The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-09-07
Two Thousand Workingmen
and Their Families Join in
Celebrating Their Holiday
atthe Salt Palace Resort.
STRENUOUS CONTESTANTS
PARTICIPATE IN BATTLE
Tug-Of-War Between StuCtU-
raj IrOnWOrkerS and Carpen-
tiers Ends in Free-fOr-AII
Fight-POIiC6nan Is Beaten
DAY IS ONE MUCH ENJOYED

Two thousand wOrkingmen, MEM
bers of organized labor Of Salt Lake,
took their wives and children to the
annual outing at the Salt Palace yes
terday afternoon and enjoyed a day
Of genuine pleasure.
The union men played as strenu-
ously and energetically as they
worked, and the day was the busiest
one at the Salt Palace during the
present season.
The principal diversion during the
afternoon was the program Of sports,
which aroused much enthusiasm.
The contests between the children
went off beautifully, but the strenU-
Gus rivalry between the men caused
some bitterness, and some sporting
events not on the program were given.
The principal rough and tumble boxing
contest not on the program was that be-
tween the structural iron workers and
carpenters, and resulted from a tug-0f-
cided either i'm the tug-of-war or the hat-
tie royal The tug-of-war was forgotten
when the fight commenced, and iu the
battle honors were about even when the
police iuteTtered. One man was taken to
/ Jail. the rest are free and happy, albeit
somewhat SCARED and bruised by the en-
counter Half dozen minor disputes
were incidental to the main affair and
added a few To- the list of casualties.
As soon as the great Labor day parade
was over the W0Tklngmeur lneI IalA--ies
and their friends started for the TuIp
at the Salt Palace. I'm the 1raat rHraus
that filled the pleasure park Co over
flowing there were laDorers ln every Iu-
dustry from retail clerks to- haIcu.eau
boiler makers There was the butcher, tie
baker, and perhaps not the Caualestlck
maker but the ELECTRICIAN nus modern
substitute each with the distinctive en-
bIems of his trade The carpenters. the
bricklayers and the structural iron work
ers pTedOminated i'm point of number,
while the printers. the cigar makers, the
sign writer's and decorators were among
those with 81 smaller representation.
Crowd Fills Grounds,
BY 2.g0 O'Clock the union men and their
wives and children had Overruu the park.
They were apparently everywhere at the
same time. All attractions were mOuOp-
/ Olized and every one was enjoying the
day To the limit The sporting events were
held on the main pathway. Only a few
of the thousands at the reunion were
able 20 see the field events, and they
scattered I'm all directions.
The first event Of the day. the old mems
race, was only q breeze for Perry Burke,
and his seventy-Odd years made the sixty
some years of his competitors look cheap.
He won by several lengths. To was a
close fight for second all down the
stretch but when the tape was neared
A J. NcClenahau drew away from the
others and finished a strong second.
In the frea-f0r-all 1UD-yaTd dash Bret
A1uth won i'm something more than Sec
Onds. S. +. Kraft finished in second p0-
/ sition.
OF the kids" clarence Bloomfield and
| Mark Holding each II. carried off the
/ honors. Young Bloomfield won the race
/ for boys of from 10 To- II years. and he
and Holding were the heads of the teams
/ that took first and second in the three
I legged race. Holding scored again as
captain of the team that took second
place fin the boys leap-frOg race.
A Brilliant Victory.
/ Miss Ada Davey showed a flash OF
| speed in her brilliant victory in the race
[ between girls Of from "A to Is She was
/ completely left al the post, but closed u7
| ground fin d thrilling stretch run and won
going away Her principal competitor
was Miss Neria Anderson.
/ The other herOiues of the day were
/ LOttie Burke, Annie Naismuth and Hazel
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