The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-11
AUF'S WIEDERSEHEN.
Close of the Turner's eau Fest
at Oakland.
a Day Devoted to Exhibitions Of Skill-Ball
and Concert in the Evening-Award
Made Of the Prizes.

The festivities In connection with the eau
Turn Fest in Oakland came to close last night,
but many Turner'S are still lingering in the hos
piIable city across the bay.
The entertainment OF Monday evening was
followed yesterday by exercises Of literary
character. In the presentation on Monday even.
ing OF the opera "Die Fledermaus," Max Lau-
renee proved himself versatile actor. He aud
Julius Fischer were the judges in yesterdays
decamatOry contest of recitation In which I'll. &.
F. Stahl OF the Elntracht Vereln, San Francisco.
A. Binse of Sacramento, and - Koch of the San
Francisco Turn Verein were competitors.
They first recited poem entitled columbia"
written for the occasion by Il. Edgar, and then
each one gave one of his own choosing. MIR. SIahl
reciting "Der Schiller und der GOtt" A. Blnse
following with "Der Wegeruf" and = Koch with
"Krieg und Frieden." The Rotations were
listened TO with much interest and the contest
ants loudly applauded.
FENCING AND SWIMMING.
An exhibition OF fencing was next In order.
Messrs. Stahl aud 9TH were the judges. and the
contestants P. krempel ana F. Striulke OF Los
Angeles, Paul Reikert of Sacramento and Max
Lehman OF Vorwaerts VeTen OF San Francisco.
Some very skillful handling of the swords was
exhibited.
Next was quite au exhibition OF Indian club
swinging In which Hugo Romers OF Sacramento
and NJ. l.. Muller of the Vorwaelts took part.
with Messrs. 9TH and Stahl as judges. The
weigl t Of lie clubs was seven pounds, thought
by some 10 be rather TOO heavy.
At about noon a general Sortie was made for
the Alameda Baths, where two swimming
matches we're 10 be settled aud again Messrs.
Utn and Stahl acted as Judges. The air was
chilly, but the contestants dyed INTO the ee-
menis Notwithstanding IN the presence oil an en-
thusastic throng.
The first heat was between Walter Paris OF
san francisco, L. Tillmann OF san francisco, and
AdOlph Greub OF Oakland aud the distance was
34S yards, which had to be covered by swim
ming twice across the basin. GreuD came IN
winner.
The second heat was over the same distance,
with Charles kramm Jr of Oakland and
George Okerlund of the Elntracht Vereiu as
competitors. They belonged to the class named
ZOgliOge, comprising Turner'S from fourteen 10
eighteen years Again the Oakland representa-
tive won the race, kramm coming in ahead after
a hard struggle. He won the same race two
years ago In san Francisco, but this Will be Ills
last III that class.
After the contests DR.. Rlehl of Alameda gave
an exhibition OF his skill as Il swimmer and al.
lowed himself TO be firmly tied, hands and Feet
and then thrown into the water, swimming then
without the use of his limbs. IL was DR.. Rlehl
who, some years ago. swan across san Francisco
Bay with boots and clothes on. He was then
member of the Oakland Turn Nerein.
SHOOTING AND DANCING.
During the afternoon another crowd gathered
at Shell Mound Park where the members OF The
SchuetZsn Nerelns and sections of other Nerelns
had competitive target shooting. o. Burmeister
took the pIlze diploma with GO out of possible
10. The other scores were as follows:
r. e. Muller ..........45l " Burmelster.
A Hagedorn............46F +. Kustenmahr ......34
f. Aitruger .........93 >, Pniug .....'.....-..o2
F. Fink1ng. ...........55ID DIT. Ruhe............45
Captain Zimmer-......25 Karl Golmer, ----......31
w. Norton. James Straub. A
W. Glindermann,.....59
AT o'clock in the evening Germana Hall was
crowded with people TO witness the distribution
Of prizes. The stage was beautifully decorated
and the following young ladies acted as maids OF
EonOr on The occasion; Nellie Sohst, Carrie
Book, Emma Frey, Emma BreilIng, Emma Wem-
mer, Rose Jurgens. Katie Stoberg, Bertha
Wemmer Lily Schwerin, Louise Jurgens,
Therese Levy, Laura HaiKe, Gussie Fugel,
Cameilia Kunze, Ada Frey, julia Brelling, Annie
WeStphal. Paula Gieub, Meta Mueller, Emma
Wuthe, MargareIha Bennett, Martha TichOn,
Annie Levy, Clara Hfelke, Minnie Mauer hahn
They were seated on the stage all dressed
alike, with light dresses and uniformly cOlOred
sashes and bows, presenting most charming
appearance. After the distribution of prizes as
given below short concert programme was
given through aud ball concluded The merry
Turner meeting.
President Fischer says that the Oakland Turn
ers are anxious TO keep as many OF their visit
ors as possible for another day or Two and mat
arrangements have been made TO take as many
of them as possible on excursions in different
directions, so as to improve the opportunity TO
its fullest extent aud show them The surround
ings OF Oakland as far as circumstances may
allow.
The award OF prizes announced by President
DeDtcke was as follows:
First class-R. krohn, Los Angeles, wide and
high lump; second prize, hop, step and Jump, 80
feet 10 Inches; first prize, high jump, feet o
Inches; second prize, putting the shot, 80
pounds g feet inches
A. Hoffman, Eintracn San Francisco, second
prize, nigh jump. o feet ) luches hrst prize,
running; first prize, vile and high jump 10
feet inches.
In
IA times
Oscar Hauser, San Francisco Turn Verein,
fourth prize for points.
h. Levy San Francisco, NTH prize; II. Muller,
San Francisco, sixth prize; Charles kIause, Los
Angeles, seventh prize.
Second class-M. Lehman, San Francisco,
VOrwertz Turn Verein, second prize hop, step
and jump.
George II. Dahmke, first prize, climbing slack
rope, thiTIy-slX feet.
+. Hausmann, San francisco, third prize.
Albert Schmidt, Los Angeles, first prize, vault
ing with pole, feet 10 Inches.
Adolf Greub. OaSland Turn Verein, first prize.
swimming.
c. SIeinbeck, first prize, throwing spear
julius Phlug, Oakland Turn Verein, prize for
points.
Fred Becker, Charles Heimbert, o. Nagel,
prizes for points.
Karl Jacobs, Los Angeles, second prize, climb
Herman Fischer and f. Lunge, prizes for
Third class-The following received prizes for
pOiuts only: L. Sendereater Oakland; Ed Kaul.
FUSS San Francisco; +. Wasselmanu, San fran.
CISCO E. Nolle, Los Angelesi Albert Krickan,
Oakland; August Fetscn, Oakland; f. Dauzig,
san Francisco; G. krchner, Oakland; j. kauf.
man, San Francisco: II. WOlf, san Francisco;
W. Jurgens, san Francisco; j. Kiempel, Los
Angeles.
II. Enge, San Francisco, first prize putting
the shot, 10 ieet inches; second prize, lifting
weight, 112 pounds; second prize, wrestling.
Gus Ungermann, San Francisco, first prize
wrestling.
Otto Koch san Francisco, first pIize, decama.
ton.
William Paris, second prize, distance SWIM
ming; FIRST prize, best swimming.
The following received points: f. 0rdermann,
San Francisco; Scbeegass, San Francisco; A.
Quenzel, San Francisco; q. Bruno, San Fran
cisco; Louis Winter, San Francisco, ana Ii. Axt,
Los Angeles