The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-25
A GIRLS RELAY RACE
How the Boys of Granville Were
Fooled.

tOOleu.
The girls of Granville were a sturdy
lot, and from 7-year-old May to
14-year-old Adelia there wasn't one of
them that feared to compete with the
boys in any game that was not I'M
reasonably rough. The boys were beat
en- so often that at last they got their
heads together to select a sport in
which they might be sure to beat the
girls every time.
You see. we've simply got to take
their pride down a peg or two" said
Bill Roberts, the chief athlete of the
crowd. It'll never do to let girls
imagine that they can beat boys. 1t
isn't good for them"
The result of the debate was that
the boys decided that the point in
which they were strongest as a whole
was running. So they challenged the
girls to a party race. The girls didn't
suspect anything and were beaten so
badly that every boy grinned broadly.
We've taken their pride down all
right" said Bill Roberts to his crowd
that night. Il guess they'll be more
modest and respectful now"
But alas for his plans! Bill Roberts
had a sister, and that sister, like most
fellows sisters, knew her brothers like
book. She suspected him the mo-
AilGilL C4lG ScW the Hdll-COICedl6Q grim
on his face. and when they reached
home that night she led him to boast
about the boys victory, and it was
not manv minutes before his vanity
caused him to tell about his clever
ness.
Very well, mister" said his sister.
you may be able to beat us when
you do it that way. But we'll find
way to punish you"
face.
The girls met in council next day
and planned to pay the boy back for
their trickery
81 have itp' suddenly cried Nan
Ellison. Wen suggest a girls relay
race to Them
Whats girls relay racer"
Then there was whispering that
ended in loud laughter. and when the
group separated Sue Grayson said:
They're so stuck up now that they'll
be sure to accept the challenge, be-
cause each boy thinks he can beat us
all put together"
The next day the boys were duly
challenged to a girls relay race. and
they appeared on the scene puffed up
with pride and full of patronizing airs.
The track in the big lot where they
had all their games had been meas
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at each interval stood a girl ready to
race.
Now" said Nan Ellison, "the idea
is for you great runners to pick out
the swiftest boy of the lot and he
must start with the first girl and race
with her TO the end of the first fifty
feet, when the second girl will enter
the race. You can hinder each girl
all YOU please. short of knocking her
down or otherwise being rough. There
Will be a prize for the winner of each
relay, but, of course, the biggest prize
Will be given to the winner of the last
relay.
HUH" said Jim Bronson. that's
regular cinoh for us. It's just like
girls"
The boys hastily selected their best
runner. Dick Neville. and of the rae
ers started. Dick leased and pulled
and otherwise hindered the first four
girls 10 that he won each relay easily.
But az the NTH relay he found. 10 his
unpleasant surprise. that he had worn
himself out 50 IN doing II that he was
out OF breath. and the nth. sixth. sew
enth and eighth girls ran ahead Of him
without an effort. The ninth relay
was the last and Dick was 10 played
out by the time he reached II that The
giri romped in laughing and calling 10
him. while he actually had 10 sion
running and sit down.
Then me boys saw what a trap the
flrla had laid Tor them hy Inducing
their runner 20 tease the Rirl racers.
and they hnf % confess thai they hsa
walled luf1 n most riumrfy.
hIf fhf tfea RI me Firlf' relay race
COOS bold m them nnd heramn \ rfrri.
~ inaiiiunQn af Granville