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POLK THE WINNERCarries Off Honors in First (school Field Meet.Contest Close Between That School and Harrison.EXCITEMENT IS HIGHSchool Yells a Feature of the Games.Everyone Concerned Greatly Pleased With Event.The first annual field day event under the auspices of the Topeka Public School Athletic association held on Washburn field Friday afternoon was an unqualified success and probably the largest event of the kind ever held in Kansas. There were 700 participators —boys and girls—from the grade schools and on the* bleachers and side lines more than 2.000 youngsters, wild with excitement, were urging the representatives of their respective schools on to victory by the waving of banners and a continuous round of “yelUng such a8 is characteristic of the members of the younger generation.It was thought at first that the Harrison school athletes would coine off the field at the close of the contest with the honors, but the Polk school contestants finally nosed out a victory- For-ly-four and a half points were chalked up In favor of the winners, whtle Harrison aspirants were credited with 43 paints. The Low man Hill school came third in the race for athletic supremacy with 3* points.It was a wildly excited bunch of youthful athletics that look part in the meet, and as at times two or three events were going on at the same time much credit is due W. L. Driver, director of Washburn athletics, and his staff of student assistants, who assigned the boys and girls for the respective 'stunts.*'line. No. 10 would then carry the ball and take a position six feet In front \ of number one. Thi* would be re- j peated until the entire team had passed the bail and moved up.The finishes of some of the races were spectacular, the relays being especially enjoyed by those who were onlookers.It is rumored that the Harrison pupils will contest the Polk victory, as they claim that one of the athletes of the latter school should have been disqualified because he smokes cigarettes.The Winner*.Winners of events were:50 yard dealt- 76 pound class—Wonby Robert Roth. Harrison; second. Lau- |slt;1Irace McGill. Central Park; third. Willie I Counter, Lafayette; fourth. Grant Law. Grant. Time. 6 2-6 seconds.60 yard dash. 85 pound boys—Won by El wood LIndermouth. Lowman Hill; Second, Donald Coleman. Polk; third. Chester Thomas. Lowman Hill; fourth. Myrton Cook Harrison. Time, 7 4-5 seconds.70 yard dash. 100 pound class—Won by E. Fergis, Lowman Hill; second. Leonard Wilson. Branner; third, Harry ^ Carlson. Sumner; fourth, L. Enler. Quincy. Time. 10 1-5.100 yard dash- unlimited class—Won by Jake Griffln. Harrison; second. C. Smalley, Polk; third. Dave De Long, Harrison; fourth. C. Crith. Lowman Hill. Time. 12 1-5.220 yard dash, unlimited class—Won by £ar! Odell. Clay; second. Gene Hea-rick. Lowman Hill u third. Chester Thomas- Polk; fourth. E. Kennedy Centra! Park. Time. 27 3-5.70 pound relay, 360 yards—Won by Polk school; second, Lowman Hill; third. Central Park; fourth. Lafayette. Time. 41 3-5.85 pound relay. 410 yards—Won by Monroe; second. Polk; third. Lowman Hill; fourth, Harrison. Time, 60 4-5.100 pound relay. 440 yards—Won by Lowman Hill; second. Central Park; third. Branner; fourth, Polk. Time,59 l-R.Unlimited class relay. 880 yard*—Won by Harrison; second. Quincy; third. Polk; fourth. Clay. Time. 1:58 4-5.Girls' 85 pound class relay. 200 yards, five girls—Won by Central Park; second. State Street; third. Lafayette: fourth. Grant. Time, 31 1-5.Girls' unlimited class relay. 200 yards, five girls—Won by Quincy; second. Pot-wln: third. Branner: fourth. CentralPark. Time. 30 seconds.r*Teachers Were Excited.The excitement waxed high at times ind the youngsters were not the only nes who felt the thrill of the occasion. Pupils were hugging pupils and .catchers were embracing the girls in heir direct charge who were suceess-'ul in winning contests.As is shown below In the list of prize vinners some excellent record were node by the school children, and the prediction was made on the field that Aashburn will excel in athletics in ears to coine on account of these annual school athletic events. It was sug-:«steil that Director Driver had a vis-on ot the future when he agreed to indertake to handle the big meet.One interesting fact in the winning v.