Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-01
ATHLETIC MEET ON
NEWPORT PLAYGROUND
Prlxee Awarded to the Success
ful Contestants In Yester-
days Events.

Ml Contestants In Yester-
days Events.
Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Newport. Sept. 1.-The weekly
aporta meet was held at Newport
Playground yesterday. with events
for both girls and boys. and this was
the last week for tho playground d.
rector, T. A. James. who has been in
charge OF tho playground for the sum-
mer months
The different events were staged,
with results AZ follows In the girls
races:
So-yard dash-Seniors. Margaret
Lyman. Gladys Evans. Alice Mitchell.
6o-yard distributors, Margaret
Hargan. Beatrice Cunningham and
Viola Becker: midgets. Helen McEl-
wee. Helen Cunningham and Dorothy
White.
Baseball throw-Scniora, Gladys
Evans. Louise Burke and Alice Mitch
oil: juniors. Beatrice Cunningham
Carrie Draper and Margaret Hargan.
Basketball throw for accuracy. (five
chances for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Frances Frederick. Margaret Lyman
and Emily Elliott: juniors, GeorRiana
Parks. Raye Ward and Madeline
Mitchell.
Running broad Jump-Seniors, Alice
Mitchell. Gladys Evans and Margaret
Lyman: juniors, Margaret Hargan.
Beatrice Cunningham and Madeline
MITCHELL; Intermediates. Helen Cum
Il T.. nur
Dougherty.
Standing broad jump--Seniors, Alice
Mitchell. Jeanette Doushcrty and
Louise Burke: juniors. Margaret Har-
gan. Madeline Mitchell and Beatrice
Cunningham: midgc,s, Helen Neil
wee. Helen Cunningham and Pauline
! Dougherty.
Running high tump-ScnIors. Gladys
Evans Margaret LYMAN and Alice
MITCHELL; juniors. Margare, Hargan,
Beatrice Cunningham and Nellie
Seeds: midgets. Corrine Barrow
Dorothy White and Helen McElwee
Basketball throw for distance
Seniors. Alice Mitchell. Gladys Evans
and Louise Burke: juniors. Raye
Ward. Margaret Hargan and Beatrice
Cunningham: midgets. Helen Cunnins
ham. Helm McElwec and Dorothy
White.
shuttle relay race-Senior Class, be-
tween Purple and White teams. the
White team carrying OF tho honors.
In the boys events. the followin,
were winners:
Hop. Step and Jump Seniors only
LIST. Harry Poole: I'd, Leroy Minker
Sd Charles Garrett.
Standing broad jump-Seniors, lie
roy Minkcr. Charles Garrett and Harr,
Poole: Intermediates. Harold Ralph
Charles Groome and Elmer Miller
juniors, Kenneth Bradley, Jane
Faulkner and Lee Ingram: midgets
William Lyman. James Webb an
Junior Edwards.
Running broad 1ump-Seniors. Ar
thur Blansheld. Leroy Af!nker an,
Ralph Draper: intermediates. Harol
RAiph. Elmer Miller and John Parks
juniors. Kenneth Bradley. Jane
Faulkner and Ralph walker; mii9ets
wirltam Lyman, Earle Chambers an,
James Webb.
Rnnn!nx h.eh 1rmp-sentors. RAlpl
Draper. Leroy M!nker and Harr,
Poole: Intermediates. ChArles Groom,
Harold Ralph and John Parks: Junior:
4 Kenneth Bradley, Janice Faulkner an
Frank Pordham: mldgets. Earl
Chambers. William Lyman and Melvi
Murphy.
Baseball thrcw-Seniors. Ralp
Draper. Leroy Minker and Arthu
B,ansne.d: Intermediates. James HaI
ris. Elmer Miller and Harold Ralph.
S0-yard dash-Seniors. Senior
Francis Smith. Leroy Minker and Al
thur Blansie,d: Intermediates. Elms
, Miller. Harold Ralph and Glenn Bal
row.
eo-yard distributors, Kenne,
E Bradley. William Stuart and Holm.
/ Barrow: m!dgets. James Webb, Ho
ace Lang and William lyman.
4 Basketball throw-Seniors. Rail-
!. Draper. Harry Poole and Charles Ga
4 rett: Intermediates. Charles Groom
John Parks and Harold Ralph; juniox
e Oswald Heverin. Kenneth Bradley az
= William Stuart: midgets, Merrl
= Burke. James Webb and Junior f,
n wards.
: There were four shuttle relay race
. the White teams winning in both Il
= senior and intermediate Classes al
the purple team winning In the juni
. and midget classes.
In the evening there was the pr
/ sanitation. OF the bronze medals. und
the auspices OF the Woman's Club,
l. the children having the highest nun
Z Der OF points 10 their credit for Il
season. The medals were present,
u by T. A. James. playground directc
TO the following children:
Girls-Seniors, 1st, Gladys Evans.
points; I'd. Margaret Lyman, Go point
81. Alice Mitchell. &c points: Junior
LIST. Margaret Hargan, SO points: 2
= Beatrice Cunningham. ca points; !
Faye Ward. JIG points.
Boys-Seniors. Ist. Arthur R.an
field. 81 points: I'd. Ralph Draper.
\, points: %. Charles Garrett. ~ poin'
Harry Poole received honorable me
n ton in the senior class, having
points 20 his credit. Intermediat,
lot, Harold Ralph. 81 points; I'd, Elm
Miller. AZ points; Sd. John Parks.
points; juniors. lst. Kenneth Bradle
80 points; %. Ralph Walker, "A pom,
p Sd. Lee Ingram, 81 points.
J. Following the presentation OF I
medals. there WAS a community wate
melon party held in the W. {. r.