Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-08
KEEP FESTIVAL
OF LABOR DAY
VAST CROWD ASSEMBLIES AT
CHUTES PARK
ELABORATE SPORT PROGRAM
FILLED WITHOUT HITCH
Celebration Under Auspices of Gen.
tral Labor Council and Affiliated
Unions Proves Great
Success

One of the largest crowds recorded at
chutes park celebrated Labor day yes
terday under the auspices of the Cen
tral Labor Council and the affiliated
unions. 1t was a good-natured ana ex-
tremely orderly crowd, and the oay
went through without single instance
of disorder. The attendance was iarse
enough to keep every attraction DuSy.
and the grand stand was full to witness
the sports. while at the same time a
large crowd gathered to see the hlSh
dive. balloon ascension and other feat
ures The attendance is Var1ously estl-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000. As people
were coming and going all day the
number in the park at any one time
did not represent an ATTENDANCE any
whre near the total The grounds were
crowded all afternoon and through a
greater part of the evening.
Most of the crowd came after noon,
as the baseball game was the only part
of the program scheduled for the morn
ing, but a good bunch of rooters was on
hand to watch the match between the
Building Trades council and the Laun-
drv workers union. The formers bat
tery proved too much for the laundry
workers, who lost by a score of 10 TO 3.
The hard hitters on both sides IN
dulged in contest for the case or peer
which is a standing offer at the Chutes
for q home run over the section of the
fence furthest from the batter. Several
managed to hit the fence but none put
the ball on the other side.
John Eagle of the MoulderS' union
acted as umpire, and the batting order
was as follows:
BUILDING TRADES LAUNDRY
Van Norman, CT. C. Myers, S.
]. Gres, H. q. Myers, G.
stevens S. McKenna, 3b.
Grace, 3b. Mason 10.
Vorhees, IF. Walton, ID
V. Ores, 2b. McGllray'H
Hague c. Sweeney, IF.
Lyon, D. Rlotz, cf.
Young, IT, Herman, p.
The winning nine received stock IN
the Labor Temple association valued
at $40 Stock to the value of $40 went
to the losers.
Ten sporting events made up the af-
ternoon program, aside from the free
features provided by the park manage
ment. Chief interest in the sports CEN
tered nthe five-mile relay race, which
closed the program. This was an eXc1t-
ing and closely fought race, ana was
won by the electrical workers. Relay
teams from different unions were ellgl-
BILE to entry, and the electric workers,
painters, plumbers and machinists
competed. Each man made mile,
running three times around the track
and then resting until the four other
members of his team had made the
same circuits, when he took up the race
a second time.
Find Pace Too Hot
The painters early found the contest
too fast for them and dropped out be-
fore the race was half over. Berry
man, who made the first lap for the
electricians, gained a big start, but the
others cut this down. Other members
of his team kept up the pace, however,
and Klug, who finished for the electric
workers, came in a lap and a half
ahead of the others.
Second place was warmly contested
between the plumbers and the mixed
team, and at the finish the last 100
yards was even betting between Nc
rat of the plumbers. Mcintyre man
aged to beat his opponent in by two
feet.
First prize in the relay race was
twenty-five shares of Labor Temple
stock. The members of the mixed team
divided fifteen shares as second prize,
and the plumbers received ten shares
as third prize. The contesting teams
were:
Electrical workers-Berryman, Ores,
Mills, Mast, Klug.
Mixed team-Kenney, Mcintyre, Pit
ger, Terry, Hurlburt.
Plumbers-Vorhees, Hunter Grey, |
Malthes, Maudurat.
Painters-Heard, J. Kingsbury, V.
Kingsbury, Muldoon, Pierson.
Contests in the other sports were
spirited and with a gratifying number
OF entries. The three-legged contest
and the ladies' races afforded consid-
cradle amusement and opportunity for
roofing, which the grand stand i'm
proved.
Winners in the general sports re-
ceived eight shares of Labor Temple |
stock as first prize, five shares for sec
ond prize and three shares for third |
prize. The contests resulted in the |
following awards:
Running race, 100 yards. for boys 16