Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-28
GEORGETOWN GIRLS
WIN TRACK HONORS
20 Points Prove Enough to
Carry Off Playground
Championship.

- GEORGETOWN Playground girl
athletes, who last year placed
second in the city champion
ship track meet, today know
how it feels to be on top of the heap.
The West End lassies yesterday won the
yearly meet, scoring 20 points against
10 for the runner-up Tenley team.
RoSedale. which captured the meet last
year and in 1929. yesterday gained only
points to finish fifteenth in tie with
Chevy Chase and Corcoran.
Tenley never before figured seriously
in the meet. Jefferson was third with
10 points. followed by Langdon and Pea
body, each with 9; Virginia Avenue. 8;
Hoover. Z; New York Avenue and Ham
ilton. each s; Benning, Kenilworth, Ia
koma Park, Hayes and Cooke. each 5;
Rosedale. Chevy Chase and Corcoran,
each 4; Ketcham. Mitchell Park, Bur
roughs and Montrose, each 3, Key,
Twin Oaks, Park View. Garfield. Ban
croft Gallinger and Phillips, each l.
A field of 1000, representing 81 play
grounds, competed, a record for the
meet. In the 7o-Dound class alone there
were more than 600 entrants.
Anna Liegus. Georgetown, was the
lone competitor to win more than one
event. She was first in the QUOT throw
and 6o-yard dash in the ll5-pound
class.
Sarah Curtain. Benning chalked up
the only new record. In the basket ball
throw for distance she tossed the leather
70 feet 3 inches. beating the toss made
by Mildred Hook of Rosedale, last year,
by 2 inches.
The meet marked the close Of the
playground Summer track schedule, in
which between $4,000 and 10000 boys
and girls have competed in preliminary
and championship meets. About 5000
have competed in the championship af-
fairs
Summaries:
7O-PoUND CLASS.
4o,ysTd dasWo9 b. Alice T tons,
tKetcham); third, Patsy Simmons ban
Throw for distance-won by Joyce Rey-.
nolds (KenilVorth}; second. Sally Jennings
peabody; third, Virginia Maxwell (Rose-
Potato race-,wen by Dora .Mareslllp,o
third, Antoinette Pilla Park View;
5gp y6 5 sed By Ts r9Es
Bowen Hamilton; third Virginia Pritchard
Garfield.
85-POTND CLASS.
5o-yard dash-won by Margaret wal
lMitcheIl); third. Dorothy Harper tGai-
Rannins high iump-won by zellah BIa-
den virginia Avenuel; second. Catherine
Collins tCeorgetown); third, Margaret Mills
Throw for distauce-won by Alice Best
tfenleyl; second Margaret Mills tCorcoran);
Bsan bag tsrget-Won by Cooke marie
Peyerini. Myrtle Peterson. Dorothy Beach,
Fstty sowoer seeqn n.o5 haRgn
crime Awkward. Famine Cote; third; Genre
Mckinley, Lillian TorTeyson).
1OO-PoUND CLASS.
). Throg for dlstanee--won hy Sarah Cur
tHs2Soysrl; third third M 4Ieiya Miller IHoove5l -.
ysGd Hs 81 SsHs RsAs eB
leyl; third, ,Relia Levy New York Avenue
Knipht Rsn scond ANA py S Kynns
tyirginia Avenue; third, Mary burst Irwin
Shuttle relay-won by Jefferson Camille
Rabbit. Lena Cline, Lois Payne. TIllie D!egel-
mani; second, Chevy Chase Dorothy White.
beth stieal third Pssbody Mae Peile
Davis. Evelyn Biddle, Naomi Sawyer, Jane
Myers.
1I5-PoUND CLASS.
Throw for accuracy-Won by Catherine
Hsush 'Lsngdonl: second. Gathering Schri-
yer tHooYerj; third Marion Phelps Lang
oaoit throw-Won BY Anna Iiezus George
townl; second. Carol Hardy tBurr0ughsJ
third. Edith Clements (Georgetownb
60-yard cash-Won by Anne IieRus
tCfeorFetoWnb- second. Angelina De P!rtro
tRasedalel; third. Marie Nettle Phillips
Fiag race-Won by Virginia Moore pea
body}. second Camille Jacobs fMontrose);
third, Ann Trayior Chevy chasel.
UNLIMITED CLASS.
so7ysrd dssh-Won by Ruins King tRose-
oalet; second, Marion Ruehl lRosedalel;
third. Roma FRlcone Chevy Chase)
Throw for distanee-Won by Margaret
poucabush fRose5sle} second. Piaueit
iowa Avenue; third, Carroll Happy