Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-17
CHILDREN INATHLETICS
EVENTS SCHEDULED TO. oCCUI
ON PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS.

! several Washington Fairgrounds, held late
yesterday afternoon in the offices OF tho
| Associated Charities, S11 @ street north
west after the report Of Tho Evening Star
closed, DR.. Henry 8. Curtis, director-in-
! chief, addressed tho assemblage. He do
| scribed the prize ribbons. button and
! badges. referred to in The Star yesterday
and said the ribbons were not to be given
to children who had not practiced dill
| gently before the events.
| we do not want to make the ribbon
| trophies cheap and too numerous" he said
mo boy or girl should be allowed to
enter the contests as competitors later
| than today. Mr. Curtis added Many peo-
| for this work, which Is intended for the de-
| velopment of the character of children az
| well as their physical training.
one OF the most important accomplish
| ments for the directors Is their personal
| relations with the children. They should
| cultivate friendship with the little ones and
| take personal interest in their develop
| ment, and in showing them how to partici-
| events.
| Dr. Curtis also called attention to the
| necessity for discipline on the Fairgrounds
| ana In securing the best possible attend
| ance lie then distributed among the d.
| rectors a number of miniature copies of
Olo Glory which had been donated by
| washington merchant; also lot of athletic
paraphernai1a, similarly contributed, and
| suggested that the flags be carried by the
| leaders In the marches at the Fairgrounds
| Saturday.
Program of Events.
1t was announced that the events at the
I several Fairgrounds next Saturday will be
| according to the following program: TWEEN
| ty-ave-yard dash for girls under ten. hfty
| yard dash for girls under thirteen, sixty
yard dash for boys under twelve, sixty-yard
dash for boys under fifteen, 1OO-yard dash
Tor boys under fifteen, running broad Jump
1or boys under twelve, running broad Jump
| Tor boys under fifteen, high jump for boys
unuer Twelve, high jump for boys under
n1teen, potato race, tether ball games, in
teams or three or more, three winnings to
constitute a game.
For the competitions for next Saturday
the directors in charge of the Fairgrounds
were issued ribbons as follows: School
grounds, six firsts and four seconds; at the
outdoor Fairgrounds, eight firsts, eight sec
onds, four thirds.
Trophies will be awarded to all bows who
after weeks practice, come up to the
following standard, even though they are
unable to win first place in an event: Boys
under twelve who do the Sixty-yard
dash in 80 seconds, "chin the bar four
times and clear in the standing broad jump
feet inches; for boys under sixteen who
can run a hundred yards In IA second
''chin the bar" six times and jump feet &
inches. Special emphasis laid the
fact that none of these prizes will be
awarded to any one who has not worked
faithfully during the week. The prize sig
nifies not only reward for ability but also
a reward for work done.
Some of the directors who attended yes
terdays meeting, and the Fairgrounds they
represent as follows: N. Blandford,
Jefferson grounds; G. Wanstall, Curtis
grounds; Mabel F. Towner. Virginia avenue
southeast grounds; M. v. Lewis, Henry,
grounds Maria Hawthorn Eskins. Ludlow
grounds; Mr.. Wefers. North Capitol and l.
streets grounds; L. B. Salter, -; r. P.
Hamlin, Northwest (coloreD grounds; B.
c. Dodson, Southwest (coloreD grounds;
southeast grounds; Richard w. Hynson,
Jefferson School; G. l.. SchultZe, Wallach
School,
Request for Programs.
Dr. Curtis has requested the directors OF
the several Fairgrounds to furnish his Of
fee with copies of the daily program of
events in their respective bailiwicks. In re-
Spouse to the request the following pro-
gram at the Jefferson School grounds, in
South Washington, was received by DR..
Curtis today:
From to 10 o'clock a.m.-Indoor base
ball (sides chosen at random).
10 to 11-Basket ball and training in
handling the ball.
IL to 12-Practice In sprinting and jump
ing.
80 to irregular first and second indoor
base ball teams have match
3 to 3:45-Game between first and second
basket ball teams
3:45 to drumming and jumping to make
records.
At Jefferson School.
The entries at the Jefferson school for the
events next Saturday are as follows:
5O-yard dash for boys Of ten - William
Lock, Walter Williams, Jake Flax, Charles
Rabbit.
75-yard dash for boys of eleven - Tai
madge Walker. William Brew Joseph Dea-
vers.
75-yard dash for boys of twelve-George
Boyer, Boyd Stanley, Henry Hammer, Ed
gar Pierson.
1OO-yard dash for boys from twelve to fif
teen-Philip Karr, Frank Wilson, VIII Mar
tin.
High jump-Edgar Young, Luther Stroble
Jack Saur, Edgar Person Biain Fitzgerald,
Philip Kari
Broad tump-William Martin, Luther Stro-
bic. Boyd Stanley. Blain Fitzgerald, Edgar
Pierson. Albert Lauck
Basket ball teams-First, William Martin,
Edgar Pierson, Mike Cranston, Luther Stro-
bic, John Jerman Eddie Young. Second,
Rlain Fitzgerald, Jack Saur, Bradley Reed
Howard Carson, Mllard Grinder, Jimmie
Thomas.
Indoor Base Ball.
The indoor base ball teams at the Jeffer-
son school are
Indoor base ball teams-First-John Jer-
man, Boyd Stanley, Willie Martin, Jack
Saur. Luther Stroble Eddie Young, Howard
Carson, Edgar Pierson, George Miller.