St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-27
STUDENT ATHLETES.
The High School Field Day Devel-
ops Into an Athletic
Success.
Some Very Creditable Work Done
Before Good Audience
Yesterday.

Exuberant youth refuses to be downed
by any such petty thing as rain and wet
when it is question of enjoyment and
pleasure. The rain may pour, the
thunder may roll and the lightning
flash, but there will be no cessation of
the sports and pastimes.
Yesterday was the annual field day
for the benefit of the high school pup
lis, and they were all ready for it.
There were miles of ribbon, hundreds
OF mackintoshes, scores of pretty girls
and hundreds of stalwart youths all
ready for the day. Such a little incon.
venience as shower did not dampen
their ardor, although it did their cloth
ing, and at O'clock the grand stand at
the fair grounds was alive with the
sightseers. The various classes wed
with each other in strength of lungs as
the class yells were given. And the
girls were not out of the question when
it came to shouting with vim. Their
cheeks became rosy with the excite
ment of the occasion, and they opened
their pretty lips. showed their pearly
teeth and just yelled for all they were
worth.
The first event was the 100-yards dash. for
which there were SIX enthusiastically Grant.
Ernest Bohland. Alfred Mason, George
Herbst. Beach Maxwell and Eliot Alden
The men were started well away by Starter
Morris Self.of the Phoenix Athletic club, and
the first two heats were won by II. Grant;
time, 10 2-5 seconds. Bohland was second.
Then came the shot-putting contest. There
were six entries for this eveut-Richard
O'Brien, Melvin Coleman. Ernest Bohland,
William Turner, George Langford Charles
Joy and Bernard Munich. Bohland won the
contest by putting the twelve. pound shot 80
feet 10 inches. JOY was second. with record
of 80 feet inches.
The half mile run was q close and xciting
affair. The entries were Howard W Goldman,
Frank Bowlin, Fred Sharood, Melvin Cole
man and David Kimball. Kimball won the
race in 2:25: Coleman was q close second,
and Sharood was third. The others finished
in bunch, with a few troopers
The pole vault was an exciting event, and
was one of the most interesting OF the exhi-
billions. The contest was won by Leigh
Pruden. promising young athlete, after
making record of feet and 10 inches.
William Turner was second with feet and
s inches. After the contest Mr.. Pruden
gave an exhibition in which he jumped z
feet.
There were four entries for the running
broad jump-Turner. Bowlin Armstrong
and Pruden. Turner made II feet 10 inches
the first trial; Bowlin made IA feet inches;
Armstrong. IA feet s inches, and Pruden IA
feet II inches. At the conclusion of the
jumping Pruden was declared the winner,
having made ID feet and I0I2 inches on the
third trial. He had two inches to spare on
the board Also which made the jump almost
10 feet Armstrong was fair second with
Is feet 3l2 inches.
The hammer throwing was rather tame,
as none of the boys seemed TO be in practice.
O'Brien made 70 feet inches, and was de-
clared the winner, with Joy second, n feet
342 inches. The other scores we're medium.
The standing broad jump WAS next on the
programme. Turner. Keller and Armstrong
were the only contestants, and the result was
feet 3l2 inches for Keller S feet S inches for
Armstrong, and feet for Turner. The 220-
yards dash was won by Grant in 24A seconds
with Bohlane a close second The 440-yard
dash was won by Stevenson in 60 seconds.
The two mile bicycle race was won by Nc
Clary in minutes 35 seconds: b. Munich was
second, and Charles Hairy third.
The running high jump was an exciting
contest, and the jumping was done in a
clever manner. Bohland won the contest
by making feet 10 inches; Pruden was sec
ond with feet inches. ana Armstrong
made feet inches The hurdle race was
won by Bohland in 20 seconds, Grant was
second, and BoWlin third.
The mile race was the last number on the
programme, and there were four entries. 1t
was won by Kimball in minutes and 10
seconds; Armstrong was second. stevenson
third, and Coleman fourth.
The judges for the events were c. J.
Hermann, George Miller and Franc r.
E. Woodward, Of the GLOBE. MI. De-
negre acted as referee, Morris Self as
starter for the races, and Joe King and
Rufus jefferson as timekeepers. The
events were concluded at $50. The
street car service was not over excel
lent, as all OF those VINO attended were
compelled to pile into one car or walk.
Many 'of them did the latter. The
crowd was jolly one, and every one
seemed to have a good time. The win
ners of the events yesterday will COM
pete in the intercollegiate field day
sports June 8. st. Paul. Minneapolis
and Saltwater colleges and schools will
send representatives 10 the latter games.