Evening journal., 1922-06-14
big PROGRAM OF
JULY4SPORTS.
Senior and Junior Track
Meet on Baynard Field
Planned
SWIMMING MATCH;
GOLF TOURNAMENT

Program for the senior and junior
track meets, which will be held a
Baynard Field as part of the Fourth
of July community celebration, ha,
been announced by James T. God.
frey. chairman of the committee in
charge.
Entries for both meets will be re-
ceived from all residents of Della
ware. The age limit for the senior
meet is Is years and up and that for
the juniors is from IA to IS years.
One OF the events planned for the
day that is arousing much interest
Is the golf tournament. This will
be under direction of Harry L. Tat
nall and will be played on the mu-
nicipal links at Porter Reservoir. 1t
is hoped TO arrange matches with
contestants from other courses in
the city that will afford some fine
sport.
Neighborhood associations already
are preparing their own programs
for observing the Fourth in appro-
pirate fashion. Flag raising, games,
group singing and exhibitions of fire
works are planned. In the evening,
however. the activities of the en-
tire city will center at Washington
Heights where there will be a band
concert, community. . sing, patriotic
and fireworks.
In the senior track meet the fol- |
lowing events have been scheduled: |
1OO-yard dash, 22O-yard dash. one
half mile, one mile, two miles, one |
mile relay, open to clubs, schools |
and churches; 16-lb. shot-put, pole |
vault, high jump. broad jump. discus
throw.
The junior track meet, to be par
tiolpated in by boys. will have as
events 1O0-yard dash, a one-quarter-
mile relay, with four entrants for
sach team, and a running broad
lump. For the girls IN the Junior
track meet there have been ar
ranged a 5O-yard dash. one-quar-
.er-mile relay, with four entrants
'or each team. and baseball throw.
For the senior track meet a num-
Der of interesting prizes have been
provided. The first prize for each
went will be a gold bar with blue
.ibbon; second prize, a silver bar
With red ribbon; the third prize, a
,ronze bar with yellow ribbon. Each
'ibbon will be marked Community
Meet, Wilmington, Delaware, July 4,
1922" For the one-mile relay race
here will be a first prize of a loving
,up. A smaller loving cup will be
given to the entrant who scores
he largest number of points in the
meet.
There will be ribbon prizes for
he winners in the junior track meet.
Junior meets on Saturday. July l,
Entries close for both senior and
junior meets on Saturday, July l,
and entry blanks can be obtained !
~ application to Mr.. Godfrey at
Vest Seventh street. There will be a
fee OF 25 cents.
One OF the most interesting ath-
etic events is expected to be the
winning meet which is to be
leld at Brandywine pool. c. Wal /
er Kadel is chairman OF the swim 4
ming committee, and expects to +
ave a formidable array Of contes- Z
ants. In intersectional baseball 7
Alexander R. Abrahams n
preparing a schedule which is ex- a
ected will prove of interest.
Clayton Neighborhood Associa- I
on last night chose commit
.es for the track meet, and chill {
ren's fete II will hold at Clayton
fairgrounds. on the Fourth. The y
-ogram will commence at $40 a.
b. and close at ~. Z
Mrs. T. Donaldson, and Mrs. Irwin
rossan will be in charge OF the n
rls contests; John Grant, and J. I.
-ossland in charge Of boys sports. J
Mrs Carl Seidle, Mrs. L. s. Haz-
{, and Miss Margaret Elliott, will
range the children's parade; and L
iss Mary Mcclure. Mrs. J. Hall,
ID Mrs. L. z. Walsh the children's T
mes.
L. 2. Walsh and ]. NJ. Brogan will j
in charge of the athletic and
-imming meet. f
John ]. Murray win
axe the speech at the flag raising q
d present the prizes to the win
rs OF the contests. Prizes will be
zen also to the child wearing the 2
ost original costume. and to the
I'D wearing the prettiest. A
The Association voted TO hold a
rnival on July 1s, in connection X
tn the band concert to be given in