St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-19
GUT HE'LL.
Minnesota Turner's First OF q Series
of Athletic Exhibitions.
Some Fine Gymnastics--St. Paul
Ahead--Music and Song.


Ahead--Music and Song.
Turner's to the number Of about 100
gathered in the Washington rink yesterday
morning, accompanied by wives. sweet
hearts and friends. The building was just
cool enough to suit the light, and at the
same time. handsome costumes OF the
Turner'S. which consisted OF their white
light gray pants and slippers.
In the galleries and around the room were
ladies and young girls. OF whom
nearly all were members of some turner So
ciety. Scattered around the room were the
muscle and grace-giving appliances so IA
miIiar to every Turner The whole thing
was under the management Ut Prof. Kinder
water, who at s o'clock promptly began the
exercises. The observance committee con-
sisted of j. G. Fleischer OF st. Paul and
Fritz Schultz and Charles Gebser OF New
Ulm. These gentlemen, together with Mr..
have charge OF all the sports
during the festival The following teams
of Turner's were present:
THE CONTESTANTS.
Mlnneapolis-West Side Turnverein: First
class, Frank Gutsch, Arthur Schlichting, H.
Ripe, Sam Piaum, August Fuhrberg, Jo-
seph Livick. Second class: Chris B9hme,
VIII Wachsmu h, Edward Wachsmuth, George
Fritz Hase, lie MonaSch. SubSti-
tutes: Edward Rhomberg, Gus Adler. East
Side Turnverein: Hugo Fischer Of the
second class. The first class was unrepre-
sented.
Winona-second class, John Beudtner, Gus
Gerstenheur John Fischer, George Fischer,
Conrad Scherer, Hermann Weibel. Substitute,
Richard Einfeldt.
st. Paul-First class, J. E. Meili, Hermann
Schlichting. Henry GerlOch, julius wicker,
William Bosche, Arthur Gerloch. Second
class, William T. Belnhorn, w. Fleischer, A.
A. Winkler, Gus Setter, y. *.
Sauer, Frank Yoerg.
The obligatory exercises were the first on
the program, and each Turner who COM
peted for prize in a team was compelled
to 60 through with all of them. These eX-
ercises consisted of the high jump, the run
ming jump, the hop, skip and jump and
rope climbing, The names of the success
full teams will be kept a secret until Sunday
night, when they will be made public at
Turner hall and prizes given. Yesterday
the following were
THE JUDGES ELECTED:
For high jump, Charles Gleuk, East Mime
apolis; Ernst Hers, New Ulm; Charles
Lampe, Minneapolis. Judges for hop, skip
and jump: Henry Roth, Minneapolis; Alfred
Hornbogen, Winona; j. c. Hermann, St. Paul.
Judges for rope climbing: r. w. Schroeder,
Detroit, Mich; II. Overlook, St. Paul; J. P.
jump: Albert Held. New Ulm; Maurice
PfauIn, St. Anthony; w. A. Flnklenberg,
Winona.
To see the young men go through the
exercises and games is a pleasure at any
time, and one could not but wish that the
American people would devote more time
to bodily training. The active Turner'S are
as fine appearing body of men, both
physically and mentally, as ever assembled
in Minneapolis, and their sinewy forms
forms and broad shoulders were the admit
ration Of all. About noon the obligatory
exercises were over and the field sports
begun.
THE WINNERS
of Individual honors in the respective eXer-
ciseS were:
Hop, Skip and Jump-First class, first prize,
j. E. Meile, St. Paul, 35 feet inches; second
prize, Frank Guetsch, Minneapolis, SO feet 8
inches. Second class, first prize, Hugo
Fischer, East Minneapolis, 35 feet Z inches;
second, John Beutner, Winona, 35 feet
inches.
Running High Jump-First class, first prize,
William Bosche and Herman Schlichting of
St. Paul, tie on SIS inches; second prize, A.
Gerloch and J. A. Merle, St. Paul, tie on Sc
inches. Second class, first prize, Hugo
Fischer, East Minneapolis, IS inches; John
Beutner and II. Weibel, W1nona, tie on 81
inches.
Running Long Jump First class, first
prize, A. Gerloch, ST. Paul, 16 feet, inches;
second, Sam Plaum. Minneapolis, and Her
man Gerloch, tie on Is feet and inches
Second class, first prize, Hugo Fischer, Min
neapolis, II feet, inches; second, John
Beutner, Winona, II feet, inch.
Climbing the Rope-First class, first prize,
August Fuhrberg, Minneapolis, So feet; sec
ond, A. W. Schichting, Minneapolis, So feet,
10 inches. Second class first prize. John
Fischer, Winona, Al feet; second, Leo
Monasch, Minneapolis, 35 feet, inches.
Following came voluntary exercises, such
as lifting dumbbells. putting the stone and
vaulting over high and low horses. There
was good competition and some fair work
was done. The young men seemed to be
imbued with extraordinary strength. and
went through all the exhibitions with ap-
parent ease. The following gentlemen
STOOD AT THE HEAD:
Lifting dumbbell, weight 121a pounds-First
class, first prize, Frank Guetsch, Minneapolis,
16 times; second Hermann Gerlach, st. Paul.
times. Second class, first prize, William
Wacksmuth, Minneapolis, IL times; second
prize John Fischer, Winona, 7times.
Putting the Stone-First class, first prize,
J. E. Meile, ST. Paul, II feet IL inches; second,
Gugust Fuhrberg, Minneapolis, II feet 90
inches. Second class, first prize, Frank
Yoerg. st. Paul, II feet 9inches; second prize
George Fischer. Winona, Is feet 10 inches
1t is pretty sight to see a number of
athletes vault and go Swimming through the
air like bird. 1t takes courage and skill
to jump an eight-foot fence by means of
md n,1th xrf rx,ip Tho
turner's seemed to delight in it and showed
great skill by their work at this amusement.
When feet had been reached John
Fischer, Minneapolis, and August Fuhrberg
and Arthur Schlichting were the only ones
remaining out of a dozen OF more. When
feet and inches was reached Fuhrberg
was the only one who cleared the height,
and he alone was greeted with the ap-
plause which a successful athlete receives.
NATIONAL GERMAN AIRS
were played by Kost's band in the after
noon. and the hall rang with the happy
shouts and laughter of those present. Calls
themes and marching was in order until
late in the afternoon. when the field sports,
consisting Of throwing the spear. perform
ing on the bar and ropes, were taken up.
The calisthenics brought into play every
muscle in the body, while the machinery
was of a superior order. Ten flags had
been placed at different points in the hall
and the auttering colors showed up hand
somely between the marching men. Prof.
Underwater here showed his executive
ability, and not break or false step was
visible anywhere. The throwing Of the
spear was fine exhibition, and consisted
in endeavoring to strike q target some thirty
or forty feet away with ontipped poles
one inch thick and ten feet long. Some of
the Turner's showed clear eye and consid-
cradle muscle in this practice. Now and
then the room would echo and re-echo with
laughter as one of the young men, with
chest thrown out and an earnest look in his
face, grasped the spear and threw it, but
instead of hitting the target would cause
stampede off to one side. No accidents
resulted, however, and all passed off pleas
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