Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-01
ON THE FAIRGROUNDS
RESULT OF ATHLETIC MEET YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON.

The dual athletic meet on the North Cap
itol public Fairgrounds between the North
Capitol and L streets division and the Wal
lach-Jefferson divisions was held yesterday
afternoon, in which the former came or
victorious. Tho games started at $50
o'clock and lasted until dark and were wit
messed by large crowd of parents and
friends Of the children. who seemed to take
as much interest In the running Of the diff
ferent events as did the children themselves.
Prof Bernard j. Wefcrs had charge OF the
meet.
The first event was a 60-yard dash for
boys under thirteen years Of age, the result
being: E. Dwyee, first; ]. Kelly. second.
and P. Peters, third, all Of North Capitol.
This was followed by 25-yard dash for
girls under ten years. Mary Duffy. first:
Mary Healy. second, and Miss Burkett,
third, all of North Capitol. Twenty-Five
yard dash for boys under ten years. Fred
Bielaski. first, North Capitol; Cranston, Sec
ond, Wallach; Manglitz. North Capitol,
third. Potato race. for girls under ten
years of age. Isabelle Wilson, first. North
itol; Irene Clahow, third. Wallach. Stand
Ing broad jump. for boys under thirteen
years Of age, Philip Peters first: E. Dwyer.
second. and F. Warren. third. all OF North
Capitol
Running broad jump. for boys under thir-
teen years Of age: E. Dwyer first: Philip
Peter. second. both Of North Capitol and
w. Fitzgerald. third, Jefferson. Standing
John Darlington, first; T. Purcell. second.
and William 1seman. third, all of North
Capitol. One hundred yard dash. for boys
under sixteen years Of age. John Darlington,
Capitol; William Turner, third, Wallach.
Sixty-yard DASH for boys under sixteen
years Of age Andrew Heard, first; J. Bah
ington. second; w. Iseman, third, all of
North Capitol.
Potato race for boys under thirteen years
OF age-John Kelly. first; E. Dwyer, Sec
ond; j. Spresser, third; all of North Cap-
Potato race for bows uneer sixteen wears
of age. Darlington. first; ]. Kelly. sec
ond. both Of North Capitol, and w Hough.
third, Wallach.
Yolley ball-Won by WaIlach-. EMERSON.
Base ball for girls-Won by North Cap
Tether ball-Won by Wallach-J efferson.
Croquet-Won by Wallach- Jefferson.
The Colored Pupils.
In the meet Of the colored children from
the northwest, Magruder and southwest
divisions on the northwest grounds, at 5th
and w streets northwest, the northwest
division won by a good margin. Mr.. B. c.
Dodson was instructor at the meet
The results of the events were: Twenty
flve-yard dash for boys undey ten years of
age-George Perry, northwest. first: George
James. northwest. second: r. Price. Ma
gruder. third; time, seconds. Twenty
Vineyard dash for girls-Mary Colbert Ma
gruder, first; Martha Williams, northwest.
second: -Eloise Hazel, southwest, third:
time. seconds. Fifty-yard dash for girls
r. Lawson. southwest, first; Julia Wheeler,
northwest. second; Marie Williams, north
west third; time. 6 4-5 seconds. Sixty-yard
dash for boys under thirteen years of age
James Pufnell, Magruder first: James
Kemp, northwest. second; Alonzo Parnes
Magruder. third; time, ] 20 seconds. Sixty
yard dash for boys under sixteen years of
age, Notwithstanding James. northwest;
Milton James. southwest; Joseph Mack.
southwest, and Clarence Nixon. northwest
all qualified and are to run off the final
heat next Tuesday
On Rosedale Grounds.
The meet yesterday afternoon at 18th
and Gales street northeast. where the Rose
dale grounds are located. was we'll attend
ed. The games were between the Rose
dale children. under Edward Gilf1Ilan and
Mrs o. I. Stuart and the southeast chill
dren under Instructor Spinney and Miss
Mabel Towner. At the conclusion of the
games Rosedale had won by 60 to so.
Throughout the afternoon the best of order
was maintained. The girls in this section
OF the city have done especially good work
under the direction of Mrs. Turner, and
during the season have done much in the
way of advancement in the line of knitting
work
The results of the events yesterday were
as follows
Croduet-Won by Rena Herwood, south
east. and Jennie Warner. southeast.
Tether ball-Won by Ruth Nicholson.
southeast; Fannie Calvin. southeast, and
Hattie Fletcher, southeast
Indoor base ball for boys under thir-
teen).Won by Rosedale, represented by J.
Donald. R. Frazier. Elmer Ennis, j. Patten,
]. McGraw. Ray Bischoff, E. Wisman M.
Thompson and E. Weedham.
Sixty-yard dash (for boys under sixteen
yearsl-First w. Lngbach. Rosedale: sec
ond. H Helwig. Rosedale; third, W. How
ard, Rosedale.
Standing broad (boys under thirteen
yearsCRobert Grace, southeast; Ray Bis
chon. Rosedale; B. Hager. southeast
Standing broad jump for boys under six
teen)-W. Howard. Rosedale; w. Lingbach,
Rosedale; L. Miller. southeast.
Potato race Sfor girls under sixteen
Lang, southeast: Nora Hill, Rosedale
Volley ball-Rosedale won two games out
Of three.
Twenty-hve-yard dash girls under tenn
Ella Wright, Rosedale; Rena HARDWOOD.
Twenty-five-yard dash (boys under ten)-
G. Connor. southeast; B. Hager, southeast:
Bernard Zeutgras. Rosedale.
Fifty-yard dash girls under thirteen)-
Jennie Holmes, Rosedale: Mary Oulihan,
southeast; Alice Woodson, southeast
Sixty-yard dash (boys under thirteen)-
Robert Grace, southeast; Ray Bischoff.
Rosedale: Paul Lingebach Rosedale.
Running broad jump (boys under thir-
teen)-Robert Grace. southeast: Elmer En-
Miss, Rosedale: E. Moran southeast.
Running broat jump (boys under six
teen)-W. Howard. Rosedale: NJ Dwyer
southeast: 8. F. Rampe, southeast.
Want Policeman Retained.
A petition signed by the business men
and nearly all Of the property holders In
the neighborhood Of the Rosedale play
grounds has been sent to Maj. Sylvester
asking that Policeman Harry Taylor be
retained as the officer for the Fairgrounds.
The petition is signed by 191 names and