Reminiscences;

              HASKINS & S E L LS
C E R T I F I E D P U B L I C A C C O U N T A N T S
N E W Y O RK BULLETIN SAN FRANCISCO
CHICAGO LOS A N G E L ES
P H I L A D E L P H IA N E W O R L E A NS
D E T R O IT S E A T T L E
ST. LOUIS D E N V ER
BOSTON A T L A N TA
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P I T T S B U R GH
VOL. I I NEW YORK, JUNE 15, 1919 No. 6
Reminiscences
IN the process of separating the Execu­tive
from the New York office there
emerged from the archives the somewhat
ancient but none the less beloved volume
entitled "Athletics in Accountancy."
This volume chronicles the organization
and operation of the Haskins & Sells Ath­letic
Association which flourished in 1907
and 1908. Its activities centered around
the baseball team, but there was also con­siderable
interest in tennis.
The scene of the sports was principally
Columbia Oval at Williamsbridge, now the
site of a large and important hospital used
in connection with the Great War.
Our memory takes us back to the Sat­urday
afternoons when "The Lemons"
battled against "The Blues;" Mr. Sells'
"Farmers" from North Castle gave our
team a sound trouncing with a score of
17-2; how ignominously we defeated the
team from the Royal Baking Powder Com­pany,
and, subsequently, as our skill
increased, almost all other pretenders who
happened to aspire to baseball glory, in­cluding
the "Farmers."
We recall how A. M. Lovibond, later
a leading figure in amateur tennis circles,
taught the balance of the field how to
wield the racket; and the miniature Jap­anese
archers who, for want of other
available space, shared a corner of our
field.
There was plenty of liquid refreshment
of proper sort during the afternoon, and a
picnic supper for the members and their
families and guests in the early evening,
thanks principally to the untiring efforts
and unusual culinary ability of Miss Bolles,
Miss Hatfield, Miss Taaffe, and Mr. Gil­bert.
It was a time of banter and jest, and
good fellowship reigned supreme.
Athletic Bulletin Number One an­nounced
that "the following members of
the staff of Haskins & Sells have organized
a baseball team:" E. A. Hifton, W. N .
Peal, C. Dooley, L. L . Perrine, S. Rare-shide,
R. C. Brown, E . A. Mitchell, L. C .
Matthews, J. V. Westfall, F. Samuelson,
Jr.; T. N. Willins, H . B. Cook, F. A.
Bresher, John Flint, F. H . Clark, A. T .
Johnston, Jr.; J. R. Wildman, F. Shavel,
B. E. Gilbert, R. D. L'Hommedieu, W. L.
Hawkins, W. H . Kuper, T. J. Murray,
Gage Hills, E. Fuller, T. H . Lee, C. S.
Ludlam, F. M. Brown, E . W. Sells, D. S.
Fero, C. D. Martin, J. H . Ostberg, J. S.
Mitchell.
Many of the above named have passed
out of our lives; some to other fields of
endeavor; some to other organizations;
some to the "great beyond." There are
several who are still with us.
As we pause to reflect we are struck with
the thought that while diversions may come
and go, and they are pleasant incidents, the
success of our organization centers around
a continuity of purpose, which is only made
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