The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-21
PLAYGROUND MEETS
RULES ANNOUNCED
Mustn't Stone or Guy
OpponeHtS-DateS for
Finals.

Arrangements were practically COM
pleted last week for the annual athletic
tournament OF the public Fairgrounds
Of this city to be held September 3 and
1 next, or in case Of rain. September
anu Z, at Van Ness Park.
The preliminary contests viii begin
this month In the various grounds and
the youngsters will be kept busy until
the hnal event The schedule for the
preliminary events Is as follows:
July 24-JUvenile court at North Capt
tol and I streets; Rosetaie az Virginia
avenue; Neighborhood Club al Ludlow
School; Jefferson School at Towers
School; Delaware Avenue az Sixth and
W streets.
Schedule Of Performances.
July SO-North Capitol at Rosedale;
Juvenile Court at Virginia avenue:
SeighborhOod Club AT Towers School:
Jefferson School az Ludlow RehooI;
sixth and " streets az Virginia ave
nue..
August Field day in general at Mar
shall Hall School grounds.
August A-Virginia avenue at North
Capitol; Juvenile Court at Rosedale.
Neighborhood Club at Jefferson School;
Towers School al Ludlow School: Della
ware avenue at Sixth and " streets:
Stevens and Garrison Schools az Ma
gruder School, Philips School at Bell
School.
II the team from any ground fails
10 appear at the time and place desig-
mated the ground which IS present shall
! receive the full score for all events for
winch II has entries Each ground may
| enter three competitors in each event
me games are 10 start at p. m. So
lar as possible the events for BOYS and
girls viii 20 on simultaneously and
team events simultaneously with IN
/ dividual events, but basket baU ana
/ volley ball are TO be put last in The
! team events. and q score will be aprsa6
/ upon so II will be possible TO finish be-
| fore dark.
Rules for Meets.
The following are the rules for the
| final tournament,
| NO boy or girl may compete IN more
/ than two single and two team events.
nor in any single event IN which he
/ or she won first last year Il he or
/ she shah win fast IN the first OF the
\ events in which he OF she is 10 com
| pete, he or she may not compete in the
( second No boy or girl shall be eligible
to compete in final form from an out
door ground who has not at least three
points in preliminary contests.
All entries and substitutes must be
| in hand By August g. These lists will
be pasted up at once in all grounds. and
any contested age must be reported at
once 70 the Office. where it will be in
vestigated Gold. silver. and bronze
medals. with banners and buttons for
I winning teams. viii be given
Long bali. 40 relay race for boys. 80
yard race for hften girls under thirteen
years, are added 70 the list Of events;
/ and standing broad jump for boys under
! thirteen years. and under sixteen years.
and potato race for girls. are eliminated.
| Preliminary scores shall count for the
/ Championship OF grounds as follows:
First pace, 3 points; second place, ?
/ points; third place. / point: indoor base
( ball and long bail. 70 points each; basket
/ ball. 10 points; voIley ball, u points;
! tether ball. S points; croquet. 4 points;
/ championships. 3 points; girls relay
| race, Is points; boys relay race, 3
/ points; courtesy and form. 10 points.
which shall be added to the score OF
/ each side II they play a fair game.
without disputing decisions OF the UNI
T, pire or ''gUying' their opponents.
! IF any playground as a whole IS
| guilty Of gross discourtesy 70 visiting
( team, or visa versa. by stoning them,
or calling them abusive names, the en-
tire score OF this playground shall be
Cancelled. and no other preliminary
contests will be held at this ground this
year.
The final score OF each ground shall
be determined by adding TO the pre-
nminary scores three times the score al
| the final tournament"