The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-20
GERMAN GHNNGSHS OUTDOORS
nFeehiyp Eastern DistFigt Vereln VIVA
ne Prize for GensrAl Psoacleney-
lee lluh. Wonea ana Chlaren Iahs
PaFt-omly i've hlnor Aeelaemls.

PaFt-onlG rive Miner Aeeidenla
The 0srmah Gymnss,s-nea women,
boys and girls-Who 10 90 make up the
various turnvereins scattered about the
greater city. hold individual meets In
their Oun Eymnaniums and halls from
time 10 time. but yesterday Wa the flrss
annual Geld day Of the combined turner's.
All day long there were races and drills.
oatsthenlos. dances on the turf. games
almost unknown 10 native born Amegi-
cans, rOundels. pyramid buildings. much
good nature and about fifteen thousand
Germans under the trees Of Pelham Bay
Park up near Baychester having an an
day time Of their lives.
Pelham Bay Park lsn't easy 10 gst al.
especially when there are Thousands OF
others who on q hot day want 10 reach
Il via the limited Transportation; bot
once you walked under the oaks and
naples and chestnut trees and saw the
regiments of naxen haired irAulsina In
bloomaEs and white WAISTS. other rsSi-
ments Of Eirs In light gray bloOmsry
with big bright bows OF scarlet silk and
scarlet sanhea. clean hmbed youths IN
white sleeveless shirts and tho long gray
trousers that distinguish the turner's.
squads Of httls boys In wide gray or blue
knickers and al moving rhythmioally
with wands or Indian clubs. hoops or
dumbbells on the snnlit sod Of the athletic
held-when the gay picture opened ou,
before. you then you were very Glad you
had come.
Mayor 0aynor was expected 10 be on
hand hut didn't come. Borough Presi-
dent McAneny was an early arrival and
remained until dusk. President John
Purroy Mitchell % the Board Of Aldermen
also was an early afternoon arrival.
Borough President Miller Of The Bronx.
Park Commissioner Charles b. Slower.
BrOnx Park Commissioner Thomas J.
Higgins. County Clerk Schneider. Prins
cipal McAndrews Of the Washington
irving High School. q. Straubenmueller.
Associate Superintendent of Education.
and many other special guests applauded
all afternoon the efforts Of youngster and
Oldstcr athletes.
I spoke 10 Mayor 0aynor's secretary
some time ago. said President Gustav
schweppsndick Of the New York Gym
nAstic Union yesterday. about inviting
the Mayor 10 he our guest Of honor to-day.
later We mailed the Mayor a letter Of
invitation. There was no answer. but We
mailed him another few days ago. Mr..
Gaynor never has bothered 10 reply TO any
of our invitations'
But II the turner's didn't have the Mayor
they had q picnic and games worth whila.
not 10 mention much boating. a chorus os
100 singers banded a. the United German
singers Of The Bronx. two hFARs hands
going i full tilt from early forenoon until
sundOWn and incidentally unestimatod
kegs Of the national beverage under the
trees.
Once when q game o. hurl ball was
at IL zenith, q German game about the
rules % which even the German American
youths who were playing Il had 90 So h
Instruction from their eldern occasionally,
loud argiimont began between two
heated players. The promptness with
which the argumentatlve were Induced
30 lower their voices by a single command
from the ssielinaa showed the Tsutonic
Ove Of order even when high iinks are
beng cut.
shut up and playi' yelled a stout old
German from the edge of the field. What
you thinki You think this Il a Yankee
game. whAtf- And the tongue Tight
instantly was quieted.
That argument among the players
was the nearest thing 20 q Disagreement |
noticed throughout the day. And az times |
when flying baMebals came too Close TO |
your nose ~ you doHed peaoefully under /
the trees or me Of the big beanbags that |
groups az girls were using IN their Rames 1
% catch brought up smartiy against /
the hack 81 your neck you acarcsly could /
b. blamed Tor wanting h start something |
But the Germans Just auEhed rood natur- /
20 the players scattered everywhare Il
abOut the 100 acres o. Pelham BAY PARK.
The long athletic fold which Comma
sioner HiREina proudly says IA the beat
athletic nold In New York, held more
gayiy decked youths and blOomared
misses at almost any given moment
Yesterday than haFnum'a arena with al
three nngs working hull time During
the day Iong atring 81 drills. games,
gymnastics on horizontal harp and other
apparatus and Geld events Ambulanoa
surgeon DOWdle, Who had CONE an the
way up from Bellevue Hospital with an
patients who Doeded much attention.
Charlie Richter. ons Of tho taFnen
Who goes In for broad Jumping. early In
the day stretched out his feat bic too
Gar az The end Of he jump. Charlie cot
down suddenly and Ia aoitsning his fan
BE- fractured his wrist. Thsn during tho
afternoon Mas ErnA Plata. q Rirl OF y
yeara. Who u q member % the brOokIyn !
Eastern District rurnveroln. was swinging
Rnyly many feet above tho ground on
ihe Tying rings when ehs tel and broke
her right wrist. Dr.. DoWils handaged
her up and than took her % Fordham
Hospital % have her hrOksn bones msnded. II
fhore weTp a few casos Of fainting spells
among ths women. but that was all.
There were 80 contestants In the morn L
ing field events. and these. plus 100 or s0O
Dthr turner's. turned out Tor the after
noon drili1, games and othar sxorciaas
Conductor Emil ktotz, who was the MAJOR
Aomo Of the athletic Geld al day. had
quite ~ much exercise - tho hardest
worked performer ~ be ran up and down
the long held maruhalline the different
into th9lr respective positions.
Tha pTpniaion with which thS Rraoohll I
frills and danoas were performed stirred L
- much applause al day.
Iho picnic and games came 10 an and
With the distribution 0f prinos Of Rile
Hreaths and ongrbased diplomas a. dnpk
Nna settling upon The paEk. Prinns were
lWardad 10 eight n1raivarsinB whom tho
IndRss bad found worthy Of che following
CORES Cor general proncinnoys
First-Brookiyn Eastern District. nan
sesond -Tum vsrsla vorwarss. BrOohIya.
ThiFd-NsH YOrh Turn vsrsln. aas.al
Aytltl.. -. - -