The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-02
LABOR DAY AT TYBEE
PROGRAMME WITH MANY ENTRIES
ON THE BEACH.
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE
SPENT THE AFTERNOON IN GAMES,
DANCING AND SURF BATHING.


ian One of Them-YOung Lady
Tainted in Water Because Unex-
pectedIy Ducked-Owen ii. ZeiGler
and Fred Douglas I'm Clever Four
round Exhibition BOut-PrO-
gramme Carried out With Only
Two Exceptions.
About two thousand people, possibly
more, spent yesterday afternoon at
Tybee. at the annual outing of the
Labor Unions. The afternoon was a
delightful one, and with the eXeep-
lions of two or three little incidents
that might be expected where so
large a crowd is gathered, passed off
without mishap.
An excellent programme of sports
had been prepared for the occasion
and they were. of course, great at
traction though dancing on Bohan's
Pavilion, the headquarters for the
day, and surf bathing also proved
popular amusements.
The greater part of the crowd went
to the island on the $3.50 train, but
each succeeding train brought others
to swell the crowd of pleasure seekers,
until the beach, pavilion and surf APP
peared to be alive with people, in a
good humor and keenly intent on hav-
ing a good time, an intention that
they all seemed to carry out according
to their various tastes.
Many of these, especially the moth
ers and older folk, returned to the
city on the early train. but the greater
part of the people waited for the 1920
car Some waited until midnight be-
fore leaving the island, but there were
so few that the day may be said to
have come to an end with the depart
ure of the 1920 train.
Soldier and PicLnicker Mixed.
Aside from the sports themselves,
the most exciting incident of the day
occurred in the late afternoon, when
a citizen and a soldier from Fort
Screven. doing special police duty, got
into a row that very quickly led TO
blows, and good lusty ones at that.
The row began in the crowd that en-
circled Douglas and Zeigler. The COM
batants quickly got out of the jam,
however, where both could have free
movement, and then there was a rough
house for keeps.
Both men are big and brawny, and
each meant business. In a clinch the
soldier gave the other chap a swing
and jerk that sent him Keeling across
the platform. The civilian recovered
himself and came back for another
hand in the game. He went for TIE
soldier and gave him a fierce right
hand wallop on the jaw, but the Amer
Al
used it most effectively on his OPP
ponent's Uranium, cracking the skin
in two or three places.
Friends of one man and comrades of
the other then took a hand in the
fracas and got the principals out of
each others way, but the civilian was
very sore, both as to his head and
feelings, and threatened to get even
before the evening was over. This
threat becoming generally known
everybody was on the qui vive of ex-
pectation for another outbreak, and
so when youngster tapped another
chap on the head with a piece of lead
and the injured one drew a razor.
there was a wild rush on the part of
the people, half trying to see what
was going to happen, and the other
half trying to get out of reach of pos
sible danger.
Thought She Was Drowned.
Another incident that happened early
in the afternoon and which imme-
diately drew an immense crowd, was
the fainting of Miss Nellie Mahony
while in the surf. Her escort ducked
her, it is said; and at the same time
released her which frightened her so
that she tainted, and had to be brought
to the beach before she could be re-
vived
Another mild excitement was brought
about on the beach by a mother who,
missing her child in the surf and think
ing that 1t had been drowned ran
into the surf, though fully dressed,
and was frantically,J making her way
toward the edge of the breakers when
she discovered the object of her search
ashore.
The programme of sports, the prizes,
and the winners in the various events
are as follows:
The sports.
One hundred yards foot race, boys
under Is years: First prize, bicycle
lamp, donated by VIM. & H. H Latti-
more; second prize. five pound box fine
mixed candy, donated by Paul Conida;
third prize, one pair bicycle pedals,
donated by w. F. Higgins.
Winners: d. Sullivan. first prize; r.
Greene, second: r. Kersch, third
Pie eating contest, boys under Is
years; pies donated by A. ]. Hermes:
First prize, one ham, donated by
Nicholas Lang; second prize, tongue,
donated by Lyons & Co. Winners:
Joe Mahoney first; d. Feidelson. sec
ond; Dan Sullivan, third.
Fifty yards foot race (for girls I'M
der Is years.: First prize, IS ladies'
hat. donated by Krouskoff Millinery
Company; second prize. fountain pen,
donated by M. s. & d. A. Byck. Win
ners: Ella Sullivan. first; Lizzie Mof-
felt second; Katie Harris, third
Two-mile bicycle race boys under Is
years; First prize. gas bicycle lamp
donated by c. Hamp Leopold; second
prize, five-pound box fine mixed candy
donated by Paul Conida; third prize,
one pair bicycle pants, donated by Hub
Clothing Company. Winners: Z. b.
riss first; John Galina. second; E.
Fidelson, third
Two-mile bicycle race for amateurs:
First prize, IS pair shoes, donated by
Cell e. Quint; second prize, one bicycle
saddle or handle bars. donated by
Oakman & O'Neill: third prize, one
pair bicycle pants. donated by b. H.
Levy G. Bro.
Winners-Henry Beckett. first: w
S. Carrick, second; r. Z. Alderman,
third.
Fifty yards shoe mixing contest.
boys under Is years: First prize, boys
fine suit Of clothes, donated by Falk
Clothing Company; second prize. bicy-
Gle lamp. donated by Williams Bicycle
Company.
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