New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25
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SCHOOL field DAY
PLANS COMPLETED
Dances, Games and Sports on
Tuesday Afternoon Program
1RUMDULL NINE VICTOR

Hits Hard to Defeat Business Men
Preliminary In Public Speaking
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day-Pagcant Touight-Briefs.
An innovation in the recreational
and exhibition program OF the school
department will be made Tuesday
afternoon. when pupils Of the pri-
mary grades will hold a field day at
the athletic field between the High
gram, which was announced today
by the committee in charge, will con-
sist of games and dances by the low
er grade classes and sports in which
the upper grades will contest. The
committee is making an effort to
have large attendance Of the par
ents and friends of the pupils, and it
has endeavorcd to make the program
worthy of this.
The field day will begin at 1890
o'clock and continue until about 3
o'clock. 1t will open with Maypole
dance by the kindergarten pupils.
Then will follow dances and gamet,
by Grades !, .. 8. and I. Each grade
will be gathered in a separate corner
of the field under the supervision of
teacher. The four programs will be
offered simultaneously.
The pupils Of Grades 5, 6, and I
will compete in six athletic events,
prizes being offered to those finish
ing first, second. and third in each
event. The various contests will be
as follows: Basketball throw for dis
lance (girls). baseball throw for
accuracy lboys). potato race (sirls)
standing broad jump (boys), 5o-yard
dash 1girls), and 75-yRrd dash
(boys). The program will be con-
cluded by a baseball game between
the boys Of the Linden street and
Broad street schools.
The field will be marked off and
| the grades assigned to fixed places.
so that parents may know where to
find their children and may see the
events in which they are most in
terosted. Refreshments will be served
on the grounds.
The committee conducting the field
day consists Of Principal Harry c.
Brown Of the Linden street school,
chairman; Miss Catherine Torrant,
Miss Helen Somers, and Miss Fay
Tibbetts.
In the event Of rain Tuesday, the
field day will be postponed one week
and held on May 81.
Tc1ncos Slug Ont Victory
w. j.. Pet
| Peck Spring ..... | Loco
Trumbull Electric o 1.o0t
| Businessmen ..... 0 .00(
Standard Steel ... 0 .00(
The Trumbull Electric batter.
i smashed out Is hits for 81 bases
while Powers was holding the Bus
| inessmen to two bingles and the
| Temco team won its first game III
the Industrial league by 90 score
at the High school field last night
Powers was found for two hits in
| the third frame. but outside of that
the merchants were held completely
I in check. George Cunningham has
hit hard, Babach. Derazio and
Ewald leading the Temco attack.
Ewald got head start in the
quest OF the home run trophy when
he clouted a four-ply swat in the
F.l. l,t. IA t,,., IN
and two singles and Derazio got a
! pair of singles
( The Tcmcos got off to a threc-rnn
! lead in the second inning on Derby's
double. rapidly followed by singles
by Babich and Derazia. and Ewald's
sacrifice hit. Cassidy started an
other thrce-run rally in the third
| when he drew a pass, stole second,
and scored on Foran's hit. Foran
was out at second and Miller was
retired. but Derby his safely, Babich
| made his three Dagger and Derazio
hit for one base.
The Businessmen did their scor-
ing in the same frame. With two
out. Levine batted safely and
CHAMPION walked. Bill Cunningham
then hit the longest smash Of the
contest a screaming wallop far over
the outfeld. Both runners scored
and Bill pulled up at third, losing
what would have been an easy
homer for a faster runner. Hits
by Powers, Arnold, and Miller gave
the Temcos another run in the
fourth. while their last pair came
in the fifth on a single by Babich
and Ewald's laundering home run,
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