The age-herald., 1897-09-07
THE MINERS CELEBRATED Pratt City Athletic Club Gives a
 Day of Field Sports. DECISIONS WERE ALL FAIR Foot Ball Games Resulted in One for Wylam
 From Cardiff and Draw Between
 WyIam and EnsleH


 towns, and quite large number took advantage of the day of rest by attend ing -he Field Day sports" of the Pratt
 Mines Athletic club at Liberty park, on ahe Ensley dummy line.
 Tho sports were participated i'm by
 thu judges in all the contests were un- disputed, the winrlers being cheered and Inc vanquished taking thsir defeat good-
 nskuredly.
 Two brass bands and @ string band furnished music and helped to enlfven the feelings of all. Old and young had | a great time. everyone was in the bsst l of humor, and not a single thing of an unpleasant nature occurred. The most interest certsred in the foo. | ball contest, the games beng snappy l and hotly contested on both sides. The | association rules and tactics were used 1 and proved quite novel Ito those unac- 1 ctastomed to the Rugby style. l The everts prizes and winners were l as follows:
 | One Hundred Yard Da,sh-First prize, l silver cup, presented by George Gluek, l Birmingham; second prize, box of cigars, I presented by Tom stobert, Pratt City. l Morris, of Pratt, first; Barr, of Pratt, 1 second.
 1 One-nIile Bicycle Race, Open to Mine l Employes-First p ize, bicycle suit, pre- i sented by Louis Saks; second pu ze,
 sweater, presented by J. Blach & Sons.
 Williamson, of Pratt, first; FonteH, of l Pratt, second.
 1 One Hundred-Ya Dash, Free for All l h T.-t. second prize, pair of cuff buttons, pie-
 senI:ed by George Gorff, Pratt City. I Gibson, of Cardiff, first; Gut of Wy | lam, second.
 l One e-Mrle Bicycle Race. Free for All
 Lamp, presented by Mayberry & Wat
 son; secord prize, gold shirt studs, pre-
 sorped by George Gorff. Pratt City. l Shrnn, of Pratt, first; Anderson, of 1 Pratt, second
 l Base Ball Game Between Pratt City
 and Wylam-Ona ball and six bats, pre-
 sopted by J. W. Dwyer Birmingham Wylam, 22 Pratt, 1.
 | Throwing Sixteen-Pound Hammer l Handsome tobacco box, presented by l Nialbers, Morrow & Sirn ge; second
 prize, razor s,trop, presented by Drennen Bros. Smiley, of Birmingham, frs; l -S1nlth, or Pr9Jt, second. 1 Quoit Contest, IS Yards-Torry razcts l and shrop, presented by P. H. Lennihan,
 BirnJlngham; second priz=, pair quoits. J. Nelson, of Pratt, first; J. Conriff, of | Pratt, second.
 l Quo5t Contest, 10 Yards-Pair quotts, i presented " F. Monahan, of Pratt City. 1 w. Loyan. of Pratt.
 | 100 Yard Race fer Men Over 40 Years 1 Box of cigars, presented by F. P. Me | Clelland secord prize, gold ring, pre- 1 serI.:d by Gso. Gorff, Pratt City. J. l Barr, Wylam, first; J. Nelson, of Pratt, 1 second.
 l Three Legged Race-Bridle and saddle l presented by A. c. Recklirg; second prize, two pocket knives, presented by l Joseph Martin. Wylam. Montgomery | and Crowley, of Wylam, first; Hickory | and Reed, second.
 l Boys Bicycle Race Under 16 Years | Bicycle outfit, presented by Moore, Moor 1 & Handley; second prize cyclometer, 1 presented by Pratt City Saloon com | pany Wilson, of Sml9hGeld first; Phil l lips, of Pratt, second
 Boys Bicycle Race, Under 12 Years I Harldsoma watch, presented by J. w. | O'Neill; second prize two neckties; third 1 prize two pocket handkerchiefs, pre- | scented by MessEs. Metz & Waggner, | Wylam. John Grant, first :. Archie Dun
 lap, second; John Stobert, third. 1 Foot Ball-Prizes to Vim rs-Fyrj- | game, Wylam, 1; Cardiff, 0. second 1 game, Wylan and Ensley. draw to be | played off Sept. IS. Third game, Pratt | City, 1; Wylam, o.
 1 Boys Race, 200 Yards, Under 12 Years 1 Old-First prize, s1, second prize, 50 | cents; third prize 25 cerlts, pres nted by l Metts &Wagoner, WyIam. Lowry, If | Pratt City, firf5; Bennett of Pratt City
 second; Harkins, of Pratt City. 3. l Boys Race, 200 Yards, Over Iz Tears | Prizes same as above, presented by Jo- l seph DsBaTdeleben, H. Neif, of Wy
 lam, first; W. George. of Pratt iCty
 second; w. Bishop, of Pratt City, third | One-Half Mile Bicycle Race, Prizes l B. Fontell, of Pratt City, first; J. An
 derson, of Pratt City, second. In th=, hammer contest James Smiley
 made the remarkable record of IS feet, | his nearest competitor being Smith, of l Pratt City, who put the hammer 66 feet | Il riches.
 l The quofts used in the quoit conte sts | were made by Frank Monahan, of Pratt | City, who used Birmingham iron in thai l manufacture. | The Pratt Mines Athletic club, under | whose auspices the Field Day sports | were given, is new organization. It's | name indicates it's purpose. A. J. Reilly | is president, and Owen O'Hara, vice l president.
 The club will make an effort to secure
 Liberty park, and if successful will put 1 it in excellent shape. A baseball dia- mond will be laid, off also a grid-iron for football, and six-lap bicycle track. The grand stand and dancing pavilion
 will be put in fine shape and the place
 in its entirety made attractive. The or ganization purposes securing a state challenge cup to be contested for by football elevens from the various min- ing camps of the state under associa-
 tion rules. Milner & Kettig of this city