Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-04
Tel Jed SOk oil.

The rains of yesterday morning inter
ferred considerably with the events Of the
Tel Jed Sokol. which were to begin at s
a. m. Turner's have prepared court back
OF their hall where the performances were
to be conducted outdoors, In lieu of the
outdoor performance the classes worked
inside with apparatus and bar work during
the morning session. A luncheon was served
in the hall at noon. A fair crowd was in
attendance During the afternoon the out
door court had dried sufficiently TO permit
OF work there, though the field was too
heavy for record making. Several Of the
events were pulled of, including the run
ming broad jump, the running high jump
by the classes Of boys and girls. The pole
vault contest was the last event Of the
day. Some fairly good work was done,
but no phenomenal performers appeared.
The classes were composed of young men
for the greater part. An average for the
boys would be about 49, The broad, Jump
was won at 10 feet s inches. The running
high jump at feet inches. There were
several drills in the nature of calisthenics
interpreted, using the practical systems
OF the Turner's. The rest of the contest
was put over until this morning. After
the events a complete tabulation will be
made and the names of the winners IN the
individual events and in the tournament
Final Rounds at Golf.
good crowd witnessed the final rounds
OF the golf tournament on the grounds of
the South Omaha Country club yesterday
| afternoon. The contest was a spirited one
throughout. Fair scoring was the rule.
Master Harry Cheek won the first place in
the championship class with net score OF
| As. He had been granted a handicap OF
/ q In he Itt,Nx
played of a week ago. His actual score
however. was 81 Grant Caughey, who
had the same handicap in the prelimlnaries
made exactly the same score. After the
! first round he and his opponent played
1 seven holes to decide the championship
In the contest Harry Cheek won by a few
| points. G. A Potter won second place
| with q score of 81. He was the scratch
man of the tournament and had a pretty
stiff handicap to contend with. Some dis
pute has arisen as to whether he or Grant
Caughey is entitled to second place
Caughey's score. counting the handicap, 1:
lower than the one made by Potter The
matter will be left to an Omaha authority
who will referee the point in dispute.
In the consolation class c. ]. Francisco
won with a net score of 81. having a handi,
cap OF s points. James Hayes won second
score OF 81
There will be a basket picnic today, which
will be enjoyed by the members Of the
club, In celebration OF Labor day.
Frank Pivonka's Funeral.
The funeral services of Frank Pivonks
were fittingly solemnized yesterday after
noon. The procession moved from the resi-
dence to the Bohemian National cemeter,
at p. m. They were led by Franek's banS
playing the national funeral march of thu
Bohemian people. Following the band wer,
the bohemian Turner's In brown uniform
a hundred In line. The Woodmen of tn,
World and the Redmen also had large dele
cations. Six members of the Turner'S actec
| as pallbearers. The Turner's conducted tn,
entire service under their rituals, and Their,
was no sermon by a minister. The hears
was followed by q large number OF car
riages.
1t is noteworthy that Mr.. Pivonka was
friend OF Mr.. Rosewater, whose funera
was conducted in Omaha at the some hour
Mr.. Pivonka's career as a citizen OF Soutl
Omaha IL familiar 20 all the residents o
the city who have been long located here
Magic City COSBY.
Miss Tibbitts OF Beatrice is the guest o
Miss Lottie Schroeder.
letters Gold Top Beer delivered to al
parts OF the city. Telephone No. s.
The city council will grapple with tn
problem of letting the contracts for tn
sewer system tonight.
II Is promised that the gates OF the A
| q. u. w. carnival will be thrown open q
the public at $50 today.