Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-05
NEWPORT PLAYGROUND
HAS ATHLETIC meet
Much Interest Shown by the
Young and Old Folks OF
the Town.
Special Correspondence E,nry Evening

Special Correspondence EN ery Evening.
Newport, Aug. s--'rho Newport
playground ia becoming very popular
with the children of tho town, ana
also their parents, as there is large
attendance Of grown-upa. az well as
children, at the weekly meets held on
Thursday afternoon.
| On last Thursday there were sports
for tho girls only. and this plan will
be carried out during tho summer,
having sports ono week for the girls
and the next week sports for the boys.
only.
ON Thursday evening. August 81.
which will be the last Thursday for
the meets, under the direction OF r. a.
James, the director. there will be prizes
awarded to those having scored the
most points during the summer. There
will be first, second and third prizes
In tho different classes and events.
Those winning first. second and third
places In tho different events on Thurs
day, we're as follows:
Running broad jump--Senlors,
Gladys Evans. Jean Griswold and Mar
garet Lyman: junIors. Margaret Har-
gan. Rachael Ward and Beatrice
Cunningham: midgets, Helen Gun
ningham, Helen McElwee and Pauline
DOugherty.
Standing bread jump-seniors, Mar
garet Lyman, Douise Burke and Alice
Mitchell. juniors, Margaret Hargan,
Madeline Mitchell and Beatrice Cum
ningham; midgets, Pauline Dough-
> erty. Corrine Barrow and Helen Cum
nlngham.
, Running high jump--s;eniors, Gladys
Evans, Jean Grlswold and Louise
Burke: juniors. Beatrice Cunningham
Margaret Hargan and Madeline Nit
, cheil: midgets. Corrine Barrow. Paul
, Inc Dougherty and Helen Cunningham
; Shuttle relay race--Seniors. won by
r the white team; juniors. won by the
q white team. purples having lost In
a both seniors and juniors.
9 Baseball throw-Seniors. Gladys
o Evans. Alice Mitchell and Louis,
g Burke; juniors. Margaret Hargan
Beatrice Cunningham and Carrie
s Draper; midgets, Helen Cunningham
r. Corrine Barrow and Pauline Dough
- erty.
;. sO-yerd dash--seniors only, Gladly
g Evans, Margaret Lyman and Louis
@ Burke.
~ 60-yard dash--runIors Margsre
" Hargan. beatrice Cunningham ant
II Rachael Ward: midgets, Helen Nc
u Eiwee, Helen Cunningham and Cor
rine Barrow.
Basketball throw for distance--Sen
iors. Alice Mitchell. Louise Burke an
: Gladys Evans; juniors. Rachsel War,
- Beatrice Cunningham and Margart
Hargan: midgets. Helen Cunningham
=, Pauline Dougherty. Helen McEiwee
:, Basketball throw for accuracy
Participants having five chances
:, see how many times they can put IN
$ ball In the basket: 15-foot distsnc
- seniors. Margaret Lyman, Alice Nit
chell ana Mildred Elliott; juniors MAJ
- garet Hargen, Beatrice Cunningham
., and Madeline Mitchell.
- Volleyball games were enjoyed I
60 the men in the evening. and scor'
-, were about tied between the tear
A. of w. V. Moore and. Hyland r. /.
20 nam. The volleybail League gam
In VIII De started next week Ihere 81
six league teams. and all teams W
NJ play during the early part of {
-, week.
.ed Next week there will be hand tent
nd for boys and girls, starting at 3 o'clo
roc in the afternoon. and continuing
week. There will be singles. doub
is and mixed doubles.
,as About $3.50 has been raised to di
is by the committee in charge of I
the $3.50 campaign. which will close on NJ
ner Wednesday. They feel confident II
red will secure the desired amount bef,
ge- the close Of the campaign.
The small children Of the town
m greatly enjoying the busy wOr
ave which is being conducted by the v
la mans Club. in conjunction with
fife playground. This school is conduc
-ith four days per week. and about twel
or twenty-five boys and girls atte
es- daily. They have made muslin boo
In which they paste cut-outs. VIII
ow they will later send to the hospit
leir in Wilmington. They have also ma
red patch work, cardboard picture fran
ing etc.