Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-13
SCORES GET PRIZES
At GROCER PICNIC
Thousands Have Good Time at
Hershey in Spite of
DOwnpour

After steady downpour for about
two hours yesterday morning and
showers Tor several more hours, the
weatherman decided to let up and the
thousands OF picnickers from this city
who were at Hershey Park yesterday
with the grocers, began the days fun.
The crowd numbered about 5000 ana
the committee believed that almost
10000 would have turned out If the
weather conditions had been better.
The events of the day were run off
but the rain prevented baseball game
between the West End and Allison Hill
grocers
The prizes that were awarded to
winners OF the events were published
in The Telegraph Tuesday evening.
Following are the winners of the races
ana other contests:
100 yard race for clerks = First,
Todd Forney; second, David SwaVe-
ly; third, Albert Sourbeer.
Race for girls under 16-Pauline
Bowman, Mary Shuey, Beatrice Cling
rich, OF Union Deposit.
Race for married women - Mrs.
Harry Sourbeer, Mrs. Richler, Mrs.
.. Beamer.
Ladies egg race-Mrs. I. E. Wolf,
Miss Irene Nye, Mrs. H. A. Boyer.
lO0-yard race for men Robert
Rooms, 4. Homes, or Enhaut Ira
Charles.
quarter mile race for CLERKS - c.
X. Hoover, Rockville, Robert Rooms.
A. Sourbeer, e. +. Forney.
Fat mems race. h. Motter, b.
Pryor, Lemoyne, T. Yotfe, Steelton,
Edward Crownshield, Z. b. Shammo.
Quarter-mile race for grocers un-
der 35 - Charles Cooper, w. Z.
Heisler, Halifax; S. I. KInsinger, ).
Roden, Steelton, F. w. Roberts,
Marysville. j. w. Weaver.
Quo ~ Ia
over 35 - w. ]. Shreiner, ]. ". Orr,
l.. q. Orr, j. d. Miller, Z. A. Corn
man, W. II. Wertz, Lemoyne, +. b.
Carnes.
rug of war for lacles, each OF
the winning side getting d broom -
MRS. j.. Massimore, Mrs. Shade, Mrs.
Mye, M Mrs: Mrs D; D; T. hn1 Garaner' Mrs,
Bratten, Mrs. A. c. Coover, Miss
Catherine Coover, of Milton, Mrs.
F. Zarker, Miss Gribble, Mrs. James
Reed.
Tug of war for men = Z. A. Corn
man, s. H. Neidig, west Fairvew,
Nom, c. F. Motter. R. W. Holbert,
A. Klinger, Ira Charles, w. +. Rob-
erts, H. j. Motter, Penbrook, j. b.
Myers, Middletown.
Running jump for men =. Carl
Beck, A. f. fenstemacher, Frank
Bolen.
Running jump for women - Mrs.
Beamer, Miss Pearl Bowman, Mrs.
Z. II. Horn.
Running jump for boys under II
- Harry Orr, Harry Connor, Theo-
dore Leib, Hersheyi Charles Yetter,
Enola.
Running jump for girls under 12
hart, Almeda Sauders, Catherine
Fisher West Fairview, Lettie Con-
nor.
1OO-yard shoe race free for all =
Walter Deverder, Hershey, K. Fin
stemacher, Harry Conner.
Statements race - W. Bingaman,
H. b. sherman, H. Light W. X.
Bealor, PaXtang; c. Dickman.
Hobble skirt race for women -
Mrs. c. H. Horn, of York; Miss Nye,
Miss Bratten.
Dressing race for men - David
Wertz, G. c. Tripner.
Marble hunt for children under
10 years - Joseph Orr, Samuel Zim-
norman, Stanley PETER, Donald
Runkle.
Three-legged race free for all -
l.. Shettle and w. N Bingaman, T.
Green and ]. D. Forney, Ray Newell
and A. R. Fenstemacher.
Candle race for women - Mrs. 1.
l.. Martz, Mrs A. p. Drayer, New
Cum MISS OldTd OlODer, MIS-.
C. w. Boyer.
Running race for girls under 10
- Nellie Dolan, Margaret Fisher,
Mildred Berk.
Running race for boys under 10
Ted Light, Samuel smith, James
Steiner.
Running race for butchers -
Richard Charles, 1. j. Charl-s, {. w.
Shade.
Shoot-the-chute race for commit
teemen - ]. A. Orr, w. r. Bealor, A
p Kitchen, l.. G. Orr, Ross Bealor.
The fattest baby, DORIS Donald
son; the prettiest baby, Evelyn
Stoner, and the best appearing baby,
Blanche Rodenheiser, were each
awarded gold necklace; ;ne second
best appearing baby, Kensern Dunkle,
a silver baby spoon, ana each of the
following a silver spoon, Eleanor Seir,
Robert Madenfort, Francis Sourbeer,
Robert Keens and Homer Walmer.
ATLANTIC CITY EXCURSION-sPEC-
IAL THROUGH TRAIN NEXT SUM-
DAY
Pennsylvania Railroad low rate one
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