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rNEARLY HUNDRED COMPETEFOR “YOYO” PRIZES IN BIGDAILY LEADER-Y CONTESTIIlg00r-r-n-aIsceat;There no longer remains a doubt us to who is I ho host ynyner in Laurel, Toll owl hr thcnwardliig of prizes in the Laurel Doily Don dor—Y. M. C, A. yoyo contest hold on the lawn of tlio Daurol emu I house rrhursday morning. Nearly 100 manipulators of tlio spinning {ops pnrtieipated in the eontests, while several hundred spectators looked on.'Phe contests were in charge of M. At. iMInnick of the Y. M. G. A, who selected judges who kept tali on the endurance yoyners and chocked on tin' number of stunts in those contests.Mr nest Mr line, with a repertoire of more than 43 1 ricks, took first prize of $! in tin? stunting for contestants over 12 years of age. Young AtcHae was halted at 43 because of (lie shortage of time, having bested Ills nearest opponent, by more than 20 stunts.Millie Fenlll took second place and a prize of $2.50 with 22 stunts whilo Leon Serkins and William Horne took third and fourth place respectively with 17 and 12 each. Youngsters Are GoodIn the junior stunting contest for those under 12 years of age, Willlard Edmonson, with 22 stunts to hir credit, took first, place ntul the L iZe of $5. Manley Reeves, with 20, took the $2.50 prize. Others finished as follows: Robert Stevens IB, George llalllday 12, Otto Sandman 8, Lewis Ross f», and Edwin Carter fi.Judges in these contests wcro Edgar Allen, Jr., Frank Crawford, Odell McRae, Clinton Dean, Eddie Hooks, Reuben Pollock and Percy Perrault.Boyd Reeves, with a. yoyo carved from a single piece of wood, won the yoyo In the special offor of the prlzo for the best and most novel workable yoyo of home-made manufacture.This contest saw several varieties of the little spinning halls on display. Several were exhibited made of crown bottle caps pierced with a match holding them; others made of toy wheels, etc.Entrants of this contest were: Phrodnla Robinson, Louise Lomax, and Jack Flowers, yoyos made of bottle caps; Charles S. Hern, yoyo made of toy truck wheels and nail; Thomas Williamson, yoyo made of bottle caps; Charles C. Hearn, yoyo made of small shoo polish boxes and stick.Endurance ContestThe $7.50 in prizes offered.,,in the junior endurance contest was divided between five of tho entrants: Adolph Mills, James Greenlee, Bcn-jnmin Cater, Clayton Corley and Warren Doffee, all of whom eens-■1i gocd thrdr efforts nt the expiration of three hours of continuous yoyning.Others entered In tlio 12-year-old and under were: Louis Hess*.Wilson Dross, Cooper Bryant, C. P.8winner, Herbert Joseph. Hardin Wheeler, Reese Bln do, Leonard Kwimipv, Marley Reeves, Phro'dn-nla Robinson, Josephine Gage, Edwin Carter, J1 mm If' Fail, Louise Lomax, Olho Non! Round, Charles C. Hern, LeYern Paulelt*', Paul Cooper, Louis Norwood and Rupert Blakeney.Over Four HoursGrin Sample look first prize in tlio senior* endurance contest wiHt four hours and 37 minutes to his credit when he quit, shortly after 2 o'clock.Curtis Fen ill suffered a mishap to his yoyo, its string breaking nt the end of four hours and 2fi minutes, which throw him out of the contest.Others entered in the senior endurance contest. were: AustinNorthcoti, who dropped out. after three hours and 53 minutes of tossing tlio yoyo; Charles Davis, Yer- ^ non Greenlee, Jack Lomax, Ixmn Blade, Walton Smith, William Horne, Roger Heidelberg, Roger Tilling tin, Billy Fond II, Ernest McRae, Eleanor Mtillenmiv, Or In Sample, Jack Flowers, Charles Car-rlero, Harry Parker, Garner Andrews, Robert Wells,A1 Ip i ix, Pan I Tnrhutton,Kao, Andry Thornton, orts, Virginia Smith Crosby.Judge Berger SticksAlthough no prize was mentioned for endurance Judge, Leonard Berger wins first place, having stayed In the finals of the senior endurance contest longer than any ofthose selected t.o rule on yoyoing.Other judges* wore N. B. Reynolds, Reuben Pollock, Reuben Do- ! Gruy, G, B. Landrum, LouIh A. Dtif- j fee, C. A. Dawson, Bob Newcomer I and Ira Flowers. |Spectators at the yoyo contestbegan gathering for places of vantage as early as 8 o'clock in the morning, while at 9 o’clock, a crowd of several hundred were on hand and parked in automobiles nearby awaiting the start.' Selection of judges and grouping of those entering in the endurance contest began promptly at 0 o’clock. Shortly after tho grouping and start of tlio endurance tests, », photograph of tho west front of tlio court house onrl tho crowd was taken. This will he printed in an -early edition of tho Laurel Daily Leader, sponsors of the con lest. -o--Lewis Le-Mnrtlia Me-C. B. Holland HiltonMAN JUST OUT
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Laurel Daily Leader
Laurel, Mississippi, US
Thu, Aug 15, 1929
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