The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-27

There is one day in the year at least
in which the residents of this busy
city give thought to the newsboys, and
that day will eventually become one Of
the most-talked- of out of the whole
800, If yesterdays outing at Nay Aug
park is any criterion of what the fu-
ture observances of this anniversary
Will be. With each succeeding year in
terest Is added to the event, and not
only do the boys and girls who sell
papers participate in the celebration,
but thousands of others look upon the
newsboys' picnic as the greatest an
nual attraction now held at the park
Fully two thousand news boys and
girls were feasted, entertained and
lionized at the annual outing yester-
day by as many grown persons and
for hours the fun and food were dis
pensed as rapidly as willing hands and
feet would allow. There wasn't a mo-
ment from the time the newses reach
ed the park until they left that was
wasted, and If you were not there the
scene can not be properly described to
you.
Beginning at 7.30 o'clock an army of
the vicinity of Washington avenue and
Spruce street. and before an hour had
elapsed the delegations from West
scranton and other points arrived and
swelled the forces, until it seemed as
though every urchin in the city had
enlisted in the army, and they were
about ready to make an attack on
some unknown enemy, but at the
sound of the drum, all fell in line and
marched through the principal streets,
carrying flags, banners and other de-
vices, and shouting their praises of
this or that paper or it's representa-
tiveS.
SCRAMBLE FOR FOOT BALL.
Prior to the parade however, there
was a general skirmish for a foot ball,
which was kicked from the top of the
Mears' building by John Horan, of the
Sunday News, and the scramble was
certainly amusing the prize of S., Of
fered by Frank O'Hara, the Spruce
street cigar dealer, being won by Frank
Hawley, one of The Tribune's most
efficient carriers.
Bauer's band led the way to the park
and all along the line Of march the
| curbstones were lined with people
anxious to get glimpse of the boys
and girls. Despite the long walk to
the park, the pleasures in store for
them were uppermost in their minds,
and the walk seemed to be enjoyed as
much as any part of the programme.
a few minutes after the arrival of
the crowd, the races were commenced
on the roadway overlooking the falls,
and for an hour or more the boys
ran until tired and hungry, when ad-
Journment was made for lunch. At
one of the stands each boy and girl
was provided with a bag of lunch and
| a plate of ice cream. Lemonade was
| also served them, and all were provid-
ed with tickets emitting them to a
| ride on the merry-go-round.
The creased pig races were the first
| event after lunch was served, and the
sport and amusement furnished was
great. The first pig released gave the
boys a run for their money and it
was only after a hard chase through
the underbrush and down the embank-
| ments that they succeeded in pocket
| ing the animal.
A lad named Edward McHugh sue
| ceeded in getting a firm grip on one
! leg of the pig, and almost instantane-
| ously Albert Davis, James McConnOn
and Frank Jones each had leg. The
| judges will probably have to divide
the pig. The second pig also afforded
| much amusement, and David Lewis
| Robert Gerrity and John Jones each
| claim to have caught him first. There
was also another scramble for the
| foot ball, each boy receiving 25 cents
| for being more skillful than the 9th
ers in securing the ball from kicks
| by John Horan. Five dollars was dis
tributed among the boys in this man.
ner by Mr. O'Hara.
| EXCITING RACES.
| The races were then resumed, and
| proved to be the most exciting and
| amusing of all the events of the day
| A dozen or more boys were tied up in
bags and hoped and jumped along for
a hundred yards to the delight of all
! Then there was a three-legged race
in which many couples started, but
very few finished. The majority OF
them fell all over themselves in theil
anxiety to win out. This event was
followed by a most exciting bicycle
race, in which there was a spill and
other incidental features.
| A donkey race created no end OF
fun, one of the animals refusing tc
go faster than a walk. The crownine
feature was the pony race, best two
out of three heats, in which the riders
were Myron F. Rittenhouse and Lean.
der Seamans. Each took a heat, and
when the start was made in the final
|
saddle, but his pony became unman-
| a Hpf