Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20

Miss Parker's comprehensive pro-
gram, which she has developed within
the past four years in Washington,
has resulted in a tremendous increase
in outdoor activities among the young
girls of the city and the development
of spirit of craftsmanship which has
put all of their competitive games on
a basis of friendly rivalry rather than
antagonism. Beyond any athletic &C.
complishment of the year, the devel-
opment of this sense of craftsmanship
stands out as the greatest achieve
ment of the playground work.
The 1924 season opened on the
school Fairgrounds with a schlag ball
tourney, in which 1888 girls. repre-
senting 60 schools, competed for divi-
sional honors. The winners in the
eight divisions into which the city was
divided were: Bloomingdale division.
Langdon;- Columbia Heights, Park
View; Garfield. Van Ness; Georgetown.
Curtis-Hyde; New York Avenue, Gales
Blake; Plaza, Carbery; Rosedale,
Blow, and Virginia avenue, Lenox.
Alice Brown Net Champion.
An open tennis tournament for the
Fairgrounds singles championship fol-
lowed the schlag ball schedule. This
event was open TO all Junior girls.
Alice Brown Of Garfield playground
won the title. defeating Katherine
Ager, 80, 6-3. in the final match.
A doubles tourney was run off in
conjunction with the singles event.
and was won by Alice Brown and
Frances Iglehart.
During July each playground in the
city staged net tourney. More than
/ 900 girls competed on the 25 play
grounds holding tournaments. These
were followed Immediately by the in
terplaygrounds doubles championship
event, in which the finalists from each
ground tourney were teamed to repre-
sent their ground.
The grounds We're grouped in four
sections. Iowa Avenue. winner Of sec
ton II, defeated Montrose Park. sec
ton 1 champion. in the sen1i-inals,
and Garfield, champion OF section ",
defeated Bloomingdale, section III
titleholder.
In the final, Mildred Vogel and
Clara Alderton Of Iowa Avenue tri-
umphed over Alice Brown. and Teresa
Breen of Garfield, IS, 12-10, 6-3.
Swim Title to Georgetown.
Swimming followed the tennis. Pre-
liminary meets were held in the two
playground pools at Georgetown and
Rosedale. Winners In each OF these
meets were entered in the final contest,
staged at Rosedale. Georgetown won
this, Al to Al. Elizabeth Chamber
lain Of Garfield and Helen Streeks of
Rosedale tied for high point honors.
More than 200 girls competed.
Perhaps the outstanding feature OF
the playground program was the
series of track meets eliminating In
the city-wide track and field day held
on September 10. Approximately $500
girls participated in the preliminary
meets held on the So school and
municipal Fairgrounds.
Three hundred girls, representing
the winners on the 10 municipal
grounds. took part in the second an
nual city meet. Girls were divided
into S5-pound, 100-pound and 115.
pound classes. Iowa Avenue nosed
out Garfield by half q point. amass.
ting total of 241a points to Garfield s
"a. Iris Burroughs of Iowa Avenue
was high point scorer.
A tin can golf tourney was staged
as an innovation between seasons.
Representatives were sent from every
ground to participate.
Basket Ball Holds Sway.
Basket ball has held sway on the
Fairgrounds during the closing months
of the year. The elementary school
leagues have just completed their
schedules to decide the championships
of the eleven divisions. Twelve hun
dred and sixty-two girls competed in
these games. resulting in titles for the
following schools: Langdon. in Bloom.
ingdale division; E.. v. Brown, in Co.
lumbia Heights: Wallach-Towers. in
Garfield; Curtis-Hyde. in Georgetown
Peabody Hilton, in Plaza: Pierce, in
Rosedale; Bryan, in Virginia avenue.
Hockey, has come to the front
during the past II months in local
schools and colleges. Central and
Eastern High Schools have adopted
the sport this Fall. Western has had
a well organized group for the
past decade, with annual interclass
Journeys scheduled.