South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-20
PLEASURE CLUB
HAS BIG TIME
Jefferson AV. Organization
Enjoys Annual Outing
at Eagle Lake.

Pleasure club picnic held yesterday
at French's pavilion on Eagle lake.
from the time that Pure Food In
spector Clifford put his approval on
E the patriotic menu till Mayor Car
son. tired and weary after partici-
! pating In several races. said Tets
20 home. boys"
a horseshoe pitching contest
started the days entertainment one
team captained by James Guy. who
claims 20 be the champion horse
1 shoe pitcher OF Iishawaka. and an
4 other captained by Golden Mann OF
South Ber5 icing the contestants.
Tor a partner the Nfish3Wala youth
Il selected "Banty" Engledrum, and
this team made all the others aD-
4 pear as 81 they were novices at the
game.
In the morning two boxing match
es were held one an old fashion
I'd slucging match between I'd
I Blankert OF South Bend, and Kid
j O'Hara o. Chicago and the other
= burlesquc between "JinN' Nellans
and Pepper" Harger. both local
boys Knute X Rockne athletic d.
rector OF NCtre Dame university. re-
4 ferred the Blankert-O Hara match,
and while no decision was given, the
4 popular opinion was that IL WAS
draw. Both OF these BOYS fought
every minute Of the time. the ad-
vantage being first on one side and
. then on the other.
The burlesque match between
'Jinx'' and Pepper" presented a
striking similarity % the ones which
4 Mutt and Jef OF cartoon fame pull
\ of. A COW hell was tied on the right
4 arms OF the two contestants. and
i boxing glove on the left They We're
then bhndfolded and told 20 go TO
IT," Pepper started waving the
hand on which the bell was tied as
j il 20 say. Here 7 am. Jinx. come
! and get me" "JinX" did Fe felt
his way over to Pepper" cautious
IS and then slammed him wicked
left arm jab in the diaphram which
sent him down FOR the count.
Race for HOOvcriLed Dinner.
Then some one rang the dinner
bell from the porch Of the French
hotel and a mad rush was made for
PLACES. After tho guest We're seat
ed In the dining room. Pat Clifford
Il addressed the mem bers, saying that
he had inspected the food which
y was 70 be served and that il fulhlled
all governmental requirements AIR.
u Hoover himself couldn't have pre-
pared a better menu. said 1Ir. Cliff
ford.
After the meal Mayor Carson
made q brief patriotic address in
which he spoke OF the conditions OF
the war and OF the necessity OF
j raising the huge amount OF money
which the government needs 20
carry on the war He compH-
anented the memb ers OF the club for
the patriotic spirit which they have
always displayed and concluded his
remarks By informing them that the
committee on arrangements had
81 brought SI25 worth OF Thrift
stamps along with them which they
wished 70 dispose of Glenn NcCol-
Tough started the ball rolling by
purchasing "a War Savings stamp,
and in less than dve minutes they
4 had all been sold The sales COM
1nittee was composed OF Tom vii
1iams Knute Is. ROczue. sam
Schwartz and William Renfranz.
Races Create Fun.
Jack Collmer won the obstacle
a-ace easily from a field OF six men.
d Keen interest was shown in the fat
mans race In which there we're four
entries. who We're Mayor Carson.
RILEY Hinkle Pat Clifford and Tony
\ Booking The distance was from
the hotel porch 20 the barn. Riley
Tnnkle won the race. but I'm doins
Il so almost knocked the barn over IT
looked as though the mayor would
win. but he put on the brakes 50
as not TO bump into the barn too
hard.
f William Renfranz had no trouble
in winning the thin mans leo
yard dash He made in In next 10
nothing.
In the free-for-au 1O0-ysrd dash
Il was an even breal, for 80 Yards
between Ed Zuky and Dairy In
spector Wolfe. Just before the in
spector reached the finish line he
struck a slippery spot in the grass
and slid across the line poor sec
end
Ed Blankert and Ed Zuky staged
blindfolded boxing match i'm which
ZiiSv ran into Blankert's good righc
arm and saw new eclipse
Mugwumps Beat Squirts az Ball.
The outing concluded with an in
door ball game between the Mug
wumps. captained by Dep. Pros
Schwartz. and the Squirts captain
Cd by Knute Rockne. Rockne had
Fl his spine ball" working perfectly.
but Il was impossible for him 10
overcome the poor support given
hin doc" Wolfe missed four fiy
balls which would have been easy
picking for ar ordinary delder. He
also questioned many decisions given
by Mayor Carson who umpired the
game
The lineup Of tile teams were a.
81 1cilows
Mugwumps-ZIky 81 Co.lmer.
a.. Beyrer 10. Blanket 2u:
schwartz. IS; Crepeau 30. Cimmer-
man. To-; BoeckEug q. Adamson.
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-Eockae j. 1IcCoIoush.
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