Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-03
GREAT CROWD
Will be Entertained.
Employees the Guests Of
Their Employers.
Free Tickets Furnished
$500 People.
Cash Prizes Offered Winners
of Events.
On Program Of Sports--Committees
In Charge.

The 10Th annual picnic of the B. f..
Goodrich and American Hard Rubber
companies employees will be held at
Silver LAKE, Saturday.
MI 3. G. Work, general superintend-
ent of the Goodrich company, informs
the Democrat that more than $500
tickets have been given out to en-
ployes. They are the guests of two
of married employees. and former en-
ployes laid Off in good standing during
the current year, Will be furnished
with a free ticket, emitting the hold
er to transportation to and from the
lake, admission to the grounds, ad-
mission to the dancing pavilion and Il
ride on the steamboat. The Goodrich
band and Stickles' orchestra will fur
nlsh music for the day. Free lemon
ade will be served from IL to . o.
clock
The committee in charge are as fol-
lows:
portation-Charles Eddy, chair
man; George Comey, Frank Smith.
Music--A. C. Light.
Entertainment-C. C. Goodrich, chair
man; Harry Raymond, W. G. Ray
mond, Walter Lyman, Charles Wolf,
j. ii. Lowman.
Sp9rts-J. II. Mcclure, master; a. =.
Lohman, starter; j. w. Dunn.
Jndges-H. A. Barnhardt, John
Cass, I. Il. kepler
The program of sports follows:
EVENTS.
10 a.m.-Base ball game 70 inningsl
b. Il. G, VS.. A. III. Il. Prize $40. Otis
Smith. captain b. II. G. team William
Neal, captain a. IL. Il. team.
Two mile scratch bicycle race. First
prize, one pair Palmer tires; second
prize, one pair Goodrich tires; third
prize, 81.
/: 80 p.m.-Men's tug of war. Ten
men of b. Il. G. Co. VS.. 10 men of A.
II. II. Co. Il. A. Koken, captain b. Il.
G. team, A. Armstrong, captain A.
III. II. team. Best two out of three
pulls of two minutes each. Prize $40.
Hurdle race. First prize 50; second
prize 81.
100 yards dash. First prize 81; sec
ond prize 81; third prize SOC.
100 yards dash for messenger boys
First prize 81; second prize T5c; third
prize soc.
100 yards dash for fat men, 100
pounds or over. First prize 81; second
prize 81; third prize soc.
"a yards dash for girls. First prize
So: second prize 81; third prize soc.
l mile ccratch bicycle race (under
is years of agc). First prize So; second
prize So; third prize 81.
Girls tug of war, the b. +. q. Co.
10 girls from speciality department VS..
10 girls from other departments. Miss
Lizzie Lewis. captain OF speciality
team Miss Bertha Fasig, captain of
other departments team. Best two
out of three pulls of one minute each.
Prize $40.
Three-legged race, 100 yards. First
prize 50; second prize si.5O; third
prize 81.
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First prize So; second prize So; third
prize 50. Blue rocks thrown from sim
gle trap,
7:3O p.m.-In the dancing pavilion,
Waiting competition. First prize 80;
second prize 50.
Cake walk. First prize $40; second
prize So.
REGULATIONS:
All contestants must be employees of
The B. f. Goodrich %. or The Amer
lean Hard Rubber Co.
Entries must be handed to tlmekeep-
er at gate house by IL m, Thursday,
August ?.
There must be three to make an
event. No persons allowed to receive
more than three prizes.
There must be four TO start to draw
three prizes, and three TO start to
draw two prizes.