The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-05-10
FIELD DAY.
A Good Showing for the First.


Maryville College grounds was CIV
en- by the students Friday Apr. %.
The exercises began at $40 A. M.
and continued till P. NJ. and after
supper social and ice cream sup
per was given by the Athletic Asso
citation to defray the expenses oi
the base ball team. The exercise.
were witnessed by,over three hun
bred people and they all expressed
themselves as highly pleased with
the success that attended the efforts
put forth by the boys.
The following is the tabulated
record of the first and second best
and The time or distance and the
prize:
First Block.
l. Throwing the hammer az lbs.)
Gamble lift, Gaines Taft. Tin.
Prize-pound of candy by q. B.
Ross.
.. Egg race, Burchfeld LIST place,
Walker second place. Prize-pair
of suspenders and can salmon by
A. j. Coming.
8. Running high jump, Bob Jones
Aft. 7. in, S. B. Parker #. 6 in,
Haworth Aft. Gin. Prize-Straw
Q hat by A. X. Harper.
| 4. 100 yards dash, Bob Jones 7secs
r Parker and Gaines about 71asec
I Prize-neck tie by jim Ellis. Jones
r. also got straw hat from Bittle
Webb & Co. tor the best record on
, the block.
Second Block.
u 1. Throwing base ball, Mccall
V 334ft., Hayes 3l7ft. lin. PRICE dOz.
u oranges by Dick Newly.
=. Three legged race, Mccall and
d Haworth first, Walker and Jones
II second. Prize-pair suspenders by
Y Bart Badgett.
~ 3. Foot ball kick, Glenn Wilson
N l45ft. in, Kin Takihashi, 14lft. lin.
:. Prize-Cake by City Bakery.
4. Running hop, step and jump,
IL Mccall SSft. Gin, Wilson SIT. Tin
70 Mccall received the most points on
~ the block and is wearing one OF
r. Robt. Magill's fine white shirts.
t. Third Block.
N Putting the shot, C2lbs.) Mccall
34ft. 3iu., Gamble 33ft. 1Oin. Pri.
4. hair brush by George and Mon
h. gomery.
70 2. 200 yards dash, Mccall Else
Burchfeld Cisco. Prize-5lb
French candy by Geo Toole.
10 3. Running broad jump, Mccall
m l7ft., Parker left. lin. Prize-pair
RS of suspenders by Strawzk.
err 4. Standing hop, step and jump
ed Mccall Eft. 1Oin., Parker 26ft. lin
les Prize knife by Cooper, Bittle and
t's Ambrister.
.,u Fourth Block.
A. l. Hurdle race, Parker first
W Burchfeld second. Prize-necl
~ tie by Joe Reagan.
'Ny 3. Running high kick, Hugl
In French 1T. Ain. Prize-silk hand
ter kerchief by Geo. Taylor.
ole Special mention should be mad
of Harvey Mccall, who is an al
the round athlete, having won seve
lin prizes.
,ed The Tug of War, Prepdom v
n.o College Course, WAS won by PRE-
dom. Prize-one dollar by Jo
Burger.
eie Our first Field Day should
eek deemed great success, in as muc
as hardly five minutes practice We
'ose made before hand, and some Of tt
ssy records surpass those of other Go
leges, where preparation has bee
was made and where good gymnas
nrv um supports it all. We have n
w had the benefit OF any gymnaslu
.nd work, or, in fact, any athlet
sports, save base ball. Ii our DO,
W had any training, the very highe
aue records could he made Build Il
the boys gymnasium.
ard The afternoon was devoted
ed. base ball and foot ball games.
LIST Friday night the boys had II iol
e 3. time and made some money tC
,ver Saturday most of the boys limp.
two around all day; but there is nothil
~ . like it. Let Us have the finest File
,t Day ever held in Tenn. next "
Nv Begin early.
ossy Uncle John Currier present
DE this office with a fine lot of nj