THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1913.
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LABOR DAY PROGRAM
AT
PENINSULA
PARK
HIGHLY
INTERES
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Contests Provided for Every
body From Babes to Grand
- mas; Girls Win at Baseball,
The Labor day program of athletic
sports at Peninsula park yesterday was
long, varied and Interesting enough to
. satisfy the moat enthusiastic exponents
of the track and field. There were con
tests for all-ofrom the little babies
.,Jut learning to walk to the gray hatred
grandmas and they all entered into
the spirit of the occasion and seemed
thoroughly to enjoy it.
The main event of the day was the
ball game between the Peninsula girls,
j champions of the Playground league
- and the Peninsula Boosters,, composed
of business men of the Peninsula dis
trict, for a beautiful silver challenge
cup. The girls won easily, by the score
;of . 80 to "20, despite the apparent at
tempt of Umpire O. M, Plummer to
hand it to the dads. He was hooted re
peatedly for his attempt to discredit
the ability qf the suffragette big leag
uers. The girls also won the cup last
year.
' The members of the winning team are:
Helen Hald, captain; Mildred Terry,
Helen Nlcholal, Martha Folen, Marjorie
-JCampbell, Josephine Goldstaub, Dorothy
McKee, Mary Campbell, Winnie Rankin
and Edith Blue."'
The Boosters' team is composed of A.
L. Campbell, H. Kurth, J. H. Nolta, J.
H, Emerette, H. B. Hald, D. Crooks, W.
K. Bchouwellgr, Manner, Prosser and
Ruble.
tThe members of the Girls' playground
ball toam presented Miss Maud M. Ryan,
physical director of the park, with em
broidered silk handkerchiefs In recogni
tion of her splendid services to the girU
during the present summer season.
H. 8, Hald presented the park with
an ornamental oak case In which to
keep all trophies won by the Peninsula
teams. It was placed In the park sta
tion. The results of the races and athletic
vents follow:
Baby rave John Scott, first; Martha
Peterson, -second; Lillian Malloy, third.
Summersault race Albert Etchels,
first; R. Rohmeder, second; Roy Ed
wards, third. 60 yard girls' race
Christie Crane, first; Gladys Bateman,
second; Dorothy Boggs, third. 60 yards
boys Lawrence Brants, first; Albeit
Etchels, second; Walter Houcks, third.
75 yard race, boys' Linn Cooper, first;
Albert Etchels,-second; Harold Rauch,
third. Hop, skip and Jump A. O. Davis,
first; C A. Davis, second; J. Yecuyer.
third. Shoe race Dorothy Boggs, first;
Martha McKee, second; Mildred Crowe,
third. 100 yard race, boys Phil Peal,
first; Linn Cooper, second; Robert Roh
meder, third. 10 yard race, girls
Helen Hald, first; Gladys Bateman, sec
ond; Dorothy McKee, third. Three
legged race Crows and Keating, first:
Neff and Murphy, second; McConnel'
and Hammona, tmra. jttasaeiDau mrow
Helen Haiti, first; Mary Campbell,
second; Dorothy McKee, third. 100 yard
open race Leo Crowe, first; J. Keating,
second; A. Davis, third. Married wom
en's racj Mrs. Sarah Shortwell, first;
Mrs. Ahlqulst, second; Mrs. Louise
Phipps, third. Wheelbarrow race for
married men Willett. first , Wendel,
second; G. McKay, third.
The officials were: O. 'M. Plummer,
W. H, Yelton. A. fL. Campbell and V.
Ross. The program was arranged and
given tinder-the supervision of Miss
Maud M. Ryan and C. 13 Peterson, in
structors at Peninsula park.
INTERESTING ELECTION 1
HOLDS BOARDS AT KELSO
Cisntralla, Wash., Sept. 2. An elec
tion la being held In Kelso today to
decide whether or hot a diking district
shall be formed to dike off several
hundred acres of land in and about
Kelso. At the same time there will be
balloting to elect three commissioneis
for the district. During the .past week
considerable opposition has ' arisen to
the proposed district, and the election
today promises to be close.1
ENGINEER EVANS HAS
MADE HIS LAST RUN
Woodburn, Or., Sept. 2. Robert W.
Evans, one of the oldest and most trust
ed engineers In the employ of the
Southern Pacific company, died at his
home in this city Sunday, at the age of
53 years. Ha was born in England In
I860 and come to America with his par
ents. He located in Portland, where
he married Hannah E. Shambrook ' on
January 1, 1891, From that union, two
children, Louanna and Elwin, survive
him,,": .-Ks: : !..,:.;; ... -...(.';...-.....
Mr. Evans was In the employ of the
Oregon A California Railroad company
In 1876, when the road operated only as
far south as Roseburg, and continued
with the Southern , Pacific when that
company took the rbad over. He never
had a wreck on any train of which he
had charge.' H was a- favorite with his
fellow employes, One brother, Richard
Evans of Portland, survives hlmP ,
Funeral services, conducted by Rev.
W; B. Gordon, will be held Wednesday
morning at 10:30 at the Dunning under
taking parlors, East Seventh and Alder
streets, Portland.
SUSPECTED BURGLARS IN
CUSTODY AT KALAMA
Casllcrock, Wash.,' Sept. 2. Two men,
suspected of being those who fobbed the
Alger hardware store Saturday morning,
taking a number of guns, have been ar.
rested,, and are at Kalama to await trial.
The capture was made by Marshal Clark
Sludebaker and Mr. Alger, who went to
Kelso to work back this way in hope of
getting some trace of the thieves. They
met two strangers soon after passing
Ostrander. Both men had guns, and In
vestigation proved one of them was one
of the stolen weapons. The two wen
placed under arrest, and given over to
Sheriff Close and his deputies, who were
also on the trail. - The officers believe
that the burglary was the work of am
ateurs. . ,
The Emporium's
MnniversarySale
beginning at 9 A. M. Friday,
will bring the most stupen
dous values in Millinery and
Women's New Fall Garments
ever known in Portland.
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