Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-04
.ELKS' PICNIC AT
ACUmBA IS BEST
AND BIGGEST YET
Something Doing Every
Minute at Annual
Meet of ''Bills"

According to cold timers' who
have made the Elks picnic an annual
affair for several years, yesterday s
picnic at Jacumba was the biggest
and best ever.'' Certain it is that
the crowd was much larger than
last year, and there seemed to be
much more doing, from early morn
ing until late at night.
Many Of the picnickers went up
to Jacumba Saturday night, starting
off the festivities with the usual
Saturday night dance, and Jacumba
was crowded to it's capacity.
Elks Band There
Early yesterday morning, the
Elks band from San Diego started
off tho program with an impromptu
street parade and short concert,
following which the swimming events
were conducted in the big tank.
These drew a large audience which
cheered on its fayoritcs, and moro
than one spectator got good duck
ing rs the water athletes splashcd
about.
At room the Elks served barbe-
cued dinner, which was easily the
big event of the day. A corps Of
cooks who had come up to Jacumba
Saturday had everything in readi.
Ness, and as the Elks and their fam.
lilies passed by the serving tables in
army style, they were handed plates
loaded to capacity with good things
to eat. The serving had been well
planned and was run off without
. hitch, over 1000 people being
handled in less than an hour. 1t
was q good sample OF careful plan
ming and direction.
Splendid Program
When nOrmalcy had been restored
to the grown folks, the afternoon
sports began, and the crowd flocked
over to the east end of the picnic
grounds to watch many Of Imperial
Valleys staid business men return
to their boyhood and engage in ath-
Ietic competition with their brother
Elks.
At 8 O'Clock Harry Wood
bury. trotted out his boxing stable,
to show the Elks how the big bat
ties in New York are pulled off The
first scrap was between two mid
gets representing California and
Mexico, who went through a series
of jabs, hooks and upper cuts to
we'll earned draw.
4 Jack Tackett and Leo Buck went
on in the first big scrap, and gave
the crowd good time with their cx-
hibition. Each had a big following
OF rooters who implored their favor
lite to "knock the other guys block
off" The boys stepped four fast
rounds to a draw.
I Many of the women folks were
seeing their first boxing match and
it was certainly a circus to keep an
ear open to their remarks. One
woman persisted in asking her
male companion why that other fel-
low in the ring butted in and sep
arated the fighters just when they
got going good.
Fonr Round Bouts
c'tIiof Ackefman or San Diego |
and Rex Morris of San Francisco
went four rounds without n decision.
Though outweighed and at disad-
vantage in reach and height, Acker-.
man forced the fighting and kept |
Morris busy at all times. Morris
was cheating in this fight, accord |
ing to one of the fair fans, because
ne deliberately held Ackerman's
right arm and soaked his opponent
several blows with his own right.
Kid Williams of FL Centre and
Ray Neal of San Diego finished up
the bill with another four round
70. The big fellows thumped each
,ther. without any startling effect
except on the feelings of the
girls who were certain that
'omebody was going to be killed.
Following the scraps, there was
Wild stampede for the dance han,
where with the exception of the
Inner hour, the Elks and their
friends enjoyed the excellent dance
'ioor and music until late hour. 1t
vas grand and glorious day, and
every Elk came home tired but hap.