South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-31
c. OF C. OUTING
PROVES TO BE
ONE BIG SUCCESS

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for their display and favorable COM
ments were heard on all sides.
Proceeding north from Elkhart the
outing autoists drove directly to
Christiana lake and the cars were
parked in the shady grove near the
tavern. A pleasant hour was passed
resting under the trees until dinner
was served. The hotel had only ar
ranged to accommodate about 200, as
the responses TO the committee dld
not indicate that more than that num-
Der would attend. so that il was nee
essary for a number of the guests TO
wait until the second table before they
could be served and il was a depleted
larder left in the hotel when the last
hungry visitor had been served.
Sports Begin.
After dinner the days sports start
ed with the fat mems race with the
following results and prizes:
Fred A. Loughman. first, raincoat,
Adler Bros; w. A. McInerny, second.
pair of white shoes, Beitner Sons; j.
Mccullough, third. French clock, c.
K. Clauer Also ran: Hon. Marvin
Campbell, A. NJ. Russell, Fred w.
Keller, George A. Robertson. Fred
Christman and James H. Loughman.
The distance was 200 feet and the
time estimated at from i've seconds to
five minutes.
The 1OO-yard dash resulted: Clark
Carson, first, aluminium cooking set;
c.. E. Meyer & Son: Nj. Hamilton, sec
ond, Stetson hat, Meyer Livingston
Sons; VII Cass. third. Chinese pad
lock, A. Zeltner. Time IL sec
onds.
Clark Carson won the baseball
throwing contest, heaving the sphere
over 200 feet and winning a McCray
refrigerator from George Wheelock &
Co.; John Farnamun was second.
Swiss music box. Elbel Bros; S. A.
Walker, third, umbrella. j. p. Colby
There were half a dozen other will
ing throwers but most Of them threw
up in the trees or hit the hotel which
seemed to be very much in the way.
The peanut race was a mad scram-
BILE to convey ten peanuts from one
line to another a short distance away,
carrying one nut at a time. L. a.
Orr won this, getting a sweater out
fit from Sam'l Spiro & Co.; DR.. j. A.
Stoeckley, second, bottle of toilet
water, Lewis Landon & Co.; Z. r.
Austin, third, choice CONNECTIONS, j. B.
Weber. DR.. Glen Shidler had a good
chance Of winning until T. A Miller
began replenishing his pile as fast as
he carried them away until he finally
had to resort TO carrying them in his
hat. Carl ]. Anderson also made a
flying start but fell down and dropped
out of the race.
In the candidates sack race Don
aid Drummond won easily, securing a
suit Of clothes donated by the Rfden-
our Apron company. ]. z. McCul-
Tough was second. prize, smoking set,
A. NJ. Russell; J. A. Swygart, third.
three months subscription (back
numbers) OF the Tribune; Louis NJ.
Hammerschmidt, fourth. Colgate
toilet preparations. r. p. Milton.
The standing broad jump was holly
contested and resulted: E. NJ. Morris,
first. library chair. c.. A. Dolph & Son;
Herbert Warner, second, marble bust,
Nelson L. Jones; T. F. Sharp, hat, A.
r. Mayerfeld. The winner pumped
9 fl. 9 in.
The high jump was won by Clark
Carson, first, height 4 TT. s in, prize,
materiaI for suit Of clothes, Renfranz.
jr.; Claude Nicely. second. French
CONNECTION. ]. B. weber.
Witwer Best at Horseshoes.
The horseshoe pitching contest was
won by z. c. Witwer and Charles
Lontz, prize, box OF cigars, J. j. VOL
pert.
The rapid dressing contest which
required each man 70 race a short
distance, put on some article Of wo-
mems apparel and return 20 the
starting point was a laughable event.
1t was won by Rollo Bunch, prize.
double oven gas range. Northern Indi-
| ana Gas and Electric Co.: Ira Cyral-
ski, second. box OF groceries. National
Grocer Co.; F. A. Bryan, third. box Of
| handkerchiefs, Robertson Bros. Co;
| DR.. Stoeckley. fourth, porch swing, A
| II. Heller: Nelson Jones, fifth, Chard
& Tompsett. Jones claims he would
nave won had some one not grabbed
the bundle he had selected and the
one he got WAS too hard 10 button up
the back.
A story telling contest between DR..
| Charles Stoltz and Ralph Seely result
ed in a walk-away for the latter who,
| after putting on the soft pedal. deliv-
cred one Of his inimitable dialect
anecdotes. He received a salt and
| pepper set for his effort.
Led by the band the crowd pro-
| ceeded 20 the spot where n OF the
big sporting events OF the afternoon
| was to be held. Many tickets had
| been sold and interest was at & high
' pitch. Fred L. Dennis was in charge
assisted by Nelson Jones. Frank Frey
ermuth, III. Krleghbaum and DR.. +.
r. Carson. One ot the combatants,