New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-17
TURNER'S IN AMERICA.
THEIR NATIONAL TOURNAMENT AT M11A
WAUKEE.
FIVE DAYS OF SPORT BY REPRESENTATIVE
GERMAN sOCIETY-THE PROGRAMME
AND IRIZES.

GERMAN soCIETY-THE PROGRAMME
AND rRIZEs.
The tournament Of the North American Gymnastic
Union or League OF Turner'S, begins on Friday as
Milwaukee lasting five days, at which over 5000
Turner's including more than 100 from THIS city,
are competing for awards.
This organization, composed OF some 800 societies.
numbering between 10000 and $4,000 MEMBERS
strives for higher goals. endeavors to beneht thAs
country MORE and Is still, perhaps. the least known
and understood Of all the numerous Institutions which
the Germans, leaving their old home, have brought
with them into this new and free domain, hoping
thereby To participate In making this country the
greatest and It's people the best pnyslcy ana o m en-
lumber regions OF Washington. the fruit lands Of
the vantage ground OF the tornado and the region q
The lakes 70 the Empire state ann ana varesns IN it,
nowery lands. The Turner'S have ever endeaVoreo
10 substantiae what their platform declares: aSS
attain the bringing up IN of tl peH srSs ea"re
and the fostering Of ethics and moral principles tne
ons means and o. tical ME- We strive for the de-
vepmen Of the Republic on rny humane @s, se SnH
Every attempt with TIE liberty Of eon,ssnss
and also ali legislative mat are ,
10 the perfection and development OF our Tree ihsu-
"I Tne term Turner. ornatd through Jahn The The
tqrnk synastS complied various exercises into
yss and s. ssm STSTsS ss'
uni@bts When the eagles OF Napoleon the Great
a snS e sS'fy
NM rn %ra who vi helped later drive the G9r;can
from the place Of his conanests: AS re' When IL
sas tne revolution lifted its head against monarchy
Turner's We're in the vanguard and had to leave nome
and all R Ran aF'4 sed y's q ta
country thy ~ame IN ,at numcer and over
came Al the present day the United states recoilecS
With gratitude" that when she c"G es in lares
pprmhers and memorial tablets in Turn halls al 9ysf
this wide land testify better ha TG bs ,o S 81 should
their country need them. ,.,.,.. ,,nn,.,,cs
for MG Sar OF m ' eondnc sc where sr public
honrs regular course of Pay'hS be- ot oooo
bows and girls, instruction Is given n the German an
language also not to injnrc the patriotism OF C ane
man poetry. song and literature. u,
Sa6na tournament Is held every four years rs
l ns w" n@mSrs society and individual comps,Cns
in tsrnnG FENCING svm%ns and mental symnas scs.
maxim and singing This year the tournament take:
place 1t Mlwanac the home OF the a, nS
d. Over 500 turner's wiz take part IN The calls,
themes and society competitions ana n VIII III 90 cos.
,hsn,cs tIore. Tn" number Of the individual com:
or viii Of eourss be much mnrr h as r es site
number Of points for prize Tn" Object % or, .eS ~
+, nc" to "% MSS tam
saays som@iimcs dclased describe fighting LOT t9r
r,,,S, I'M, 10 exhihI, rs large number as p)sslDie
~ nationally VOL, developed and physically strong ana
healthy human b,ing,, and Watches eoiu h'NH,S
WI r,,c,. tho brow OF the deserving farmer an0
WILL 10 az ~ the societies Diplomas officially
. .on, ,ia nr,rds are likewise given. -
W Tor This wears festival Is ms fol-
Inc p , ~, r,con,,on ~ Turner's %. parade
lows: 'nN = MIN omy,ne. o. general calishrnIcs
.nT son,cv cSmp,iton. "a individual comcoI;
~" ,n.i,ISuo rnmnctitlons and conclusion and bah
10. sn"i. .on,nc Ven awards win he made
IN , rnc - viii no ne follows I-(;"neral calls
hsnfi IIIIndlvsua competitions apparatus
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