Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-15
PENNSY men
in ALL SPORT
Outdoor Games Reviewed
at Banquet in Honor of
G. l.. Evans
WORK OUT NEW
IDEAS FOR FUTURE

Region of the Pennsylvnfa Railroad
system. embracing the Maryland
Delaware. Baltimore and y. Y. p. n.
divisions was the guest Of honor at a
dinner given in the Wistaria Garden
of the Lambros last night by the
athletic committee of the Eastern
Division. Mr.. Evans. who is the
last member of the original commit
tee of eight which introduced ath-
letics on Lines East. as It was known
then on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
during the latter part OF 1918 and
the early part Of 1914 was paid many
pleasing tributes by his associates.
AZ token OF their esteem he was
presented with a leather travelling
set.
Prior to the dinner a meeting Of
the regional athletic committee was
held in the assembly room OF the
Pennsylvania office building at the
foot of French street. The Eastern
Region of the Pennsy system en-
braces all territory east of Altoona
and all five grand divisions compris-
Ding the region were represented by
their general chairmen of athletics.
y. II. Coleman of Philadelphia,
general chairman of the committee
and general managers representative
presided at both the business session
and dinner. c. S. Krick is general
manager of the region.
In addition to Mr.. Evans and Mr..
Coleman those present ,at the meet
ing and dinner were p. f. Neff OF
Tyronne, Pa, general chairman OF
the Eastern Pennsylvania Division;
r. J. Sauer, OF New York. general
chairman of the New Jersey division;
H. c. Ray, of Williamsport, Pa, gen.
eral chairman Of the Central Penn
sylvania Division; Major r. II. Legg,
of Wilmington who succeeds Mr..
Evans as general chairman OF the
Southern Division; ]. II. Mccarthy,
OF Philadelphia, chairman of the
T Philadelphia Terminal Division: L..
F. Ewing. Of Philadelphia, chairman
of the General Office; c. w. Hoff-
man, OF Baltimore, chairman of the
Baltimore Division; c. NJ. wintrup,
f, OF Wilmington. chairman OF the
Maryland Division; J. F. Warren. Of
Cape Charles. Va, chairman OF the
n. Y. p. n. Division, and L. NJ.
Akin, OF Wilmington, chairman of
the Delaware Division.
Athletics as conducted by the
Pennsylvania Railroad System are on
q large scale. In fact on perhaps a |
larger scale than any one organiza- |
ton in the entire world. The BUSH !
ness session of the Eastern Region
! Committee constituted a monthly |
meeting of the body and winter
sports were gone into in detail. These
comprise trapshooting and all in
door games and events including
bowling, basketball. wrestling. box
ing, indoor track and field meets,
swimming, etc, all Of them leading
up TO the grand division and regional
eliminations and ending with the
annual carnival OF events of the en-
tire Pennsy system.
Mention was made several times
of the annual outdoor meet ofthe four
Pennsylvania regions held in Altoona
during the past September when
reveral thousand contestants COM
peeted and more than 10000 spec
tators were present from all parts OF
the country. This Is an Indication
OF the large scale on which the
Pennsylvania System conducts ath-
,
controlled by the company were
taken TO be shown wherever request
cd by employees. Mr.. Wintrup | ,
chairman of the Maryland division,
will secure a date for them 10 be
rhown in Wilmington the latter part
OF January or the first part Of Feb.
rnary. ,
Mr.. Coleman brought up a number ,
of matters dealing with activities OF .
the winter months. He proposed :
several new events for trapshooting :
which will be adopted in future ,
shoots They include the classihca-
ton Of shooters from averages COM
piled from their previous scores
which will mean a so bird classifics, !
ton race at each event and the >
choice Of a 25 bird wing shoot or 80 :
bird double shoot, or both. The !,
choice of the latter will he left TO the !,
OF the shooters.
The ACCESSIBILITY of continuing the
light exercises, morning and after
noon each day in the Offices OF the
System was also brought before the
chairmen by Mr.. Coleman. This is
a rather novel idea which has al
ready proved its benefits and which .
the committeeman expressed them
selves in favor of continuing.
Promptly at 1890 O'Clock in the
morning and 3 o'clock in the after
noon In all of the Offices of the Sys-
tenn all work at hand is laid aside. /.
all Of the windows are thrown open
to let in the fresh air and a light
calisthenic exercise IS gone through
by all the employees for a period not
exceeding five minutes. The con-
sensus of opinion as expressed at the
meeting is to make this exercise com
pulsory throughout
) The members discussed thorough
~ the question OF issuing publica-
tions covering activities of the
region. These would be in miniature
form, several publications
being already fostered in other
branches Of the Pennsylvania Sys-
tenn. As generally expressed at the
meeting It was the opinion that they :
should be divisional publications
bringing the contents down closer TO
the readers. The chairmen will take /
up the matter in their individual +
divisions 10 see what action can be !
taken.
Basketball rule books were dis
tributed by Mr.. Coleman and the N