Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
ON THE PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS
PRELIMINARIES FOR FALL TOUR
NAMENT UNDER WAY.
No "Butting" and Much Better
Order Generally Than Last
Year-The Scores.

| Preiminaries for the fall public play
grounds tournament were held the five
Fairgrounds late yesterday afternoon. Hun
dreds of youngsters participated In the va
rious athletic events. Between now and
September g. when the final events will be
gin. there will be three more preliminary
rounds.
The grounds competing yesterday met as
follows: Juvenile Court at North Capitol
and l. streets Rosedale at Virginia avenue.
Neighborhoo. Club at Towers School, JEFF
ferson School at Ludlow School and 9th
and W streets at Virginia avenue
Lieut.. John w. Crawford. United States
Navy. president of the South Athletic Asso-
ISOLATION and chairman of the committee on
athletics of the Washington Playground
Association. was in charge of the events at
the Virginia avenue playground, and had
| as his assistants MessrS. c. E. Beckett of
| the Young Mems Christian Association and
| others.
Messrs. Thatcher, Taylor and Wetzel were
| in charge al North Capitol street. Mr.. Rich
ard Williams athletic director of the pub
lie Fairgrounds. and Messrs. Mclean.
/ fowler and Norton at the Towers School.
Messrs. Rowe and Tanner at the Ludlow
| School and Principal Jackson of the NJ
Street High School, and others in charge
| OF the events for colored children.
Most Successful Opening.
| A greater success marked the opening
Of the preiminaries this year than ever
before according to Dr. Henry 8. Curtis,
| supervisor of the Fairgrounds The officers
| of the association, who have had these
| events in charge. have in former years
been confronted with the serious problem
of curbing the fighting tendencies of their
young charges. Feuds exist between bangs
of youthful playgrounders in various parts
a pleasant afternoon
of sport has frequently been spoiled by
some strenuous 'trotting." Last year a
southwest gang almost succeeded in "trot-
| ting" DR.. Curtis and his whole corps of as
sistants.
| There is a feud of over twenty years
standing between the urchns of Southeast
| and Southwest Washington. according to
| DR.. Curtis. The feeling of enmity has been
handed down from one generation to an
| other, and is said to be nearly as strong to-
| day 1t ever The playground Off
| Gals, however, are not easily dscourag ed
and are happy that their judicious efforts
| of past years and stringent rules for this
| years events have apparently lessened this
| evil. One of the new rules promulgated
| this year is as follows:
| Courtesy and form will count ten points.
| which shall be added to the score of each
| side if each plays a fair game. without dis
putting decisions of the umpire or 'gIying'
J opponents. If any playground as a whole
| Is guilty of gross discourtesy to a visiting
| team. vice versa. by stoning or calling
| names. the entire score of this playground
! shall be Cancelled and no other preliminary
contests will be held this ground this
| year"
This rule. it is said has filed many of the
young marauders with awe. and it is hoped
| 1t will go a long way toward bringing
| about order in the remainder of the pre-
| liminarieS, as it did last evening.
| The results at the Juvenile Court grounds,
| at North Capitol and L streets, fol-
! lows:
% yards, under 10.
j. L.
Third--D. Benchert. c.
Time, 6 seconds
% yards. boys under 10.
First-l. ). Johnson j. G.
Second-O. Kessler Observation-Disclosures. c.
lhlFd-C. Mansus' 1n. T.
20 yards. girls under 10.
secondHN' Benchert. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c.
Time %
co yards. boys under 49,
second-R. Miller NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. c.
H''u-' '''"''' Time. % ''
60 yards. boys under 49,
sec s Robinson G
~ '' '7ee' Time. %. . 49,
Potato race, under IL.
second-C. Ryan. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. G.
lh'ra-f' Kelly Time "a % ''''''''''''''' C.
Potato race. under 16.
Forfeited to North Capitol; no boys to represent
Juvenile Court.
44O relay. under 16.
Not account Of darkness to be later |
Girls indoor base ball.
Juvenile Court won; score. to 1.
Tether ball for girls.
Forfeited to North Capitol by default.
Croauet for girls.
Won by North Capitol.
yocy ball for boys 10.
Won by Juvenile Court.
Score 81 to 10.
Boys. running high jump, under 16.
Second-R. Clark Observation-Disclosures. n. c.
Height. IT. in.
Boys running high jump under 13.
Dcfaulted to North Capitol.
Boys running broad jump, under 10.
FIRST. Heany. Observation-Disclosures. N. g.
Second-P Winters. Observation-Disclosures G. |
Third. Mex inncy. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ]. G.. |
Distance. 10 IT. GH in.
Boys running broad jump. under 1G.
First-W. Scott. ......................... J. C. |
Third-B. Dwyer. Observation-Disclosures. N. G. |
Distance 16 IT. in.
Basket Ball.
Juvenile Court beat North Capital; score. 10 o.
Final Score for Contest
Juvenile Court. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OF
North CaPitai. lOO
Points for Courtesy
North Capital. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Deduction for Lateness.
Juvenile Court. 1870 Of final score
Final Score.
Juvenile Court. 81