The Washington times., 1904-09-11
ATTEST NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE DAY IN TEWOD OF SPORTS
Fairgrounds Meet
Highly Successful
Prominent Persons See Youthful Athletes
DispOrt Themselves and Win Prizes.
Southeast Boys Are Champions

Before a large crowd. composed mostly
of boys. the first annual track and field
games Of the Public Fairgrounds League
was yesterday afternoon hold at Coli
scum Park, Fourteenth and Streets
northeast.
There were eleven events on the pro-
gram. all OF which were run on with
dispatch. The championship was award
Cd - the youthful athletes from the
Southeast Fairgrounds.
Rather a unique method OF point
counting was employed The Southeast
boys could have --~~ the championship
without participating IN the meet at al.
as Toe 2OtGts were given to the team win
ming tie baseball championship. 90 to
the Fairgrounds boys winning the track
and field meet. and 20 20 the team finish
ing third in the latter games. Thus,
whcr the baseball season closed sew
eral days ago the Southeast boys were
winners Of the championship for all
kinds OF games.
Commissioners There.
Prominent among those in attendance
were Commissioners West and Biddle.
Major Richard K. Sylvester. and Cuno
II. Rudolph. with whom the idea or
public playground originated.
Before the presentation Of prizes 10
the winners and second boys in each
event the youngsters We're addressed
by Commissioners West ana Biddle. who
Icomplimented them on the interest taken
in the promotion Of Fairgrounds sports
and urged them 10 make the project
even more successful next year A. the
conclusion of Commissioner Vests talk
L 1ru F.safr. I'd -
dOlph.
Many of the events were holly con-
/ tested and brought the youthful spec
I tatOrs to their feet. There was much
! Go 1 t,Bill! Put IL on him. r rank .
Run his tongue out. Tom, and other
entreaties being hurled thick and fast
at the contestants.
Chance for Small Boys.
The sport opened with hfty-yard
/ dash for small boys. This was decided
l in three heats and resulted in a vic
/ tory for Southwest. Roy Sherwood beat
ing out little Billy Luscomb OF South
4 east. the kid" acrobat OF the District
! National Guard, in the last few strides.
/ In the next event. tie 1O0-yard dash
/ for the younger boys. the Northeast
/ bOys ecOred their first, victory. Frank
/ Snermti. breaking the SaDe a yard I'm
After this the girls were given 4
I chance to display their rJLuips abilities
/ in a ifty-yard dash. This resulted in a
victory for little Berdc Bateman. of
! Southeast who crossed the line ahead
( of Corine TwifOrt, OF Southeast. and
Jennie Warner. Of Southeast, with five
or six other little girls unplaced-
Northeast Scored Again.
The Northeast boys again scored
brackets in the 10O-yard final for boys
/ about sixteen years old. Wilson Cooper
won with much to spare from Roy Va=
Rcuth. OF the same playground. and
Clarence Hi. OF Southwest
! Cooper also annexed the 220-yard dash
IN easy style, finishing In front Of ROS
Van Reuth and Justin Callahan. both Of
Northeast Cooper. however, was beaten
IN by George Schamoerger OF North
east, in the 44O-yard run, after hare
| race. Cooper became wiuded and threw
up the sponge. as did all of the contest
ants except Schamberger and Roy VaI
Reuth. who just managed to finish.
Plenty Of excitement was furnished By
4 the relay race. which was won by tn,
team from Arthur School from the An
dersOn Athletic Club. northeast anC
! southeast playground teams The Ar
thurs were: Howard Mann, Hext Perry
Joseph Crown and Harry Chevney
| Joseph MOye, John Avery, John Clark.
and Cuppy Farmer ran for the Andersen
! AtnletlC GlND- ne ENlletiSL pay EiNullt
was represented by Raymond Bause
John RawsOu. Clarence Evans. anC
Clarke Fitzhugh. Alvie Fairall. Michae
Sullivan. Adam Walter. and james
Davis attempted 10 carry the soutneas
playground cOlors to the front.
| The DentathlOn contest resulted in
disappointment. only two boys qualify
Ing to compete. They were Ernes
! Barnes and Leo Collins, both Of north
I east Collins won three Of the five
! events.
The Summaries.
Fifty-yard dash. for small bOys-Firs
heat. won by Frank SNArman. of north
/ east; Ray Sherwood. SO ithwest. second
Time 7 % seconds. Second heat, WoI
by William Luscomb. of southeast Ray
| mond Bause. of northeast. second. Time
Z IS seconds Final heat, won by Ra,