Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-03
THRONG SEES SPORTS
Thousand Spectators on Vir-
ginia Avenue Playground.
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DAY
Children From Eight Sunday Schools
Take Part.
MORE FIELDS TO BE OPENED
Excursion to Be Given for Benefit
Of the Association by Wash
ington and Norfolk Line.
MORE FIELDS TO BE OPENED

Boys and girls representing eight Sun
day schools in Southeast Washington die
athletic stunts and played croauet. indoor
base ball and tether ball at the annual
field day on the Virginia avenue play
ground yesterday. The contests were
!, under the direction of the Washington
Playground Association.
The Sunday school scholars who were
! participants in the sports ranged in age
from nine to sixteen years. Miss Mabel
Towner, manager of the playground in
Virginia avenue, assisted by Miss Eliza
beth Garnet, was in charge of the children
and games. Robert Grace. Leona Brown,
Alonzo Thompson and Charles Grace also
, assisted.
Witnessed by 1000 Spectators.
The athletics and games were witnessed
by fully 1000 persons. mostly relatives
and friends of the juvenile athletes. James
! E. West, secretary of the Playground As
ISOLATION. announced that the affair was
one of the most successful ever held in
the District.
First on the program were games or
indoor base ball between st. Peters Cath
Ollie Church. Grace Episcopal. Holy Com
forter (Catholic) and Wilson Memorial
Atl
| matches being scheduled for deciding
contest played later in the day. 1t de-
veloped that the contestants were ST
Peters and Wilson Memorial. Wilson
| Memorial won by the overwhelming score
| of 16 to 3.
The girls proved to be better jump
| ers than the boys in the standing broad
/ jump for girls under thirteen years
Rene Hinwood. about twelve years of
| age. was winner, clearing 6 feet "
inches on her first jump. Alvin Cleary.
about the same age. was second, having
cleared 6 feet "a inches.
Summary Of Events.
The order of events was as follows:
| Croquet set, won by ST. Peters; indoor base
ball. won by Wilson Memorial: tether ball. won
| by Wilson Memorial.
standing broad jump for boys under IL years
| of aee-Frst Alvin McCleary. Holy Comforter,
| 8 feet III inches: second. W. Downs. Wilson
| Memorial. 8 feet l inch; third, c. Bal, st.
| Peters 5 feet 10 inches.
Standing broad Jump for girls 1 nse Bas 10
| feet 3la inches; second, r Fletcher, 3 feet 10
inches: third. NJ Browning, Grace Baptist, 5
| feet sis inches
Anp az. ' II
feet inches second Flynn. Wilson Memo emo
Comforter % feet IL inches.
Burning high jump for boys H Hnef ~
feet 70 Inches ;'s second, G. Crook St. Peter
| feet 7 inches: third. G. Downs, Wilson Memo
aS-yard @ dash for girls under 10 years-First l..
Hager; Grace Baptist; l.. Hunt United breth
Cox. st. Peters; G. Fifsmoore. Wilson Memo
Edward ds.h fop srs under 1e year.Frst
f. Downs, st. Peters; N. Grace, St. Peters;
| E. Streitz. St Johns
/ 50-yard dash for boys under Y yearsmFirst g.
Crook St Peters; second G. Down wids9n Me-
Relay race, ten on team-Won by st. Peters
i New Grounds to Be Opened.
i Announcement was made that the
j Washington Playground Association will
open a new playground tomorrow at LIST
4 street and New York avenue. Two
, teachers, Miss Olivia Baker and Miss
Minerva Stern will be in charge.
This playground will be for boys under
twelve years OF age and girls OF any
!, age 1t will be opened from D In the
morning until dark every day In the
! week except Sunday.
This ground was obtained free Of
:, charge through the courtesy of MRS.
, Allison Nailor, j. j. Darlington and John
Joy Edison, and has been improved with
money secured from Button day. Ar
rangements are being made to open an
other playground at Georgetown and one
on Columbia Heights in the near future
The playground officers explain that
the new plan Of having the grounds open
ed all day, instead of but two hours In
the morning and three hours In the
evening. has worked most admirably and
has greatly increased the attendance.
Teachers are duty at all OF the mu-
nicipal Fairgrounds from O'Clock until
dark each day and parents may feel as
sured that their children will be protect
ed If allowed to go to these recreation
centers.
Grounds Now in Use.
The municipal Fairgrounds are now in
operation at the following places:
Rosedale playground, 18th and Kream-
err streets northeast: Virginia avenue and
18th street southeast; Garfield Park, Sd
and South Carolina avenue. southeast
Boys playground. 9th and streets
southeast; Neighborhood House, 456 N
street southwest; Cardozo, list and III
!, streets southwest; Juvenile Court 18th
and T. streets northwest: Howard, 9th
and w streets northwest; LIST and New
York avenue northwest.
Mr. West of the playground association
, stated that the board Of directors would
!, greatly appreciate it II the friends of the
, those who have contributed, would visit
the Fairgrounds while In operation and
see for themselves how their money is
being expended.
boat Company has given the playground
association the use OF its boat for We'd
nesday. August Is. All money for the
tickets sold for the trip on this day will
Fairgrounds. The Playground Associa-
ton desires volunteers to sell tickets in
various parts of the city.
Cast-Iron Pipe Advances.
BIRMINGHAM Ala. August a.