The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-21
YOUTHS IN ATHLETICS
Fairgrounds Association Ar
ranges for Tournament.
MEET TO BE IN SEPTEMBER
Preliminary Contests Scheduled for
July - and 20 and August Z and
I4-PrOgramme and Rules that
VIII Govern the Events at Van
Ness Pathology Relay Races.

Arrangements were practically com
pleted last week for the annual athletic
tournament OF the public Fairgrounds OF
this city. to be held September and
next. or IN case OF rain. September and
Z, at Van Ness Park TIE preliminary
contests will begin this moGth Ia the
various grounds, and the youngsters will
be kept busy in this way until the nnaI
event
The schedule for the preliminary events
follow:
July a-Juyenne Court. at North Capit2l and L
Streets RUCd1lc at Virginia avenue; ScigiIhCTh0of
Glsb, at Ludlow school jefferson School az Tow
ers School; Delaware avenue, at Sixth and W
streets
July s1-No-th Capitol at Rosydale Juvenile
Court at Virginia avenue Neighborhood Club. az
Towers school, jefferson SchceI at Ludlow school,
Sixth and " streets. at Virginia avenue.
August 7-field day in general at Marshall Hall
School grounds.
August ll-virginia avenue. al North Capitol:
Juvenile Court, R0sedale; Neighborh0od Club. at
jefferson School. Towers school az Ludlow School
Delaware avenue and sixth and W streets, Stevens
and Ganisn schools and MagTlder School. Philips
School and Bell school.
Rules for the Events.
II any ground fails 10 appear AT the
time and place designated. the ground
which is present shall receive the full
score for all events for which il has en-
tries Each ground may enter three com
petitors in each event The games are
70 start at p. m. So far as possible.
the events for boys and girls will 20 on
simultaneously and team events sinful
taneousIy with individual events, but
basketball and volley-ball are % be put
last in the team events, and a score viii
be agreed upon 50 that. 1t viii be possible
20 fnish before dark.
The following are the rules for the
final tournament.
No boy OF girl may compete in more
than Two single and two team events
nor III any single event in which he won
nrst last year II he shall win FIRST in
the first event in which he is 20 compete
be may not compete IN the second. No
boy or girl shall be eligible To compete IN
a final from an outdoor ground who has
not at least three points in preliminary
contests
All entries and substitutes must be in
hand by August e. These lists will be
posted up at once in all grounds. and
any contested age must be reported az
once 90 the office. where it viii be inv So
gated. Gold, silver. and bronze medals.
with banners and buttons for winning
teams. VIII be given.
Relay Races for the Boys.
Long ball, 44C-yard relay race Tor boys.
7j-yard race for fifteen girls under thirteen
years, are added 10 the list Of events,
and standing R0ad jump for boys InIer
thirteen years, aud under sixteen years.
and potato race f0r girls are eliminated
Preliminary scores shall count for the
championship Of grounds as follows. First
place. points second place. points.
third place. ! point, indoor baseball and
l0rgbail. j. points each. basketball, 30
points. v0iley-bal y points: tother-Dau.
/ 8 points, croqueJ, points; championships.
8 points; giTis relay race, y points, boys
relay race, s points; courtesy ard form.
10 points, which shall be added TO the
score OF each side If they play "a fair
game. without disputing decisions Of the
umpire or 'suying' their opponents.
/ If any playground as a whole is guilty
/ OF gross discourtesy 10 a visiting team OF
4 vice versa. by st0lilg them OF calling
/ them abusive names. the entire score o.
I this playground shall be cancelled. aad
no other preliminary contests viii be held
/ at this ground this year.
] The final score Of each ground shall be
! determined by adding 20 the preliminary
/ scores three times the score az the final
/ tournament