The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-26
NEMSIES HAD
A fine TINE
ENJOYED THEMSELVES AT NAY
AUG PARK.
The Annual Picnic Was, as Usual,
Huge Success and Was Attended
by About q Thousand Newsboys
Who Marched in a Body Through
the Streets Before Starting for the
Park.-The Prize Winners in the
Numerous Races Myron Ritten-
house Injured.

age from six years up to seventeen and
eighteen, had about as much fun and
excitement al Nay Aug park yesterday
as any mortal being could possibly
crowd into one day of his life.
1t was the newsboys' picnic, an event
arranged for and managed every year
by few citizens, who love the boys
and who take a real delight in giving
them a good time once year and see
ing them enjoy themselves to their
hearts content.
A parade, which had been arranged
by DR.. G. f.. Hill, was given in the
morning. before the boys left for the
park. 1t was more elaborate than the
parades which have been given in the
past, and was headed by the big tally
ho coach filled with the little girls who
help to relieve the want at home by
selling papers. Following the tally-ho
came St. Peters Drum corps and a
half-dozen automobiles, each with a
neWsboy or two aboard, and II might
be well to mention that these particu-
lar boys who did ride on the horseless
carriages were about the proudest NOR
tails on earth.
Following the automobiles came the
newsboys of the various city and out
of-toWn papers, carrying banners and
bursting into cheers upon the slightest
provoCation. A feature of the parade
was j. Il. Schlager's trick goat,
'Lagereno," which was surrounded by
a bodyguard of boys. The parade
passed through the principal streets of
the central city and then marched to
the park.
FUN AT THE PARK.
Here the fun began. The boys took
possession Of the picnic grounds and
everything that afforded amusement Of
any kind was quickly called into use.
The members of the committee includ-
ing A. =. Bedford Dr. G.. f. Hill, Hugh
Keenan, and eX-Recorder Moir, seemed
to have partaken of the elixir of youth
and appeared to be boys again. They
Joined in this sport and in that, and
had about as good time as the Wild
est urchin in the crowd.
The races were begun shortly after
| the park was reached and continued
until about o'clock, with an intermis-
sion for lunch. Each boy had been
| furnished with three coupons, which
entitled him to u lunch. a dish Of ice
cream and a ride on the mcrry-go-
round. The lunches were put up in
| bags and were doled out by a commit
tee of adults hastily pressed into SER
vice.
Each boy got two sandwiches, a
banana and several pieces of cake, in
addition to the ice cream. There We're
| more than one who had several tickets
| and one boy in particular, who was
watched by member of the commit
| tee, is known to have five dishes of ice
cream. He came up for a sixth serving
as bright and fresh as ever, but, in the
| interest of his health it was refused
| him.
The races wer. run on the track near
! the merry go- round and were of all
kinds. There We're so many contest
| ants who desired to try their speed in
| the foot-races that no less than five
were run.
An accident, which was the only dis
| tressing feature of the day. occurred
! during the final heat of the pony race
| The first heat was won by Myron Rit-
tenhouse and the second heat by Joe
| Phillips. Near the finish of the third
| heat, Rittenhouse's pony SHE'D at some.
| thing in the road and he was thrown
| from it's back to the ground. He sus.
| tanned a sprainod back and was re.
moved 10 his home on North Main
avenue. His condition is not serious.
WINNERS OF THE PRIZES.
The prize winners in the severa
| races were as follows:
| l. Foot race (boys under l2 years of age)--
| First prize, atlas, II. F. Johnston second prize
| box candy; third prize, dime bank Andrew
| tello, third.
?. Foot race-First prize, dictionary, r. r.
Johnston; second prize, Life Of Lincoln" r.
| T. Johnston; third prize, pocket knife, T. +.
Leonard. Stanley florey first; Daniel Gordon
second Frank oDonnell, third.
| 3. Foot race-First prize, watch Foote & Full
| lcr; second prize, sweater, Samtcr Bros; third
prize, knife. John Curlar first; Arthur liamm
second; Christ Manning, third
| 4. Foot racc--flrst prize, gun, fiorcv 4
| Brooks; second prize, shoes, Lewis d Reilly
third prize, catchcr's glove, T. Z, Price, frsnl
Barnard hrst John Klee, second John Hines
| third.
3. Foot racc-Frst prize. watch, Florey 4
! Brooks; second prize, pound tea, Oswald Jones
| Edgar EdmundS. first,
6, Foot race--Frst prize, pair trousers, J, n
| Boyle second prize, VI, J. lloran 4 son; thrC
| prize, cap, Jonas Longs Sons Declared no race
| Z Messenger boys hicyCle racc--FirSt prize,
pair pants, Richards Wirth; second prize, cap
| Lauer 4 Marks. Charles Hall, first; Harry
| Reese. second,
S. Pony race-Frst prize, pair shoes, Levis
| Ruddy, Davies & Murphy; second prize knat
| pants, y. Lehman. Joseph Phillips win secon(
and third heats; Myron Rittenhousc, first heat
Q, Bicycle race-FirSt prize, umbrella, Finley
store; second prize, dime bank third prize
match box. Ray Stevens, first; William hay
second; John Langan, third.
TO- Sack racc-First prize, shoes Goodman
shoe store; second prize, cap, Conrad; thirc
prize, dime bank Moddall Gardela, first
stephen Swsrtz, second; Edward Davis third.
Donkey race--First heat won by Willie
Thomas; second heat won by Bart Cusick; fna
heat won by CusiCk,
The judges OF the races were: Johl
j. II. Watkins, r. r. Megargee and j
r. Stevens, while the starters wer
Hugh Keenan, and Former Recorde
Moir.
The general committee having tn
affair in charge consisted of the fol
lowing gentlemen: A. p. Bedford, Dr
q. +, Hill, Il, T.. Price, George Cannon
Thomas Phillips, Hugh Keenan,, Il.
Fleming, 4. p. Cullen. j. A. Curti;
Peter Stipp. John Crane. Harry Hope
well, Former Recorder Moir and f. !
Widmayer