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MLLIANT MARKSI N MEET HEREFAR OUT IN FRONT OF FIELDExhibiting class that rates the team again a strong contender for at* track and field honors, Electra High School Tigfesw had mmpm-vely ftftsy sailing here Saturday In winning the District Ho. 4 meet of i* University of Texas Interscholastic league.The bright work of Captain Filmore Meredith of Wichita Falla high d his team Into second place, but the Coyotes were 36 points short of [Jectra’s total of 62%. The Wichita Fail® total was 27% points, enough s no#© out the Vernon Lions, who finished third with IS points,Electra placed heavily both in track and field events and qualified y far the greatest number of men for the state meet The great show-yg of the Tiger® sets them up as strong contenders for state honors, rhich have been won previously three times Tiger teams.Tie for Individual •Individual scoring honors werekaired by S. CJonlmrcr of Electra, nd Captain Meredith of the Coyles, each with a total of 23 aisitfl. Meredith registered the nly first place his team won In apftsring the 440-yard dash, and dd«t to this two seconds and a Mrd for his total of points.The Sight sorlnkl© of Saturday iiomlnsc merely speeded up the taler oath at Wichita Fails Ju-college, and track conditions r*r® excellent That the athletes ook advantage of this condition is fttestod In the speedy times and totatd distances and heights in ft* various events. Especially “ larka were registered in thefle vault In which S. Cloningerjftsfity cleared 11 feet and 5 Inches: lbs high lump, won at a height of 1 $eet lh* broad jump and other kMi.Though no records are available ft is unit* likely, according to B. W. Diasmore of Electra, district liroctor. that no district meet has produced such uniformly excellent performances as that of Saturday.meet Itself was run off in rec-ijnft «peed and completed early In m» afternoon. Dinsmore was loud let ht» praise of the manner in which Wichita Falla higji schoolaurved os host, the conduct of the gthletes and the efficiency of the 0tck3s who handled the meet.Other Schools ^ The ©cores of other schools plac»mwt in the meet are as follows: ftowta 12, Olney 9, Iowa Park 7. Stf®WNa 5, Megrgel 4. Burkburnett 4. Ftorg© 2, Falrview 2 and Bryson■ . Place winners In the, district are eligible to compete in the state which will be held in Austin 4 and 5 thongfo ^xpemse re-will be given only the win-©f first And second places.H« 3U. Pattm of Brwis© school, first place in the five events were offered in the rural pen-over John Lialev of Black-Mills, Wichita Falls, fourth; time,54.1 seconds.Mil© run—'Whiteside®, Electro, first; Woods, Vernon, second;West, Olney, third; Herrin, Electro, fourth; time, 5 minutes 6 seconds.Mile relay—Electra I Culpepper, Bsaeake, De Mott, Foster), first;Wichita Falls, (Mill®/ Allred, Bayeon, (Hadand Sharp), and Veraon, (Hacker. Hall, Nabors and Stevens), tied for second place; time* 8 minutes 45 seconds.Broad jump—Crites, Nocona, first; X Cross, Megarge!, second; Meredith, Wichita WaMs, third, Me-Commos, Olney, fourth, distance, 21 feet 6 Inches.Javelin throw-—Crass, Electro, first; Phillips, Vernon, second; All-red, Wichita Falls, third; Lawson, Bowie, fourth; distance, 146 feet 7 inches.Pole vault—S. Cloninger, Electro, first; Woodall, Bowie, second; Penn, Iowa Park, third; Dickey, Wichita Fails, fourth; height, 11 feet 5 inches.Discus—Cloninger, Electra, first; Blair. Burkburnett, second; Smith, Electra. third; Stevens, Vernon and Cross, Electra, tied for fourth; distance, 109 feet 8 inches.High jump—Wlggley, Iowa Park, first; Cloninger, Electro, second; Woodall, Bowie, third; Dickey, Wichita Falls, fourth; height, 6©hot put—Smith. Electra, first; Lawson, Bowie, second; Boa®. Fargo, third; Crass, Electra, fourth; distance, 47 feet 5 Inches.—4*-HASKELL RUNNER WINNER INDIAN MARATHON EVENTla the exhibition 160-vard dash mt between Jot Hodges. BU! Me and Frank Willi am®, left Ilia opponent®, in the and finished the race at least yards in the lead without re-hla sweat shirt.summary*vineyard dash—Houser, Electra,: Meredith, Wichita Foils, aac-E.AWRENCE, Kan., April 21. WHarold Buchanan. 29. WinnebagoIndian from Black River Falls, WJs.. competing for Haskell Institute, Saturday afternoon won the international Indian marathon, which was run from Topeka, Kan.Th© run. which finished with a quarter mile turn of the Memorial stadium track here, was a feature of the sixth annual Kansas relays.Buchanan appeared exhausted as he hit the tape after walking part off the last 200 yards of the 26 toil©, yard route.He continued running after theRmsell, Olney, third; Coley, I finish, but was stopped by fellowfourth; time, 10 seconds, •yard dash—Houser. Electra, ; Meredith, Wichita PSIb, sec-Naborft, Veraon, third; Hus-Olney, fourth; time, 22.5 ace-!ds. •high hustles—Culpep-2eettft, first; Woodall, Bowie, ; Brown, Electra. third; Per-Wichita Fall®, fourth; time, seconds.1628-yard hurdles — Culpepper, first; Hassell, Olney. sec-Perry, Wichita. Falls, third; Cmm* Mtogrgel* fourth; time,vrun—Castleberry. Ver-, X? Mott* Electra, sec-888-yardSue, Fairvlew. third; Allred, fhltft Falls, fourth; time, 2 mln-m 8.6 seconds.449-yard dash—Meredith, Wichita first; ©harp, Wichita Fills, Ml Stevens, Vernon, third;students who carried him from the field.HI* time was announced as three hours four minutes 58 seconds, fairly fa«t considering the route and adverse weather conditions which prevailed.KEECH MAIN FAILS TO WEAK SPEE9 !E£©iDDAYTONA BEACH, April 21.iff)--Ray Keech * of PhiladelphiaSaturday failed in hi® third attemptHespeed record of 266.9 miles an hour.to break the world*# automobiS'Kctech drove the big 36 cylinder Triplex machine of 3. M« White* Philadelphia sport®man, at an average speed of 202.75 miles an hour over the two way mile course.
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Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 22, 1928
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