Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-10
NAMES OF SUCCESSFUL CONFETTI
= TORS ANNOUNCED.
PRIZES OF LAUREL WREATHs,
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS.
BARRING THE WEATHER,
Rain Interfered Somewhat With Yex-
terdny's Programme, but in Spite
of 1t 25,O0O People Were in
Attsndance-List Of.
the Winners.

st. Louis. Mo-, May 9.-The twenty
seventh national festival of the North
American Gymnastic Union, or Turner
Dund. to-day closed a most successful
meeting of four days, and prizes were
awarded to the victors. Like those given
py hlns George. of Greece, to the success
ful competitors in the Olympian games at
Athens last year. they consisted of laurel
wreaths. Each wreath was tied with a
white satin ribbon. inscribed. with the
words. 9th Bundes-Turnfest, St. Louis.
Mo-, May 9th. 1897 diploma accom-
panied each wreath. The awards were
made tonight at Liedercranz hall, in the
presence of an immense crowd of the dis
ciples of jain.
Jupiter Pluvius reigned supreme at the
fa!r grounds to-day, but in spite of the
showers that he poured down there were
25,ooO men, women and children out to see
the sights. 1t had been expected to make
this the banner day of the festival, but the
wet weather caused Il curtailment of the
programme. The mass exercises had to be
abandoned, but the competitors in field
sports, groups one and two, were able to
nnlsh. The only event not completed was
the hundred yard class races. In these
races hfty-two classes out of several hum
dred here were unable to run their men be-
cause of the wet grounds
In every other respect the festival has
Deen success. George Brosius, principal
or the normal school of the Turnerbund
at Milwaukee, who has attended every fest
since 1851. each as an active Turner or
IN the capacity of an official, is very pro-
iuse In praise of everything connected with
the arrangements, which he said could not
Many of the Turner's will return to their
homes tomorrow, but others will remain
over Monday and Tuesday and visit points
OF interest about ST. Louis.
Inc great work of cOmDntine tho 70
suits of the many contests was done under
the management of Mr.. E. Guenther. of
These We're kept busy night and day from
the beginning of the contests until late
this evening. The results in the different
contests follow:
eompeting-Division A. Philadelphia Turn
Nerein won first prize: division B, Denver
Turn Turn Nerein;, first, division C, -Holyoke,
mouth, Neb Turn verein. first.
Group z. in class competitions: ten classes
competing s-Central Turn Verein, of Pitts
burg, first.
Group 3. in society competition: ten
classes eontesting-south ST. Louis Turn
Individual contests. sharpshooting; nine
Louis Turn Nerein. first.
Club swinging. fifteen competitors-Fred
Metz. Newark, n. j., first.
Wrestling. Observation-Disclosures: heayy-
weight; fourteen competitors-F. G. Eisner.
Aurora Turn Vereln. Chicago first.
Middleweisht. fourteen competitors-H.
w. Abecken, Concordia Turn Verein, St,
Louis. first.
Lightweight. twelve contestants-Theodore
koppin. South 81, Louis. first.
. Individual work on apparatus and in
heid sports, 100 contestants-George Ver-
valin, Denver Turn Verein, first
Fencing with foils. thirty-three compet-
itors-A. Seeger, Chicago T. G., first
>, Fencing with broadswords. ten coppet-
itors-F. Turnt' Chicago T. G., first.
Swimming, distance 1850 feet; fourteen
7. Taylor Central Turn
Verein, of Pittsburg, first. Time. 9:OS1s
Individual contest in high jumping, put
ting up the S0-pound weight and hop, step
and jump-Christ Wedel, Buffalo, N. Y,
first.