The Washington times., 1908-08-16
PLAYGROUND SPORTS
PLEASE PROMOTER
Children Give Good Exam.
pie in Behavior TO Older
& Athletes.

The tournament Thursday al hve OF
the public Fairgrounds was the most
successful that has yet been held under
6he auspices Of the Washington Play
sgrouud Association. There were In the
teighbOrhood of ]. 900 contestants IN the
s1ifTerent events, and everything went
von smoothly.
The referees were unanimou5Nin say
ang that they never had seen events
better contested, or (which passed on
with less unpleaseutness. Rudolph Jose
was the referee At the meet at the
Howard playground and deserves credit
for his work. Every thing was carried
Through satisfactorily, and much credit
also should be given the teachers who
were IN charge.
With but few exceptions, the cOmpeJi-
Nions in all Of tins events were heated.
and the finishes exciting and close The
sportsmauship of losers as well as win
tners was gratifying 10 the officials, and
gnight we'll be taken as standards by
+0lder athletes.
Virginia Avenue defeated North Capt
-ztDi in the dual games between these
two, by III 10 81. The Howard team
defeated the CsTdOzO and Fourteenth
fand c street teams. the scores being So.
30 ana l8, respectively. The rePresen-
I4Rtfves or the Juvenile Court grounds
won from Rosedsle by ll2 To =. and
FTOwers defeated Jefferson and Indus
trial Home, the ecores being 100, -, end
~ EespeCtive.y.
Complete Summaries.
Following are the summaries and
complete scores:
Result of meet between Virginia ave
niue and North Capitol:
B-yard dash for girls under ten-Rosie
EFHedbers Virginia avenue, won, Lulu
.Hoger, Virginia avenue, second. Eva
Rosenberg. North CAPITOL third
25-yaDd dash for boys under ten-W.
fI8urns. Virginia avenue. won; g. Mad
der. Virginia avenue, second :. Lusay.
Virginia avenue. third.
50-yard d-sh for girls under thirteen
I.eoua Brown, Virginia avenue, won:
tRuth KuImert. Virginia avenue. sec
5ond. Estelle Wilson North Capitol
.1hird
G0-yard dash for boys under thirteen
byron Hager, Virginia avenue, woui
80 Meade, North Capitol. second j..
Sherman, North Capitol third.
60-yard dash for boys under sixteen
4. Rosenberg. North Capitol. won. r.
Grace, Virginia avenue. second B.
Dwy.r North Capitol, third.
Toward dash for boys under sixteen
r. ROseuJhal North capitol, won, K
Grace. Virginia avenue. second T.
Blair. North apItOl, third
lGo-yarl dashrtOU hoys under nineteen
Gordon Law. Virginia avenue won
Ff stokes. North Capitol second J.
Hagcr. Virginia avenue. third
>SU-yaTd relay for boys uuueT ski cen
Won by North Capitol
45g-yard relay for fifteen girls under
ah}rteen-Wun by Virginia avenue
Potato race FOR boys under tnirteeH-
y Leaumau. Virginia avenue, won +
Anderson, Virginia avenue second J.
NCCIeaIy Virginia avenue, third
Potato race for boys UnueT sixteen
r Lindsay. North Capitol, won; Is
Beaumau. Virginia avenue, second; c.
Kelley, EIrEin}8 aEeu'lC- third.
Running high jump ror boys under
TliTteeu-S. Sheridan. North Capitol
won. L. Nicholson. rsiHil avenue
second T.. SrGiTmer. North Capitol
tHIrd.
Running high jump for boys under 10
Joe Hopkins. Virginia avenue, won. &
-5Eyau. North Capitol, second. B. Me
Inrney North Capitol. third
Running broad Jump Tor boys under
I5-ByTon HageT, Virginia avenue, won
J. Maddox, Virginia avenue. second, (.
AIcLamey, North Capitol. third
Running broad jump for boys uudul
16-JOe Hopkins. Virginia avenue, won
r. Henderson. second, j. NalIn. third
Indoor baseball for girls under Is
Won Dy Virginia avenI,e. score 81
TeJher BAH Tor girls under l6-WoH lbs
Virginia avenue, score Il.
CrOquet for girls under 16-S. Work
TCff, won. q. Ward. second.
Basketball for boys under l0-WOn bN
Virginia avenue, score, 80.
VOlley ball for boys under lS-WOi
~ Virginia avenue. score. 2l-l6.
Final score Of points