THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[July 1, 1919. 



and so the afternoon was spent, in tennis, base-ball, golf, trap- 

 shooting, swimming, etc. 



A surprise of the day was the arrival of a Curtiss biplane, 

 which, after doing a variety of stunts over the field in front of 

 the clubhouse, alighted there, and was immediately surrounded 

 by a curious crowd, anxious to get a near view of the air con- 

 queror. Then it was discovered that H. H. Durr, president of 

 the Victor Rubber Co., Springfield, Ohio, had taken this novel 

 means of reaching the club grounds. He was hailed with en- 

 thusiastic cheers. Edward L. Bullock thought he would like to 

 take a little flight in the azure, and when he had taken the trip, 

 been tipped on end at the sharp turns, and upside down in the 

 loop-the-loops, and came down safely and enthusiastic, a dozen 

 others followed his lead, much to the monetary emolument of 

 the owners and pilots of the machine. Without an exception, these- 

 12 _or 15 men were loud in praise of the trip. It was late in the 



afternoon wlien 

 the sports were 

 rmished. In fact, 

 the day was 

 li a r d 1 y long 

 enough for the 

 elaborate p r o- 

 sram of the 

 sports commit- 



THE BASEBALL 

 GAME. 



T h c baseball 

 game, in charge 

 of P. C. Botzen- 

 mayer, was be- 

 tween a picked 

 nine froin the 

 Rubber Indus- 

 tries Athletic 

 and a nine chosen from the rubber importers and 

 Five innings were played, with here and there a bnl- 

 , even though the field was under a somewhat grilling 



The Priz 



League, 

 dealers, 

 liant play 



sun. The umpire, Jack Klinow, formerly with the New York 

 "Yankees," judged with the utmost fairness, and no rebellion fol- 

 lowed any of his decisions. The score was: Industries, 6; Im- 

 porters, 3. 



TENNIS. 



Singles. The first prize was won by S. H. Johnson, and the 

 second prize by T. R. Shepard, both of New York City. 



Doubles. The winning team of doubles was David Kubie and 

 Roger Hardy, both of New York City. 



THE BANQUET. 



And tlun ihu bani|uet The big giasscd-in piazza was tilled 



with tables set for 4, 6, 8, 10 or 20 people, and without cere- 

 mony of any sort the viands were served, and with appetites 

 whetted by the salt sea-air the company did full justice to all set 

 before them. 



s Court. 



Although the recently elected president. Homer E. Sawyer, and 

 the new manager-secretary. A. L. Viles, who takes office July 1, 

 were present, there were no speeches, and the only formality 

 was the award of prizes by F. R. Henderson, chairman of the 

 Sports Committee. The prizes were mostly of silver, and com- 



prised I 

 cessful 



as foil. 



GOLF. 



First prize, low gross, Horace Cook, Trenton, New Jersey. 

 Second prize, low gross, John W. Herron, Akron, Ohio. 

 First prize, low net, E. H. Sprague, Omaha, Nebraska. 

 Second prize, low net, Walter Bass, Akron, Ohio. 

 The Inter-City contest for the Trophy Cup presented by the 

 Trenton Rubber Manufacturers' Association, which must be won 



.VIkmbers and Guests of The Rubber Associ.\tion of Americ.\. I^ 



