The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-02
LABOR DAY ATHLETICS.
"A Programme of Sports, Including Base
ball, Arranged fer the Day.

N programme of Sports, Including Base
ball, Arranged fer the Day.
The following is a list of the prizes to
he contested for at the Labor Day picnic
to be held on Monday, September G:
loo yard dash-First prize. telescope,
awarded by Watt, Reitew Il Clay. Second
prize hoN OF cigars, Henry Scholz.
BOYS lace. boys from II to Is years of
age, lOO yards-First prize, gold chain,
X. Schiller. Second prize, baseball mitt,
c. w. Lind
Sack race, 100 yards-First prize. pair
shoes, Ike Bachrach Second prize, box
If cigars, NJ. b. Hopcroft
Three legged race, 100 yards-First
prize, pair $5 shoes. Virginia Brewing
Company. Second prize, umbrella, Phil
adelphia One Price Clothing House.
Tug-ot war, six men Oh each team
First prize, $50 cigars, The Stag and
Catognl Bros. second prize, box of to-
bacco. W. j. Turner 81 Co
Running high jump-F'irst prize, shot
gun, Fairfax Bros. Second prize, walk
ing cane, w. j. Jones, the Labor Day
caterer.
Throwing l5pound hammer-First
prize, pair trousers, Foster " Hensel.
Second prize, box of cigars, Sam Stone.
Running hop, step and jump-First
Bros. Second prize, necktic case, Chas.
d. Fox.
Potato race, 30 yards and retnrn-First
prize, one pair trousers, +. Vile. Second
prize, beautiful penknife, Nelson IL Mey-
ers.
Mems race, 80 years of age and over, 100
yards-First prize, pipe, Chas. Lyle Drug
Co. Secoud prize, bag Of tobacco, Chas.
Lyle Drug Co
Girls race, IL to - years of age, 100
yards-First prize, silk umbrella, Rosen-
baum Bros. Second prize, fan, The Ba-
zaar, Enock Bros. Thrill prize, bottle of
extract, NanLcar Bros.
Consolation race-First prize, gents
umbrella, IIeironmus Il Brugh Second
prize, hat, ID. NJ Taylor.
The sports will commence promptly at
O'Clock at Athletic Park, they having
been transferred from Crystal Springs on
account of the lack of space.
The baseball game. Roanoke VS.. Lynch
burg, will commence at 1870 An ad-
mission fee of 25 Gents will be charged
for the baseball game, but the sports will
he free to the .holders of tickets to the
picnic grounds. \ beautiful silver cup,
donated by Il. S. Green, the iewel.er, and
valued at $40, will be contested for by
the two clubs.
i1iier, Tue ollnu man, mas contributed
II box of cigars, which will he used to the
best advantage by the committee on ar
rangements, aud the Stag bottle of
champagne, which goes to James Devon
for services faithfully rendered. Mr.. De
Won must have smelled the mouse when
he Started out with twentysiN names to
secure donations to he used as prizes for
the athletic sports, for when he returned
every man had agreed to contribute and
all the necessary prizes had been secur-
ed. All hands agreed that Mr.. Devon is
entitled to the champagne.
The various business houses of the city
will observe the day as follows: Grocery
stores will close ut 10 n. H.; dry goods
and millinery stores mt noon; hardware,
and Iced stores and laundrys all day
The Labor Day committee of arrange
ments desires to return its most sincere
thanks 70 Mr. Devon for the earnest pan
ner in which he has worked for the nc
cess of the athletic programme. All the
sports on Labor Day will be under his
direct supervision.
The committee also desires to thank
the merchants and business men named
above for their liberal donations.