Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-15
GRADE SCHO0LBOYS
IN FEDERAL GAMES
Riddles Are Enthusiastic Ath-
letes and Expect to Make
Good Showing.

That there is going tn be IA big crowd
of District grade school athletes i'm the
seven events open only to this class OF
boys in the Federal indoor games next
month was evident from the enthusiasm
and interest displayed at noon today.
when the boys who have been appointed
as managers of the teams in the various
schools were the guests of the Federal
games management at d luncheon given
them in the boys department of the Y.
NJ. c. A.
1t was a big, wide-awake bunch of
bright boys, from every one of the nine
school divisions of the District. who gath
cred around the tables in the assembly
hall. In company with them were Super
intendent of Schools Stuart. Director OF
intermediate instruction Kramer, the
supervising principals. Dr.. l.. II. Barker
President Taft's private physician: Presi-
dent George Otis Smith and General Sec
rotary William Knowles Cooper of the
Y. NJ. G. A., and the staff secretaries of
the boys and physical departments of the
association.
After the menu had been completed
General Secretary Cooper made short
introductory talk, and Manager c. F.
Beckett told the boys about the sever
grade school events on the program
the boys that the school officials were
heartily in favor of the safe and sane
sort of competition provided IN the Fed
eral games. Then DR.. Barker described
the benefits of athletics and careful train
ing. and Boys Secretary Chesley an
nounced that all schoolboys desiring to
train for the events on the Federal
games program would be allowed to use
the new banked running track in the
boys gymnasium one hour each after
q hOVS'
When Mr.. Chesley finished each boy
manager told what his school hoped to dc
in the various events. and each man
ayers announcement created great en-
thusiasm.
These are the grade school managers.
with the buildings they represent: Wal
ZACH. Riston SchrotlI; Hilton, w. Peacock.
jr.: Carberry. Norman Sill: Smallwood,
Lewis Denny: Twining, Owen Mead: Alb
bott Stanley Burch; Morse, Herbert Mich
Harold Grey: Gage. Paul Dunbar; Hayes,
Milton Coyle: Ludlow, William McGann
Maury, Thomas Ford: Taylor. Herbert
Fessenden: Blair. Wellesley Montague
Wise; Fillmore, Edgar Bernstein; Addi-
son. George Tavenner; Adams. George
Copenhaver; Berrett. Carlisle Jackson:
Dennison. G. c. Lpp; Force, Ernest
Martin; Grant. Hugh Taggart; Franklin,
Tyler, Melvin Soper; Lennox. William
Hermann; Cranch. Thomas Wright;
Buchanan. John Hyde; Brent. William c.
Dwyer; Weightman, Francis cav: Cook,
Alfred Plant; Morgan, John Ii" ght: Van
Ness. Edward Snyder: Jefferson. Holden
Chism; Amidon, Jacob krupsall; Bowen,
Raymond Sherwood; Greenleaf. William
kenealy; Dent, Charles Barnard; Jack
son. H. ]. Nichols; Monroe. Edwin Ed
monston; Harrison, George Bornet
Phelps, Lester Carlton; Hubbard, Alvin
Fonda; Johnson, Arthur Buell.; Ross,
Charles Hartung; Toner. Paul Wrenn
Towers, A. V. Beck; Blake, William
Deutermann; lexington, Nelson Miller;
Arthur, Charles Horton: Langdon, A. d.
Bailey; Brookland. Harlow Burnside;
Emery. r. Bensinger; Gales, William
Buckley.
Most of these schools will not only
have boys in the individual events, but
will enter relay teams in the race for
the first grade teams, and that for the
championship of all grades.
Entries for both the afternoon and
evening events in the Federal games will
close February 10. with c. E. Beckett or
W. G. Stuart. managers, 1876 G street.