The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-05
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PICNIC DRAWS
LARGE THRONe

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Music by the Epks band, dis
play Of daylight fireworks, athletic
contests, speaking, moving pic
lures, vaudeville and dancing, not
to mention free lemonade, Ice
cream cones and coffee, served to
make the communities industries
picnic at Prospect park a pleasant
occasion for the 1000 persons whS
attended.
The Moline Body Corporation de-
feated the Velie Motors corporation
in baseball game, 20 to 5. Thirty
one horseshoe players entered the
tournament which was won by" L..
Van Hooreweghe. Mauritz john
son won the tennis singles tourna-
ment in competition with Is en-
trants.
Winners in the track meet and
water sports were as follows:
5O-yard dash for girls-Nabel
Johnson.
25-yard dash for girls under 12-
Simona Sterck.
bO-yard dash for boys-Mark
/ Dawson.
50-yard dash for fat men-E. L.
Raymond.
50-yard dash for boys under 12-
Harry Tucker.
50-yard dash for ladies -Mabel
Johnson.
100-yard free-for- ALI Shelter,
first; Ray Schofer, second.
Factories relay race around Ia
|gocn-Moline Body corporation.
Girls swimming race-Mabel
Boys swimming race-Marvin
Fancy diving contest-Herbert
Ellstrom, first; Roy Neuhaus, sec
ond.
The mystery man contest was
won by Ralph McLane, who identi:.
fed Chalmer ]. Seymour.
Rev. Jesse T. Dodds gave an adj
Idress on the Dignity of Labor. He
STATED that the welfare Of the ma
ton depended ON the laboring mar
and that the national holiday hat
been set aside in appreciation of hi:
service. He urged the laborine
man to do his own thinking in. al
lines and then to abide by his OWL
conclusions.
| East Moline Celebrates.
| The community industries picnic
lin East Moline was declared to b.
lone of the biggest events of its kint
that has ever been staged in tina
city. 1t is estimated that 1000 en-
joyed the rather extensive program
that had been arranged by the com
mittee.
! The baseball game IN which tn.
Watertown hospital was defeated
by the Deere & Co. team, to
twas the main feature for the young
folks.
Winners in the other event.
; we're as follows:
10O-yard dash, free-for-all-
: Ralph Schafer, first; Dick Sargin
son. second; Howard Gillette. third
Running broad jump-Lowry
first; Aldrich, second.
12-pound shot put-Stone, first
) Sheppard, second
Sack race-Mabel Wildermuth
first; Mrs. DeClerck. second.
25-yard dash for girls under 12-
> Madeline Aldrich, first; Helen Tai
4 bot. second.
: 25-yard dash for girls IL to 16-
Edith Chidester, first; Helen Sny
der, second.
y 50-yard dash for boys, Is to 16-
I Richard Wilson. first; Orrin Box
man, second.
50-yard dash for fat men-Fre
Belowski, first; Robert Lind
schield, second.
: Woman's nail driving contest
: Mrs Quanstrom.
IL Bicycle race-Leon VerHaeg'
! first; Lawrence Verhaege, second
= Alcnis VanBeil, third.
L. The tug of-war between the Hal
!, lvester and Marseilles team wa
won by the former.
e The Union Malleable team con
Il POSED of DeSlier and Fredericl
: won first place in the horsesho
pitching contest. Boxman an
Alexander of the Fairbanks Ccal
company was second.
Rev. r. Wilbur Babcock, paste
of the First Baptist church, Molir
. was the speaker.
Lemonade, ice cream cones an
coffee were served free of charg
Vaudeville, moving pictures ar
music added to the enjoyment
the occasion.
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