The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-08

With the spirit of competition and the
lust Of conquest burning in their b0soms.
1900 children Of the Washington Play
ground Association iourneyed TO Marshall
Hall yesterday and manfully and woman
fully competed for athletic prizes.
Coming after the hot Fairgrounds of
the city. the green groves Of the river re-
sort brought a pleasant relief and the
yerdant grasses were gratifying to 300
concrete-burned feet. From IL o'clock
until AGO. a romping, frolickng mass of
humanity made the sedate Maryland oaks
tremble with their shouts. while echoes
from the slopes beyond were worked over
time.
When the steamer Charles Manchester
drifted from its moorings aPd started on
its early trip down the Po,yThac, its broad
decks carried happy, laughing crowd.
At first the children were silent and
listened to the band or stared searchingTy
at the monitor Puritan. and asked ques-
tons in awed whispers. The trip, dreamed
Of for many weeks. was upon them, and
it was almost a painful realization. But
when the novelty had begun to wear of
and the excitement stored IN the trem-
bling bodies demanded an outlet, a great
hubbub began. and from then on there
was constant chaos.
Tears soon Disappear.
The inevitable interval OF weeping also
was in evidence, and as constant as a
Greek chorus. children lamented their
wrongs all the way down, only 10 smile
again and join the merriest Of the merry
makers. Bad boys on the upper deck
would throw big horse-cakes at well-be-
haved feminines below them. which mis-
demeanOr usually gave the sensitive girls
an opportunity 10 sass the masculines OF
to run with happy sorrow TO their elders.
Boys made the girls 1T" in the tag
games, which made the saloon a yerita-
bic tumble Of flying legs, ard boys did
everything. but nobody minded them.
II the children enjoyed themselves. the
mothers were In transports Of JOY, and
from the beginning 10 the end Of the
excursion they Invested themselves Of
pennies and carried lunch baskets with
unusual enthusiasm.
summary Of Events.
The athletic sports furnished amuse-
ment for the greater part OF the after
noon. and when the contests were over
the following were declared victors
and presented with prize buttons by
DR.. Curtis, the director Of the play
grounds:
25yard dash; foE girls under ten-May Sullivan.
Neighborhood Cluh first. Z. Tebbs, Ludlow School.
second V Fricudenberg, Neghborhood Club. third
25yard dash; for boys under ten-E. Sondhetner.
jefferson School first. A Shafer, jefferson School,
sccond F. Gerard. jefferson School. third
50-yard dash for girls under thirteen-Grace Stern,
NeiEhborho0d Club, first May sullivan. NeighboF-
hood Club, second; A. Hoffman, NeighboFAood Club,
third
0-yard dash: for boys under thirteen-C Curry.
Neighborhood Club first; c. Boyer. jefferson School,
second: A. stern, Neighborhood Club third.
Girls relay-Yirginia avenue beat North Capitol
/ street
/ Potato race: FOR boys under thirteen-G. Boyer
jefferson School first. J. Gerard Jefferson School
second: A. Schereyer Neighborho0d Club third.
/ High jump-W. Jones' Arthur School. first: C.
/ Duke Dennisre school. seeend. Z. NsSland, JET
/ ffrs0n School third.
! Broad jump-w. Jones. first; c. Duke. second; Z.
/ Sewland. third
| Girls indoor basebaIl-Rosedale. le; Towers. u;
/ jefferson. u: Neighborh0od Club. 10
Tether bsll-Tovers. s; Virginia Avenue. 2 Curtis.
/ 5: Neighborhood Club 4. Arthur. 5. Henry. 2
| Croquet-Arthur beat Neigtborhood Club
! Long ball-Arihur School beat Dennis0n; juvenile
/ Court beat JeTersca. Jefferson beat Towers
| Boys relay-Juyenile Court beat North Capitol.
Basehall-Roscdale beat North Capitol.
The officials Of the sports were r. p
4 Williams, referee; Lieut.. Crawford. start
/ er, F. Merton, J. Spinney and J. Miller
/ judges at the finish. other playground
/ leaders who were much in evidence were
/ F. J. Baker J. Ottenbergs Misses Thorn
as. Baker. Stewart, Morris. Bright, and
/ Miss King