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JUNE 26, 1920
THE MUSIC TRADE
63
REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY V. D. WALSH
N. Y. PUBLISHERS AND DEALERS HOLD ANNUAL OUTING
Members of Local Association Forget the Trials and Tribulations of the Sheet Music Business
for a Day and Make Merry at Long Island Resort—Act as Hosts to National Association
The annual outing of the Greater New York
Music Publishers' and Dealers' Association was
held on Thursday afternoon of last week at
Glenwood Lodge, Glenhead, Long Island, and
despite the fact that the weather was none too
promising a large crowd gathered in front of
the Chas. H. Ditson store at 2 o'clock, where
two large sight-seeing buses and numerous pri-
vate automobiles awaited to carry them to the
resort.
The members of the National Association of
Sheet Music Dealers, who had attended the
annual convention of their association during
the week, were the special guests of the occa-
Collins, right field; Frank Goodman, left field;
Bobby Crawford, second base, and Edward
Bloedon, shortstop. Edward Christy, Bill
Jacobs and Monroe Silver acted as umpires.
The game was called at the end of the fourth
inning, due for the most part to the field being
too wet for further play. The locals won by
a score of fourteen to six.
Sammy Smith, the pitcher for the local team,
proved to be a wizard both in the pitchers' box
and at the bat. Among other things he made
the most home runs of the day.
Jack Bliss relieved N. A. Lang as pitcher of
the locals in the third inning. Bobby Craw-
The following attended the outing: Lew
Brown, of the Broadway Music Corp.; F. W.
Moran, Republic Player Roll Corp.; J. Milton
Delcamp, Republic Player Roll Corp.; J. Mit-
tcnthal, Broadway Music Corp.; Al Beilan,
Broadway Music Corp; Ted Eastwood, Broad-
way Music Corp.; Frank Goodman, Al Pianta-
dosi & Co.; Will Von Tilzer, Broadway Music
Corp.; Barrie Bloedon, Broadway Music Corp.;
Philip Miller, Republic Music Roll Co.; Jerry
Vogel, Plaza Music Co.; Louis W. Hayman,
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.; Frank Hennigs, Emer-
son Phonograph Co.; Elliott H. Shapiro,
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.; Thomas Hughes,
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.; Harry Harrison,
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.; Benjamin W. Levy,
B. D. Nice & Co.; J. A. Cantor, Al Kornheiser,
Century Music Pub. Co.; William Jacobs, Trv-
ing Berlin, Inc.; Charles R. Warfel, Hinds, Hay-
Those in Attendance at the Annual Outing of the Greater New York Music Publishers' and Dealers' Association
sion and a large number responded to the in- ford made a long drive over third base, which den & Eldredge, Inc.; Robert Crawford, Irving
was the best placed hit of the game. Holmes Berlin, Inc.; Bernard Beck, Max Winkler, Be-
vitation of the local body.
After the party arrived at Glenhead, some T. Maddox showed up well as a ball player, win, Inc.; C. C. Church, C. C. Church & Co.;
thoughtful persons (names on request) served thus proving that one can be a successful ball J. C. Weiss, N. Kretschmer, Carl Fischer Co.;
a drink which looked very much like ginger player as well as a progressive and successful Harry Bernhardt, C. C. Church & Co.; Max
Kortlander, Q R S Music Co.; R. O. Weiss,
ale, but had a decided kick in it. This was the music dealer.
After the ball game, a series of running con- Walter Fischer, Carl Fischer Co.; George A.
most welcome surprise of the day.
After posing for the photographs, the party tests were held. In the heavy men's race, Friedman, George Friedman, Inc.; T. E. Dunn,
returned to the cars and were carried to the Walter Eastman won the final heat over W. J. Standard Music Roll Co.; Julius A. Roos, Plaza
Music Co.; G. Howlett Davis, Jr., Standard Mu-
ball field, where a four-inning game, hotly con- Kearny, Walter Fischer and Bill Jacobs.
tested throughout, belying the score, resulted.
A most elaborate shore dinner was served in sic Roll Co.; Ben Baer, Enterprise Music Sup-
The teams were made up of out-of-town men the evening, preceded by rare and almost ex- ply Co.; Otto P. Schroeder, Waldo Music Co.;
on one side and locals on the other. The tinct appetizers. During the course of the din- Henry Teller, M. Witmark & Sons; Joseph M.
out-of-town team was managed by E. P. Little ner the party was entertained by Monroe Sil- Skilton, G. Schirmer, Inc.; M. E. Tompkins, G.
and was composed of N. A. Lang, pitcher; ver, Sammy Smith, Jack Bliss, Lew Brown, Schirmer, Inc.; Jack Bliss, Aeolian Co.; Walter
Eastman, Chappell & Co.; Robert Schirmer, G.
'Jack" Bliss, shortstop; Lawrence B. Ellert, Milton Delcamp and Max Kortlander.
catcher; M. E. Tompkins, center field: Dick
Owing to the fact that some of the dealers Schirmer, Inc.; Michael Keane, Boosey & Co.;
Powers, first base; Robert Schirmer, third base; from out of town were scheduled to leave for Joseph M. Bryant, Bryant's Music House; Ed-
E. Grant Ege, left field; Holmes T. Maddox, their homes on the midnight trains, a special ward Christy, Irving Berlin, Inc.; Jack Robbins.
second base; Ben Kline, right field. The oppos- bus carried them to the station, thus allowing Maurice Richmond Music Co., Inc.; Fred Hager,
ing team, managed by J. Lang, was composed them ample time to make their connections. General Phonograph Corp.; W. Herman Rose,
of Sammy Smith, pitcher; Jack Bregman, The return trip was made in a heavy rain, but, Pathe Freres Phonograph Co.; Nicholas Or-
catcher; Lew Brown, left field; Alfred Cantor, the roads being quite good, there were no lando, Charles Schloss, B. F. Wood Music Co.;
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first base; Teddy Eastwood, third base; Harry mishaps.
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