The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-09-10
PLAYGROUND IS
PLEASING CHILDREN
'MorristoWn Youngsters Enjoy
Its Healthy Fun.

The monthly report of the Morris
town playground for August is as fol-
lows
"The weather this month has been
ideal, and consequently the attend
ance has been remarkably large and
the result has been that all of the
games have been well attended as
we'll as the class work which has been
very gratifying to those in charge as
an incentive. 1t was felt by all of
the staff and many activities were
participated in.
MANY new games have been added
to the list of those already familiar
to the children as the following will
show:-Girls sports: croquet, teth-
er ball, volley ball and three games
of baseball (matches) between teams
composed as follows: Flagler street,
thirty-two runs, Race street, eight
American team, fifteen runs. A sec
ond game was begun between the last
two teams and the Italian team gained
such lead that the other team re-
signed SO that the score was9-0.
Work-up and sides have been played
regularly. Games played with the
volley ball, bowling, pass-ball, dodge
ball, stride-ball, guard-ball Singing
plays, Rose bud (sleeping beauty |;
story gymnastics: Little Red Riding
Hood, Cinderella, Three Bears, Three
Little Pigs, Ghost in the Cellar, One
eye, two eye, three eye; Jack and
the Beanstalk, school and mock we'd
dings. Gymnastic practice---Horse,
flying rings, parallel bars, above and
below; travelling rings and tumbling.
Games-Run sheep run, hide and
seek, spy, steps, blind mans buff,
tap on the back, egg in the hat, a
tisket a tasket, London bridge, follow
master, merry-go-round, slap Jack and
ring toss; swimming and padding in
the brook. Track and field events
Running broad jump, high jump,
standing jump, step, hop and jump
and racing. Quiet work under the
shade of the trees. Rafia-Picture
frames, whisk broom holders, napkin
rings, bags, baskets, doll hats and
crochet bags all of which will be dis
played at future date.
"The little ones volley ball, hide
and seek, padding in the brook,
housekeeping, fire drills, singing
games, puss in the corner, sand pits,
croquet, ring toss, tag, sense of hear
ing, marching, snap the whip, night
and day, grandma tipsy toe. wand
drill, going to Jerusalem, circle games
folk dances and sewing class.
s'The mothers have been taught the
care of their children with very good
results.
Boys athletics-Running broad
jump, high jump, standing broad jump
running in dashes, putting LIB. shot
pole vaulting, shoe racing, three leg
ged race, French wrestling, catch as
catch can, walkings games@ baseball
hand-ball, vol]ey-ball, tag7ball, pass
ball, tennis, dodge-ball, pinch oh
Cross tag, French foot. Gymnastics
high diving over the horse, drilling
parallel bars, horizontal bar, flying
rings, German side horse, tumbling
swimming.
Baseball match games were played
BIS follows:-
On Aug. 1st-Flagler street Z runs
Market street 8 runs.
Aug. 2nd-Madison street 5 runs
playground Juniors, 18 runs.
Aug. 3rd-A1ast Side 15 runs, Play
ground Seniors Z runs.
Aug. 5th, a. m.-Flagler street
runs, Market street 10 runs.
Aug. 5th, p m.-Playground Junior
2 runs. Playground Seniors 10 runs.
Aug. 6th--Dublin Tigers Ia runs
Flagler street 8 runs.
Aug. 7th, a. m.-Marhet street 10
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Aug. 7th, p. m.-All stars, James
street 5 runs, Playground Juniors Z
runs.
Aug. 9Th, a. m.-Flagler street III
runs, Race street 6 runs
p. M.-Playground Seniors IL runs,
Playground Juniors runs.
r.. M.-Flagler street IL, Dublin
Tigers runs.
Aug. 15th--Flagler street 19 runs,
Dublin Tigers z runs.
Aug. 10th, a. lm.-Madison street IL
runs, Market street 10 runs.
P. M.-Playground Seniors 6 runs,
Playground Juniors 5 runs.
Aug. 17-Clever Boys 3 runs, East
Side z runs.
Aug. -Co1linsville runs, Play
ground Juniors runs.
Aug. '21st-Madison street 8 runs,
Playground Juniors IL runs.
Aug. 22nd-Collinsyille 4 runs, Play
ground Juniors 10 runs.
Aug. 2Srd-Playground Seniors 3
runs, Playground Juniors 6 runs.
Aug. 24th-Colored Giants 6 runs,
Playground Seniors runs.
Aug. Collinsville runs. Play
ground Juniors runs
Aug. 27th-Playground Seniors y
runs. Playground Juniors runs.
Aug. 2Sth-Morristown Playground
3, Madison Playground s, at Madison:
Aug. Both, a. m.-Market street IL
runs, Playground Juniors IL runs.
p. M.-Collinsville runs, Play
ground Juniors runs.
'sOn August 18th it was made pos
sible through the generosity OF Mrs.
Locke and her children for eighteen
children to go on picnic to Coney
Island. Fourteen girls and four boys
boys enjoyed the surf and giant coast
ers as well as the merry y-go-rounds
and their lunch at Feltman's where
they all carried their lunch and ate
to their capacity. That they all en-
joyed themselves is shown by the
fact that they have talked nothing bu
Coney Island ever since. Miss
Schnarendorf and Superintendent A.
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