Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-04
DAY OF SPORT AT
FARMERS PICNIC
Baseball Morning and Afternoon and
Ten Races and Other Contests
Are on the Bill.
AT wOODwARD's GROVE AUG. IL
Speaking Dispensed With, but There
VIII BE Band at Annual Outing
of Upper End People.

Baseball and races will comprise
the main part of the program at the
goth annual picnic of the farmers of
the upper end of the county, which will
take place at Woodward's grove two
miles north of Port Byron, Thursday,
Aug. II. Following recent custom the
officers of the association have pro-
vided no speaking. though there will
be music by a brass band.
In the morning there will be a base
ball game between the Yuma White
SOX and the Port Byron Athletics for
a purse of $45 and in the afternoon the
winners will meet the Moline Indians
for a purse of $50 AS usual, G. G.
Wainwright, formerly of Yuma and
now Of Chicago, will be present to
OffiCiate as umpire.
Good Prizes Offered.
Ten other sporting events are listed
with the prizes as follows:
First race-Boys' foot race for boys
under u years. First prize, 81. so boys
sweater given by NJ. & X, Rock Is
land; second prize, 81 credit, given by
Central Trust & Savings bank, Rock
Island; third prize, 50 fish pole, given
by Rock Island Hardware company,
Rock Island; fourth prize, league ball.
Second race-ShOe race for boys
under Is years. First prize 81 cash,
given by L. ". Mcbride, Port Byron;
second prize, 81 hat, given by ]. ].
Ullemeyer, Rock Island; third, 81
whip, given by H Schlofeldt, Port
Byron.
Third race-Carrying race for boys
under IS years. First prize, So cash,
given by Port Byron State bank; sec
Ond prize, 81 cash, given by the Port
Byron State bank
Fourth race-Girls' foot race for
girls under u years. First prize, 81
credit, Central Trust & Savings bank,
Rock Island; second prize, 81 box
chocolates, given by Port Byron Bak-
cry: third prize, $1.25 bar pin, given
by ". F. Garnett, Port Byron.
Fifth race-Girls' foot race for girls
under Is years. First prize, $3.50 box
candy given by Schafer & Walker,
given by L. S. McCabe & Co, Rock
Island; third prize, $3.50 cash, given
by HOefer & Fife, Port Byron.
Sixth raCe-100 yard dash free for
all. First, So merchandise given by
Hartz Bros, Port Byron; second prize,
$3.50 razor, given by n c. Kelley, Port
Byron; third prize, $3.50 dress shirt,
given by F. L. Morgan, Port Byron;
fourth prize, rs cent collars and cuffs,
gwen DN III. -. - Ddlley, 1OTL Byron.
Seventh event-ShOt put. First
prize, $275 silver shaving set, given
by Port Byron pharmacy; second
prize, 81 in trade, given by ]. G.
Helble, Port Byron; third prize, $3.50
auto supplies. given by F. S. Moody.
Eighth event-Ladies' nail driving
contest. free for all First prize, $500
cash, given by State Savings Bank and
Trust company, Moline; second prize.
IS. 90 merchandise, given by Leffingwell
& Shafer, Port Byron; third prize, one
years subscription to Port Byron
Globe
Ninth event-Ban throwing contest
First prize, $3.50. Ball glove, given
by A. l. MCROberts. Port Byron; sec
ond prize, $500 umbrella, given by
MOsenfelder & Sons, Rock Island; third
prize. 125 league ball.
Tenth event-Relay race. IS yards,
for boys under IS, five in team. First
prize, $500 cash, given by Commercial
Savings bank. Moline; second prize,
| 81 90 cash. given by c. A. Berglund,
Moline. $500 cash, given by State Saw
ings and Trust company, Moline
f. f SChafer will give a $3.50 ball
and bat to the player making the first
| home run: if no home run is made, to
| player making longest hit.
The donors of cash prizes are as
| follows: Port Byron State bank, $500;
| Central Trust and Savings bank, Rock
/ Island. $500; Commercial Savings
| bank, Moline, $500; Peoples Savings
| bank. Moline, $500; State Savings
Bank and Trust company. Moline.
! $500; Merchants and Mechanics bank
| Moline. $500; Hoefer & Fife, Port By
ron $3.50; L. W. Mcbride, Port Byron,
| $500; c. A. Berglund, Moline, $500 in
! cash.
Arrangements have been made to
accommodate visitors from all direc-
tons. Automobiles and carriages will
/ be in service between Port Byron and
( COrdova and the grounds. Ferries be-
! tween Cottage Grove, a station on the
/ & l. on the opposite side of the river,
will be provided and the forenoon
passenger train from the north on the
/ Milwaukee and the afternoon train
from the south will stop at the