The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-21
TURNER'S Second DAY
PrizaS Were Awarded Last Night al Central
Park.
VERY SUCCESSFUL Picnic Held
The Visiting Turner's Speak Highly
of the Reception They Met With.
Philadelphia Turn Gemeinde Cap
tures Most of the Prlzes-The Turn
fest Will Conclude with an Excur-
sion TO Farview Today.

= ue beCOHu udy Oh Iue DeZlrkB- lurn-
fest passed off yesterday amid general
Jubilation by the Scranton and visiting
Turner's with picnic at Central park
The parade of the Turner'S aud the in
vited local German societies did not
start from Turner hall at the hour
specified owning to the rain. But at
II o'clock the skies cleared and the line
OF mach was started.
The parade was led by mounted off.
GERS Burke and Roche. Then came
Guth's band, the Scranton Turn Verein
society. Philadelph Turn Gemeinde,
Southwark Turn Vzrein society, OF
Philadelphia; Gambrinus Turner So
ciety, of Trenton; Vorwaerts Turn
Verein. of Williamsport; Ladies class
of Turner's from Camden, N. j.; Scran-
ton Saengerrunde. Fortbildungs YER
Elm. of Wilkes Barre; Kruger Verein,
Junior Turn Verein, of Scranton, and
the Trenton Turner society.
The parade marched to Franklin
avenue, up Spruce street to Wyoming,
to Lackawanna. to Cedar, to Willow,
to Pittston, to Birch, to Cedar, to Elm,
and down South Washington avenue
to Central park.
COMPETING FOR PRIZES
AT 2 o'clock the competition for
prizes began at Schwenk's park, ad-
joining the picnic grounds There were
entries for the prizes from all the
Turner societies of the PHILADELPHIA
district. The judges of the turnfest
are as follows: August Arnold, Will
lam Hsar, DR.. j. Smith, Joseph Funk,
D. NJ. Krogh, H. Mann, Albert
Neusche, B. Bernheim, F. A, Finkel-
dey. from Philadelphia; George Seikel,
of Newark, N. j.; G. j. Bojus, from
Elizabeth. N. j.; 4. Seibert from
New York; F. Lueck, from Tren-
ton, n. j.
At 8 o'clock last night the an
nouncements Of the judges were given.
The frat announcement WAS for the best
all.round showing made by the socie-
ties as whole in general athletic work.
Competition in classes-frst prize GAM
brinus Turn-Section, Philadelphia; second
prize, Scranton Turn Verein; third prize,
Vorwaerts Turn Verein of Williamsport;
fourth prize, Germania Turn Verein Of
Philadelphia: fifth prize, Camden Turn
Verein, N. j.; sixth prize, Trenton Turn
Verein, Trenton, N. j.; seventh prize,
Southwark Turn Verein of Philadelphia,
Contests on apparatus and outdoor
sports-First grade, first prize, William
Stitzenberger, Turn Gemeinde, Philadel-
phia
Second grade on apparatus and outdoor
sports-First prize, Herman l.. Winterer,
Turn Gemeinde, of Philadelphia second
prize Max Orst, Gambrinus Turnsecti on,
of Philadelphia; third prize, Frank Steu.
del, Germania Turn Gemeinde, Philadel-
phia; fourth prize, George Seher, Germania
Iurn Gemeinde, Philadelphia; fifth prize,
William Friedgen, Turn Gemeinde Phila-
delphia.
Field sports-First prize, Herman Ar
mold, Philadelphia Turn Gemeinde; sec.
ond prize. William Ludacher, Phiadel-
phia Turn Gemeinde; third prize, F. b.
Muse, Williamsport Turn Verein Vor-
waerts.
Wrestling-First prize, Henry Clark, of
Trenton; second prize, Emil Baumner,
Gambrinus.
Swimming-First prize, Charles H.
Meyer. of Philadelphia Turn Gemiende;
second prize, Louis Zietz, Of Southwark
Turn Verein.
Club swinging-First prize, George May,
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prize, Herman II. Nebele, of Southwark
Turn Verein.
Sword contest-First prize, Herman Ar
mold, of Philadelphia Turn Gemeinde: sec
ond prize. William Frudger, of Philadel-
phia Turn Gemeinde.
Fencing-First prize, William Frieden-
ger, of Philadelphia Turn Gemeinde; sec.
ond prize, Herman Arnold, of Philadelphia
Turn Gemelnde.
Literary work-First prize, D. NJ. F.
Keogh, of Southwark Turn Verein; second
prize, Louis f. Schneck, Of Philadelphia
Turn Gemeinde.
TO FARvIEw TO-DAY.
The end of the fest will be celebrated
with the excursion today to Farview.
Tomorrow the visitors will return
home.
There will not be another Turn Fest
again for probably four years, and
then 1t will take place in Philadelphia.
These events are held every two years,
but in 1895 national Turn Fest will
be held in st. Louis. and on that ac-
count the district assembling will be
abandoned.
Since the arrival of the visiting
Turner's they have been much i'm
pressed with the hospitality of Scran
ton, and they will leave for their homes
tomorrow with happy remem brances
of the sixteenth Bezirks-Turn Fest.