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Show ANNUAL OUTING OFMUTUALSAT HERMITAGE The annual outing of the North Weber We-ber Stake .Mutual Improvement associations asso-ciations was held esterday at tho Hermitage and proved a big drawing card. During the day a fine program of athletic events for both girls and boys wag carried out under the direction of the committee Following these events, an interesting game of base-bail base-bail was plaved by the second Plsin City team and the Warren team, with the follow ing line up Plain Citv Warren Wilmer Maw c M Wade Alvln Maw p lvln East J Thompson ...... lb . A W Marriott Dave Hogge 2b... Albert Wade Joe Carver ... 3b Albert Wament Ben Hudson ss Frank Stewart I.M Burtonot rf. . Ray Marriott Elvin Thomas ..If Theo Wayment Ira Sherwood ..cf C Stephens The final score was 11 to 8 In favor fa-vor of the Warren nine To arouse Interest in the game of wrestling as a healthful form of a-, a-, ertise, the committee also arranged I for a wrestling match and at 7:30 p m. a large portion of the crowd gathered gath-ered around the mat In the pavilion As a preliminary to the main even Brig Harbertson. brother of Jack Harbertson. the well known loc.il grappler. and Lewis Roberts of Marriott, Mar-riott, two featherweights, gave a fif-teen-minuf exhibition of speedy wrestling, of the kind that showed I that both wore well up on the line points of the game and willing to work every minute Neither secured la fall and the bout was declared a I draw by Referee John Harbertson, Si c k Raty of Marriott, a protege of Jack Harbertson, and W. L. Fraser of Clinton, went on for the main bou.. ! While Fraser was several pounds ' heavier, Raty had the advantage in form and a deeper knowledge of the game. Early in tho match. Fraser got a reverse body hold on his opponenc which nearh won him a fall. but. with surprising strength Ratv finally got out of the trap aniici the cheers of the crow d For the next ten minutes both wrestlers went at their work In the most approved manner Rat. how ever, showing the most speed, and. after 13 minutes of wrestling Fraser wht thrown partially off the mat by . his lighter opponent and was put hors ;de combat by bis oU ankle striking the hardwood floor with considerable I force He was unable to continue tho match and It was awarded to Raty by Referee Harbertson To prove to the fans present that both he and his local fellow wrestlers were in working for the best interests 01 1 he sport and ready at all times to give satisfaction, Jack Harbertson. who was present, asked Harold Parry to go on for twenty minutes with Ha-t" Ha-t" Parry willingly consented and (Raty, equally as willing, agreed The twenty minutes that followed i proved as Interesting an exhibition of I speed, strength and gameness as Hie most exacting fan would care to see soned wrestler us well, found Rat I in fact, he did not have to find him for Raty was right there every minute, min-ute, and at the call of time both men were still going after each other ham mer and tongs, neither having gained a fall The Impression of all who wlt-I wlt-I nessed the bouts seemed to be ver 1 much In favor of the wrestling gam?, as it had been demonstrated to them as a splendid means of physical development, devel-opment, and much satisfaction was ov , pressed for the efforts of the wrestlers wrest-lers to give a clean and worthy exhi bltion. The pleasures of the outing were j closed with a dancing party in the pa llion which was enJoed by an aug- mcnted evening crow d w hlcb num- ; 1 lered nearly 500 persons The affair was handled entirely b the Stake boards of the two organl zatloBs and was voted a big success) In every respect. |
