The Washington times., 1929-07-17
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LADS ALSO
IN MEETS

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They don't compete for any
valued prizes, but these play
ground lads treasure those
. patriotic red, white, and blue
stripes that identify them as
place-winners in the nine con-
ference field and track meets
that start next week.
Enthusiasm and spirit never
burn brighter than in the golden
days of youth and nothing in life
ii ever more refreshing or com.
pensating. Riches and glory may
follow in the matured years but
interest and enthusiasm are deepest
: before one is faced with life's la.
hors.
So It is with these playground
lads who are working up by de-
Rfees 10 thei. citywide champion.
ship meet on August 21. They
train nard and long for the dual
meets and the conference meets
which precede the major celebration
On August 81.
reaches q fever point, Is the
spark that flames the hearts
and wills Of the boys, together
b m with the feFvent craze to wear
sOne Of those red. white and blue
stripes. They sport these em
/ sbIems as q mark of distinction
I'm the citywide meet and desiSs
nate them aS~respected cOmpet1
tors.
The dual and triangular meets
which have been holding the lads
attentions for some time, will come
to a close this week. The first of the
conference events opens Tuesday.
There are six conference meets
for the white youngsters and three
for the colored boys. The dates OF
the white conference meets are
Eastern at Rosedale Fairgrounds,
; July %; Mid-city at Plaza play
! grounds, July "a: Southeast at Vir-
ginia Avenue Fairgrounds, July 25;
Northern at Iowa Avenue. July 20;
Western at Georgetown University
field. August 2, and Northwestern
at Cooke backgrounds, August 1G.
Dates for the colored meets are
western at Howard field. July ~;
Eastern at Logan Fairgrounds, July
so, and Southern at Cardoza play
grounds. July 81.
When the playground off
cials instituted the conference
meets last year. 1t was their
idea to promote these events as
4 means Of assisting the play.
ground coaches to obtain a line
on the material and develop the
candidates. Now, the games
have the added aspect Of sec.
tiOnaI rivalries as great as the
Efeuds in the championship finals.
esThe appeal of playground sports is
shown in the record number of $500
athletes expected to compete in the
finals on August 81, exceeding by
SOC last. Years number. The entry
list is all the more remarkable be-
cause Of the fact that boy is per.
.Ynftted to compete in only one event
besides the relay.
A new ruling this year will give all
teams an equal chance. 1t has been
ordered that a boy must represent
the playground nearest his nome.
Heretofore. coaches took athletes
from one section of the city to dis |
+ance playground and thus collected
= star team. No high school athlete,
having earned letter for a major
anort. can enter the city-wide cham
nionship games. However, high |
srhooI athlete and nonletter winner
is eligible.
The Cooke playground team.
coached by Jim BirthriglIt,
/. former Central High and Anleri-
I can University ace, was victOrl-
! ous in a triangular meet with
Bancroft and johnson yester'
day.
Fillmore. wefghtman and Cor
..o,.an clash today in a triangular |
saaet ON Corcoran grounds at 2
O'clock. Results of the Cooke, Ban
croft and johnson meet follow:
DAsHEs
aound class, SO yards-McHugh
skrSsancroft1; II. Ritzenbsrg (Cooke); A..
sSspound sTsnosd class, go yards-Fitzgerald
ooke); chirieleison (Jchnson); c.
Na ioo-pound class, 50 yards-Brown
Iookel: Gallagher t5arcrof9; Nun
Ill (BancroTt) r.,
i15-pound class, 10 yards-Tabler
ysancroft): second, tie between Cannon
Gnolxel and Whafen (CoolSe).
gYnIimited class-Semerjian tCooke);
rabier fBancroft); Gold~yn fcooke).
RUNNING HIGH JUMP
az pound class-Blaine tJohnson);
giiiamson (cooke1; FITZGERALD (Cooke).
1o0-pound class-Admire (Johnson);
acond place tie bgetWeen Watson,
etein. Brown (all Cooke), and Tabler,
Jsyers (Bancroft).
pound class-Admire (Johnson);
r.randaIl (JohDson); Trien tJohnson).
! IJnIimfted class-Semerjian (Cooke)
.rd Admire (Johnson) tied for first;
pTrfen (Johnson), third.
RUNNING BROAD JUMP
7o.nound ciass--McHugh (Bsncroftj; L
Il Ritzenberg tcooke); ]. Regis (Ban-
rrSs-nound ciass-Thorn tCooke); Fitz-
garald (Cooke); Lynn (Johnson).
I0O-pound class-Tabler (Bancroft)i
ADMIRE (Johnson); Crandall iJohnson).
gf5-pound class-Semerlian (Cooke);
admire (Iohnson); Tabor (Baneroftl
Iynlimited class-Semer1ian tCooke);
aabIer (Bancroft): Goldwyn (Cooke).
HALF-MILE RUN
yInlimited cIass-Askln (COOke); Tab
lar (BancroftI; Riley tBapcrofO.
RELAYS
~. .uound cIass-Cooke "a. Ritzenberg,
Kagshal, Askin. N. Ritzsnberg); Ban
Ss.pound class-Bancroft ". HcHugh.