The Washington times., 1906-08-19
DUAL ATHLETIC
MEETS WERE HELD
Playground Children In En-
thuSiaStic Preliminary
Trials.
WORK WAS INTERESTING
Final Tug-of-War Between the Many
Candidates Comes Of Next
Saturday.

Dual athletic meets were held yester-
day afternoon on the public Fairgrounds
ut North Capitol and L streets and at
Virginia avenue aad Eleventh street
southeast. and at tho cOlorcd grounds
az Fifth and w streets northwest, pre-
iiminary trials were held for the final
meet.
There viii be meets on the larger
grounds every Saturday until the season
closes The children are manifesting
much interest ia the competitive events,
and IL is expected tIat there viii be
some good sport at the tnal meet,
Three Hundred Youngsters There.
Noarly 500 children congresated on tho
playground at Virginia avenue and
Eleventh street to participate in the
weekly tournament. Yesterday the Wal
lach ard Jefferson schools combined in
au EFFORT to defeat the children of the
Fairgrounds Association. The children
belonging tO the Fairgrounds Association
are little ones who are being trained in
dVidually by the Public school Play
grounds Association. Each association
has separate athletic champions, and
yesterday these youngsters pitted their
strength against each other
The children seemed to- manifest
bouyant Interest in the program. and ali
through The games their cries and
shouts could be heard above the din OF
confusion. Mr., Splnney, athletic direc.
tor of the Fairgrounds Association. and
Miss Mabel Toouer. director. were com.
PEELED TO work strenuously in order to
keep the little ones from breaking the
regulations OF the association. These
thusissm OF the occasion. fought and
struggled 10. supremacy. utterly re-
Eardless OF the iroH-clad disciplinary
rules. Miss Ella Price, custodian OF
the children from the jefferson School,
and r. Patterson. of the WallaCh School.
acted as judges during the struggle.
For a time it was nip and tuck be-
tween the two organizations. First one
child would win a point, then mem.
ber of the opposing organization would
come out victorious. So Il was all
through the afternoon, neither side
winning any apparent advantage. The
children seemed delighted with the in.
MIGRATING exercise. and when the games
were concluded az dark, their little faces
were flushed and the perspirauon stood
out upon their faces. The meet was
this season.
Preliminary Trials
Preliminary trials for the Fairgrounds
athletic meet 10 take place next Satur-
day were held at Fifth and w streets
northwest yesterday afternoon and last
ed until after dusk, Athletic Director
Boynton c. Dodson. who is also idenu-
fed with the Armstrong Manual Train
ing SCHOOl. says the youngsters are
coming champions and he has high hopes
of their landing more than few of the
prizes aJ the meet
There is an average attendance Of 200
al the Fifth and W street grounds and
out Of this number Director DOdsOn has
picked about sixty youths to whom he
pins his faith, Yesterday they were
tried out on the jumps, springs and dis
tanCe races and gave a good account Of
themselves. Director DOdson will puL
the finishing touches on his proteges to-
morrow and Wednesday and then let
them rest until the day of the meet