The Washington herald., 1909-08-27
NEW PLAYGROUND
HAS A FIELD DAY
Eight Hundred Persons At
tend Athletic Events.
NEW FEATURES INTRODUCED
Mrs. Allison NaIIOr and Homeopathic
Hospital Officials Cooperate to
Open Playground at New York
Avenue and First Street Northwest.
Novel Race and Girls Ball Game.

One OF the most successful playground
field meets of the season was held yes
terday afternoon. from 20 1880 o'clock
under the auspices Of the Washington
Playground Association at the new play
ground AT New York avenue and First
street northwest.
This playground Is the newest. largest
and best appointed in the city. and was
completed about three weeks ago through
the combined efforts OF Mrs. Allison Nall
or and the officials Of the Homeopathic
Hospital who operated with the officers
Of the Washington Playground Associa-
ton.
The exercises yesterday afternoon were
participated In by the pupils Of the Twin
ing Blake. Seaton. Abbott. Gales. Emory
and lexington public schools. and also Of
Gonzaga College, st. Mary's School and
the Notre Dame Academy. The attend
anos was unusually large. conservatively
estimated at more than 500 and. in spite
Of the heat. there were many participants
In each event
The meet was given under the Joint d.
rection OF Miss Olivia B. Baker. super
intendent. and James f. West, secretary
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tion. assisted by Miss Minerva Stern, w.
G. Rudiman. and J. Danhakl.
Many New Features.
Many new and interesting features were
included in the programme for the af-
ternoon. which consisted OF variety OF
athletic and other events. which were
run of smoothly. The officers OF the
Mo 4
tIons FOR the orderly manner in which the
exercises were conducted
Among the innovations. and perhaps
the most pleasing feature Of the after
Moons sport, was a new variety Of re-
lay race. IN which teams from both the
Blake and Twining public schools par
tcipated. The participants were dressed
as postman, and each team was provided
with a mail bag The object OF the game
was for each lad TO run twenty-five
yards over a marked course deposit the
letter. and return as speedily as possible.
turning the mail bag over 20 the next
youngster. who repeated the performance
This race was productive Of much merri-
ment and was won after a spirited con-
test by the team from the Twining
school
The exercises were opened by about
100 OF the smallest children. who. after
marching around the grounds. gave the
"See-Saw Song" while riding on the
see-saws. after which the little ones par
ticpated in several ring games"
Another pleasing feature was the exhi-
bitiou drill given by p company Of thirty
boys. Tho. under The captaincy OF Sylvan
sheridan. executed a number Of compli-
cared evolutions. which were roundly ap-
plauded by the onlookers.
In the regular athletic events which
concluded the programme the tether ball
game was won by team composed Of
Maggie Peters. Loretta Miller. and Sa-
rah Byrnes. from the Notre Dame Acad-
emy, which defeated the Twinlng School
team by a score OF II TO e
The croquet match. next on the pro-
gramme. was won by Myrtle Bradley and
Gertrude Yeager. OF the Twining School
who defeated the Blake team by a mar
row margin
The indoor baseball game for girls was
one Of the most hotly contested games OF
the afternoon. and considerable skill was
shown by the little players, who were re-
cruited from the pupils of the Blake and
Twining schools. The game was won by
the former by score or Z 10 6.
The winners in the other events are as
follows:
25-yard dash for boys under ten years Of age-W0r
by William Fallange; Frank Hoover second Time
IS seconds.
6O-yard dash for boys under tveve-Wcn By Ed
ward McLamey; William Fallange. second. Time
seconds
s-yard dash for boys under fourteen-won by
James Donovan; olin Meade. second. Time. sec
onds
50yard dash for girls under twelre-Won By
Nellie Ward; Rosa Rosenberg. second. Time. Il
seconds
Z5-yard dash for girls under ten-Won By Eva
Rosenberg; Ella Mccloskey. second. Tine. 3 4,
seconds
Running high iump-W0n by Sylvan Sheridan
Sewell Laurenson. second. and William Warren
third.
Running broad iump-Won by James Donovan
Edward Brown. second. and Sylvan sheridan third
Standing broad jump-Won by Olin Meade james
Dnnolan secnnd and EdWard RrnNn mind.