The Washington bee., 1911-05-27

tournament for the championship of
the 18th and 18th divisions. Chair
man keyes, of the 18th D. A. L.
Games Committee, reports that after
tne elimination series was played, the
Alfred Jones School, of which Miss
Chase IS principal, won The final
game was played with Deanwood
School, and after a lively contest.
Jones conquered by the score of 10
to 8.
President Clarke, of the 18th D. A.
l., has received the report of Chair
man John Syphax, Of the Games Com
mlttee, that Bell School has captured
the championship of that division
Coached by Mr.. Ferdinand Amos. the
Bell School team has a clean slate
winding up its season with a victory
over Birney School, of Anacostia
which displayed excellent form
throughout the season, and bv MANY
were considered the best team. Chair
man WilkersOn, of the nth Division
League Games Committee. and Chair
man Guy, of the 10th d. A L. Games
Committee, are still in the midst Of
their tournaments. As soon as the
decided, the 2. s. A. l. Games Com
mittee will arrange the championship
series between the four division win
ners. \ serial championship, instead
OF an elimination series, will be
played
Alfred Jones School boys played an
open-air basketball game with Ban
neker boys and were defeated by the
score OF Il to l. The Banneker BOYS
were stronger and more experienced.
while Jones boys have only recently re-
celved any instructions in basket
ball. An excellent spirit exists
among the pupils of Jones School, as
was ev1nCed during the entertainment
and game last week. Miss Chase re-
marked that the discipline Is made
easier and school pride has been
greatly enhanced, due to the introduc-
ton of school athletics in her school.
Principal NJ. f Gibbs, of Stevens
School, not only has developed school
pride and athletics IN her school for
boys, but has planned to have girls
get the benefits Of athletic games
properly governed. Tennis, thether
ball, vOlley ball and basketball are
some of the games introduced DR..
Gibbs on one occasion doubted the
ability to give time to the encourage
ment of school athletics. but no school
has done more to develop opportuni-
ties for healthy growth of the moral
and physical condition of school pu-
pills than has this principal Her
teachers, all ladies, and Mr.. Smiler,
have worked hand in hand in inter
ested fashion for results.
Now that the drill Is over. track
athletics Of the local high schools will
don running tOgs and put on finishing
touches for the coming meets during
the next 90 days. The big champion
ship meet on May 80 VIII test the
prOWeSs and skill of athletes in this
section of the country. Harry Brown.
the premier quarter miller of Brook
lyn, n. Y, will be on hand to match
his running with the feet Desmind, OF
Howard University, in a match quar-
ter-mile feature Dunbar Athletic
Club, of Baltimore, will send over a
score of seasoned and promising ath-
letes who will try to duplicate their
performances of past seasons.
Lincoln University will probably
be represented by some sterling run
ilNA >. L liC ttlitidiS W III a4A bI ~ tSNlA-
enCed men, which insures smOOthness
in running the meet
The officials are: Referee, G. c.
Wilkinson; starter, II. G. Douglass;
clerks of the course, r. n. Mattingly
and ]. Clifford; scorers, w. L. Smith
and r. r. Green; timers, z. Marshall,
W. Giles, B. Washington; judges of
track, Hon. w. A. Lewis, z. c. WI
Hams, J. f. Walker; field judges, w.
A, Decatur, J. c. Payne, w. Hamil-
ton, A. Lewis, J. A. Calls; announ-
GERS, J. NJ. Saunders and G. H. Muir
ray; marshals, A. c. Newman. A K
Savoy; inspectors, G. s. Wormley, z.
Clark, NJ. Clifford, J. Chestnut; field
physicians, DR.. A. NJ. Curtis and Dr.
NJ. A. Francis. In charge Of elemen-
tary school boys: n. L, Guy, J. n
Wilkerson; general manager, z. B.
Henderson.