Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03
EVENING LEDGER
TO PROMOTE MEET
FOR SCHOOLBOYS
Plan to Hold Series of Ath-
letic Games at Woodside
Park on Saturdays
TO START ON JUNE II

Through the efforts of the EVENING
| LEDGER, schoolboys will be able to keep
| up their athletic training throughout the
| summer under conditions that will keep
| them on edge for the fall competitions.
| The management at Woodslde Park has
arranged to hold series of athletic games
| every Saturday morning over the quarter
| mile cinder track at the northwest end of
| this amusement park. These competitions
| will be conducted under the rules and
| regulations governing the Municipal Ath-
letic League.
Athletics now play an important part in
the education of American youth, as 1t
now is universally acknowledged that a
healthy and vigorous body stimulates the
mind and serves to build up and strengthen
all faculties, With this object in view the
EVENING LEDGER has succeeded in arrang-
ing for series of athletic competitions
beginning Saturday, June II, and continuing
every Saturday morning until September 2.
To Keep Record
In order to make the competitions of
exceptional value for the athletic upbuilding
of schoe boys. the conditions will be framed
in such manner as to permit boys OF all
ages to compete. A record will be kept of
all events and the winners with their
handicaps and times will be forwarded to
the Supervisory, Committee on Athletics of
the Philadelphia Public Schools.
Bronze medals will be awarded to the
winners of each event at the conclusion of
each days athletic games. In order to
keep alive interest and enable every young
ster of athletic proclivities to compete on
even terms a series of hang, APPS will be
arranged after the first two meets. These
will be allotted to the boys according to
their performances in the competitions at
woodside Park At the end of the season
a championship trophy will be awarded the
school returning the largest number of win
ners during the meets second trophy
will go to the scholastic institution second
on the list.
Promoters Enthusiastic
General Manager Norman s. Alexander
of Woodside Park, is enthusiastic over the
arrangement and predicts big success for
the games. 1t was his inventive brain that
first set the machinery in motion, and after
completing the details he instructed his as
sistant, Ernest II. Crowhurst, to carry the
affair through TO successful conclusion.
Crowhurst is one of the best known sporting
writer's sand promoters in the country and
during his rs years connection with sports
he has promoted and managed many of the
most important events In the country. He
is qualified to manage the athletic meets
for the boys and will personally supervise
all the details so that the youngsters win
receive fair treatment as we'll as having
their comfort and wants properly protected.
In discussing this phase of the meets,
Alexander yesterday said;
81 am satisfied that the athletic meets for
schoolboys to be held this summer at Wood
side Park will be a big success. Person
ally, am very much interested in the ex-
pertinent. and want to assure the boys that
the management will do everything reason
able to insure success. We will provide
dressing rooms and arrange TO hold the
games before the Park formally is opened
to the public. The youngsters can bring
their parents. relatives and friends in order
for all to have an enjoyable time It shows
spirit OF commendable progress on the
part OF the EVENING LEDGER to lend its
support TO such worthy cause, and feel
certain that the result viii justify all expec-
tations"
All Events Limited
Conditions governing competition viii be
made as simple as possible, and as there
will be no admission fee big entry list
seems assured. All events will be limited
to 440 yards or under. and boys viii be re-
quired to furnish a physician's certificate. |
Composition will be held between the hours
of 10 and ~ every Saturday morning and
entries can be made up TO the time of start
ing the first event.
The rules to govern the meets viii be |
drawn up within week and published In |
the EVENING LEDGER with all the necessary |
particulars. It now Is up 10 the Philadelphia |
schoolboys TO respond to the generous ofher |
OF Woodside Park and help to make the |
games the success they deserve by insuring |
3 big entry list weekly