The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-05-16
SCHOOLS HAVE
FIELD SPORTS
Pleasantville Pupils Meets Glou-
cester In Track ~Events-Gram-
mar Grade Exercises
START WITH Big PARADE

Friday vas a big day for the local
students Of both the grammar and
high schools, it Being the annual field
and track day. The grammar grades
met at the corner Of Main street and
Washington avenue early in the day
and formed a parade TO the old ball
park, where the several events were
held.
Gloucester High School students
were the opponents of Pleasantville
High students in a number of track
events in which the local students
came out victorious.
Pleasantyille High School captured
seven first places, while Captain Nc
Knight, of Gloucester High School,
was the only Splinter of the invaders
who was able 10 garner a first place.
He won the 440-yard dash in 61s5 sec
onds.
Captain Willis Clark, of Pleasant
vile High School, was the highest in
diYidual scorer OF the meet, with Il
points to his credit.
Somers Steelman was second high
est individual scorer with II points,
which he registered in three events,
of which he annexed two first places.
P"leasantyille High School easily
won the one-mile relay event. Tom
Scarborough, Charley Albrecht, Somers
Steelman and Charley Hartman run
ming on the winning team. The Ma
room and White s%printers comered the
distance in 4 minutes and % seconds.
Other track events were as follows:
100-yard dash-First, Steelman, P.
H. s.; second, Mcknight, G.. H. s;
third, Scarborough, P. H. S. Time,
1913 seconds.
220-yard dash-First, Steelman, P.
H. S: second. Clark, P. H. s.; third,
Demarest. G. H. S. Time. % seconds.
Running Broad Jump-First, Clark,
P. H. s.; second, Summers, P. H. S;
third, Steelman, P. H. S. Distance,
II feet I inches.
Shot Put-First, Painter, P. H. s.;
second, Brooks. G. H. s.; third, Al
brecht. P. H. S. Distance, "a feet, 3
inches.
440-yard Dash-First. Mcknight, G.
H. S.; second, Scarborough, P. H. s.;
third, Albrecht, P. H. S. Time, 61a6
seconds.
: SSO-yard Run-First, Clark, P. H, s.;
second. DsmareztG H. 8. Time
2.30z5 minutes.
Running High Jump-First, Burrellp
P. H. S; second, Demarest, G. H. s.;
third, Summers, P. H. S. Height,
feet, 10 inches.
Total Points-P. H. s., so; Glouces-
! ter H. s.. IS. Capt. Clark with Il
points and Mgr. Steelman with ,12A
points were highest scores for P. H.
6. Mcknight with s and Demarest
with Z points were highest scorers for
Gloucester H. S.
In the only contest of the morning,
| School No. l, located at Woodland ay-
enue, defeated School No. 2, the Park
avenue building, by a score OF 7S-14
in the dances and drills.
The scores for this contest were:
Ribbon dance. School Mol, so; School
No. .. 81. Mimetic drill, School No.
/. Is; School No. 2. so. Flag drill
School No. l. II; School No. 2, 60
MAY pole dance, School No. l, 81;
School No. ,, 50. Mass drill, School
No. !. S.: School No. ?. II.
The judges were Miss Dorothy
Ouicksell. Miss Ellen Mahoney, Miss
Irma stiles and Miss Mildred Hagan
Of Atlantic City.
4 Health Crusade program was CIV
en- as follows:
Introduction by a doctor, health
drill our Health Crusade, II girls;
recitation. Health Crusade Chores
Helen stuck: song, A Yankee Doodle
Diet. four boys; song, Foods, six girls;
recitation, on The Road to Better
Health. virginia Newman; song, Oh
Ch-Chew. first grade; recitation, Cru
| saders' Band of Health, Violet Glenn;
song. Mary Had a Little Cold, 10 chill
dren: recitation, A Health Round, II
bows and girls; song, Carry Me BacR
TO Happy Dreamland, by all.