Evening star., 1916-09-08
ATHLETIC EVENTS
ON PRINTERS TRIP
Bureau of Engraving Men to
Feature Contests on An
nuaI Excursion.
BY Il. G. BYRD.

The annual excursion of the Plate
Printers Union of the bureau of en-
craving and printing, which always is
featured by a varied athletic program,
will be held tomorrow at Chesapeake
Beach. Contests calculated to create
amusement and races which should de-
velop real competition are to be held
Suitable prizes will be awarded in each
event.
Dan Hassett, former member of the
Irish American Athletic Club is han
ding the arrangements for the track
events. Under Hassett's direction there
should be no doubt about the success
of these contests. Besides the track
games there will be a prize bowling
competition for women only, a prize
bowling tourney open to all and skee
ball tournament. Special committees
have each of these in charge. Only
members of the Plate Printers Union
their wives. daughters and sons are
eligible to compete No spiked shoes
will be permitted in any race.
The following is list of the events
and the prizes for each:
First event-5o- yard dash tmembers' sons un-
der twelve years of agel-First prize, goods to
the value Of 81: second prize. goods to the
value Of 500; third prize, goods TO the value
of 81 90
Second -5o-yard dash (members' daagh-
goods TO the value of 81 second prize. goods to
the value of $50; third prize, goods to the
value of $50
Third event-l0o-yard dash tmembers of the
Plate Printers Union,-First prize. SO;
ond prize. goods to the value Of 50.
Foruth event-Sack (open to alD--First
prize goods to the value of $3.50; second prize
goods to The value of $3.50; third prize. goods
Fifth event-5o-yard dash (members' daugh-
ters under sixteen years of agel-ffrst prize.
10 tbs ralue OF so third prns Goods 70 b
sixth event-shoe race tmembers' sons under
sixteen years of age)-First prize, goods to the
value Of 81; second prize, goods to the value
Of $3.50: third prize goods to the value of 81 80
Seventh event-Egg race fopen to all ladiesl
First prize. goods to the value of So: second
prize, goods 10 the value of So: third prize,
goods to the value of s.
eighth eyent-Tub race topen to ali)-Firs1
prize, 81; second price, So; third prize. S.
The athletic events begin shortly aft
Ell the arrival of the O'Clock train
Those in charge of the several
branches 'of sport have reported SPLEEN
did progress in their arrangements.
The names of those on the committees
follow:
Athletic comrhittee-Joseph A. Hardie,
chairman; Villain D Clark, referee;
judges, B. ]. Bonner, A ]. Fallon. v E.
Torney and Joseph Garrett; clerk of the
course, F. s. Milovich; assistant, B. S.
Kroger; starter, Charles L, Lord; as
sistants, Frederick Lipp and b. New
man; announcers Charles F. Miller and
Thomas McQuade: scorers, Edward
Schrack, Daniel Quigley. Al Young and
Joseph Johnson; inspectors, D. A Full
ton. Joseph Slavin, William Spillane
and T. J. Heany; custodians of prizes,
J. A. Rosenbaum and Frederick Spring
meyer.
Bowling committee-Pop Myers, chair
man; George Land, T. G.. Helmerich, II.
Tonneman. Charles Ross. George Lowry.
Charles O'Neill, Michael Whalen and
Louis Lang.
Skee ball committee-Earl Smith,
chairman; John Irving. A. Clergen, p. J.
Regan. T. II. Refer George jenkins.
Edward Zernia and George Robson.