Evening journal., 1922-08-26
ENJOY SPORTS
ATPLAYGROUND
Clayton and Newport Play
ground Girls Divide Vol
ley Ball Games
TO PLAY TENNIS
FINALS ON MONDAY

| NEWPORT, Aug. 26-The New
port Playground Girls volIey ball
team played a team OF girls from the
Clayton Playground OF wilmington
on Wednesday afternoon. The VII
mington girls were on a hike. and
made a visit TO the Newport Play
ground, and Immediately inquired II
they had a volley ball team, and the
game was staged. A feature was the
splendid team play and serving Of
Margaret Hargan OF the Newport
team. The two teams play by diff
ferent rulings. and therefore two
games were played, one by the rul-
ings OF each team, with tho result
that in the first game Newport de-
feated Clayton. 21 TO 1, and in the
second game. Clayton defeated New
port 21 to /.
AT the weekly sports meet held on
Thursday for boys only. the follow
ing events were put on, and those
winning FIRST. second and third
places in the different classes were:
Running Broad Jump-Seniors.
Arthur Blansfleld. Harry Poole and
James Mlnker Intermediates, Harold
Ralph. Elmer Miller and James Har-
ris; Juniors, Kenneth Bradley. Lee
Ingram and Ralph Walker; Midgets,
James Webb. Merritt Burke and
Junior Edwards.
Standing Broad Jump-Seniors
Charles Garrett, Harry Poole and
James Minker: Intermediates, Har-
old Ralph, Elmer Miller and Glenn
Barrow; Juniors, Kenneth Bradley.
Lee Ingram and James Faulkner:
Midgets. James Webb, Junior Ed
wards and Ridgely Short.
Running High Jump Seniors, Ralph
Draper. Charles Garrett and Arthur
Blansfield; intermediates, Harold
Ralph, James Harris and Elmer
Miller; Juniors. Kenneth Bradley,
James Faikner and Ralph Walker;
Midgets. Earle Chambers. Junior
Edwards and Melvin Murphy.
Baseball Throw classes only;
Seniors. Ralph Draper. Arthur
Blansfield and James Minker; In
termediates. James Harris. Elmer
Miller and Harold Ralph.
so Yard Dash-Seniors and In
termediates only; Seniors. Arthur
Blansfeld. James Minker and Ralph
Draper: Intermediates, Elmer Mil
Ter. Harold Ralph and Glenn Bar
row. sf
60 Yard Dash-Juniors and Mid
gets only; Juniors. Kenneth Brad
ley. Lee Ingram and Holmes Bar
row; Midgets James webb, Junior
Edwards and Merritt Burke.
Hop, Step and Jump-Seniors
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Garrett and Harry Poole.
Basketball throw for distance
Seniors, Ralph Draper. Clyde Boyd
Harry Poole; intermediates. Elme.
Miller, James Harris and Harold
Ralph; juniors. Lee Ingram. Oswald
Heverin and James Faulkner
midgets. Merritt Burke. Junior Ed
wards and Earle Chambers.
The semi-hnals in the tennis
were played with the
results:
Glrls-First place, Margaret Ly /
nam; second, Alice Mitchell; third
Louise Burke.
Boys-First place. Ralph Draper:
second, Marlin Benson; third,
Garrett.
The finals will be played of on
Monday. The champions will re-
ceive three points TO their credit,
the second best will receive two
pvints, and third best, one. point.
these credits to be considered in
he final awards for the season.
Next week there will be match
games in dodge ball, between mix
I'd teams.
Next Thursday there will be
sports for girls and boys, as that
will DE the last week for the di-
rector at the playground, and on
evening there will be
Meeting in the w. c. T. U. build
ng at which time children having
he highest number OF points to
heir credit will receive bronze
Medals which will be. presented by
he Woman's Club OF Newport. For
he girls there viii be three medals