The Washington times., 1909-08-31
LABOR DAY MEET
PROMISES MUCH
Program Completed for Ath-
leticS and Motor
Events.
BASEBALL GAME
A FEATURE OF DAY
Novel Races Will Be Decided
During Union
Tourney.

The complete program Of the events
Of Labor day. which will be September
6. as prepared by the Central Labor
Union committee was made public today
snd Is being distributed 10 the different
labor unions throughout the city.
The athletic events will be unusually
interesting this year and Will all be held
on the race track at Benning. Many
handsome prizes will be given to the
winners Of the different events, princi-
pally among which there will be a base
ball game between Columbia Lodge of
Mschinists, No. ia and Columbia Typo
graphical Union. No. 1O1- The game will
be called promptly at II a. m. The win
ming team will be presented with $50
in gold. The motorcycle races in the
afternoon win start at 2 o'clock. The
races will be under the sanction and
rules of the Federation Of American
Motorcyclists and under the direction
and supervision OF the Washington
Motor Club. The races Will be as fol-
lows:
Three-mile novIce-Open TO road ma
chimes limited TO 90A cubic inches, less
muffers.
Five-mile scratch-Open to road ma
chimes limited TO 305z cubic inches. less
mufhers.
Ten-mile s~cratch-Open TO all ma
chimes limited to 3O1k cubic inches.
Ffteen-mile handicap-Open 70 all
machines limited to 81 cubic inches.
Twenty miles-Open to all machines
limited to 81 cubic inches.
Handsome Trophies.
Handsome silver trophy cups Will be
the first prize FOR each Of the motor
cycle races, and the second prizes for
the races viii be. First race, spark
coil; second race, one pair pedals;
third race. one set inner tubes; fourth
race. pair Of tires; fifth race, one
saddle.
The officials of the motor races viii
he William Jose. referee; Rudolph
Jose. clerk OF course; Ed Johansen,
starter: II. f. Burrows. Everett Hough,
and Howard Fisk. timers; George
DeateI. Edward Mccormick. and A.
o. Baban, Judges: c. E. Mcclure. Fred
Gaushorn. and Frank Shaw. umpires,
and CharleS Deitz. jr. r Steadman.
Jack Love. Al G.. Macky, and Richard
Scheyer. scorers.
The trophy cups are now on exhibition
az Parker & Bridget's.
The field games will undoubtedly prove
amusing as there is a running egg race
for ladies: also a ffty-yard dash for
ladies' Weighing over $50 pounds. There
viii be a hfty-yard shoe race for girls
under fourteen. and a sack race for
boys under sixteen. For members OF
organized labor. affiliated with the Cen
tral Labor Union, There will be a race
Of 100 yards. Handsome first and sec
ond prizes will be awarded 70 winners of
the several events.
Expect 10000.
The committees having the arrange
ments for the outing in charge all re-
port that everything will be in readi-
ness next Monday and a good time Is
predicted for the 5000 labor unionists
and their families that are expected 10
attend
The committees having the affair I'm
charge are as follows:
General communications II. Torch.
chairman; James w COnsidine, vice
chairman; Harry w. Templar. secretary
treasurer: John 3. Colpoys. H.. G.. Bon
ault. James T. McHugh, T. c. IglehaTt.
n. A. James. Emmett l. Adams. G.
Finance committee-James w. Consi-
dine, chairman; Emmett T. Adams, John
3. Colpoys.
Athletic COMMUNICATION b. Colpoys,
chairman; Newton A. James. Edward
Brosnahan, Frank Long, Samuel Muir
dock, Charles Hutchins. Luke Ludlow.
John Mooney, Clarence = Mcclure.
Committee on rack events. l.
FeenCy. John b. Colpoys. Clarence T.
Mcclure.
Ticket committee-Thomas @. IEIehart.
chairman. Frank McKcuna. Joseph
clark, Thomas McGiton, J.. Caulneld,
y. &. SpragUe.
Dancing committee. O. Whiting,
chairman, Forest PeudletOn. Charles ID.
Seals. Harry W. Templar. Fred Fox.
Law and order CUmmittCc-It c.. N.
Ross. chairman. Thomas Carroll. r. t..
Tucker. Frank BcuchcTt. Harry Sears.
Harry SIearer. Charles Dausch. James
j.. McCTackeu. Charles Waudell. Martin
Drois. Thomas c.. HiII. J.. r.. Hartlcv.
i. NJ Barrett. Michael Costello. r.. o..
Roberts, ID. J.. Manning.