The Washington herald., 1909-10-10

twenty-five hundred school children.
thoroughly fadgued after a days snort
at the RosedaIe Fairgrounds. were tucked
in their beds last night.
Yesterday was q memorable day for ths
school children Of Northeast Washington.
and especially for the Webb School. which
came out winner OF the athletic contest,
held on the Fairgrounds at Seventeenth
and Z streets northwest. by thirty points.
Baseball. volley ball. races. and other
athletic events were the sports
Baby carriages. bicycles, and boys
wagons. decorated with flags, red. white
and blue steamers, autumn leaves, and
flowers. We're used in the floral parade"
a unique feature OF the meet. Commits
sioner Macfarland. Judge De Lacy, and
Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson were the
judges who awarded the prize to Miss
Mary Brown She had entered q baby
carriage decorated with big yellow chrys-
anthemums. pink roses. and autumn
leaves.
Won the Second Prize.
The second prize was awarded the
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stoye-pipe cannon, mounted on a soap
box, which rested on an express wagon.
around the course. Louise Schultz won
third prize with a baby carriage deco
rated with golden-rod and pink roses.
The fourth and fifth prizes were won by
William Lowry and John BIttner. re-
spectively. Walter Frea. whose entry
was a chariot. covered with American
flags. in the midst OF which a little baby
girl lay chuckling. captured the sixth
prize. The prizes awarded were q bright
silver dollar 70 the child who got first
place, and 50-cent pieces TO the next FIVE
competitors.
Before the field games commenced IO0
| girls performed the national dance OF
/ Ireland. These same children received
/ second place In the motor carnival last
month. The dancers were dressed in
| green TUNES and sunbonnets. and made
/ a pretty picture as they went through the
measures TO the tune Of Wearing OF
/ the Green"
! But the fun came when the indoor
/ baseball team OF the Blow School went
] up against the team from the Hayes ana
/ doWned them. L to G. Lizzie Anderson,
who did the twirung for the winners,
Z plLcueQ star game anu dAIOWc0 OLlAg
! twenty-three hits.
/ The results OF the athletic contests were
I as follows:
/ FIfty-yard dash Tor girls under tn years-FI-Et.
I Louise Moore. Whsatley; seoond. Mary Boyar.
Whsatley; third. Jessie R0sa-ss Wheaueyi fourth
I Nina Chain. Blair School.
/ TIfty-ya-d dash for girls unde- thl1een-Fi-st,
! Pearl Herbert. Pierce; second. Jeanetts Elags.
Z Webb. third Mary Davis. Blow School.
Ffty-yard dash for girls under EIteen-F-S.,
AIMS Rawlings. BLOW: second Stella hrEhtOl. LUd-
/ low third. Viola Bland. Hayes
I lsy. Whestley; 5ldred Reeves, Madiso1i Annie
I Rawlings, Blow ZelnA TyTse. PisTea, and Made
| line Cornish. BAH.
Sack Race Winners.
The sack races we're won b. Margaret Price. Webb
Louise II. Moore WheatleY; Beauioo Ridseiy. BAR.
I and GLADYS Levy Pieroe-
Tie results Of the contests smong ths boys were;
/ Throwing baseball. Bailey Peabody.
I sixty-yard dash-First {. Doeschler. Pierce; -
/ ond o. Horaing. Blow; third. W Martin. WEBB
I Ioeyard dash-FIrst r. Bischoi, webb; second.
/ T. White. Madison; third. L DIX. Webb
/ The high jump was Wun by 7. White. fset G
inches. r. Bischof was second. ard J. Daley. o,
/ Peabody. captured third place
I The standing Of the schools a. The close Of ms
eontes. Was: Webb. -: Whealey. q; blow, e
I Pierce. 3 Madison. Is. Blair. q; HAYES. "A: Lu5-
/ low, -; Peabody, 6; TsyloC. s. Beznins. L