Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-11
STARS TROPHY IS
SOUGHT BY PUPILS
This Is Said TO Be the Finest
Prize at Public School
Field Day.
EVENTS TO START FRIDAY

handsome silver loving-cup donated
by The Star, win be awarded to the
winners In the tenth annual field
day competitions of the Newark pub
lie schools at the new public school
field IN Bloomfield avenue Friday
and Saturday afternoons. The Star
cup will go to the school scoring the
largest number of points.
At a recent meeting of the p. S.
A. A. the members spoke highly of
The Star trophy, the handsomest of
the lot" as Arthur G. Balloon, presi-
dent of the association, expressed it.
Every member, in fact. was greatly
pleased at the interest taken by The
Star in athletic matters.
six trophies viii be donated to the
winners of the girls competition,
which is down for decision tomorrow
afternoon, beginning at 1:S0 o'clock.
Five prize and as many standard
events are listed for the girl per-
formers, as follows: Prize-oat-bag
relay race, for eighth grade girls; 44O-
yard relay, for seventh grade girls;
Indian club relay, for sixth grade
girls; potato race, for fifth grade
girls. and dodge ball contest, for
fourth and fifth grade girls. Stand
ard-Throwing the basketball, dis
lance &C feet, for eighth grade girls;
throwing oat-bag, height Is feet, for
seventh grade girls; hand walk on
sixteen-foot ladder, for sixth grade
girls: thirty-yard dash, for fifth
grade girls, and throwing indor base
ball, distance 80 feet. for fourth grade
girls.
The formal opening of the new
public school field will take place on
Saturday afternoon, when the boys
events, both prize and standard, will
take place.
The honorary starters for the
events will be Mayor Jacob Hauss-
ling and Charles P. Taylor, president
of the Board of Education. 1t is also
expected that Frederick F. Guild and
James Taaffe, two former heads of
the Board of Education, will take
part in the opening ceremonies of the
new field.
The boys will be divided into three
classes, namely senior, intermediate
and junior, and the list of events,
both prize and standard, are as fol-
lows:
Senior-Prize: 100-yard dash, 900
yard hurdles, 900 yard dash, SS0-yard
relay, running broad jump, running
Z high jump. running hop, step and
jump, shot-put, pole vault. Stand
ard: 100-yard dash. 1915 seconds:
running broad jump, u feet inches;
running high jump, 9 feet 9 inches;
Ginning the bar 9 times
ntermediate-Prize: 75-yard dash,
sOO-yard relay, running broad jump,
running high jump, standing hop,
step and jump. Standard: 75-yard
dash, 10 2-5 seconds; Ginning the bar.
9 times; running broad jump, II feet
. inches; running high jump, feet
inches.
Junior-Prize: 50-yard dash, 440-
yard relay, running high jump, run
ming broad jump. Standard: Stand
ing broad jump. 8 feet 10 inches;
Ginning the bar, times; 50-yard
dash, 1925 seconds.
Following is the list of the various
trophies, all of which are silver cups,
and their donors:
For the school winning the greatest
number of first places in prize events
(boys and girls), donor, The Star.
For the school scoring most points
in the meet (boys and girls) donor,
Jacob Haussling, mayor; for the
school scoring most points in boys
events, donor. Sunday Call; for the
school scoring most points in girls
events, donor, ]. L. Terwilliger, prin-
cipal Fourteenth Avenue School; for
the school scoring most points in field
prize events, boys, donor, Richard Z.
Jenkinson; for the school scoring
most points in field and track prize
events, boys, donor, J. Wilmer Ken
nedy. assistant superintendent of
schools: for the school scoring most
points in track prize events, boys,
donor Thomas n McCarter, presi-
dent Public Service Corporation; for
the school scoring most points in
standard events, boys and girls,
donor, Charles P. Taylor, president
Board of Education; for the school
winning the senior relay race, boys,
donor, Robert D. Argue, secretary
Board of Education; for the school
winning the intermediate relay race,
boys. donor, Frederick F. Guild; for
lay race, boys, donor, E. F. Guilbert,
supervising architect Board of Edu-
cation; for the school winning the
oat bag relay race. girls. donor,
George w. Knight. supervising en-
gineer Board of Education; for the
school winning the Indian club relay
race. girls, donor, DR. George J.
Holmes. supervisor of medical in
spection Board of Education; for the
school winning the potato race, girls,
donor. Franklin School Alumni AS
ISOLATION; for the school winning the
440-yard relay race girls, donor, e.
X. Sexton. assistant superintendent of
schools; for the school winning the
dodge ball contest girls, donor, Lewis
II. Carris. assistant State commits
sioner of education; winner Northern
Senior Base Ball League donor. Sam
uel Gaiser, superintendent of supplies
Board of Education; winner Southern
Senior Baseball League, donor, Am
brose Toml1ins, member Board of
Education: winner Northern Junior
Baseball League, donor, David B
Corson, assistant superintendent of
schools: winner of Southern Junior
Baseball League, donor, Charles A.
MacCall, supervisor of attendance:
winner of Western Junior Baseball
League, donor, A. G. Balloon, presi-
dent N. p S. A. A.: winner of city
championship, Senior Baseball
League. donor. DR.. Thomas S. Nc
Cabe, member Board of Education;
winner of city championship, Junior
Baseball League, donor, Charles M.
Myers, counsel to Board of Educa-
ton.