Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-12
SUCCESSFUL ATHLETIC MEET.
Public Playground Boys Had an After
noon of Fine Sport.

The first annual athletic meet and field
day of those young athletes who were
trained on the public Fairgrounds was held
Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum, near
18th and East Capitol streets. Fully 800
children, temporary wards of the public
Fairgrounds committee. were in attendance
and the walls of the structure fairly shook
from the bombardment of shouts and peals
of merry laughter. 1t a gala day for
the youngsters, and although worlds
records were smashed, the events were all
we'll contested and a greater enthusiasm
displayed than at many a larger grown
up meet.
For the sake of novelty. and in order
to let the boys see just what the District
rulers looked like, Commissioners West
and Biddle were present. and talked to them
in real fatherly sort of way. The boys
listened and evidently appreciated if their
unstinted applause may be taken any
criterion.
This was the first opportunity the chill
dren have had to compete in events which
depend for success upon athletic proves.
The public Fairgrounds only recently have
been established, but the promoters were
so much pleased with the showing Saturday
that they predicted a meet several times
as large for next year.
The presentation of silver medals to the
winners was made by CunO H. Rudolph
chairman of the Fairgrounds. committee He
also announced that the committee had TO
relinquish the service of T. w. Burckhalter
supervisor of Fairgrounds, but that the
committee wished to tender Mr.. Burckhalter
It's earnest and heartfelt thanks for the
enclent manner in which he had perfor mad
the task with which he was intrIsted
letter of recommendation, bearing thesa in
dorsements, was presented to Mr.. Burck-
halter at the conclusion of the meet The
committee hoped to secure Mr.. Burckbal-
terS services next year
me penant was awarded to the Southeast
I playgrounds' that body having won the
second honors Were awarded to he Nortb
east Fairgrounds for having won the cham
pionshfps in the field meet: and third p;sce
"aS gwen 70 the southwestern Fairgrounds
Inc summaries follow:
F1fty-yard dash-Ray Sherwood south
second. Ao"S''
One hundred-yard dash fsmau bovs,-
FRANK sherman. northeast. winner: Ray
mond Bause, northeast second
Running high jump Small boys)-Andrew
Heard northeast winner; Salvatore Oliviri.
southeast, second.
One hundred-yard dash-Wilson Coooer
northeast winner; Roy Van Ruth, north
east, second.
Girls race difty yards)-Birdie Bateman.
west, second
Running broad jump-George schuniber-
ger. southeast winner: Charles Becker,
southeast second.
Running high jump--Thomas Purcell.
east. second.
One-fourth mile run-George Schamber-
ger. northeast. winner; Roy Van Ruth.
northeast. second.
The relay race was won by the team from
the Arthur School. The lineup was as fol-
lows:
Arthur straightforward Mann, Heck
Perry, Joseph Crown and Harry C1every
Anderson School-John Moy, John Avery,
John Clarke and Cuppy Farmer
North Capitol Schooi--Raymond Bouse.
John Rawson. Clarence Evans and Charles
Fitzhugh
Southeastern Schooi-Albin Fafrall, Mike
Sullivan, Adam Walter and James Davis
220-yard run-Wilson Cooper, northeast,
winner; Roy Van Ruth, northeast, second.
Shot-put-John Sweeney, northeast, win
ner: AIvie Fairall, southeast. second.
Ernest Barnes and Leo Collins were the
only two candidates who could qualify for
the pentathlon contest Collins won three
out of the five events. He outstripped
Barnes In the running broad jump, the
one-sixth OF mile running event and in