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Newspaper
Pinehurst Outlook
Location
Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1909
Page
9
A poem from the Minneapolis Tritone recounts Betty sending letters by air to a lover, causing domestic chaos. The notes, dropped from a French balloon, provoke mischief and worry as deliveries dent roofs and alarm neighbors. The narrator vows kindness yet hints at a violent reply if notes continue.
A Washington Star poem contrasts art and politics with a baseball love. The speaker cares only for the moment of play, longing for a bunt and a slide to second base as the crowd roars. The verse links civic theater to sport, celebrating the simple thrill of play over grand rhetoric.
The Midwinter Handicap draws top marksmen from New York clubs Crescent and more with D I Leahy and C A Lockwood among notable competitors. Notables include Dr James J Johnson Raleigh mayor and John Philip Sousa guiding the Fach. The program spans Thursday to Friday with ten fifteen target events, followed by a sweep stake and a banquet at the Carolina.
Wednesday afternoon featured a hundred target sweep stake led by T. W. Moffett and W. Rh. Allan with ninety two points each. E. S. Rogers followed with ninety one, while D. A. Upson and H. JD. Gibbs scored ninety. John R. Taylor and W. B. Darton led the professionals with ninety three.
Mr E H Silliman of Detroit earned the cup in the Advertising Men's tournament Monday evening, with a merry dinner. Mrs E W Alexander of Detroit displayed both trophies amid roses and carnations at the center of the tables, followed by wit and oratory. Guests included Mr and Mrs Arthur Bullowa and several others from New York Hartford Washington and Rochester.
The article notes the conclusion of a golf or similar tournament with J. P. Knapp and J. Wan ner leading the final division. Consolation winners from Boston, New York, and Sea Cliff are named. Qualification scores and match play summaries appear on pages two and three, with special event results referenced elsewhere in the issue. A farewell dinner for Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph of Philadelphia is described at The Holly Inn with guests listed.
Congressman Andrew J. Peters and Mrs. Lucy Richards attended a dinner at The Carolina with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Tufts along with Miss Priscilla Beall and Dr. M. W. Marr. Separately Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Leings and their son of Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blackburn at the Arbutus for a week of hospitality.
The second game of the season is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at three. Last Friday's six to six tied play described as snappy work by observers.
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