The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-09-01

town closed very successful sea
son on Friday, and all indications
are that this civic undertaking is
very worthwhile from every stand
point, and it is felt that from the
enthusiasm engendered this year,
next summers activities along this
line will be welcomed by all, includ-
ing the leaders, parents, children
and friends of the group.
Both the enrolment and attend
ance during July and August eXcell-
ed last years figures, as follows:
Enrolment: 1948, 1876; 1949, 1416.
Attendance: 1948, 41,723; 1949, A.
928.
The daily average attendance of the
two-month period was SCI, and the
number of visitors at the various
special entertainments were 1893
Much credit is due H. Paul De-
Hart, director of City Fairgrounds;
Elmer Poffenberger, athletic direc-
tor; Esther Pike, craft director; and
assistant craft director, Tom Hicks.
Working with this staff were the
following leaders at the ten play
grounds throughout the city: CLYDE
Downs and Carolyn Patterson, Win
ter Street; Hilda Sullivan and If
win yesterday, Reservoir Park; Pet
er P. Slader, Barbara Sewers and
Nancy Pope, Ridge Avenue Park;
Ann and Louis Tuckerman, City
Park; Mildred Dellinger and Mary
Defelice, Howard Street; Victor
Bowers and Ruth Houck, Hager
Park; Charles Sigler and Ellen
Schwartz, East End Park; Elizabeth
Henneberger and jeanne Bohman,
Broadway School, Audrey Mowen
and Mary Edelman, Hamilton Park;
Sara H. Tucker, Minnie M. Compton
and Jane Slaughter, Wheaton Park;
and Ann More and Marlene Smith,
who served as substitute leaders.
The program throughout the sum-
mer was a varied one, including
handicraftS, organized games and
sports (Softball, swimming, paddle
tennis, etc. Ninety-six softball
games were played throughout the
season (the boys learned to play so
well they challenged the men on one
occassion); the children went swim
ming in the Municipal Pool four
mornings, free of charge, and we'll
rounded sports program contributed
much towards the complete enjoy
ment of the summers session.
The following awards were pre-
sented at the big Talent Show which
was held at City Park on Tuesday,
August %.
For the first tournament in horse
shoes, the midgets' champions, Dick
Mulligan and David Keller of Res
ervoir Park, were given gold horse
shoes; while the junior champions,
Hamburg and Forcino from East End
Park, were also presented gold horse
shoes.
In the checker tournament a
checkerboard and set of checkers
were presented to the midget cham
pion, Jack Winters, Ridge Avenue;
and the junior champion, Mccoy,
of Funkstown.
The midget paddle tennis cham
pions, J. Brubaker and E. Rudisill,
OF Hager Park, were given gold pad
dies; and awards were also given to
the junior champions, Jack Adams
and Bud Plank, of Hamilton Park.
The girl paddle tennis champions,
Evelyn Symons and Shirley Baker,
of Winter Street, were also present
ed gold paddles.
A prize of five dollars was award
ed to the Reservoir Park midget
softball team. The team had an un-
defeated season, winning eleven
straight games. Their coach was
Hilda Sullivan, with George Barr,
Dick Kronawetter, Bobby Sullivan,
Johnny Shadrack, Dick Mulligan,
David Kuhn, Bill Knicely, David
Keller, David White and Jack Har-
ris making up the team.
The Winter Street junior Softball
team, coached by Clyde Downs, al
so won a five dollar award. The
playoff champion award was given
to the Howard Street group.
The midget horseshoe champion,
Walter Harmar, of Wheaton Park,
was presented a. gold horseshoe, and
Skippy Burnette was also awarded a
gold horseshoe for winning the jun
ior championship. Sonny Monroe
was presented gold paddle for the
midget paddle tennis tournament at
Wheaton Park.
The Y. M. C. A. and the Washing
ton County Library cooperated with