The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-18
JEFFERSON SCHOOL WINS
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP

Jefferson school won It's first public
schools championship IN athletic games
Yesterday afternoon when the Scnooi 5
fifth grade dodge5all team Of boys en-
tered the tournament held AZ the Web
ster playyard and emerged Win fyinS
colors, the winners OF the t!tth grad"
trophy. The championship game was
played between Jefferson and Washing
ton after these Two schools had defeat
ell the other teams in the CITY. Much
enthusiasm marked the progress OF tho
tournament as the ntre teams turcW
and lodged the bouncing basketball.
In the first game Of the Srrles Centre
eliminated Webster in Scrappy game
10 70 s. Union won from Clay. IL 10 8.
Madison shut out Richie. II (" U. ana
Washington eliminated Mckinley. to 4.
jefferson then played Centre IN the
most holly contested game during when
the score was tied necesSitatns t"" en-
ira periods Of play TO determine the
winners. Jefferson finally won. - I"
y. but the Centre team captained by
Nick PopiCa deserves Wuca crcuit t"r
their fine play.
In the Semi-finalS Washington cl!mi-
mated Madison by u close Is 10 II SCor"
while jefferson readily routed Cn!"T
l2 to ). The final rane proved |" be
easy meat" for IL" jefferson lads VII"
pounccd upon w Shington and won
readily. 90 10 1.
The honors won by the jefferson t!tta
grade team is Worthy OF mention when
II is recalled that 20 fifth grade teams
were striving for the same honor. o.
the twenty teams the nine which COM
peted IN the tournament yesterday wer"
the most successful in their r"%p"";tN"
schools. Jefferson was 4 Ntt!" better
than the best yesterday. The coach OF
the championship team "a susan Stew
art. sister Of Goo Stewart and the
captain Of the team. William Humphrey
Jeffersons other players were. R"rnarI
Iieffler. Clinton Uakcn". Charles P"r-
ter. Calvin Gray. Anthony Bout, Melvin
Irwin Lawrence Urth. Edward bring
man, and Wilbur Hcnke.
The Washington team was composed
Of Charles Hart. captain; jacob Hudach.
Barend Endhoven, Pete MamuIy. VIII
liam Britton. Raleigh Flock. Harold
Lcns, Paul Strickln and Charles Hoff-
man. The Washington coaches VII" de-
serve much credit for the fine showing
Of these boys are Caroline Spargo a3I
Ethel ThuTbcr.
The staff Of tho department Of phyS:-
cal education in the publ" schools con-
Quoted the tournament ard IS Sup"rviS-
ing these contests as 4 means OF giving
the opportunity 10 ever? 90! ""' H''
In the public schools above III" fourth
grade to play on an athletic team. Tn"
games arranged for the various grades
and the two sexes are chosen with great
care and are the best games known. IN
accordance with this plan there ar" in
the public schools. exclusive OF IN" rep
resentatIve teams IN major San"S, II"
teams for the averae" boy or girl %
strive for. AS each team Will average
more than ten TO u team il means that
more th2, thousand boys and girls arc
reached. Such scheme Ot EVERY DO?
and girl on a team is mad" possible b.
the Board Of Education which support
the aft"r-school physical training work
from ., 5 O'Clock each day. with sup
plies Of games and teachers TO tcacN
the growing boys and girls who nc"d
much oS-big muscle activity in condi-
tons OF city life.