The Washington times., 1906-09-09
FINAL TOURNEY
OF FAIRGROUNDS
Children Shout With Glee
AS Many Prizes Are
Awarded.
MACFARLAND SPEAKS
Girls Enjoy Games With Boys and
Several Records Are
Broken.

ShrIeking. screaming. bowling. frollick-
ing, Is f L description of the final tour
nament held yesterday at Van Ness
Park. under the auspices OF the Asso-
ciated Charities. Several hundred chill
dren participated IN the numerous
events. and the tournament was voted
one Of the most successful ever held by
the association
Several records were lowered. the emil
dren far eclipsing all former efforts.
The little athletes had been carefully
trained. and when they appeared on the
clnder path their little forms gave eyi-
dence of previous work. The girls. too.
did remarkably well. and were a credit
10 their instructor.
Closing of Playground Season.
The tournament marked the closing OF
the Fairgrounds Tor the season. During
the hot summer days the tots who par
ticipated In the games yesterday tolled
TO develop their athletic capabilities so
that when they assembled on the field
for the great contest they would be
physically able TO uphold the honor OF
their particular branches So enthusius-
tic were the children, that the directors
had all they could do 70 keep them with
in the bounds OF disciplinary rules.
Often when the directors would congre-
gate IN one corner OF the grounds, a
score or more little fellows would as
semble IN another section Of the grounds
and begin 10 shout and howl with de-
light
The directors soon saw the folly OF
70 ID 70 hrf ans
enthusiasm.
Macfarland Awards Prizes.
When the last race had been run all
the children who figured in the events
nOcked about Commissioner MacfarIand
and clamored foi a speech In a short
impromptu address the Commissioner
spoke Of the value Of athletic training
He then awarded the medals and ban
ners 10 the victorious participants amid
great enthusiasm.
The teachers OF the various play
grounds We're on hand to assist their
charges. Many OF the ladies worked
perhaps as hard as the children.
Results of Events.
25-yard dash-GirIs under ten. Won by
/. Flaunaghdn, Of ROsedale; Ella
Wright OF Rosedaie. second, Ruth
Fletcher. OF Southeast, third.
25-yard dash-Boys under ten. Won by
Fred Berraski. Of North Capitol; Al
thur Crawson. OF Jefferson, second; X.
Robrv, Of Ludlow. third.
lO-yard d8sh-GiTls under thirteen.
Won by Isabel Wilson. of North Capt.
tol. Daisy Heduck, Of North Capitol,
second Jennie Holmes, OF Rosedale,
60-yard dash-Boys under thirteen.
nj ffl..l.s ~
Ernest DIVER, Of \Or-h Capitol, second.
En Mcdonald. of Wallach. tnird.
60-yard dash-Eoys under sixteen.
Won by John Babbmgton, OF North
itOl second, Roy Van Ruth, OF North
Capitol. third.
16O-yard dash-Boys under sixteen.
Won by Frank Tcaley, Of North Capitol
ond; Herbert HelUig, OF Rosedaie, third
Potato Races.
Potato race-GirIS under 6ixteen-Won
by Isabel Wilson. Of North Capitol; sec
ond Helen Martin, of Wallach; third
Mary Grace. OF Southeast.
Potato raCe-BOys under th!rteen-N on
by John Gallon, OF jefferson. second.
Irwin Heard. of North Capitol; third,
Joe Sprosser. Of North Capitol
Potato race-BOys under siNteen-No on
by Lloyd Miller, Of Southeast second,
Andrew Heard, of North Capitol third,
Wallace Howard. ,f kosedale.
Jumping Records.
Standing broad jump; boys under sis.-
teeu-WOu By John Darlington, or
North Capitol. S feet IL Inches; Thomas
Russell. of North Capitol second, feet
Z inches: Lloyd Miller. Of Southeast.
third. feet 6 inches.
Standing broad jump. boys under thir-
teen-Won by Robert BischOff Of Rose
dale. feet 9 inches; d, Kessler, Of
North Capitol. 6 feet ~ inches; Neal
Ryan. OF North Capitol, third, feet .
inches.
Running high jump: BOYS under thir-
teen-Won by r. Rischoff Of ROsedaic,
8 feet 9jk inches; y. Kessler, Of North
Capitol second, 8 feet Sk inches, Neal
Ryan. of North Capitol, third. feet ~
inches.
Running high jump. for boys under
Heard, North Capitol, won.
Clarence Newborn, Wallach, seconp;
Thomas Russell. North Capitol, third
Running broad jump, for boys under
thirteen-Cnarles Curry. North Capitol
won. Irwin Heard. North Capitol, sec
)nd; Robert Grace. Southeast. third
Running broad jump. for boys under
sixteen - Clarence Eisenmean,~ North
Capitol. won; Lloyd Miller. Southeast
second; wallace Howard, Rosedale.
third.
Wallach Leads IN Games.
Croquet for glrls-Won by Wauach
TernPrbaU for girls under CfXfppV-