The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
l,4OO Youngsters Compete
for Places in Final
Tournament.
OFFICIALS HANDLE
GAMES SMOOTHLY
Fifth and L Street Team Loses
Lively Brush With Towers
Representatives.

II there had been a resident OF the
District who thought organized play
grounds hardly worth the labor and
money expended on them. he should
have visited one of the fields yesterday
whereon were held the preliminary
trials for the representatives. Of twelve
Fairgrounds in the field and track tour
nament which is to close the season
The mere sight of the keen delight
which the 1,400 competing youngsters
derived from the games would have
won an unbelieyer to the cause.
At the Fifth and L streets grounds
the little athletes who had been trained
there met the Towers team, the latter
winning by a score OF 81 to p in a
number of close and exciting finishes.
The other scores were: North Capitol
street field, homo team. loo; Juvenile
Court field squad, 81; Industrial Home
field. Ross team, 100; Home team, So
Virginia avenue grounds. ROsedale, 102;
home team, 60.
Events Well Handled
Much credit is due the officials IN
charge at the different grounds for the
speedy manner in which the events
We're run of, the spOrtsmanship exhibit
ed by the young athletes, and the alb
sence Of protests. The winners were
quick 10 condole with their defeated
rivals, and those who were in the van
at the finish line were as quick to con-
graduate the victOrs on whom were
pinned the buttons of honor by the,com-
mittees in charge.
The winners in yesterdays events and
those who win today will compete in
the finals at the big tournament TO be
held at the close Of the season for the
coveted prizes and ribbons offered.
Edwin Miller had charge OF the cor
test between Juvenile Court and North
Capitol; Mr. Faulkner, of that between
Ross and Industrial Home school, Rich
ard p. Williams, Of that between Tow
ers and Fifth and l. streets; Glen
Morris. Of that contest between Howard
and CdrdOZO. DIT. William P Hudson,
of that between Magruder and Four
teenth and Q streets Each playground
was entitled TO enter three competitors
IN each athletic event.
Closest of Contests.
The NOSE exciting contests were at
the Fifth and L streets playground,
where the representatives Of that play
ground and the Towers School met.
The winners were: 25-yard dash. boys
under ten. VI. Bachman. Towers:
6O-yard dash. boys under thirteen.
/. Hart, Towers; 60-yard dash. boys
under sixteen. r. Eliason, Towers: 100
yard dash. boys under sixteen, J. Hayre.
Towers; 100 yards, boys under nineteen,
G. Hunter, Towers; SSG-yards. boys re-
lay, under sixteen, Towers. Potato race.
boys under thirteen. H. Perry. Fifth
and L; potato race. boys under sixteen,
NJ. COllard, Towers; running broad
Jump, boys under thirteen, L. Hunt,
Towers; running board jump, boys IN
der sixteen, 7, Newman, Fifth and L;
basketball boys under sixteen; Towers.
10 o: vOlleyball. boys under sixteen.
Towers. q 10 10; volleyball. boys under
nineteen. Towers, p 10 2. Total, Towers
School. 81. Fifth and L streets play
ground, q.
Those who won at the RosedaIe
playground were Bessie Rawlings. Amy
Smith. D. Dore, w Clement, Sadie
Young, ". Scott, wallace Howe, Ray
Franer, DIN Hornig. Ray Frazer. r.
Rendig, G.. H. Reilly. Elmer EOnnis,
Luke Bennett. and Sam Taylor.
Winners at Virginia avenue: Rosie
Friedburg. L. Reilly, LeOna Brown.
Ruth Ruhnat, D. Hager, r. Weaver,