The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-28

SEASON ENDS
SUCCESSFULLY
Rain Stopped Finals in Clos
ing Program at Loop
PLAN ANNUAL SUPPER
Proceeds From Wednesday
Evening at Roush House
Goto Fairgrounds.

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A heavy rain storm which came up
Saturday evening at about 500 O'Clock
put o stop to the finals in the closing
day events Of the Fairmont Play
grounds at Loop Park and forced the
children, their instructors and large
crowd OF spectators to seek shelter.
The time OF the two halves was d.
vided as follows: The first events to
begin at 1:45 closing at five O'Clock.
Lunch was then to be served to the
children and the second half to be-
gin at six o'clock and close at 7:45.
Ideal weather featured the first
half Of days events which were fast
and Interesting. Starter Walter Jones
started OF the events on schedule time
and kept things to a high pitch Of In
terest and excitment during the at.
ternoon. Many Of track events were
unusually fast and extra time was
needed for some of the events.
The Is yard backward race for girls
had 80 entrants. In the first race
carline stealey and Ruth Bosserman
were tied for first place and Helen
Sapp second. For the final Carline
Stealey won over Ruth Bosserman
with about one and one.half feet to
spare. The other event for girls re-
curing final trial was the basket
ball goal throwing contest with Is
contestants. Lucille Tough was tied
for first place with Verde Manning
by scoring 8 of the trials. In the
finals Miss Tough scored OF the 8
trials and Miss Manning failed to
score.
The summary follows:
so yard dash, boys under ~ years
Won by Ruth Bosserman, Loop Park.
Mary Aikens. East Side, second. Time
8 seconds.
so yard dash, girls, 1916 years old
Won by William Forney, Loop Park;
Helen Sapp. East Side, second. Time.
OK seconds.
rs yeard backward race, won by Car.
line Stealey, Loop Park; Ruth Bos.
serman. second. Time, 6 seconds.
Basketball goal throwing-Won by
Lucille Tough, Loop Park; Verde Man.
ming, Loop Park, second. First score.
8 out OF trials. Finals. l out Of
trials.
so yeard dash, boys under IL years
Won by Frederick Daugherty, East
Side; Edwin Hough, Loop Park, sec
ond. Time. s seconds.
rs yard dash, boys, 1916 years
Won bylArthur Jobes, Loop Park; Ern'
est Smith, Loop Park, second. Time
liz seconds.
Running broad Jump, boys under Il
years-Won by Edwin Hough, Loop
Park; Robert Crowl, second. Dis
lance. 10 feet, Y inch.
Running broad jump, boys 1916
years-won by Ernest Smith, Loop
Park; Roy Yost, Loop Park second
Distance, IL feet, 9h inches.
Running high jump, boys under Il
years-Won by Frederick Daugherty
East Side; Robert Crowl, Loop Park
second. Height, feet inches.
Running high Jump. boys 1916
years-Won by Roy Yost, Loop Park /:
Arthur Jobes. Loop Park, second
Height, feet 6 inches.
Baseball throw, boys under 1e
years-Won by Arthur Jobes, Loop
Park; Ralph Snider, Loop Park, sec
-ond. Distance 1859 feet, s inches. Ar.
mold Pepper Of Miller grounds threw
the ball 1914 feet, but disqualified
by being over ago limit.
The scoring of points entitled win
ner to have five and second place
three. Loop Park scored rs, East Eide
16; Miller, o. Loop Park grounds was
awarded the six.foot blue and white
felt pennant containing the word
: Champs, 1916" In 19inch white felt
black letters.
The basketball contest between East
Side and Miller was won by the form.
er, score las. Helen Sapp, of the East
Side team, proved to be the predomi.
nating figure in the game. Line up
was as follows:
East Side-Helen Sapp, ,Eunice Min,
or. Title Funt, Myrtle Hoover Els
Their Funt. Miller-Jean Scott, Mar.
tina Fleming, Anna Peppers. Josephine
Deyeny, Beulah Lowe, Isoline Hess,
Mary Howard.
With the conclusion OF the girls
basketball game lunch was served
IL eA6 RaA N nhAoAk4O CNCiy WIG
present was presented with an ice
cream cone as a gift from the Wo,
mans club, several business houses
and friends of the club also presented
prizes for the events. At the conclus.
ion ofthe lunch Prof. W. E. Buckley in
a pleasing talk presented the prizes
TO the winners of the first and second
places In the various events.
Plans are now on foot for the an.
nual supper to be served on Wednes.
day evening from to 1880 O'Clock
at the Parish house, the proceeds Of
which will be devoted to the play.
ground.
This Is generally regarded as the
most successful season yet enjoyed
by the Play grounds association and
Manager a. ~. Sharadan Is to be con.
graduated upon his efficient direc.
tion.
ROME-Tha ancient nalace M fha