Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-06
YOUNGSTERS COMPET |NG
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EVENTS
More Than 900 Boys Take Part In
April COmpetitfons-Field Days.
for BOyH and Girls.

Students in the GA, 6B. IA. and 7R
elementary schools Of this city will
hold field day on May is at Ginter
Park School field. II is the purpose
Of l.. Tucker Jones. director Of physical
education In the public schools TO stage
such an event Fifty entrants from
each school will take part in the field
events. and il is the plan OF those in
charge of the meet TO have twenty-five
siris and twenty five boys entered.
rive events Will be staged in all. in
Guiding EymnaStic exercises arch bal
relay, basketball throw for girls. stand.
,mg broad jump for boys and forty
interest In athletics in the public
schools in this city is steadily increas-
ing. as the number of entrants in the
held in all the schools shows. \ total
number Of 1858 boys took part i'm
the event, and nineteen schools were
coloreh schools.
While the sixti and seventh grade
white schools viii hold their field meet
the junior high schools also are plan
mig I" stage field meets. The Balm
bridge school field day will be held
or the school grounds on May Il. while
the Bellevue meet Will be held at Chin
boraZo Park on Navy II. and the Bin
14rd event at Byrd Park on May -.
has not been decided upon yet. but they
are certain to hold such an event.
mere VIII be no general contests OF
all Of the schools will be busy prepar-
ing for the feld-day events.
The results of the April standing
broad jump are as follows:
Score by schools. wear and distance:
~ hobert Fulton. NTH year. feet 3 e-l7
William Fox NTH year. : feet II 20
fee, ,"i 10 !!s neh ,ementaFy'. nth year.
Ginter Park. NTH year. feet 5.ts
E Eugns5; MIN year, fee, 1881 inches.
Barton Heights. NTH year, feet So
Elba. NTH year. feet IL inches.
rowhatan. l.. nth year, feet IL
Ghmhorazo. NTH year. feet 20
Highland rark NTH year, ) feet y G7-74
Nathaniel Racon. fifth year. feet s-is
cry Normal, NTH year. feet $40
Cary. hfth year, feet 5-st inches
jI eaiHi,,a NTH year; fec, LA Inches.
g. TAYLOR cambridge nth year. feet
il. Robertson (Rumncr,. nf,h year. feet
/; Alley tElea,. NTH year. feet
school, year and distance:
t;in,er Park. siNth Year ar. feet feet 10 '"i In;
Runner. sixth year. feet IL inches.
inches. W
Barton Heights sixth year. feet t IA
inches.
individual scores year and distance:
e. Poor tRobert Fultonl. sixth year
feet inches. $500
4. Lawson CRumne). sixth year. feet
. j. Green Barton Heishts>. sixth year.
score by schools. year and distance:
Ginter Park. seventh year . feet 20 inch
Lilo inches.
Highland Park seventh year 4 f.e,
l3-5S inches
inches. - -
inches "
Individual winners. year and distance:
tyson lliShland Park. seventh year.
feet inches.
n. Powers tGinter Park). seventh year.
~. Con,sy tRunner'. seventh year. ! feet
Junior high schools:
TPrevoca;ionai average = feet l.! inch SO
bainhridge. average feet 9t-2l inches. los
Biniord. average feet Q inches. ass
BELLEVUE; average feet l.: inches I7s
Individual winners. grade and school:
u. Gibbs. "a grade. feet II Inches
u McAll'stcr. IA grade. s feet ! inches
W. Smethie. Bellevue. feet Z l.: inches