The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-23
LABOR DAY SPORTS
,ED LETTER DAY FOR LOCAL
TRADES UNIONS.
BIG CELEBRATION AT TYBEE.
ELABORATE PROGRAMME HAS
BEEN PREPARED.

contests of All Kinds, From Pie
Eating Race to Tug of War win
Re Engaged tn--MotOr Paced HI
cvcIe Races on the Beach--TwO
Kegs of Beer and Two Hams for
Rest Tug of War Tenm-MayOr Has
Been Asked to Issue Proclamation
declaring sept. z Legal Holiday.
The affiliated unions are making
preparations for a big time on La
Dor Day, Sept. 7. The celebrations
will take place at Tybee.
The programme of entertainment is
the most elaborate ever arranged for
similar occasions, in Savannah. There
will be every form of amusement that
such an occasion will warrant, from
a pie eating contest to tug of war.
The first train down to the island
carrying excursionists will be at 10
o'clock on the morning of the 7th.
large number of entries have been
made to each of the following events.
The entrance books will close on the
night of Sept. 5, and those who want
TO enter any of the contests are re-
quested to make their entries by that
time. The following is the corrected
programme:
Climbing the Greasy Pole-Prizes,
pair fine cuff buttons. by L. Fried;
hand saw, by Edward LovelIs Sons;
two years subscription Labor Herald.
1OO-yard Foot Race boys under Is
years-F'irst prize, $3.50 rug, by Rhodes
Haverty Furniture Company; second
prize, f1ve-pound caddy tea, by Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company;
third prize, $3.50 picture, by ]. w. Tee
pie; third prize, Labor Herald.
Pie Eating Contest-First Prize, fine
fruit cake, by A. J. Hermes; second
prize, half dozen 81 silver-plated tea
spoons, by William & H. H. Latti-
more; third prize, Labor Herald.
Fifty-yard Foot Race, Girls, Under
by S. Wachstein; second prize, five
pound box fine candy, by Jerry George;
third prize, Labor Herald.
Fifty-yard Shoe Mixing Contest, Boys
Under Is Years-First prize, boys IS
suit, by M. Dryfus; second prize, one
rocker, by Lindsay & Morgan; third
prize. boys 50-cent cap, by Wheeler,
Fifty-yard Egg and Spoon Race,
Girds Under Is Years-First prize, S.
in merchandise, by Krouskoff Millin-
cry Company; second prize, 50 box flne
candy, by Paul Conida third prize, five
pounds Java and Mocha coffee, by c.
D. Kenny Company.
Three legged Race, Fifty Yards, Open
to All-First prize, SO pair of shoes, by
Charles Marks Shoe Company; 50
Broadway Special union-made hat, by
Star Clothing Company; second prize,
Labor Herald, two years.
Running Broad Jump, Open to ALI
First prize, $3.50 in merchandise, by
Allen Bros. second prize, one gallon
Bells pure rye whisky, by Belsinger &
Co.; third prize, one bottle Red Cross
whisky, by Martin Roentsch.
Standing Broad Jump, Open to ALI
First prize, IS in merchandise, by 9.
P. Miller; second prize, Savannah Press
for six months; third prize, box Gram
DO union-made cigars, by Raskin &
Lichenstein.
One hundred-yard food race, open to
a1l-First prize, IS hat, by Metropoli-
tan Clothing Company; second prize,
one box union-made cigars, by G. ].
Martini; third prize, Labor Herald for
one year.
One hundred-yard foot race, union
men only-First prize, IS pair trousers,
by Leopold Adler; second prize, Sa-
Vannah Press for six months third
prize, one quart clover leaf whiskey,
by Belsinger & Co.
Fat mans race, so yards, 200 pounds
and over-First prize. 1898 umbrella,
by Foye & Eckstein; second prize, one
box union-made cigars, by r. Elsinger;
third, prize, the Labor Herald.
Two-mile bicycle race, boys under Is
years-First prize. 50 parlor lamp, by
IL bo1
silk puff ties, by j. 7. Cohen's Sons;
third prize, Labor Herald.
Two-mile bicycle race, for amateurs
First prize, SO union-made hat, by
Wheeler, the halter; second prize, $3.50
in merchandise, by The Royal Tailors;
third prize, box cigars, by J. Pinkus-
sohn & Co.
Two-mile bicycle race, for union men
only-First prize, SO pair union-made
ond prize, one quart bottle Bakers rye
whisky, by Andy Jackson; third prize,
Labor Herald for one year.
Two-mile motor-paced bicycle race,
for amateurs-First prize, IS in mer-
chandise, by B. H. Levy & Bro: sec
ond prize, IS pair of shoes, by Cell &
Quint; third prize, pair silver buckle
suspenders, by Sig. Gardner.
Catching the greasy pig-Prize, the
pig.
Tug of War-Prizes, championship
medal of Savannah Trades and Labor
Assembly; two kegs beer by John Cot
tingham; one Kriel ham by Aug. Kars-
tens; one ham by Nicholas Lang.
Drawing Contests Gentleman's hat,
and pair ladies' So slippers, by Isidore
CGllat.
The Savannah Trades and Labor As
sembly has forward q copy of resolu-
ton passed at their last meeting ask
ing the Mayor to issue proclama-
ton declaring Labor Day a Legal Hol-
iday, and request the heads of the var
ious city departments to allow all their
help THAT can possibly be spared) to
suspend work for the day, and re-
questing all proprietors and managers
of factories, mills, steamship, railroads.
merchants, banks. etc, to close down
all day on Labor Day, Monday, Sept
Z, to the end that all the laboring
masses may have one days outing to-
aether