The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-09
Method Employed by Little
CoIored Boy in Devouring a
Custard Pie EcIipsed All
Other Rivals.
BURLESQUE ATHLETIC
MEET GREAT SUCCESS
Creased Pig Runs Amuck in
Crowd Amid Feminine
Screams and Masculine
Roars-A Big Laugh.

In spasms of laughter was the enor-
nous crowd. at the South Tenth
street park yesterday afternoon, kept
when the burlesque athletic carnival
perhaps the funniest event in connec-
ton with the Fall Festival. was sue
cessfully pulled off to the great amu-
sement of all who witnessed the ridic-
ulous antics of the participants in the
contest.
It remained for little "Earnie" Nc
Kay, colored. to break all records in
the pie eating contest. The manner
In which the small colored urchin de-
voured the huge custard pie placed
before him, with one hand tied behind
his back, made all the other contes-
tants in the event fade into the contin-
uous and wonder why they were ever
foolish enough to compete with such
a mouth as "Earnie's". With pie in
his nose, eyes, ears and mouth and
smeared all over his black, shining
face, "Earnie" smilingly announced to
the Judges that he had finished al
AuOSI Uc1OIe Ills doIOulSuCu SOAAPCSA-
tors had fairly begun.
But "Pigs Is Pigs
A creased pig was then turned loose
in the crowd After several persons
had almost broken their necks in an
effort to grasp the elusive animal,
Raymond Beckman secured a strangle,
half nelson hold on the pork and walk
ed away with his prize with BEAM
Ing countenance.
The dive in the flour tank in which
nickefs, dimes and quarters had been
scattered, was another amusing stunt.
The contestants hands were tied be-
hind their backs and they were fore
ed to root into the flour with their
faces, picking out the money with
their mouths. The participants stay
ed until the last piece of coin had
been uncovered in it's bed of flour
and several Of them left richer to the
extent Of several dollars.
The creased pole was so greasy"
that none Of the kids were able to get
to the top. Just as several of them
were kicking and scrambling to
reach the coveted prize. which was so
near and yet so far away, the pole
broke under the strain. No one was
hurt however, although several OF the
spectators who were at the receiving
end of the falling kids had close
call.
List Of the Awards.
A complete list Of the events and
the prize winners is as follows. $3.50
being awarded for first place and 81
for second:
Event No. 1.-Wheelbarrow race
100 yards: first prize. Carl Feihning;
second Wilbur Vogelsong.
Event No. Sack race. $50 feet;
first prize. Lloyd Dye; second Will
liam VESSEL.
Event No. 3.-Potato race, $50 feet;
first prize, Ray Moore; second, Paul
Erik.
Event No. 4.-Three legged race, 10C
feet; first prize. Howard Brunner and
Robert Lyons; second. Archibald Car
roll and Wilbur Kamp.
Event No. 5.-Fat mans race. 10C
yards: first prize. H. D. Goodwin
second. John Evans.
Event No. 6.-Slow mule race was
eliminated.
Event No. 7.-Greased pig contest
Raymond Beckman captured the pig
Event No. S.-Pony running ract fol
girls and boys. first prize. Harry
Moore; second, Ray Moore.
Event No. 9.-Automobile egg race
was eliminated.
Event No. 10.-Boys' running race
for boys under Is years; first prize
Roscoe Johnson: second, Lloyd Dye.
Event No. 11.-Donkey race wa!
eliminated.
Event No. 12.-Pie eating contest
first prize. Earnest Mckay; second
Dudley Gift.
| Event No. 13.-F1our roofing contes
| for So worth of nickels. dimes ant
quarters.
Event No Increased pole climb
ing contest. Afford Ross. a small
colored boy. declares that he reached
the top and was just in the act o
grabbing the prize when the pol'
broke. In the excitement some on,
went south with the coveted prize
while young Ross bemoans a crue
fate.
Event No. 15.-Four rounds burles
| que prize fight Five dollars wa
divided between the two contestants
Earl Garner and Robert Devinney. /!
telegram was read from Gene Nc
Mann, challenging the winner for tn
championship