The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-28
EMPLOYEES OF LAYCOCK
SIX HUNDRED ENJOY THE DAY AT
BRoOksIDE PARK.
All Kinds of Athletic Sports, with
Cash Prfxes-Summaries of
the Events.

The annual picnic of the employees of the
T. B. Laycock Manufacturing Company
was held yesterday at Brookside Park.
About 600 made UP the party and jolly
time was had. In the forenoon field con-
test was held. a summary of which will be
found below. The afternoon was spent in
distributing prizes. One of the features of
the day was a race between 1. NJ. Mean and
j. A. Swift. The former boosted that he
could beat any man over forty years old in
a hundred-yard dash. The def was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Swift. who was defeated
amid the cheers of the party. The prize
given for this event was a bottle of lini-
ment and 1t was suggested that the trophy
was most suitable as the participants would
no doubt need such an article after so
strenuous race.
Prizes were. given by the company for
the best ideas on the improvement Of man.
ufacturing. These prizes ranged from 81
to $40. James Darnell and Homer Mar
guson won two of the highest cash prizes
each receiving $40. Twenty-one persons re-
ceived prizes. Among the list are George
Henderson, $40; II. II. Cooney, $40; Richard
Arthur, K. o. Weaver, A. Nj. Webster, Miss
E Blanche Gilmer, Viola Sanders, Ella
Morand, Edward Andrews, Oscar Hacker
and j. B. Smith.
"A baseball game In the AFTERNOON between
the Laycock team and the Bankers of the
Wholesale League aroused much interest.
The former won by a score of to /. Eas-
ley and Sherer did the battery work for
the Laycock team and Smith and Morris
for the Bankers.
Following is the summary of the field
events:
One-hundred-yard dash; free for all: Den
MS, first; Cullen, second; Easley, third. First
prize, shirt second, stickpin; third socks.
Shot put: Simon, first; Guedel. second;
Trimpe, third. First prize, straw hat; sec
ond, necktie; third, handkerchief.
Fifty-yard-dash; boys under sixteen:
Mathemy. first; Clay second; Cline, third.
First prize. shirt; second, necktie; third,
collars.
Fifty-yard-dash; for baseball team: Gull
len. first; Dennis, second; D. Lindley, third.
First prize, stickpin; second. necktie; third,
cigars.
Girls potato race: Miss Moss, first; Miss
Spencer. second; Miss E. Arthur. third. First
prize, salad dish; second, shirtwaist goods;
third, necktie.
Hundred-yard-dash; boys under eighteen:
ID. Lindley. first; Parker, second; Hadgen,
third. First prize, jersey; second, stickpin;
third, necktie.
Dennis. first; Cullen, second; r. Laycock
| third First prize, cuff buttons; second
stickpin; third, necktie.
Hundred-yard-dash baseball men barred
r. Laycock first: Emmons, second; Ballard
third; First prize, stickpin; second, neck
| tie; third, cigars.
Ihirty-nve-yard dash for girls: Miss Con-
| way, first; Miss Campbell, second Miss
Moss, third. First prize umbrella; second
shirtwaist set; third, hatpin.
Running high jump: Dennis, first; Lind
| ley, second; Cullen, third. First prize, shirt
| second, suspenders; third. socks.
e-hundred-yard-dash the ball team
] barred: r. LaycOck. first: Simon, second
| Ballard, third. First prize, straw hat; Sec
| ond. belt; third, collars.
Throwing baseball; for girls: Miss Mott
| first; Miss Gilmer, second: Miss Patton
| third. First prize, fan; second, plate; third
| handkerchiefs.
Running broad jump: May first; Cullen
| second; Dennis, third. First prize, straw
| hat; second belt; third, collars.