The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-06
BIG DAY FOR BOYS
AND GIRLS At
PLAYGROUND
Athletic Tournament for Young
People in the Afternoon
SEVERAL CLOSE CONTESTS

Day Closed with Band Concert, Nov
ing Pictures and Grand Display
Of Fireworks
The efforts of those in charge OF
the Recreation work, combined with
pleasant day. permitted Bennington
TO do its part in celebrating the
Fourth. Although the week proceed
ing had been RAINY. Saturday VAS a
perfect day and everything was car
ried out as planned. Both North
Bennington and Bennington held the
nest extensive 4th OF july celcbra-
lions in a number of years, the pro
gram in this village being planned
and carried out by the leaders of the
playground and recreation work
here.
For number of weeks Miss Vos-
sler, the recreation supervisor, and
Miss Hiida Pratt. PRESIDENT of The
Civic League, had oecn training
those who were to take part in the
several athletic contests and arrang-
ing Il program to be carried out at
the Playground, both in the after
noon and in the evening of the
Fou'ih. Committees and officials Tor
the day were appointed and every
feature was given careful attention.
frt,r. ,t.,-, t.rn, pt,p,h ,rD rF mon,
pie present at the playground both
in tho afternoon and evening. The
afternoons exercises wee mostly
athletic contests in which the boys
and girls took part Each girl who
took part in the contests belonged
TO one of four girls teams, the
Daises. the lias-beens. the Do-i;s, and
the Midgits, and each team was striv-
ing for the large championship ban
ner which was to be given TO the
team scoring the largest number of
points during the afternoon.
The different boys contests were
divided into classes according 10
weight. The winners of the first and
second places in the events were as
follows:
Boye' Contests
100 yard dash. 90 pounds or un-
der-1st. Carl Chase, time - sec
onds: second, Austin Debcll, time II
seconds.
100 yard dash, l15 pounds or un-
der-lst. Frank Reilly. time Il sec
onds; second. Joseph LaCfoss.
900 yard dash-lst Frank Reilly;
second. Carl Chase.
Broad jump. go pounds or under
Isl, carl Chase six feet, ten inches;
second. Howard Hicks.
Broad jump. over 90 pounds-lst
Frank Reilly. S feet IA inches
second. Walton lIarwood.
High jump. 80 pound or under-lst,
Carl Chase. > feet, Gls inches; sec
ond. w Moore.
High jump. over 30 pounds-lst.
Frank Reilly. feet, II inches; sec.
ond. Mclean Stakeholder
Three-legged race-lst, Edward
Parker and Arthur Shepard; second
Alexander Drysdale and Robert Hai-
ris.
Obstacle race. 30 pound or under
ist, Leo Moran: second, Alexander
Drysdale.
Obstacle race. rs pounds or un-
der-ist. Austin DeBell; second, Rob.
er: Cronn.
Obstacle race. over 1l5 pounds
LIST, Robert Parker; second. Howard
Hicks.
The tug OF war and relay race
were omitted.
Girls Contests
80 yard dash LIST, MARGARET Nash
of the Daisoy team; second, Mary
Maher of the Midgit team, Eliza
beth Huling of the Doit team.
Basket BAH rclsy-Midgds. 3
points; Has.bccns. points; DO SIS. 1
point.
Potato racc-ist. Mary Mahcr Of
tho Midgiis, second. Elsa Wahiquist
Of the Do-its.
BASEBALL throw-1st. Harriet Burt.
Has beeus, l52 feet. second, Nellie
Mahor. Daisies. Isl feet; third. Julia
Brazil Daisies.
Cracker racc-lst. Helen Sullivan,
Daisies. second. Harriet Burt. has
be,ns; third Helen Carpenter. Do
its
Nolicy bEll-Daisios. 10 points.
Do-its. 3 points. Has-beens. 3 points.
The total number II points won by
each Of the four girls teams vas as
Lnllnnre.