The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-30
Eastern and Middle Division
Shopmen May Combine
NEXT YEARS OUTING.
Middle Division Picnic at Ar
kansas City Saturday.
Newton Won the Championship
in Baseball.

Thirteen carloads Of middle division
enaploves of the Santa Fe, headed by W
IS esrandy division master mechanic az
Newton went to Arkansas City and held
their annual picnic 10 FlFerslde PARK
an the banks of the Walnut river sat
urday The fare was so cents for aGuits
and il was made pre-eminently a basket
picnic. most of the eNcurslonisls taxing
with them their dinners, whlch they ate
IN the beautiful park there.
There is a sentiment among the Mid
die div ision people that they would ike
10 unite with the Topeka shopmen on
their annual rOmD next year at a TINE
and place TO be determined later RMS
suggestion was made few days ago
by sorne of the TOpekans, and from the
expressions heard here and at Arkansas
City. such scheme would meet with
favor
The picnickers Of the middle division
left Newton al 1880 and arrived at Al
kansas City about 1915, where they
We're met by the brass band of that city
and by the employees committee from
there headed by T., H. Arlington. No
attempt was made to hold any of the
sports before noon. but at 100 the first
event Of the day was pulled Off the 100
ward dash for apprentices The result
Follows First. George Russell. Arkan-
sas City, second. William Kruggi New
ton The 1O0-yard free-fOT-au race 4oI-
lowed. resulting. First Cory Gavift
Newton. second. George Wilson, New
ton third, James Lendrum. New
ton. One-hundred- and-five- yard race,
first f. F'etrow, Newton, second,
r. Barrier Arkansas City, third,
es5eorge Russell Arkansas City
first, Barrier and Monahan Arkansas
City second. AcWiliams and Christie,
Arkansas City. In the tug-Of-war
twelve men on a side. Newton Won.
one mile bicycle race: first. Warren
Wise, Newton; second, J. D. HIATT
tnird. Robert Wylhe, all Of Newton
The first half mile bicycle race was also
Won by three Newton men. first Ernest
Fetrow, second, Warren Wise; third
j. ID. Hiatt. The winners of the ladies'
saving contest were: first Mrs. r.
Hawkins; second, Miss Mary Weaver;
third, Mrs. J. d. Armstrong.
The band played a. concert from two
to four O'Clock and at four the bah
game between mines from the Newton
and Arkansas City started a game
which was won by Newton with a score
OF II to IA. There We're a few sensa ton
al features TO it, the team work of New
ton being particularly deserving.
The excursion train was pulled by en-
CINE 100. Engineer Morris Jones and
Fireman William Roberts Of Emporia
I'D and the train crew being Conductor
Ihomas Vaughn and Brakeman F H
Randolph and f. II McKann The To-
ocmotive was gaily decorated, and so
were the eXcnsiOnists after they left
the little town of Valley Center the
merchants of that place going on board
and distributing badges with the words
santa Pee Employe' printed across
them. The special left Arkansas City
at f.30 arriving at Newton about HIS
Good order prevailed and the events
We're generally satisfactory although a
few of the sports had to be called Off
The weather was extremely favorable
and the location was ideal