Evening journal., 1922-08-05

GIRLS COMPETE
AT NEWPORT
Large Number of Sontest-
ants at New Fairgrounds
Thursday
VOLLEY BALL
TO BE PLAYED
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sEWPORT, Aug. 5-The Newport
Playground is becoming popular with
the children of the town. also their
parents. as there is a large attend
an-e of grown-ups. as well as chill
dren. at the weekly meets Thursday
afternoon.
on last Thursday there were sports
for the girls only. and this plan will
be carried out during the summer,
having sports one week for the girls.
and the next week. sports for the
bows only.
on Thursday evening, August 81,
the last Thursday for the meets, I'M
der the direction OF 7. A. James, the
director. there will be prizes award
ed TO those having scored the most
points during the summer. There
win be first. second and third prizes
in the different classes and events.
Those winning first. second and
thigd places in the different events
on Thursday were as follows:
Running Broad Jump-Seniors:
Gladys Evans. Jean Griswold and
Margaret Lyman. Juniors: Mar
garet Hargan. Rachael Ward and
Beetrice Cunningham. Midgets:
Helen Cunningham. Helen McElwee
and Pauline Dougherty.
Standing Broad Jump-Seniors:
Mregaret Lyman, Louise Burke and
Alice Mitchell. Juniors: Margaret
H-rgan. Madeline Mitchell and
Beatrice Cunningham. Midgets:
Pauline Dougherty, Corrlne Barrow
and Helen Cunningham.
Running High Jump - Seniors:
Gladys Evans. Jean Griswold and
Louise Burke. Juniors: Beatrice
Cunningham, Margaret Hargan and
Madeline Mitchell. -Midgets: Cor
rIne Barrow. Pauline Dougherty and
Helen Cunningham.
Shuttle Relay Race-Seniors:
Won by the White Team; Jsniors:
Won by the White Team.
Baseball Throw-Seniors: Gladys
Evans. Alice Mitchell and Louise
Furke, Juniors: Margaret Hargan.
Beatrice Cunningham and Carrie
Draper: Midgets: Helen Cunning
h I'M. Corrine Barrow and Pauline
Dougherty
so Yard Dash-Seniors: Gladys
Evans. Margaret Lyman and Louise
Burke.
60 Yard Dash-Juniors: Marga-
ret Hargan, Beatrice Cunningham
aud Rachael Ward; Midgets: Helen !
NcElwee. Helen Cunningham and
Corrine Barrow.
Basketball Throw for Distance /
Seniors: Alice Mitchell. Louise /
Burke, and Gladys Evans; Juniors: /
Rachael Ward, Beatrice Cunning
ham and Margaret Hargan: Midgets: I
Helen Cunningham. Pauline Dough- /
erty. Helen McElwee.
Basketball Throw for Accuracy |
Margaret Lyman. Alice /
and Mildred Elliott; Ju- /
niors: Margaret Hargan. Beatrice [
and Madeline Mitchell.
Volley ball games were enjoyed
by the men in the evening. and
scores were about tied between the
teams Of W. V. Moore and Hyland
3. Lyman.
The volley ball league games will
be started next week. There are six
league teams. and all teams will
Dlay during the early part OF the
week.
Next week there will be hand ten
IFS for boys and girls, starting at
three o'clock in the afternoon. and
continuing all week. There will be
singles. doubles and mixed doubles.
About $3.50 has been raised to date
Is the committee in charge of the
$3.50 campaign. which will close on
oext Wednesday. They feel conf ,
dent they will secure the desired
amount before the close OF the cam
paign. !,
The small children OF the town
ire enjoying the busy work" which
Is being conducted by the Woman's ]
Club, in conjunction with the play
ground. This school is conducted |
four days a week and about twenty
% twenty-five boys and girls attend
daily. They have made muslin
books in which they paste cut-outs.
which they will later send to the
hospitals in Wilmington. They have
flso made patch work, cardboard
picture frames. etc.