The Washington herald., 1907-08-25
FINALS NEXT WEEK
Concluding Rounds Of Play
ground Journeys.
VAN NESS PARK TO BE USED
Much Interest Has Been Manifested
by the Children in Results Of Pre-
Iiminary Contests, and the Final
Tests Are Being Looked Forward
To-RosedaIe Has Leading Score.

To-RosedaIe Has Leading Score.
The children of the washington play
grounds are looking forward to chance
10 bring glory upon themselves and the
playground that they represent In the
final contests Of the Playground Associa-
ton tournament, which are 10 be held
September 3 and al Van Ness Park.
A banner Is to be given By The Wash
ington Herald to the team winning the
greatest number Of points in the cham
pionship tournament
| The scores made IN the preliminary con
tests by the winning team, from Rosedalt
playground, were not so far ahead Of tbs
other teams that they are not going &c
try 10 turn the tables in September. These
contests took place last Thursday, and
the rivalry was close and clean through
out The usual trouble, which has always
/ been a drawback TO the games, and one
which even threatened to cause theil
elimination, was not evidenced in the last
meet. No throwing Of stones or use OF
abusive language occurred 10 mar the
/ sport. and the courtesy that the different
teams displayed toward each other was
most gratifying TO the directors. The plar
Of adding ten points 10 the final score OF
a team for courtesy proved very effective
and at the end Of the games all teams re
ceived ten points.
At the first tournament held under this
ruling, two OF three Of the teams had
their entire score Cancelled for discour-
tesy When the fact was brought to the
minds Of the children that jeering and
aggressive feeling toward their rivals
only lost them their score and brought
their team into disgrace. they showed
that the lesson had been taught effect.
lively.
This is an important point in the sue
/ cessful conduct Of the tournament foI
the children of Fairgrounds, for. as Su-
peryisor William 5. Curtiss said. 1t is
difficult to take boys and girls from one
! section Of the city 10 another and hold
an exciting contest and secure courteous
( treatment of the visitors from the chill
/ dre1 of the home ground. This is espe
I tiatA1 true NNfIE inherent EttlAOiS 1Et
| inhabited by different nationalities. An
other difficulty We have 20 contend with
| in the playground tournament is that
| children who attend many Of the play
grounds cannot afford to pay car fare
TO go to the different grounds TO com,
| pete. and Il does not seem like a good
social policy TO provide them with car
fare whether they are able TO furnish
/ their own or not
t The tournaments have on the Who'll,
been most successful. in creating in
/ terest in the athletic sports OF thu
grounds, 1t was found at first that III,
/ children played the games in a lack
/ adaisical fashion, without caring wheth
/ er they won or lost; they would play
/ indoor baseball with so little irteres
! that they would not know the scor,
after three or four innings. Also. .her,
| seemed to be no spirit Of loyalty in tn,
grounds the children had no more idel
/ OF being loyal TO playground than Il
| a vacant lot They had little regort
/ for the property furnished them. an,
| the vicious ones broke IL up or carrie,
/ e away without eliciting the dssap
/ proval OF the other children.
All this seems to be changed since IN,
I
ment. Prizes are given 70 the winners il
the preliminary tournaments. and tn
| Washington Playground Association /
/ offering this year fourteen banners oil
/ team events end 106 gold. silver. an,
bronze medals on individual events
! These banners and medals have AWAY
been paid for in previous years by specia
/ contributions of those who were inter
ested IN athletics, and II is hoped tina
this expense will be met again this yea
by the same generosity on the part 0
the public as formerly.
! The champiOn-button test has develope
into a very exciting contest Up TO dat
go children have been successful, beat
1 ing last years total Of 1S4. The tire
leading grounds are as follows: Virginia
/ avenue, co; North Capitol, Il, and Rose
| dale, 30. Mr.. c. !. Sp!nney and Mis-
! Mabel Towner, the directors OF the Wiz
ginia avenue grounds, are deserving of
good deal Of credit for their faithful worl
in this test. for without a doubt it
the most important feature Of PLAYGROUND
| work. The names Of the successful one
for last week follow:
Virginia syenue-F Kepler. A. L1ckett. 8 Oliver
E. BolgeT. w. Robertson, +. Grimes. E. Hopkin,
A Steele. Il. smithson, f. Dougherty p Chron
| ger. \. Colsties, A. Prank. r. HsEer l. Brown
j. Morgan. E Co.liDgsworth, 3. Leenan, Z. MS
! Intyre, c, Fry. and L. Miller.
Towers Sehool-A Schafer, ]. WHALE and {
Morris.
| Jefferson SchOol-W. Mitchell, fifteen years; '
GiraFdi. thirteen years. and F. Bnl. twelve years
| Juvenile COuTt-George 0mohundrO G. Piunmel
and L. Gibbs.
Ludlow Sehool-E. McCormick ard L. Gebicke
| Rosedale Grounds-George Garland NJ Pitcherd
Roy Rhodes. Z. Mann W. Cooley, f. Tree, I
Regain. G. Holland T. Frederick and H. Wrinkle
Fourteenth and streets grOunds-R Cash.