Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-21
SPORT ON The FAIRGROUNDS
PRELIMINARY EVENTS TO BE
HELD THIS WEEK.
Finals Will Take Place in September.
Rules Adopted Governing
the Contests.

Arrangements We're practically completed
last week for the annual athletic tourna-
ment of the public representatives of the
public Fairgrounds of this city to be held
September 3 and next, or in case of rain
September and :. at Van Ness Park.
The preliminary contests will begin this
month, and the youngsters will be kept
busy in this way until the final events
The schedule for the preliminary events
is follows:
July 24-Juvenile Court at North Capitol
and l. streets. Rosedale a Virginia avenue,
Neighborhood Club at Ludlow School, JEFF
ferson School at Towers School, Delaware
avenue at 9th and w streets.
July 30-North Capitol at Rosedae Juve-
nile Court at Virginia avenue, Neighbour
hood Club at Towers School, Jefferson
School at Ludlow School, 9th and W streets
at Virginia avenue.
August Field day in general at Mar
shall Hall School grounds.
August 14-Virginia avenue at North
Capitol. Juvenile Court at Rosedale, Neigh
borhood Club at jefferson School, Towers
School at Ludlow School, Delaware avenue
at 9th and w streets. Stevens and CARR
son Schools a Magruder School, Phillips
School at Bell School.
If any ground is not represented at the
which is present will receive the full score
for all events for which it has entries. Each
ground may enter three competitors in each
event. The games are to start at j pm.
So far as possible the events for boys and
girls will go simultaneously, and team
events simultaneously with Individual
events, but basket ball and volley ball are
to be put last in the team events, and a
score will be agreed upon. so that it will be
possible to finish before dark.
Rules of the Tournament.
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 won first last
year. If he shall win first in the first
event in which he is to compete. he may
net compete in the second. No boy or girl
shall be eligible to compete in 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 26. These lists will be
posted up at once in all grounds, and any
contested age must be reported at once to
the office where it will be investigated.
Gold, silver and bronze medals with BAN
ners and buttons for winning teams, will be
given.
Long ball. 44O-yard relay race for boys,
15O-yard race for fifteen girls under thirteen
years, are added to the list of events. and
SldHullS DIOdu JUMP DOyS ulIueI lHiI-
teen years and under sixteen years and
potato race for girls are eliminated.
Preliminary scores shall count for the
championship of grounds as follows: First
place, three points; second place, two points
third place, one point; indoor base ball and
long ball, nineteen points each; basket ball,
ten points; volley ball, twelve points tether
ball, six points; croquet, four points; cham
pionships three points; girls relay race,
fifteen points; boys relay race, eight points;
courtesy and form, ten points, which shall
be added to the score of each side if they
play d fair game, without disputing de-
cisions of the umpire or ''guying their OPP
pOnents.
If any playground as whole is guilty
of gross discourtesy to a visiting team, or
vice versa by stoning them or calling them
abusive names, the entire score of this play
ground shall be Cancelled and no other pre-
limlnary contests will be held at this ground
this year.
The final score of each ground shall be
determined by adding to the preliminary
scores three times the score at the final
tournament.