Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-08
FIELD DAY IN SPORTS
Children to Compete on Sew
eral City Fairgrounds.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
COMMISSIONERS WEST PRESENTS
THE PRIZES WON.
Colored Children at Coliseum Park
Today-Others to Engage Else
Where Tomorrow.

Childrens field day sports at the closing
exercises of the public Fairgrounds for the
season are being held today. and will con-
tinue tomorrow. at the Coliseum. near East
Capitol and 18th streets. The exercises to.
day began at / 80 pm. and today will be
for the colored children entirely, who arc
reported to have made great progress dur
ing the season.
The colored children, who were reported
to have made marvellous progress during
the summer, not only In the UNDERSTANDING
of games and dexterity in sports. but also
in all round physical development. showed
up well. Before the events either prelimi.
nary or final, the children from the school
Fairgrounds engaged In the Kindergarten
games that are played every day on the
grounds. From thirty to fifty children re-
ported for each game, the groups being
made up from each school. Commissioner
West, who addressed the children and pre-
sented the banners buttons and medals to
the winners, was introduced by Prof Mont.
gomcry, assistant superintendent OF schools
Tomorrow for the white children Mr. West
will again be present with Mr. Cuno Ru.
dolph. chairman Of the Fairgrounds COM
nittee. The games were managed as a
three-ring circus affair. and Will last until
about u o'clock
The score OF the events was kept accord
ing to Fairgrounds. with first place count-
Ing points. second 3 and third l. Each
child who had already, at any OF the dual
trying out meets held for the last three
Saturdays won championship button.
had already to the credit of his ground
points
DR. Henry S. Curtis supervisor of tho
Fairgrounds. makes great point of the
buttons as a means Of promoting. in the
minds of the children. type of physical
excellence. The public Fairgrounds COM
mittee gave a button which had ON 1t
picture Of the Capitol and the words,
ia
every hoy who comes up to the following
standard: Boys under thirteen years OF
age must he abe to make a slXty-yard run
in s 30 seconds, to pull up four times and
to make the standing bread jump OF ; feet
. inches. Under sixteen years of age the
run of leo yards must be made In II sec
onds, they must be able TO pull up six times
and make standing broad jump of feet
inches.
Regarded as Standard.
These tests says D.: Curtis. are felt
to be standard of what a boy should be
able to do The stimulus to the boys OF
this public recognition of prowess has al
ready made many boys train with system
and promises to make ten times as many
next year This development of the boys
whole frame by exercise calculated to call
into play all his muscles is the greatest
thing are doing
Apropos of the influence of the buttons.
dent Roosevelt TO Gen. Wingate. president
of the Public Schools Athletic League. on
the occasion of his accepting the honorary
vice presidency of the league follows:
Il am particularly peas ed to see that
you give a button. an2lar Gus to the marks
mans badge of the National Guard to ev-
cry boy who can make prescribed record
in certain exercises, So that you interest
and appeal 10 the boys who cannot expect
to win in competitions"
Already at six out of the seven play
grounds champions have been determined.
OF three examined by DR.. Curtis himself,
the Southeast ground. under Miss Ida A,
Green. has Robert Grace. Willie Bean. Ed
ward Gable and Allie Wordston all under
thirteen years of age. Robert Grace passed
the test of sixteenyear- boys and Allie
Woodston is one OF the few girls TO reach
the standard.
At the North Capitol and L grounds, un-
der Mr.. g. a. Weber, five boys stood the
tests, Henry McFey and Ed. Conner I'M
der sixteen years, and Irwin Heard, Elton
Bragg and Earl Dewie. under thirteen.
The Southwest grounds, under Mrs. Sarah
c. TernanGes, has the greatest number,
Charles Thompson, Clarence Stevenson,
Benjam Hall, Theodore Matthews. Wal
lace Broadus and James Mack under six
teen, and James Blackwell under thirteen.
The other grounds have champions not as
yet reported.
Program of Events.
The program includes twenty events, and
is as follows:
25-yard dash for girls under ten 2b-yard
dash for boys under ten. D-yard dash for
girls under thirteen. eO-yard dash, boys un-
der thirteen; Go-yard dash, boys under Steen:
standing broad jump, boys under thirteen:
standing broad jump. boys under sixteen;
croquet for girls potato race, boys under
thirteen; potato race. girls under sixteen:
Toward dash for boys under sixteen,
quoits for boys; running high jump for
boys under thirteen. running nigh Jump,
boys under sixteen; running broad Jump.
boys under thirteen; running broad jump.
boys under sixteen; tether ball for girls;
base ball for boys under thirteen three or
five innings; indoor base ball for girls
(three or five innings).
The officers at the tournament today, as
well as for tomorrow, are: Judges at the
finish James OShea. u. y. Walford and
E. y. Weber; field judges. Samuel Stein
metz and T. w. Thatcher; clerk of the
course, Bernard Wefers; timers. Rudolf
Jose, Royce Hough ard f. c. Edwards;
starter, j. w. Horn; scorers. c E. Beckett,
j. w. Crawford and Joseph Callau,
nouncer, Michael Rourke; assistant an
nouncers c. {. Williams and John Dawlsir:
custodian OF prizes Wallace Hatch mar
shall. Or. Henry S Curtis, and referee, NJ.
b. Ridout.
The Use Of High Speed Steels.