The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-05-17


| things pretty much their own way
Friday as the annual grammer
school field day was held at the
Floral avenue baseball park be-
fore large audience of relatives
and friends of the $500 scholars
in the city school system.
Besides the competitive drill
feature of the morning exhibition
work, the No. 1 students won the
annual interschool track and
field meet. For winning the COM
petitive drill, the students gain
| possession of a large silver low.
ing cup. They, receive a trophy
for winning the afternoon track
and field event.
Decatur avenue, with II points,
was runner-up during the after
Moons athletic events. Woodland
avenue scored 102 points, main
tanning a lead throughout the
afternoon.
Park avenue school was runner
up as the competitive drill was
held. Each student who won a
first, second or third place dur
ing the afternoon received a
medal for first places, and rib
bons for the next. two.
The Field day this year was
the result of a month of more OF
hard work in the part of the princi-
pals and teachers, and Mrs. Mildred
Holzer and Paul Shaffer, directors
of Physical training in the city
school, system, VINO had charge
during the day.
Results of the lnterschooI track
and field meet.
Winner: Woodland avenue
school with 102 points; second,
Decatur avenue school, II points
third, Park avenue school, SIS
points; fourth, Leeds avenue
school. % points.
Points scored by girls: Wood
land avenue school, 46 points;
Decatur avenue school. 40 points
Park avenue school. 80 points
Leeds avenue school, 10 points.
Points scored by boys: Wood
land avenue school, Sc points;
Decatur avenue school, 81 points;
Park avenue school, % points;
Leeds avenue school, points.
Boys Events
Fourth grade-50 yard dash
First, A. Thompson, No. 1. school;
second, c. Hammond, No school;
third, M. Boggs, No 1 school.
| Baseball throw = First U.
Jackson. School No. 2, distance
FOG feeti second. w. Hand. No. !
school, distance, IT'S feet, 6 inches
third, Essington, School No. A,
distance, 157 feet, five inches.
Shuttle relay-each runner fifty
yards: First, No. school, H.
Huegel, C. Hammond, Clark, H
Reinhart, time, one minute, 371a
seconds. Second, school No. l.
Fifth erade-6O yard dash
First, C. Click, School No. 1; sec
ond, E. Hensen, School No, Q;
third, H. Fletcher. School No. @
Basketball far throw 1.-TWO hands
over head) First, G. Boggs, School
No. 4, distance, 46 feet. inches;
second F. Schneirle, No. 4 School;
third, M. Robinson, No. / School.
Relay First, School No. 4. G.
Boggs, H. Peterson, F. Schneirle,
A. Boney, second. School No. 3;
third, No School.
Sixth Grade--60 yard dash
First, F. Schmidt, School No. 4;
second F. Reep, School No. /;
third, J. Hersey, School No. 2.
Standing Broad jump-First, L.
Elbertson, School No A; distance,
6 feet, liz inches; second, E.
Seiverd, School No. 1; third, D.
Kisby, School No. 4.
Relay race-First, School No. 4,
F. Schmidt, L. Elbertson. L. Me.
Fadden, d. Kisby; second. School
No. 1; third, School No. 2.
Seventh grade-75 yard dash =
First, H. Kravitz, School No. 4;
/ second, ]. Miles, School No. /;
third, r. Ortlieb, School No. 8.
Running board jump-First, A
Mobley, School No. l. 16 feet, 7h
inches; second, C. Tozer, School
No. s.. third, ]. Dooney, School
No. 4.
Relay-First, School No. 8, R
/ Ortlieb, c. Tozer, r. Stahl. p
Peterson; second, School No. 2;
third, School No. 4.
Eighth grade--75 yard dash
First, II. Seals, School No. L; sec
ond, e. Austin, School No /; third,
iC. Curlee, School No. 2.
Running High jump-First, Owen
Williams. School No. /, five feet;