The Washington herald., 1907-09-05
TOWERS WINS FINALS
Captures Playground AssO-
citation Championship.
GAMES HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Great Crowd witnesses Presentation
of The Washington Herald Hammer
To VictOrs at Kan Ness Park-Pen-
nants and Medals Awarded TO sue
cessfaI Contestants In Events.

Gee, Mag, we's the champeen play
grounds-gee. they're goin' to give Us that
banner-w shouted an enthusiastic
Towers School boy to an admiring sister,
who. though not more than a foSI away.
could barely distinguish the words IN the
DIN that followed the announcement Of
! Commissioner West that Towers would be
awarded the pennant
! The pandemonium followed a strenuous.
afternoon in Van Ness Park, when the
children from Washingtons eight play
grounds gathered TO contest IN the final
events that have been the features OF
summertime existence for hundreds OF.
school children.
/ Promptly at $50. amid a fanfare Of
/ trumpets. hundreds of girls hled out onto
the field and began playing ring games
that have been familiar TO children since
time began, and apparently none was TOO
small or too large to take part. Wee
tots followed the lead Of their directors.
and there seemed to be a eamaraderie
between teacher and pupil that speaks
volumes for the organization under the
care Of Supervisor Henry S. Curtis.
Coming Stars Appear.
While these games were going on the
coming athletic stars OF the nation stroll
ed nonchalantly onto the field. those plan
ming TO enter speed events clad in abbre-
Waited running trunks, and several Of the
costumes were so abbreviated that in the
case OF some OF the small boys the trouseT
legs would hardly have been more than
a good sized cum. but large and small.
they were interested clear through. and
every embryo "champeen" had his follow
ers, who cheered him or to victory or
consoled him in defeat
At the outset It was quite evident that
the race for first hOnoTs lag between
ROsedale. Virginia Avenue, and Towers.
with the odds slightly I'm favor Of the
first. And let It not be imagined that
enthusiasm was confined to the mascu-
line part Of the entries. The girls were
out 10 win, too. and they were familiar
enough with the rules of the games they
played that they had no hesitancy In
/ ''raggin with the umpires. timekeepers.
and starters. and the director Of each
playground was kept busy soothing ruff
fed feelings
The twenty-five policemen on the
grounds were the only persons there VINO
had nothing TO do. and Il must be said.
IN behalf OF the amateur athletes, that
they behaved themselves in a way that
permitted the bluecOats TO have an after
noon on. and they enjoyed the games as
much as any spectator there.
ROsedaIe Girls Win.
Probably the happiest man on the
& Dol II d
and he was not there in his official ca
pacity. either. but as the coach and direc-
tor Of the Rosedale girls indoor baseball
team. He has taken especial pride in this
team, and he has drilled and coached his
girls, every one Of whom looks TO him
for commentator or censure for good
plays or bad, until they put up really
business-like game. That their training
counts is evidenced by the score they
turned IN in the game with Jefferson
. to Il
There was no lackadaisical playing on
the Rosedale team. for Taylor was right
on the joo every minute. and errors on
the part Of the players were remarkably
few
When It was all over. the several hun
dred boys and girls wer4 massed In the
grand stand and Commissioner West pre-
sented the championship banner, given by
The Washington Herald 10 the Towers
crowd under the leadership OF Miss
Cherry. To the individual winners we're
presented gold and silver medals. and the
winning teams were remembered with
pennants also.
Results Highly Satisfa ctory.
1t was o'clock when the last distribu-
ton was completed. and the youngsters.
headed by Commissioner West and Cuno
II. Rudolph. president Of the Washington
Fairgrounds Association, left the grounds.
Towers pupils were elated beyond descrip-
tion. and Rosedale and Virginia avenue.
while losing gamely. started home with
the avowed purpose Of trimming Tow
ers next year. and capturing the pennant,
too.
That the work OF the association has
been a success this summer, as IN the
past. Is declared by all connected with it.
and the pupils Of the Fairgrounds all de-
clare they never had more fun In their
lives than they have had this summer
getting ready for this fourth annual tour
nament. They have had something 10
keep them busy all summer, and they
will re-enter school this fall IN the pink
Of physical condition as the result Of their
vigorous training.
Following is the standing Of the various
Fairgrounds: