3b. 

 G. E. Habick, l.f. 



The Importers faced Barker with Stedman the first man up. 

 He retired on strikes, after which followed a miscellaneous pro- 

 gram in which two runs were scored. In their turn at the bat, 

 the Manufacturers scored four runs, and from that time on they 

 had an easy time of it and won by 14 to 5. Stedman ap- 

 peared on the field with his little boy's baseball outfit, sewed 

 upon a business suit which, while adding to his picturesque- 

 ness, somewhat handicapped him in making fast plays. Presi- 

 dent Apsley, with a red, white, and blue sunshade, kept tabs 

 on the strikes and balls behind the pitchers. His decisions 

 were never for a moment questioned, except once when Kelley, 



burlesquing the tough professional, delighted the onlookers by 

 vigorously condemning a close ruling. 



THE SCORE. 



Manufacturers 4 o o 2 4 4 0—14. 



Importers 2 1 o o 1 1 o— 5. 



Balttrics -Manufacturers: Barker and Allen ; Importers, Kiley and Kelley. 



The bowling was on the greens directly in front of the club- 

 house, enabling those who did not wish to play to watch the 

 ancient game from the piazza. Fully 30 were on the greens 

 at one time, either watching or indulging in the sport. No 

 scores were kept ; at least the winners requested that none be 

 published, out of deference to the feelings of those who lost. 



Following the field games, the banquet took place at 7 

 o'clock two rooms being utilized and an additional table spread 

 on the broad piazza. All the guests were comfortably seated 

 and the dinner set before them was one of the best in the history 

 of the Club. The orchestra of the Lynn Cadet Band, under the 

 direction of S. S. Lurvey, rendered a choice program during 

 the hour and a half devoted to the dinner, interspersed with 

 the singing of popular selections by members of the Club • 



Dinner finished. President L. D. Apsley called upon Mr. W. 



E. Barker, chairman of the committee on sports, who in a jovial 

 speech named the winners of the day's games and presented 

 the prizes. Each of the fortunate ones stepped to the head 

 table and received the trophy to which he was entitled, amid a 

 salvo of cheers. The prize winners were Messrs. F. D. Balder- 

 ston, W. E. Barker, F. H. Jones, E. H. Clapp, W. J. Kelley, 

 and S. L. Gillette. 



The golf scores follow : 



Hand- Hand- 



CLASS A. Gross, icap. Net. CLASS B. Gross, icap. Net. 



F. D. Balderston 95 15 80 E. H. Clapp 97 18 75 



W. E. Barker... 98 16 82 W. J. Kelley 107 18 89 



F. H. Jones 91 8 83 S. L. Gillette. .. 102 10 92 



J. F. Dunbar... 104 18 86 O.A.Barnard.. 96 t 94 



H. E. Mason ... 95 8 87 N.L.Green no 10 100 



E. E. Wadbrook. 104 16 88 G. E. Habick. .. 134 18 116 



No cards— J. E. Page, W, H. Gleason. 



Hand- 

 GUESTS. Gross, icap. Net. 



L. T. Sawyer. . . 94 18 72 



Andy Highlands. 79 6 73 



George C. Dutton 81 6 75 



A. G. Wood 103 28 75 



E. Kempshall. . . 91 16 75 



A. L. Johnson . . 8S 8 80 



N. H. Seeley ... 98 14 84 



John Abbott 102 14 88 



A. L. Aldiich...u8 28 90 



J. H. oyle 101 10 91 



No cards— G. W. R, Hill, M. C. Bourne and W. E. Page. 



A vote of thanks was tendered to the Country Club, and after 

 singing " America" the members dispersed, enthusiastic over 

 the success of their outing. 



In the next issue of The India Rubber World will appear 

 a fine picture of those who were present, grouped on the steps 

 of the Country Club. 



In addition to the 17 automobiles furnished by a Boston 

 company for the use of the Club, the following members put 

 their private cars in commission: Arthur W. Stedman, two; 

 William H. Mayo, two; Harry U. True, Eugene H. Clapp, Dr. 

 J. C. Stedman, George R. Alley. By special request of the 

 board of governors of the Country Club, there were no daily 

 newspaper reports of the outing, but this request did not apply 

 to trade papers. 



