The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-05
BIC CROWDS OUT
Thousands Attend Celebrations
of independence Day.
Prize Winners in Athletic
Events at Fair Grounds.


peka eliminated Friday night, with
fireworks displays at Garfield park and
on the Washburn college campus. There
were enormous crowds at both places
the night attendance at Garfield park
being estimated at between seven and
ten thousand persons.
Oscar Swayze was the head loren
bearer in handling the display of fire.
works at Garfield park, while Samuel
Zimmerman officiated at Washburn
campus. The latter was assisted by
Boy Scouts. who kept back the crowd,
and by Paul Lovewel1, Charles Trap,
Joseph Longshore, W. G. Morgan, John
Newell, W. A. Neiswanger, Mr.. Connors
and Prof. Schoenberger.
No serious accidents were reported in
the course of the day. The sane
idea was carried out with but two or
three violations Of the regulations re-
ported to the police.
The results of the athletic events at
the big Shawnee county Sunday school
picnic on the fair grounds follow:
Prizez Winners.
Boys 25-yard Shoe Race-Clair Van Or
man, Euclid Avenue NJ. E., first; Cecil
Owens, Third Christian, third
Boys Four-flag Relay Race-Cecil Rob-
bins, First Baptist, first; N. Mortimer An
thur, second; William Villipigue, third.
Boys 20-yard Sack Race-Edward Goss,
Evangelical, first; George Hartley. United
Brethren, second; August Alba, third
Westminster, first; Clair Van Orman, Eu-
cid Avenue, second. Time II seconds.
Unlimited 220-yard Dash--Clarence Ream.
Lowman Hill, first; Manning Bo1ch, Low
man Hill, second; F. Holt, Euclid Avenue,
third. Time, 2S2 seconds.
Boys 50-yard Slow Bicycle Race-Allen
Nicely, Westminster, first; John Troxell,
English Lutheran, second; Seth Kingman,
Central Congregational, third.
Unlimited 440-yard Dash-Clarence Ream,
Lowman Hill, first F. Holt, Euclid Ave
nue., second; NJ. Bolch, Lowman Hill,
third. Time, liza.
Boys Hop, Step and Jump-D. Urner, Y.
NJ. c. A, first; D. Ream, Lowman Hill,
second. Distance, 80 feet, inches.
Boys under 100 lbs.) 75-yard Dash
ner Cole, Lownan Hill, second; Laurens
He'll, Euclid Avenue, third Time, 9.4 sec
onds.
Boys 2O-yard Frog Race-David Will
liams, first; William Villipigue, second;
Augustus Alba, third.
Ladies Egg Race-Ruth Reisner, Wal
nut Grove, second; Eva Bennett, United
Boys iunder 100 lbs) 1o0-yard Dash
Walter Magill, Westminster, first; Sam
uel Cole, Lowman Hill, third. Time, IL
Unlimited Half Mile RUM. Bruce.
Second Presbyterian, first; r. McCord'
Girls 5O-yard Dash-Elizabeth Balch,
Lowman Hill, first; Helen Foster, Low
man Hill, second; f1aZel Sendur, united
Presbyterian. third.
Boys Obstacle Race-Wilbur Magill.
Westminster, first: Dave Williams, sec
Augustus Alba, third.
Unlimited 100-yard Dash-Clarence Ream,
Lowman Hill, first; D. Ream, Lowman
Hill, second; Harold Jones, Walnut Grove,
third. Time, 10 2-5 seconds.
Ladies' Nail Driving CONTESTANTS. r. ..
Van Orman. Euclid Avenue first; Mrs. c.
w. Schwartz, Lowman Hill, second; Mrs.
]. B. Norton, Third Presbyterian, third.
Fat Mans Handicap Race 70 yards-W.
H; Bomgardner, westminster: first
W. Eaton, First Baptist, third: T. G.
Dreaming, First Methodist, fourth
Unlimited Running Broad Jump-D. E.
Urner, Walnut Grove, first; D. Ream,
man Hill, third. Distance. IS feet, 6 inches.
Boys (under 20 lbs) 50-yard Dash
Taurus Magill, Westminster, first; Theo-
dore Blank. Westminster, second; Clair
Van Orman, Euclid Avenue, third. Time,
G 3-5 seconds.
Girls 25-yard Slow Bicycle Race-HazeI
Murphy, Third Presbyterian, first; Ruth
Reisner, Walnut Grove, second.
Girls 200 yard Relay Race-Lowman Hill
team, Elizabeth Bolch, Thelma Foster,
Jeanette Schwartz, Esther Boyer, first;
Walnut Grove team, Mary Carswell Ruth
Reisner, Louise Geimler, Leta Davis, sec
ond
Creased Pig Race-Pig caught by Lau-
rus Magill.
Westminster team, first; Lowman Hill
team, second; First Presbyterian team.
third.
Pony Potato Race-wiIbur Newell, Low
man Hill, first; Wilbur Booker, Evan
gelistic, second.
Officials of the meet were: Manager
Joseph Reisner. Judges-Rad Lee, w. H.
Kemper, Jerry Springstead, Dewitt Lee,
Morris. Announcer-R. o. Van O-man.