The herald., 1895-06-16
Saturday Next the Opening Day
of the KreiSturnfeSt
ENTRIES IN ALL EVENTS
Characteristics of Some of the Men in
the Local Team
Brilliant Programme Arranged for the
Tournament-PIeasant Social Events.
Some of the Lady Turner's

Saturday of this week Los Angeles will
welcome several thousand Turner's, who
will attend and many of them participate
in the splendid programme arranged for
the Kreisturnfest or gymnastic tourna-
ment Of the Turner societies in tins, the
Sixth Circle of the North American Turn
er Bund, or gymnastic union.
The various committees OF Turnverein
Germania of Los Angeles, under whose
auspices the tournament is given, will
put the finishing touches to the arrange
ments during the few days that will re-
main before June ODD, the opening day,
and the public generally has very pleas
ant anticipations of the varied events of
the week.
The expectations of Pre- ident Adolph
Frese that there will be nearly 300 parti-
cpants in the athletic sports will be fully
realized. Not only Turner's throughout
the Sixth circle but athletes outside the
Turner societies have shown marked
interest in the tournament, and the big
list of entries demonstrates that the in
terest is an active one.
Owing to the fact that the time for the
closing of entries was originally publish
ed as June 18th, although afterwards
will not finally be made up until the 18th,
Tuesday night.
The team OF Turnverien Germania has
been putting in some good work during
the past week, and the boys are deter
mined to give their brawny and we'll
trained brothers from the San Francisco
societies strong pull for first place in
the athletic events of the society events,
as well as in the individual turning.
The team has some very good all-round
men, among them being Fritz Steinike,
first turnwart, ana John Hartknack, Sec
ond turnwart. Louis Breer in addition
to being an all-round turner, is especially
good in the pole vault, and will set
strong pace for all contestants. His
brother, Henry Breer, is the strong man
lifting and putting the shot, and his
friends say he ought to 60 in stronger in
throwing the hammer. Willie Straube is
good man and has developed as a bicy-
cist. He had an accident few days ago,
but hopes to be all right by Tuesday.
The best hand over hand elm Der in the
team is Herman Storm.
William Bli.sner will not be in the team
events, but will be heard from in the
field day events, and is likely to make
feet inches in the high jump. Emil
Nimmer is also a good jumper and all
round team worker.
The best features in the team are Fritz
Stenlke, Adolph Brauer and Jacob Schrei-
ber who will give pretty account of
themselves in this manlyaar
harvey AaIlSeH. WulIc u IeCeub dCQul-
ston, is one of the best men in the
team.
Fred Detmers, Otto Harms, John Hart
knack and John Schlalos are four hard
workers, who will do credit to themselves
and the team.
Such veteran Turner's as Carl Enten-
mann, Adelmo Schroeder. Chalres Wag-
ner and Eugene Nollac have the advant-
age of experience and field records in the
athletics of the society. and will do good
work at the tournament.
The team could not get along without
the funny business of kelly" .Block,
who, in addition to being fine athlete,
puts ginger into everything.
Professor +. l.. jain, instructor for the
society, states that in the class OF young
men from IA to Is years of age there is
lots OF good material which VIII reinforce
the ranks of the oldsters before long in
excellent style.
in the athletics of the Turnveren Ger
mania the ladies are taking a strong in
terest, and it is to be regretted that they
There are some very good workers in
the ladies class, among them being Mrs.
Fred Detmers, Mrs. Fritz Steinike, Mrs.
Simpson, Miss Mile kuhrts, Miss Nor
ma Glass. Miss Winter, Miss Storm. and
Miss Gerdts. They are close attendants
upon gymnasium work, and take much
interest IN it.
The. musical events at Turner hall dur
ing the tournament will embrace some
pleasing solo features. The programme
has not yet been definitely determined,
but it has been settled that among the So
iosts will be Mrs. e. G. Schnabel the
claiming soprano, and Mr.. Emil Kraus,
violinist. The chorus singing will en-
brace the singing sections of several soci-
cites.
The athletic and social eevnts of the
kreisturntest form an alluring program me
and it will prove one of the pleasantest
and most notable celebrations of the
year.