The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-09-07
ALL PREPARED FOR
PLAYGROUND MEET
Directors DecIaresPlanS Are
Fixed.
GOOD SPORT is EXPECTED
General Qualification at Good Work
Done by Summer Fairgrounds
in Washington.


Fairgrounds directors was held yester-
day afternoon at S11 G street. Repre-
Sentatfves from all the grounds were
present, and expressed themselves as
having completed all preparations for
the athletic meet 10 he held at the
Coliseum next Friday ard Saturday
This meeting was not called to make
final arrangements for the meet or to
decide upon a program Of events as
generally announced. The events had
been definitely decided upon several
weeks ago. and the instructors have
been training teams for the different
distances.
DIR. Curtis announced that there would
be no depression from the plans decid-
ed upon at the previous meeting ex-
cept that on the grounds where there
are two instructors. the lady will not
be required to be at the Coliseum until
$50 o'clock The boys will be under
the charge of the athletic instructors,
who will also have to wsach out for the
girl athletes until after The preliminary
events are run off,
Many Officials.
Dr. Curtis laid special stress upon
having the children who are not to COM
pete keep off the field. There will be
large list of officials. and a special
squad will be detailed to Keep the course
clear.
The prize buttons will = presented by
Commissioner West. and il is expected
that other District offici ais viii witness
the games. From press MT indications.
the Coliseum will be ia xed to its ut
most and Dr. Curtis ! 8 advising all
those who want good seats TO come ear
~. Notwithstanding tina [ the majority
of the races will be be tween children
under thirteen years of age. there will
be some good sport on both Friday and
Saturday.
compete and on all the Fairgrounds
where the colored children hold SWAY
they have been discussing the outcome
of the meet for several weeks. each
ground claiming that Il has the strong
est teams in each event.
Saturday viii be the day for the white
children, and will be tfx. big day The
feeling. however. is somewhat different
than on the colored gr bunds. There is
final meet. although every ground has
runner that they think will win some
specific event.
Probable Winners.
The championship for the grounds will
probably go to the North Capitol street
or southeast, grounds A large con-
tingent both these reservations has
been training for several months. and
Bernard ]. Wefers. who is general ath-
letc director of all the Fairgrounds.
said yesterday that the public would be
surprised by the rema rkable perform
ances of the lads
Monday will be the cl osing day for all
the grounds. Tuesday che directors are
to take an inventory 90 all the appa-
ratus, after which il will be stored
away for the winter All of the in
structors are looking forward with re-
greet to the closing day. The work has
been hard, the hours long, and at the
,f..r1~ ~
the pay small
Yet the men and women who have
given the better part of this summer 10
the playground work 40 not feel one
rang OF dissatisfaction at having spent
their vacation in this manner They
are the kind Of people who love chill
to them to think they have made the
little ones happy. Most of them are
District. and they will have but few
days rest before et.rning 10 their
duties.
Like the Work.
Some of them have even become 81
well pleased with the summers work
that they have said that next summer
they hope to get a CON mission in some
OF the larger cities where the move
ment ss carried on more extensively and
the pay larger. and that they woult
prefer the work as a permanent occu
patton rather than teaching.
The fortunate part about the summe
playground work. however. is the fac
that public school teachers may be OF
the grounds during the summer montn
without interfering with the regula
duties. as IN all the cites the ground
do not omen until AFTER the school
close. and close before the fall tern
begins.
Great plans are being laid by the com
mit.ee for next year. Should Congress
fail them with a generous appropriation
they will not be hooresi- 1t IS plaTiIIe'
20 devise other means :or raising none,
& the appropriation project fall
through The matter. however will b
laid before Congress with such convinc
ing proof of the good the grounds d
that IL is more than pr obable that favor
able action will be Ia Ken. although th
ODDS for 10000 are rather slim. becaus
OF the heavy appropr LltionS which III
District estimates vii? carry for tn
completion OF the new. District building
the filtration plant and other costly en-
terprises now under way.
Official Program.
Supervisor Curtis has announced tn
official program for the playground ath
letic meet next Friday and Saturday "a
follows:
25-yard dash for boys under 10 years
25-yard dash for girls under 10 years: so
yard dash for boys under - years: %
yard dash for girls under 10 years. 60
yard dash for boys under is years; JOG
yard dash for hoys under Is years
Potato race for girls under Is years
potato race for boys under 10 years
Tether ball for g:rls under lG years.
Baseball for boys under l6 years. in
door, baseball for Bows under IL years.
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