The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-24
LABOR DAY SPORTS
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR TY-
BEE BEACH SEPTEMBER L.
MANY PRIZES OFFERED.
AND LARGE NUMBER OF ENTRIES
FOR EACH EVENT ASSURED.

Races of All Kinds, Climbing Greasy
Pole, and Chasing the Creased Pig
Among the Events-CakewaIIS, Tug
of War and Boxing Bout other At
tractiOns-SpeciaI Schedule to De
Run to and From Island and an
Effort to BE Made to Get stores
Close All Day.
The committee having in charge the
programme of sports to be given on
Tybee Beach Labor Day, Sept. l, has
arranged an interesting series Of events
for each, of which enough prizes are
offered to guarantee many entries. En-
tries for these events can be made up
to o'clock on the night of Aug. 80.
The committee expects to have a
large attendance at the celebration,
and so have arranged for the following
schedule of trains between SdAannah
and the island: Leaving Savannah,
a. m, IL m, 2;3O p. M, two sections if
needed; APO, and 6. Leave Tybee, 1:10
p. m, sos, 6:45, $780, and IL railroad
time. Another committee will visit the
different merchants within the next
day or so and ask that the business
houses generally be closed the whole of
Labor Day.
The programme of sports and the
prizes offered for each event consists
of:
Climbing Greasy Pole-First prize,
50; union-made hat, donated by
Wheeler the halter; second prize,
nickle lamp, donated by Allen Bros;
third prize, two ties, donated by 1.
Collat.
100 Yards Foot Race, Boys Under
Is Years-First prize bicycle lamp,
donated by VIM. & H. H. baltimore;
second prize. five pounds candy. do
mated by Paul Conida; third prize, one
pair bicycle pedals, donated by w. F.
Higgins.
Pie Eating Content for Boys Under
Is Years-First prize, pair diamond
cuff buttons, donated by Sternberg
Jewelry Company; second prize. one
pair Douglas union-made shoes, do
mated by Byck Bros.
so Yards Foot Race for Girls under
Is Years-First prize, iron bedstead,
donated by Jones & Helmly; second
prize, sporting bag, donated by Leopold
Adler.
so Yards Shoe Mixing Contest for
Boys Under IA Years-First prize, one
fine suit of boys clothes, donated by
Falk Clothing Co; second prize, one
pair fine slippers, donated by Globe
Shoe Co.
so Yards Egg and Spoon Race, Girls
under is Years-First prize, S. ladies
hat, donated by Krouskoff Millinery
Co.; second prize, silk parasol, donated
by B. H. Levy & Bro; third prize,
pound Java and Mocha coffee donated
by Grand Union Tea Co.
Three Legged Foot Race, open to
All-First prize, two silk umbrellas,
donated by L. Fried and A. ]. Lehwald
& Co.; second prize, 5-pound caddy of
tea, donated by Great Atlantic and Pa
cific Tea Co.
Running Broad Jump-First prize,
one pair IS pants, donated by Royal
Tailors; second prize, one box Tom
Keene cigars, donated by ]. Pinkus-
sohn & Co.. third prize, one bottle of
Glover Leaf whisky, donated by Bel
singer e Co.
Standing Broad Jump-First prize,
one rocking chair. donated by c. P.
Miller; second prize. one bottle of 49,
whisky, donated by Andy Jackson.
100 Yards Foot Race for Members of
lilC Assembly lIS pIlHC, ptCyCie lamp
donated by Daniel Holland; second
prize, hand-saw, donated by Edward
Lowell Sons; third prize, one ham, do
mated by Nicholas LANCE.
100 Yards Foot Race for Union Men
Only-First prize, one silk umbrella,
| donated by G. Eckstein & Co.; second
prize, one razor, donated by H. H.
Peoples & Sons; third prize, one bottle
Owl whisky, donated by Chas. Levan.
Sack Race-Ffrst prize, fountain pen,
donated by NJ s. & D. A. Byck; sec
ond prize, five pounds mixed candy;
donated by Paul Conida.
Two-mile Bicycle Race for Boys I'M
der IA Years-First prize, one bicycle
| gas lamp, donated by C. Hamp Leo
| pers, donated by l. Collat; third prize
one pair bicycle pants, donated by
Hub Clothing Company.
Two-mile Bicycle Race for Amateurs
First prize, one pair S. shoes, do
mated by Cell & Quint;. second prize
| bicycle lamp, donated by Williams
| Bicycle Company; third prize, bicycle
| pants, donated by b. H. Levy & Bro
Tug-of- War-Prize. silver medal, do
mated by Trades and Labor Assembly;
case of wine. donated by Eli Veruki
two kegs of beer, donated by Johr
Cottingham; beef tongue, by John
Lyons & Co; one box unionmade ci-
gars, donated by W. H. Everett: one
box union-made Grambo cigars, donat-
ed by Raskin & Lechenstein.
Catching Greasy Pig-Prize. the pig
Cake Walk-First prize, porch rock.
ing chair, donated by Lindsay &
Morgan; second prize, fancy collar and
cuff box, donated by Foye & Eckstein
Other events will be adedd, a BOXING
contest of six rounds by the best box.
ers in Savannah, motor paced bicycle