Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-13
AMATEURS TO MEET.
Western Pennsylvania Championship
Events to Be Decided.
SOME VERY FINE MEDALS OFFERED.
The East End Gymnastic Club to Banquet
Its Prize Ball Team.
COUNTY LEAGUE TEAMS COME OUT AHEAD

The East End Gymnastic Club is making
great preparations for its open field day, to
be given on the 26th. There is no doubt
of the success of the event, as numerous
clubs and good amateurs from all corners of
Western Pennsylvania have signifed their
intention of entering. Among the entries
already received are some from Sharpsburg,
McKeesport, Western University, and the
Latrobe tug of war team. Others from
New Castle, and Washington and Jefferson
College have signifed their intention of en-
tering, but sofarhave not done So How
ever, there is plenty of time yet, and the
prospects are that every event will have a
good list of contestants.
OF the events scheduled five are for the
championship of Western Pennsylvania
These are the lOO-yard dash, halEmiIe run,
running broad jump, hop, step and jump,
and tug of war, $50 pounds limit. For the
1CO-yard dash elegant gold and silver media Is
are offered for first and second prizes. In
the half mile run the first prize is gold
medal, and the second a silver cup. For the
running broad jump gold medal is offered
for first and silver medal for second prize.
Similar prizes are offered in the hop, step
and jump. In the tug of war each member
of the winning team will capture an elegant
silver cup.
THE HANDICAP EVENTS.
All the other events are handicaps. In
the 22Qyard dash gold medal is offered for
first and silver cup for Second prize. In
the 440-yard dash similar prizes are offered.
In the mile run gold and silver medals are
offered for first and second. In the l20yard
hurdle race gold medal is offered for first
and silver cup for second. A gold medal
and silver cup are offered in the mile BIZ
n 10 tWO-rNi1a hicvCl1 race
gold and silver medals are offered. Putting
the shot will be awarded with gold and sill
are offered for first and second in throwing
the l6-pound hammer. In the mile walk gold
and silver medals are offered for first and
second. Winners of the running high jump
will receive gold medal and a silver cup.
All the events will have entries from
among the various local amateur Organiza-
tions and also from the cities in Western
Pennsylvania. 1t is expected that there
will be quite a delegation from the Allie
gheny Athletic Association and the East
End Club people will reciprocate by sending
some of its best men to the Allegheny meet
ing few weeks later.
THE BALL TEAM WILL FEAST.
A. G. Pratt has ordered the pennant for
the Gym ball team. 1t was the 'Pratt Pen
nant" the County League boys were fighting
for all summer. 1t is to be a beauty. The
pennant will be 20 feet long and AZ wide. 1t
will be white, with the words, EAST End
Gyms, Champions 1891" j" in crimson letters.
The pennant will be presented to the team
at a banquet to be held about October l.
The feast is to be given by the Gymnastic
Club in honor of its ball team.
The County League, as a whole, has been
very successful this season. The majority
OF the clubs, if not all of them, came out a
little ahead financially, and there is no rea-
son to kick on that. Heretofore these Or
aanizations have been pretty much losing
ventures. There is no doubt but that the
County League will be in the field again
next year with a strong list of teams, proba-
bly, the same as the past season.