The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-22
THE TURN ERs,
The Turning Contest .Continued--I Tae
Prixss--Bal1 and Supper.

During the day of Tuesday. the turning
exercises at the grounds were continued
and we'll attended. aud some most excel
lent displays of skill were exhibited. The
turning concluded. the members returned
to Rock Island and headquarters. In the
evening grand ball was held in Armory
Hall and was zone of the most enjoyable
features of the meeting. The attendance
was very good and the utmost order in re-
gard to prophecies prevailed. The music
was by Bleuer's band and was very appro-
pirate. During the evening the prizes
were presented to the successful compe-
| titors in turning. and boquets were also
bestowed on the favored ones by the
ladies who were most interested in them.
The prize distribution took place in
| Armory Hall, and an elegant supper pro~
vided by August Herkert was served in
Turner Hall, which was participated in at
a later hour, by the company.
The festivities were continued till quite
an early hour this morning. Following is
list of the exercises in turning. the
names OF tne succSSsiui sIcietlee dnu
members:
Exercises on Different Apparatus, in classes
First Division (higheet order)-1st prize, Daven-
port Turn-Gemeinde; ed prize, Moline Tdrn-Ge
meinde Cloth first class.>
Second Division-1st prize. Davenport Turn
Calisthenics and Tactics or RyoIutions-only
prize, Davenport Turn-I3emeinde, IL men.
Single Prizes, First Dfvision-Ed fischer, Ds-
venport, let prize; Paul Thierssen; Moline, I'd;
Henry schlotieldt. Moline. Sd; Julius Moetzel,
Carl Bruner, Moline, 9th.
second Division-A Ebeling, Moline. let prize;
II Leemhus, Davenport, I'd; G Manstent. Dubuque
Sd; John Ohlweler, Rock Island, 4th; Fred
port, 9Th: VIM scharf, Des Moines, 18th; Herman
Beselin, Rock Island, Sth Gus Degula, Moline,
muhl. Rock Island, 11th Gus Peters, Moline, 12th,
Olympic exercises-Putting the Stone: Paul
Thiessen. Moline, first prize; L. Bucheustein, Des
Moines, End.
Throwing the Javelin-Hy Reimers, Davenport,
lat.
High Jump-Hy schotfeld. Moline, Ist; VIM
Scluventze, Davenport, I'd.
Long Jump-Wm Scharf, Des Moines, list; L.
E Huehstaedt, Davenport, I'd.
Climbing he Pole-John Oblwetler Rock Island
LIST; II. Be selin. Rock Island, end
High jump with Pole--E Hucketard, Davenport
list; VIM Ebeling. Moline, End.
:, Foil Fsncing-Ed Usher, Davenport, 1st, jul
Hop, Skip and Jump Henry Stoelk, Moline, list;
Harry Stsffen, Davenport. I'd.
Museling Weight 81 Buehsenstein, Des Moines
Wrestling-Max Kemmerle, Dubuque, LIST; Gust
Running Races-Conrad Frech, Des MONIES, Let
L Buehsenstein, Dies Moires, I'd.
The meeting is now virtually ended
and may be put down as most successful.
The tul ming WAS of high order and the
programme as arranged has been carried
out faithfully by the various committees,
Financially the efforts of the Rock Island
Turner's have been successful, which is
most satisfactory as all was provided for
the visitors, in the way of lodging and
entertainment free of charge. To-day
many of the visitors who remained were
taken out in carriages and visited the |
places OF interest ia the city and vicinity
This evening the last of the Turner's from |
q distance will return home. and there |
has deem only one opinion expressed by |
those visiting. which is one of satisfaction. |