The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-25
AT THE TURNFEST.
Julius Fritz, OF Topeka, Makes {,
Splendid Record.

Leavenworth, Kan, June 25.-The first
annual funniest of the Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska bezirk ended today with
the awarding of prizes to the contest
ants in the numerous athletic events
The winners follow:
Combination field and apparatus work,
Andrew Andras Kempf, Kansas City,
first; George H. Schroeder, Kansas City.
second.
Apparatus work, Andras Kempf, kan
sas City. first.
Running high jump. Ed Lindley, ON
aha, first; julius Fritz, Topeka, second.
Pole vault, Ludwig List. Omah1, first;
Julius Fritz, Topeka, second.
Running hop. step and jun. Otto
Pueshell, Kansas City, first; George
Shroeder, Kansas City. second
Lifting eighty pound weight. julius
Fritz, Topeka, first; Ludwig Bolat, Onl-
aha, second.
st. Joseph defeated eLeavenworth in
the choral singing contest.
About two thousand visiting
Turner's were here Sunday for
the annual turnfest of the Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska division. A parade
at IL o'clock had about 1000 active
turner's in line. There was q picnic at
Korman's park in the afternoon, where
there were many games Of amusement.
The athletic contests consisted Of two
exercises with the high bar, two with
double bar, two side horse, two long
horse, high jump, putting the shot, and
a club Swinging drill. The contests
were decided on percentages. and tbs
South Omaha team was awarded first
prize with 90.41 per cent: Kansas CITY
second, 90. .26; Topeka. third, 88.08: Leav-
enworth, fourth, S1.39: st. Joseph, fifth.
1921; Summerfeld, sixth, 62.S8 Only
two teams competed in the singing con-
test. St. Joseph was first with 50 per
cent and Leavenworth second with IS
Today's programme will be devoted
entirely to sightseeing at Lansing, Sol
diers home Fort Leayenworth and the
federal prison.
The first event in Saturdays athletic
games was the shot-put participated in
by the following societies:
Kansas City. sixteen men: St Joseph.
sixteen; Omaha. fourteen; Topeka six
teen; Leavenworth, fourteen: Lawrence.
twelve. Contrary to the usual custom
no prize is given the man making the
longest put, but the performance Of his
whole class is averaged against that Of
the others and the prize goes to the
class
The next event for the actives was the
distance high jump. an athletic event
unusual to American games and a COM
bination of the running broad jump and
running high jump at once. A Kansas
City athlete made the best junp. but IN
this case as in the others the award is
to the team.
The other athletic events were Junior
contests on the apparatus. The follow
ing societies participated:
st. Joseph. ten boys: Lawrence. tffr-
teen; Topeka, twelve; Kansas City.
twelve.
The work was on the bars and the
horse and was Judged by the number Of
points made by each team.
In all these athletic contests the re-
suits will not become known until the
conclusion of the meet when the
judges will hold the final meeting and
award the prizes.
At 1890 O'Clock Saturday evening the
judges OF the contests, one Of whom is
chosen from every society in the dis
triet. met at Turner hall and held
meeting lasting until q late hour last
night. At this meeting the manners
OF awarding prizes and marking per-
formances were agreed upon.
In the hall itself a dance for tfa
young people progressed; in the gym
nasium the older members gathered
about tables were VS. coined to the cftv
enjoyed lunch and refreshments. spoka
sang, conversed and made themselves
thoroughly at home. In the garden
bevies Of women and children amused
themselves as best they could and in
the main dressing room the meeting
of the judges was going on. At all
hands something of interst was prog
ressing.
In the gymnasium where the senior
members gathered, City Attorney Fitz-
william took the place OF Mayor Ever
hardy IN welcoming the Turner'S to
Leavenworth He made a short ad-
dress during the course of which he
produced a giant key and turned IT
over to the gathering.
Captain Franz F. MetSchan was the
only other speaker to make regular
address He spoke of the mission OF
the Turner'S of North America. Then
INFORMAL conversation was engaged in.
Interrupted from time to time By the
singing section which sang popular
German airs during the entire evening.