\s that a large percentage of the boys vho were successful were those who isve had previous training under the lirection of the Y. M. C. A. Another meriting feature was that of the four chools which were at the top of the 1st in the contest, three of them have t woman as a head of the Institution.flt;elttTwirblt;dlt;Hh.wdlt;Field Events.Running high Jump, 70 pound class— Won by John Osborne. Polk: second. Harry Bone. Polk: third. Walter Cole. Grant;fourth. G. Poole. Garfield. Height,3 feet U inches.70 pound class, running broad Jump I w —Won by Wiilie Counter. Lafayette; |t second. Roscoe Keiman. State Street: third. Robert Roth. Harrison; fourth. John Bannerman. Distance. 12 feet 8 inches.S5 pound class running high jum Won by Charles Wilson. Harrison; second. Wellington Culver, Polk; third, tie between Paul Lewis of Sumner and Roderick Osborn of Polk. Height. 4 feet 1 Inch.85 pound class, running broad jump —Won by Paul Horner Polk: second. Charles Wilson. Harrison; third. I. Sturtevant. Harrison: fourth. L. Farrell. Garfield. Distance. 13 feet 6 inches.100 pound class, running high jump —Won by Holland C. Moore, Central Park; second. Grant Peterson. Harrison; third. Ernest Brown. CentralMP *inerwtill;rethblt;fc“This is one of the best schemesI Park; fourth. Caro! Woods, Staterhich has been started in Topeka In nany a day. enthusiastically com-nented Superintendent-elect of City Ichools C. C. Starr, who wax present, bpcrlntendent L. D. Whittemore wan Ike wise delighted over the result of ha meet. A peculiar thing about the program was that the events were pulled oft* almost according to chedule time. This is quite remark-ble. as there are usually many tlrc-omc delays. A threatening sprinkle nd dark clouds nearly put the meet ut of business towards the close, but ufficient forces were mustered to flush in proper style.Mudh credit is due .he , teachersor the preliminary work they did in raining the pupils.The Polk school athletes were pre-ented with a loving cup and there ras a large banner for the Harrison ontestants. while there were smaller ar.ners for other schools.There Were Squabble*.In the course of the meet and after-rartis there were a number of squab-Ics among the children. While the leet was in progress the Sumner :hoo! banner xvas .snatched bv some-ju. and in giving chase a number of tie Sumner boys lost out of events,1 though they were successful in ro-tiining their banner. On the way *m«? one girl from Grant school le-tme ahgry wfth a crowo who haiied •om Branner school and threw a new at of one of the girls tinder the car heels and ruined it. She also smashed *veral other hats.From a spectator's point of view, io girls* basketball relays were the rettfest and most interesting to atch. There were teams of ten girls om each school and six teams par-c I pa ted at the name time. In a long nr the girls stood and the first girl ould start the ball, throwing it over r*r head to the girl back of her nndstreet. Height. 5 feet 6 inches.Running broad jump. 100 pounda*atraInclass-—Won by 1 '; • i* - ; Garfield; sec-|, end Harry Weber. Harrison: third. L.‘P»vcceafogrshla1Ulyageletbyse;edofDexvey Goddard, Lowmu.i Hill; fourth. Willie Tracey. Lafayette. Distance. 14 feet 7 ihches.Unlimited clasp, running high jump —Won by Gene Hearick. Lowman Hill: second. Willard Ware, Polk;third, tie lietwetn Archie Johnston. Central Park, and J Gosney, Garfield. Height. 4 feet 10 Inches.Running hroad jump, unlimited cjH!ts—won by J. Gosney, Garfield;ond, Archie Mulllnix. Harrison, thfrd. C. Sargent. Lowman HI!!; fourth. C. Godsey. Lafayette. Distance. 15. feet 10** inchesGirls* 85 pound class, basketball relay. 10 girls—Won by Quincy*; second. Central Park; third. Polk: fourth.Garfield.Girls' unlimited class basketball relay. 10 girls—Won by Garfield; second. Harrison; third. Polk: fourth.Low man Kill.Standing of Schools.Following is the wav the competing schools ranked, with the number of point* won by each:First. Polk school, 4 4 points: second. Harrison, 43 point*; third Lowman Hill, 35 points; fourth Central tlr Park. 26 H points; fifth. Garfield. 21 ** I »tt points; sixth. Quincy. 14 points; seventh. Lafayette. 12 points; eighth. State street. 81* points; ninth, Branner. 7 points: tenth. Clay. 6 point*; tied for eleventh and twelfth places. Lincoln and Monroe with 5 points each: thirteenth. Grant. 4 points; tied for fourteenth and fifteenth, Sumner and Potwln. 3 points each.Washington and Quinton Heights schools were ihe only schools taking part in the meet which failed to win any points.*eitlrwitoOr•Tadbyxnlt;WfiMi
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Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Kansas, US
Sat, May 20, 1911
Page 16
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