Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-30
GIRLS ON ATHLETIC FIELD.
Interesting Exhibition by Mr.. Joyce's
Gymnasium Glass.

The woman members of the Maurice A.
Joyce gymnasium class of the Fourth
PRESBYTERIAN Church held their first field
day at American League Park yesterday
afternoon The high school girl was en-
tered in nearly all of the events, and she
wore her colors as did one entry who car
ried the crimson of John Harvard. The
most interesting feature of the events was
the coaching of the friends of the contest
ants in the boxes.
The officials were Maurice \. Joyce. ref
cree: Mrs. Walton, Miss Dobson and Miss
Littlejohn, judges; Mr.. f: G OConneH'
clerk of the course; Miss H. Hams, assist
ant; Mr.. Z. Lawrence Phillips, announcer;
Mr.. W. 2. Bowie, timer
The only mishap of the day in the
last half OF the basket ball contest, when
Miss Mercedes Ruiz, who had been playing
a remarkable game for her side, fell ana
had TO leave the game. Miss Marie Joyce
took her place. The medals won yesterday
will be presented at the Fourth Presbyte-
rian Church gymnasium June at clock.
Those who competed were Misses GeneVieVe
Yedney, Augusta Clarke, Wayne +. Davis
Helen Catch, Annette ID. Smith Mercedes
Ruiz. Dolly Cunningham. Bessie Mess, Ma
RE Joyce Helen Gantley, Isabelle McCar-
thy Harriet Snow, Belle Meyers. Susie
Beall, Margaret Potter, Josepha Lange,
Agnes Porter, Jane Gardner, Helen Thomp-
son, Louise Belote, and EVangeline Ruiz
Mrs Irene Smith and Mrs. Agnes {. Kiln
ger
The first event was the 10O-yard run, and
those who contested in the three prelimi-
nary heats were Misses Annette Smith, Helen
Catch, Marie Joyce. Dolly Cunningham
Susie Beau and Belle Myers. Three prizes
offered in this event were a gold and two
silver medals for first, second and third
The event was won by Miss Marie Joyce,
the daughter of Mr.. Maurice A. Joyce. Miss
Susie Beall was second and Miss Cunning
ham third. In the base ball throwing con-
test two medals were given prizes, and
the first was won by Miss Mercedes Ruiz,
who threw the sphere 100 feet Miss Helen
Thompson threw the ball l271a feet and was
awarded the second medal. Then came the
running high jump event, in which many
of the young ladies gracefully cleared the
bar time and again, while others landed on
the mat in confusion, causing much
laughter. Miss Annette Smith won, with
three feet eight inches, and Miss Helen
Catch cleared the bar at three feet seven
inches. Three preliminary heats We're run
for the seventy-tive-ya hurdle race and
Misses Genevieve Gedney, Dolly Cunning
ham, Marie Joyce and Isabelle Mccarthy
entered the final which was won by Miss
Cunningham in L % seconds. Miss Isa-
belle Mccarthy took the second place. Miss
Susie Beall won the running broad jump,
clearing twelve feet and five inches. Miss
Annette Smith did well, jumping eleven feet
five inches.
The events of the day closed with bas-
ket ball game played between the regular
and picked a team, with ffteen-minute
halves. The picked team was made up Of
girls who knew how to play the game, as
was apparent throughout the contest, which
it won by IA to 0.
The teams lined up as follows:
Picked taam-Capt. Annette Smith. CEN
ter; Dolly Cunningham. right forward; Jane
Gardner, left forward; Agnes Porter, right
back; Louise Belote, left back substitutes
Helen Catch and Belle Meyers.
Fourth Presbyterian team-Capt Irene
Smith, right forward; Mercedes Ruiz left
back; Evangeline Ruiz, left forward; Agnes
c. klinger, right back; Isabelle Mccarthy.
center; substitutes, Marie Joyce. Bessie
Mess and Josepha LANCE
Miss Jane Gardner, who played left for
the picked team, delighted many by her
fine goal throwing. which was in such con-
trast to tho futile attempts of the for
wards of the other side. Miss Annette
Smith, the captain of the picked team, did
good work throughout all of the events yes
terday. including the basket ball game.