The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-17

two societies are the Mission Turner's and
| the VOrwaerts Verein, and they are now
all prepared for the "good time coming"
The Mission Turn Verein, which has for
years been progressive society in the dis
| trict from which it takes its name, has de-
cided to send twelve men to the southern
city. The members held their last prac-
tice lesson yesterday at the Seaside Gar
| dens, Harbor View, under their instructor,
Albert Binse, and First Leader John C.
Plato. There was hardly hitch in their
efforts and the athletes are more than con-
WINGED that they will carry off some of the
| top-notch prizes.
Besides the self-consciousness that they
are in fine condition for competition, the
mem bers viii be stimulated to use their
very best efforts by the fact that their lady
| friends have put them on their mettle as it
| were. The Turner Schwestern Verein is
the ladies auxiliary of the club, and sew
eral days ago the fair ones presented the
| funniest delegation with white silk ban
ner at the hail, corner of Eighteenth and
| Lapidge streets, and at the same time ex-
pressed the hope that the contestants
would reflect credit upon their handsome
emblem by performing unusual feats. On
| this account each member will feel like
| knight of old upon entering the tourna-
ment lists with his ''fair lady's'' token
| floating from his helmet.
The members of the Mission Verein will
leave LUlS City On Tlidy evening ny special
| train. On their return they will be ten
| dered a grand reception by the verein.
| Following are those who will compose
| the delegation:
Instructor, Albert Binse; first leader, John
| C. Plato; John Vermehren, William Messerth,
| Julius Harms, William Meyer. NJ. oechsle,
Thomas Steen, Oscar Carson, Fred Wagner,
William Barth, Alexander Huck.
The Vorwaerts Verein has chosen six
teen men to represent it at the festival, and
the hope of winning prizes runs high in
the breasts of the men OF muscle and skill
who have been practicing under the care
of their instructor, Hermann Ritter and
First Leader NJ Lehman in their hall on
OFarrell street, near Mason. Although
Instructor Ritter has not been with the
yerein many months he has become very
popular among his pupils, and has intro
duced new features in their work which
| have been appreciated.
Some of the delegation which goes south
are specialists in their respective lines.
Mr. Lehman is looked upon as their fenc-
ing champion, and is also fine declaimer.
In the swimming contests which will be
held when the excursion to Santa Catalina
Islands is made from Los Angeles on the
day before the great festival closes, the
Vorwaerts are confident that their cham
pion, Gustave Palanca, will easily carry off
the first prize. He is a young man, but
has made quite a record for himself in the
past.
The contestants from the Vorwaerts will
be as follows:
Instructor, Herman Rieter; first leader, NJ
lehman; w. F. Baker, n. ]. Frankenberg, w.
Kaiser, August Brockstadt, A. Sommer, II.
Gruendel, G. Palanca, II. Radloff, A. Hammer
smith, T. Dohrman, F. Rothschild, A. Little
wood, Z. TietZe, w. Boldefeldt.
The Vorwaerts men will go south on the
steamer Santa Rosa in company with the
San Francisco Verein and arrangements
have been made to have royal good time
on the trip.