The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-17
PUPILS IN VACATION SCHOOL
ENGAGE IN ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The vacation school and Fairgrounds OF
coin Field yesterday. children from FIVE
departments were present. viz: the va
ration school at Charles street school
house and the afternoon gymnasium
class. which holds sessions at the same
place in the afternoon. as well as similar
classes from Atwelrs and Willard ave-
nues school houses. The pupils were con-
veyed 20 Lincoln Field by means OF
electric cars. The complete delegation
was as follows:
Eighty pupils from Atwelrs avenue. As
from the afternoon gymnasium. 100 from
che vacation school and 25 or 30, all girls
from the cooking school on Meeting
street.
The teams from the different schools
were made up follows: Vacation
school team six boys and four girls: At
wells avenue playground team six boys
end four girls; afternoon gymnasium,
(which Is the playground class OF Charles
btreet. six boys: Willard avenue play
Eround team, six boys and four girls;
cooking school team, four girls.
shortly after o'clock the first event,
This was followed in the program by
b0-yard dash for girls. which created as
much interest as the former contest.
The interest In the events was manifest
ed by much shouting on the part of
youthful. bit ardent, supporters of the
respective teams.
The events followed I'm rapid succession.
the high Jump for boys, the egg and ladle
race for girls. the boys broad jump,
throwing the baseball by the girls, and
the relay by the boys, were run of In
the order named.
Much interest was shown by the various
schools I'm trying TO win the banner
which must be won three years I'm sue
cession before IL becomes the property OF
the winner The boys of the afternoon
gymnasium won the banner both this
year and last The girls banner was won
by the vacation school yesterday.
Among those who witnessed the tourn-
ament, and who are interested in gymna-
sium and summer school work, are the
following:
Charles III. philbrick. William H. Nc
Laughlin. both members of the commit
tee on vacation schools and Fairgrounds;
Dr Putnam. DIR. Fred Parker and others.
The Judges were Gardner II. Willis,
Henry r. Beckwith, August Barth and
George n. Cook, with A. +. Rose as
starter
OF the tournament was as follows; After
noon or outdoor gymnasium, first il3
points; Atwells avenue, second Ill
points. vacation school, third ~ points;
Willard avenue. fourth. 81 points. The
preceding figures include the boys teams
only. The standing for the girls teams
was as follows: Vacation school. first l33
points. cooking school. second. 66 points
Atweis avenue third, p points. Willard
avenue. fourth, is points.
The afternoon gymnasium had for the
second year the winning team, which was
was made up as follows: George f. Cou-
dry. George A. Kay. Percy o. Connor.
Fred Finneran, Samuel suboh and Frank
Delaney with Charles Omen substitute.
The Atwells avenue team consists OF
the following: John Cifella. Fred Arnold.
Michael Jeppita, Louis Chela, Louis
Nastano and Frank Colarbrasse.
vaca ..on school-Gns Graves. David
Custard. Arthur Anderson Charles Ken
nedy George Gray and Albert Gaines,
~ith LAX kuhly for substitute.
willard avenue-James OBrien, John
Keane. Arthur Nelson. james Deary.
Max Baruch. Richard Morris with +.
Mem substitute.
The Eiris teams were az follows:
Vacation school-Medora Ladevcce,
rthei Mathews. LILY Rourke. Lena
Cuthie Mabel Nedder substitute.
cooking schooi-Elsie McCabe. LILLIAN
Cuirn. Catherine Judge. Irene kinE.
ktweiIs Avenue Celia Carroll. Ellen
Clfsra, Katy Kelley jeremiah Nc.
Donald.
Nriard avenuo-Jernie McGvin
tsrah ,ioldgciu. Ida Godstein, Mary
+. Haff
rhe ocfi total ~ tcsm work ~ tho
80 srf dash Pas made hy Ntvclfs ave.
rus tran sud ihe hest hi tire high iumr
va hf~fhc outdoor gymnasium. With ihs
vacation school and AtVclis avenue tied
for tccorc p.aco in the broad jump A.
wells sNfuuo cxcclled with the outdoor
ftfnnetinfn sfeond The relay race was
~11 ,, ths vacation school with Atweil =
sssnus sscono. The team work In the