Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-06-30
FAIRGROUNDS TO
BE BUSY PLACES
VACATION CENTERS PROVE
ATTRACTIVE
TWO MORE WILL BE OPENED
JULY 6
Superintendent Announces Plans for
Summer Months-Athletic Teams
to Be Organized at All
Grounds
PROVE

Vacation is here and readin' and
'ritin' and 'rithmetic are forgotten for
at least two months and half And,
o, myl what fun the little bcTs and
girls will have at the different play
grounds during vacation. The big chief,
"Stub" Raitt, announced yesterday
that there would be two new recrea-
ton grounds opened by July for all
the grammar and interscholastic stu
dents to play upon and on top or this
he would form various Junior baseball
leagues and also games for the girls
and little boys who cannot participate
with the larger boys.
Genial Bill Mcclellan, who formerly
had charge Of the Violet street play
ground, has come back to the Angel
city and will take charge of the Echo
park Fairgrounds In place of oliver
Best, who has been promoted to gem
eraI overseer of all the little and big
boys departments connected with the
playground commission. Miss Morgan
of the Recreation center playground
has also been promoted to the same
capacity as oliver Best to take charge
of the girls department.
The two new Fairgrounds that VIII
be opened by July 6 are the San Pedro
and the Thirtieth Street school, and
the big chief has appointed Stan
Burek, the fast sprinter and basketball
player Of u. S. c.. to take charge of
the Thirtieth street grounds. Stan,
when he entered the University Of
Southern California, was comparative
| ly a poor boy, but through his ener-
getic ability worked himself UP, be-
coming one OF the foremost athletes in
| the south.
Splinter at San Pedro
Speedy Rush, one of the fastest
/ ant a Cnnf harm
California college, has been appointed
to handle the athletic department of
the San Pedro playground. There was
not a student at the Occidental college
| that could head Speedy Rush In the
short distance on the cinder path, and
| he won fame for himself and the In
stitution he was connected with. For
the girls Director Raitt has deputized
Mrs. oliver Best to make all arrange
ments for volley ball, baseball and
other games for the bright little girls
who will spend their spare moments
on the Echo park diamond. Miss Hum
phries of the Violet street playground
| is to look after the girls athletic
| sports during the summer months.
Miss HUMPHREYS is a graduate of STAN
ford university and is we'll advanced
| in volley ball, baseball and girls bas-
ketball, and during the winter months
developed one of the fastest girls
baseball teams ever witnessed in the
playground division. The CASTELAR,
street playground in the girls depart
ment will be in charge of Miss st.
John, who has been connected with
this ground ever since 1t was opened
nearly a year and half ago.
The Fourteenth street playground
will be In charge of Miss Gephart who
has several girls athletic and gymna-
stun clubs connected with the Four
teenth street grounds. The Utah play
ground wilh be superintended in the
girls department by Miss Johnson,
who has gained many friends among
the children of the Utah recreation
ground by her motherly acts.
Baseball games and running events
will be main features of the athletic
events during the summer months, and
| it is the intention of Raitt to form at
| least eight playground amateur base
ball leagues to play on the various
diamonds starting July 10 and ending
the first Wednesday before school
opens.