Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-07
HAPPY DAY
FOR LABOR
AT CHUTES
Big, Orderly Crowd Has
Joyous Time
RECEIPTS FOR LABOR TEMPLE
WILL BE LARGE
IN SPITE OF THRoNes, GAMES
ARE PLAYED ON SCHEDULE
Officials in Charge of Program Yester-.
day Surprised at Success in
View of Unexpected
Attendance
IN SPITE OF THRoNes, GAMES
ARE PLAYED ON SCHEDULE

ABOR DAY, the twenty-ffth ami
versary of the great parade in
- New York, when organized labor
declared itself in favor of a holiday of
it's own, was celebrated in Chutes park
yesterday in a manner befitting the oc-
casion.
A long program of sports was pulled
off according to schedule, a remarkable
feat in view of the size of the crowd,
which fairly filled the park at the time
set for the beginning of the games.
Even the committee in charge was sur
prised at its own success, and some-
what puzzled as to just how it had
been done.
Much was due to the character of
the crowd itself, which not only was
extremely good-natured, but showed
the effect of organization and union
discipline in the manner in which it
eo-operated with the various commit
tees in the carrying out of every plan.
Chairman Is Surprised
C. M. Fielder, business agent of the
BARRIERS union, was for the third time
chairman of the committee on sports
having accepted the position unwilling
ly and under protest, submitting to the
expressed will of organized labor
against his individual will.
"And I'm glad / did, he said after
trouble L had in trying to get things
done right, swore 1 never would act
again. But did you see how things
went off today?" he went on, his en-
thusiasm overflowing. SAY he
paused, looking over the multitude
which had gathered to celebrate the ne
day, and then added thoughfully; Il
don't see how we did it, with this
crowd"
Clearly he referred only to the great
size of the crowd, and was not, at the
moment, taking into consideration It's
other quality, superior organization
which showed such marked deVelop-
ment during the past year.
Long before the start of the Boys
running race" at 1870 o'clock, the open
ing event of the sports, 1t was seen
that the gathering was to be a record
breaking one, even for organized labor
on Labor day, yet the numbers con-
tinued to increase for more than an
hour after that, and did not begin TO
dwindle until late in the afternoon.
Bows and Girls Get Prizes
At ten-minute intervals the first three
races were run. The first, 1O0-yard
dash for boys under 16 years Of OF, age sss,
was won by w. B. Bovard, Clifton
Fleming coming second and Nicholas
Dow taking third prize. The next event
\ EDWARD running race for girls under
1s. was captured by Grace Boyard, with
Marie BoVard second and Marian NC
Donald third.
Shouts of applause and encourase-
ment greeted the runners as they look
their places and at the close OF each
race. The chairman of the committee
in charge handed out the prizes, con-
sistine of shares of Labor temple STOCK,
with one hand, while waving the other
in giving directions for the prepara-
tion of the following event.
The "fat ladies' race" TOOK place az
1850 o'clock and was the signad Lor
much merriment in the watching
crowds and tremendous applause at
the close of the hotly contested event.
Nora Gaines won, Mrs. w. ]. Killian
was second and Mrs. O.. N. MacKedal
third.
With each race excitement and inter-
est brought the lines of massed on
lockers a little further forward, in
spite of excellent discipline IN the
crowd. and in the 100yard dash for
men the one who took the lead, Man.
ager ]. e. Timmons of the Labor tenn
nile. on the end of the line OF runners.
soon found himself in danger of trip
ming over the longest toes IN the fore
most row of spectators. He was COM
pelled to slacken his speed for an in
Stant ana was pdSSeu, bub spur tSu O.
the end and gained a prize. o. l..
Brown won. Charles. O'Clare was Sec
ond and Timmons third.
The ladies' running race, fifty yards,
was taken by Laura Gaines, the Sec
ond prize going to Mrs. 3. Goshorn
and the third to Mrs. w. j. Killian.
The egg and spoon race followed, with
Nora Gaines first, Laura Gaines sec
ond and Mrs. w. J. Killian third. The
potato and sack race was won by p.
II. Bachus, Charles Glass second and
C. d. Shields third.
Joy at Three-Leaged Race
Uproarious laughter greeted the
three-legged race, won by much strain
ing and wild leaping by H. A. Shirtu-
lett and c. e. Honsberger, Charles
Glass and d. O'Clare second, C. d.
Shields and ]. Ktngsbury third.
A 100-yard dash for business agents
and organizers was won by L. NJ.
Pitzer, c. M. Fielder ran second and
e. ]. Hendricks captured the third
prize.
Nobody got in the way of the racers
in the next event. the tub race"
across the square pond provided for
the plunging of the boats which go
down the chutes. A clear view was
offered to thousands who lined the
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