Evening journal., 1910-07-23
TEDDY BUSY
CANNOT COME
Former President Tells Rail-
road Men He Cannot At
tend Rally Here
COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES
THE SPORTING EVENTS

Former President Roosevelt yester-
day told the committee in charge of
the Trainmen's Rally to be held here
that he would not be able to come on
account of other engagements The
committee, which consists Of Messrs.
Tighlman, Saville and Redmond, saw
| Mr. Roosevelt at the Office of The
/ Outlook in New York. Mr. Roosevelt
! greeted them cordially, and said:
Boys, il is impossible for me TO at
tend as I have more than 1000 invi-
tations to make addresses and while
would like to attend the meeting OF
| trainmen ] have TO draw a line some
where" Mr.. Roosevelt further said
that as he was to make an address at a
Brotherhood meeting in Springfield,
ILL.,, shortly, he could not come to this
city.
The committee will meet today to
arrange further for the celebration.
Invitations have been sent to the
heads of all the railroads to attend.
The Governor and other state officials.
Mayor ]. Harvey Spruance, the State
judiciary and men who are well
known in the trainmen's circles viii
HN HAfoinNf fAihNn6 .NAboN VIM arc
affiliated with the organization who
will be here are the national officers
of the brotherhood of Railroad Train
men,
The committee Of the brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen announced the
following sports for the first two
days of the rally Il follows:
Friday, July 20 For members of
/ the order Oniv:
First Event; Fat mems race--First
prize. rocking chair, donated by
Foord and Massey; second prize,
fountain pen, donated by ]. Robin
/ son. third prize, card case, donated
by II. Yeager
Second Event; Sack Racep-First
prize. rocking chair. donated by Ed.
Brennan; second prize. picture, do
mated by w. r. Fryer; third prize.
military brushes, donated by l..
} Thomas and Co.
Third Event; Egg Race"-First
J prize, SO hat, donated by J. Gilbride /;
second prize, pair of house slippers,
donated by ]. Monaghan; third prize,
: box candy donated by Boston Confec-
tionery Co.
| Fourth event, potato rsce.-First
! prize. Morris chair, donated by Me-
gary & Son; second prize. pair of
gloves. donated by o. W. Ladd; third
, prize, cane, donated by Humphries &
| Brother.
J Fifth event, running broad jump
First prize, rocking chair, donated by
] Ogden-Howard; second prize, pair
e Hanover Gloves, Ephraim and Eph-
) rain; third prize, box candy, by Las
] karis and Co.
: Sixth event, 100 yard dash.-First
t prize, Furniture, donated by J. and j.
n. Harman; second prize, one dozen
/ cabinet photographs, by Bailey Studio
r Co: third prize, box cigars, by United
{ Cigars Store Co.
/ Seventh event. 400 yard relay race
First prize pair OF shoes. donated by
Pyle and Cronin; second prize, pair oil
- shoes, by Newark Shoe Co. third prize
r pair of shoes. by Forester Shoe Co.
8 fourth prize, pair of shoes, by Nelson
). Shoe Co.
d Eighth event. so yard dash for mem.
:. bers of the Ladies' Auxiliary Firs
+ prize half dozen Rogers tabl,
C spoons. donated by Kern; second priz'
IS box candy, donated by Reynolds
s. Co. third prize, box stationary, do
mated by c.. Smith & Co.
For the member making the highes
by Kleitz Bros.
Best looking man, hat, donated b.
Hill Hat Store.
Y Saturday. July S0th. at p. m. Opei
y to all athletics Of the city and al
visitors.
First Event. 100 yard dash-1si
Al prize, watch fob, donated by Stassfor'
I. & Co: 2nd prize, sweater. donated b.
\, Vandeyer g. Co. 3rd prize, straw hat
donated by G. q. Dubell.
8 Second event. Running Broal
l. Jump-1st prize. scarf pin, donateI
q by W. l.. Roberts; 2nd prize, fanc.
vest, donated by James Wright; 3r,
prize. suit case, donated by d. Ros
70 & Son.
8 prize. suit case donated by j. T. Mul
=. lin & Son; End event, scarf pin donat
= ed by Baynard, Banks and Bryan; 3r,
a event straw hat donated by Saltz
giver and Bupp.
IS Fourth event. Hop Step and jump
: 1st prize. cuff bottoms, donated by c
A. Fell: 2nd prize. umbrella, donated
y by f. ODonnell; 3rd prize. cuff but
i tons and pin, donated by c. L. Dough
d ten.
For the highest point winner. fin,
smoking set, donated by ]. T. Mont
gcmery
e. Horace Mcdaniel has been select
Ie ed by the committee to have charg'
N of these events. and all communica
a. tions i'm reference 90 them end al
D entries should be addressed 20 him
l. i'm care Of the Rally Day Committee
.e Clarion House Entries for the opei
n sports will close on Thursday night
! r,tl,- 0S at o'clock