New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-28
PLAYGROUND CONTEST.
Boys and Girls Of Manhattan Com
1ete for athletic Cham pionShipS

A hot contest fer the athletic championship Of
The vacation Fairgrounds Of the Borough of Man
haitian took place II the open air gymnasium at
avenue a and sxty-sixth-st. Yesterday after
noon The occasion was the closing exhibition Of
The Fairgrounds. and the champion teams of eight
districts competed for the honors Of the season.
The fourth district appeared 10 be the favorite
~ fortune for all The three championships were
non by Fairgrounds IN this section Of the city.
which extends from Sheriff 20 Scanned st
The girls championship in drill work went 70
Playground No. S. Of which Miss Mary c. Kelly is
principal The instructor was Miss Dorothy
Schroeder. and very interesting performance
vas given by her ffty-four girls, who were all
dressed Ia white.
The basketball championship went 10 Playground
No % J c Cook, principal and athletic instructor.
and the gymnastic championship was won again
1r No ~, c. Gibney. instructor. These boys
have become celebrated as the Midget team and
have won the eymnasuc championship for the last
four years. Consequently there was great grief
.u their ranks when the judges announced that
10. . had by four points. This decision was
protested because one man in the No. team
over weight and after reconsldering the matter
The championship was awarded to No 147, No.
being disqualified The weight limit was 105 pounds
Ten silver medals stamped with the arms of the
.t- were awarded 10 the winning gymnastic team
and i've 20 the winning basketball team. while
The girls received a blue silk banner. The mem
7ers Of The winning teams in each district re-
7EiEed bronze medals. These were from play
grounds Nos. 3, 80, la. -. =. 49, li5, Sb and 80
The medals were presented by Commissioner
james p. Connery. and Mrs Phnus Leveridge pre-
scented The banner. II making this presentation
Mrs. Leveridge alluded 10 the work done by Miss
F9vangeine Whitney superintendent OF the
0ations schools and Fairgrounds. and said that the
position was unique one for woman to hold.
short address was also given by Clarence L
N-leuy. and among those present were Mrs
Ralph Trautmann. Mrs Edward A Hewitt. Mrs
Augustine Wilson. president Of the Womens u est
End Republican Club Thomas A Fulton, score
tarv OF the Citizens Union. and Miss Whitney.
The grounds were prettily decorated for the
~asiou and music furnished by bands and
= piano. The marquee in which the girls drills
we're given was adorned with goldenrod and chains
~ leaves and some pretty costumes were worn by
the little folks. The girls of 10. q We're effec-
lively artlrCd In srCe and black. and those Of
so % had provided themselves with extremely
pretty mascot IN the person Of tiny maid named
Ethel Barry. who dressed in pink and white
crepe paper Annie Burst the mascot Of No.
los
The contest was one n unusual interest and the
novs and girls die very fine work
T don't think r has ever been equslled IN this
rrGntrE-' observed one Of the instructors and I
have seen great marv exhibitions If the kind
The judges were James T. Gwathmey. NJ D.;
- James 7. Sullivan. Robert E Stol Mae H Beat
rzs. Ruth A. HarDer. a T. " Barker. Gustave
F0ius. Martin J. Voorhees,. Eldora X. Richardson,
EVELYN NJ Butler and Marion q Townsend.