Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-08-04
SKAT TOURNAMENT
A GRAND SUCCESS
HUNDREDS OF VISITORS IN
THE CITY SUNDAY LAST,
Summer Meeting of the Wisconsin
Lecgue Drew Many to Water
tOWn-FirSt Prize Captured By
a Milwaukee Mdn-LddieS En-
tertdined at TiyOli and Masonic.

| Ouuudy Was a. uuSS SUCCESS. his
was the statement made by the of
| ficers of the state association and
| the local club. If numbers count for
aught it certainly was a success as
an immense throng of skat players
and their ladies were in the city.
Nearly 1000 players participated and
they arrived on special trains during
the morning from all over Wiscon-
sin, with a special train of Chicago
people besides. The accommoda-
tions were excellent and better than
was anticipated could be secured in a
small CITY, Turner Opera house, Mil
itary band hall, G. M. Gahlman's up
stair rooms and the Eagle rooms
were set apart for the skat ''onkeln," !"
while Tivoli island and Masonic Tenn
pie were given over to the entertain
ment of the ladies, who were receiv-
ed by local committee of ladies.
ton. Their program included an
auto ride about the city with lunch
con at Tivoli island and in the even
| ing progressive cinch at Masonic
| Temple.
| The Skat Prizes.
The officers of the Skat League
weer busy all day looking over the
score sheets to determine the win
| ners, of whom there are more than
one hundred. The first prize of $150
goes to Frank Luehring of Milwaukee.
The other prizes known at the time
of going to press are as follows:
Following is the complete and Of
fetal list of prize winners at the
summer tournament of the Wisconsin
Sunday, July 81, in which more than
900 players participated:
Frank Luehring, Milwaukee, "a
games, sos points.
Louis Frank, Milwaukee, 985 points,
1S games.
John Bischofberger, Oshkosh, spade
solo against 9, ITO points.
Henry F. Wegner, Milwaukee, 688
points, 23 games.
Charles Sanders, Green Bay, 866
points, 21 games.
Fred Mausz, Milwaukee, high play,
PIG points.
Matt Poetzel, Milwaukee, club tour
ne against z, 297 points.
Joseph H. Nessen, Grafton, -646
points, 23 games.
H. J. Kuehlhom, Milwaukee, 839
points, 20 games.
Peter Conrad, Chicago, club solo
against six, $40 points.
Herman Landau, Milwaukee, 613
points, % games.
Anthon E. Meyer, Chicago, $50
points, 19 games.
Peter Mueller, Milwaukee, high
play, 1872 points.
Ernst Nordhaus, Milwaukee, club
tourne against 7, 399 points.
G.. F. Zanzay, Milwaukee, 721
points, % games.
Charles Collins, Chicago, 1876
points, % games.
John Mikula, Milwaukee, club solo
against 6, 482 points.
John Schatz, Watertown, 779
points, 20 games.
Otto Hing, Milwaukee, 7S4 points,
II games.
Max Kretchmar, Milwaukee, high
play, 1872 points.
George Seitz, Hartford, spade tour
ne against 7, 523 points.
Adolph Ru1, Milwaukee, TAI points.
21 games.
Arthur Bosnia, New Holstein, 748
points, 19 games.
A. L. Stengel, club solo against 6,
404 points.
B. F. Oetken, Milwaukee, $40
points, 81 games.
Philip Hartig, Watertown, 745
points, 10 games.
B. Schmidt, Pickett, high play 16S
points.
L. J. Hargarten, Milwaukee, heart
tourne against Z, 256 points.
V. Husting, Milwaukee, p games,
$50 points.
George Kreiss, Chicago, 74e points,
Is games.
Adam Kaufman, Milwaukee, club
solo against 6, 264 points.
A. Hanke, Milwaukee, 20 games,
720 points.
John M. Barth, Chicago, 73S points,
10 games.
Fred G. Thomas. Racine, high play,
473 points.
Phil Wagenknecht, South German
town, spade tourne against 6, 562
points.
A. E. Hageman, Chicago, 20 games
615 points.
J. F. Spoerl, Amigo, 1875 points, II
games.
E. F. Bussewitz, Milwaukee, club
solo against 6, 259 points.
E. Boechert, Milwaukee, 20 games
697 points.
E. L. Husting, Milwaukee, 72C
points, 16 games.
Fred H. Hoyer, Oshkosh, high play
6SS points.
A. R. Brandt, Chicago, spade tourne
against 6, 102 points.
John Miller, Milwaukee, 20 games
656 points.
Louis w. Kausch, North Milwau
kee, 719 points, II games.
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