The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-16
NUMBER OF POINTS MADE
Christ lest of Butte Captures Second
Pr;zs. While Arthur Sailer OF Helena
Is Third-Anaconda to Be the
Headquarters.

''A'h' 1850 ~ '"'A III ~ ~
terday afternoon the turner's held their
business session and selected Anaconda
as the headquarters of the state orgnn-
i~zation for the ensuing year and also
designated Butte as the place for hold
ing the @ annual fest or tournament,
which will occur next September. Max
Meyer of Anaconda proved himself to
be the winner of most Of the athletic
events.
The following is a list of the prize
winners and those who took part IN
the exercises on Sunday. together with
the number of points placed to their
credit:
Apparatus and gymnastic exercises
Charles Sailer, Helena. As l-3; Joe Tie
~fenthaler. Anaconda, "a: l.. Wildnsr,
Anaconda, ~ l-3; Charles Zebich. Ana
conda. a.: Otto kTetzer, Anaconda. "a;
Alb. Falk, Anaconda. 80 1-3; w. Ritz.
Anaconda. 30 %; Joe Pfister. Ana
conda, As 10: Max Meyer, Anaconda,
Sc %; Arthur Sailer. Helena. 50 - 3:
II. Sonntag. Helena, A. 1-3: Fred Leh-
mann, Anaconda, 50; +. Scheckenbach.
Anaconda, As; Christ Best, Butte, IS 20;
Richard Best. Butte, "a.
l.. Max Meyer of Anaconda was there
fore declared entitled to the laurel
wreath and the medal
In the field exercises the following
scores were announced:
Lifting 50-pound dumbbell with che
hand. Arthur Sailer of Helena. 81 times;
Hugo Sountag of Helena. 2S times.
Running high jump, Max Meyer If
Anaconda. 10 points, 5 feet 8 inches; w.
Ritz of Anaconda, II points, ; feet 52
inches.
Rope climbing. hand over hand. -ailor
fashion. Max Meyer of Anaconda. Il
feet; +. S~checkenbach of Anaconda, %
feet.
In the afternoon the business session
Of the convention was held. Il. Fade-
field Of this city called the meeting TO
order, and he was unanimously chosen
to preside. Lawrence Wildner OF his
! city was chosen secretary. The COM
mittee on credentials reported the num-
Der Of delegates entitled to seats in the
convention, which report was adopted.
The reports Of the executive. finance
and other committees We're received
and adopted. The reports related 40
affairs connected with the condition Of
the Turner's organization i'm Montana
and all showed that the progress Of the
order was favorable.
Anaconda was unanimously selected
ms the city i'm which the headquarters
will be located during the ensuing year,
and Butte was chosen as the place sDr
holding the next fest or tournament
The fest will be held during September
Of next year.
The Montana Journal, published ut
Butte, was chosen as the organ of the
Rocky Mountain Bezirk.
Arthur Sailer Of Helena called for
three cheers for the order, which were
given with a royal good will. Thee
rousing cheers were also given for Ana
conda and the Anaconda Nerein. Cor
the royal manner i'm which the visiting
delegates had been entertained during
the tournament. After this three
cheers were given for the glorious
American. flag, n the convention ad-
journed.
The election of the state officers viii
be left To the local Turn Verein and
will be later. All the officers
will be Anaconda men.
After the convention the visiting
Turner's, under the escort Of the local
members of the organization. visited
the various points of interest in the
city and also went for a tour of the
smelling plant. All of the siohtseers
expressed themselves as greatly pleased
with what they saw and were thor
oughly satisfied with the results of
their trip.
At the ceremonies in connection with
the presentation Of the prizes at Turn
ers' hall last evening, 2 very interest
ing programme was carried out. The
president of the meeting made a neat
and appropriate speech before present
ing the victOrs with the prizes, and
there We're responses by other members
of the order. The speeches were deliv-
cred in the German language. At the
conclusion Of the presidents address,
the presentation of the laurel wreaths,
gold medals and diplomas occurred.
The five Turner's who secured the high
est number of points, and who were
the recipients of the honprs at last
evenings exercises. are: Max Meyer,
Anaconda, first, Christ Best. Butte,
second: Arthur Sailer. Helena. third;
l.. Wildner, Anaconda, fourth, and
Charles G.. Sailer. Helena, fifth.
Max Meyer, who this year had the
greater number Of points TO his credit
I'm the athletic competitive contests. Is
also the inner Of the first prize in
1897. which was presented to him at the
Helena tournament last year.
The medals presented To the five lead
ers were donated by John Armbruster
OF this city, and are beautiful in the
extreme. The medals vary i'm value ac-
cording To- the classification above in
dicated. The medal itself is pendant
from "A bar. upon which the recipients
is engraved. on the disc of the
medal is a reproduction Of the genial
countenance of Father John. the orig
inal founder Of the Turn Nerein. in re-
lief. The Likeness is surrounded by a
wreath Of oak leaves. with the letters
y. \. T.. observation-disclosures
Turn Bund-imbedded therein.
After the presentation of diplomas The
assemhlage prepared for dancing. which
continued until early this morning. The
visiting delegates will leave for their
homes to-day.
sending Up the Rattle flags an the Fleet.
F1nally-it was > O'Clock prcCis1.y-the
call was heard and away they ran. In a
minute they reached their stations and
began 10 cast loose and provide TIE guns
with the speed and certainty OF a practice
drill. But to was done in practice
drill was now added one other operation. I
Men walked To and fro scattering gray
sand thickly over the decks. sand that
would give the men a foothold, though
the blood from the dead and wounded
were flowing IN floods, where work had
10 be done.
Eight minute later some signals fut-
tired TO the sigma. yard on the military
mas Of the Iona unA a ,FwnWa - 49,. .