Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS
ATHLETIC GAMES FOR TRAINING
OF BOYS AND GIRLS.

A meeting of the athletic directors OF tho
public Fairgrounds was held yesterday
afternoon In the Ouray building. Those
present were Dr. Henry s. Curtis. Lieut.
John w. Crawford. Miss Mabel Towners
Edward Gilnllan. Richard Dear. p. L.
o'Brien. Richard Hynson. Bernard J.
Wefers. r. b. Patterson. c. E Beckett.
James Walker. B. C. Dodson and 8. ID.
Milton
Stress was laid upon the subject OF
trophies for this years final tournament
between teams OF the respective play
grounds. Dr. Curtis said that there is not
enough money available for trophies out OF
the regular appropriation. and that reliance
will have to be placed upon private sub
scriptions to meet the cost, otherwise there
VIII be no trophies About 500 IL lis stated.
are needed for this
II was announced that what athletic sup
plies were urgently needed had been OBJ
tained Foot bail is q game which will bo
added soon, and the necessary outfits have
been ordered. A leader button will be
given to the ten boys best qualified to take
care OF any one playground. The commit.
tee VIII also present handsome buttoRJ
bearing picture OF the Capitol and tho
words. Champion. public Fairgrounds.
1900 to every boy who comes up to the fol-
lowing standard:
Boys under thirteen years OF age: sixty
yard run in S-5 seconds: pull up four
times; standing broad jump. feet o inches.
Boys under sixteen years OF age; 100
yard run. IA seconds. pull up six times;
standing broad jump feet inches"
List of Years Events.
The following is the list of athletic events
for 1905:
2S-yard dash for girls under ten-Won by
Katie Herrity. Jefferson Fairgrounds. 3-5
seconds
2o-yard dash for boys under ten-Won by
Robert Weaver. North Capitol Fairgrounds,
A. rs seconds.
50-yard dash for girls under thirteen
Won by Dorothy Rec, North Capitol play.
grounds, 10 seconds.
60-yard dash for boys under thirteen
Won by Henry McVey. North Capitol play
grounds, 8 20 seconds.
eo-yard dash for boys under sixteen-won
by c. e. Smithson. North Capitol plays
grounds. 1-5 seconds.
Standing broad Jump, boys under thir-
teen-Won by Henry McVey, North Capitol
Fairgrounds IN feet.
Standing broad jump, boys under sixteen
Won by Roy Van Routh, North Capitol
Fairgrounds, 7B feet.
Croquet for girls-Won by Southeast
team.
Potato race, boys under sixteen-Won by
North Capitol Fairgrounds team.
Potato race, girls under sfxteen-Won by
Jefferson Fairgrounds team.
10o-yard dash. boys under sixteen-Won
by c. E. Smithson, North Capitol play
grounds, II 10 seconds.
Quoits for boys-Won by Southeast team.
points.
Running high jump, boys under 16-Won
by Henry Mcvey. North Capitol play
grounds, 4 feet "a inches.
Running high jump, boys under sixteen
Won by Andrew Heard, North Capitol play
grounds 4 feet inches.
Running broad jump, boys under thir-
teen-won by Henry McVey, North Capitol
Fairgrounds 13 feet inch.
Running broad Jump, boys under sixteen
Won by Walter Lingenback. Rosedale play
grounds, 13 feet inches.
Tether ball for girls-Won by North Cap
itol Fairgrounds team.
Base ball for boys under thirteen. three
nnings+Score. North Capitol Fairgrounds
team. 3: Virginia avenue Fairgrounds
team, 0
Indoor base ball for girls. three innings
Score, North Capitol Fairgrounds team. 1oi
Virginia avenue Fairgrounds team, l.