Evening star., 1933-08-20
BIG event in the lives Of more
than 1000 playground boys will

A BIG event in the lives OF more
~ than 1000 playground boys will
~ be at hand Tuesday morning
when the Department of Play
grounds conducts its annual city cham
pionship field and track meet in the
Central Stadium
The youngsters have been putting in
some hard licks since early in July pre-
parnig for the meet. The final con-
ference games were held last week and
t11e coaches Of SO teams announced
their boys were ready for the grand
test. A meeting Of the coaches was
held in the board room of the District
Building yesterday when final plans for
the meet were made.
Preceding the meet the boys will pa
rade around the track and then march
in front OF the stands in which many
parents. who have been invited to at
tend, will review them. Through the
courtesy of Col Claude D. Jones, super
intendent of the National Training
School for Boys, the school band will
play during the meet.
Probably the feature event is the
half-mile Playground officials have set
1890 o'clock for the starting time of
this race Last year 40 boys started
and, judging from the turnout in con-
ference meets, this mark at least will
be equaled.
Rosedale Playground has won the
met for three consecutive years, never
by a wider margin than points. but
its task appears greater than ever
this Summer There has been marked
Improvement in the performances Of all
of the youngsters in the various neigh
borhoodS.
There will be 27 events, including
dashes, broad jumps. high Jumps, relays
and the half mile. The games will
start at 10 o'clock and probably will
run till in the afternoon.
Results of girls track meets held dur
ing the week follow:
Garfield. Playground.
7O-POUND CLASS: 4O-yard dash-Won
BY Carry Dean seeopS POTATO rssswon by
Marjorie Beauch.mp; second. Tress a.! Lusky;
third M Green 'eecns fSo sorma
third. orba Grey. Jump the brook-won
by Garry Dean; second. Helen Tnompsoh'
'niss ss:PoHSD SIGS Class: 5o-y.rd dashm,-won
by Margaret Alley; second. Gay williams;
third Betty o,Brien. Throw d for distshlsedw Gledys
Won By ;nIS sstty sfen Asy Rsh
Won Won by Margaret Alley; second. Reta Davis; Davis;
third. Mary Jones. Bean bag taTget-W.oon
BY Lorraine Fisher. Margaret Alley, betty
OBrien. Gladys Dom: second. Skippy Ber-
berich. Lillian wheatley, Jean dorman'
IoO-POTND CLASS: 6o-yard dash-won
by Virsinia Pritchard: second. Brenda
Kenny. Throw for distance-Won by vlT-
Rita Davis. High tump-Won by vlrgnita "a
Pritehard; second. Ida Madeoy; third; Rita IL
Judy Cannon. Louise ogrian. Pilly White; ntt:
second, Alice Jameson, IDA Madeoy. Hita
iis-FOUND CLASS: eo.yard dash-won
BY Anita Shaddoek; second. Mary Grooves;
third Helen Fowler, Throw for accuraSy,-
Won By Anita Shaddock; second. Helen S,
Fowler; third, Catherine johnson. Quot
throw-Won By Helen Fowler: second. MAY
Grooves; third. Mary Zolo Throw Tor as
tance-won BY Mary Grooves; second, Anita
Shaddock third. Helen Fowler.
Happy Hollow Playground.
7O-POUND CLASS: 4O-yard dash-Won
by Lor Aine Lucas; second. Nancy McMichael.
Potato race-Won by Nancy McMchael; sec
ond, Virginia McMichaei. Throw for dis
tance-Won BY Lorraine Lucas: second. Sally
Farrow Jump the brook--Won by Mildred
S6-P0UNQ CLASS: 60:yaEd 6esh~N9n
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