Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-23
GREEKS MEET.
Athletic Contests Be-
tween Schools.
The Red and Blue Of
the High School
Dragged in the Dirt Behind the
Lamson Yellow.
The Contests We're for Blood and
the Crowd was Thoroughly
Pleased.

The new grandstand as we'll as the
old was we'll filled Yesterday afternoon
at the athletic contest between the boys
of the Lamson college and those of the
high school. Nearly every one OF the
girl scholars of each institution was
on hand gaily decked in the colors of
! their favorires. Yellow being the
| insignia of the Lamsonites and re d
and blue that OF the high school. The
latter naturally predominated and when
an event was won by high school boy
the shouts were deafening. 1t was
upon the whole the most enthusiastic
crowd OF spectators that ever witnessed
an exhibition of the kind on the grounds.
The first race was quarter of mile
bicycle run in which Mark Long, repre-
senting the Lamson contingent was
the winner in 81 seconds.
The entries for the 100 yard dash
which followed were Orme, Johnstone
and Lincoln. Orme of Lamson's, got a
good start and won in the remarkably
fast time of II seconds.
In the half mile foot race Reed
wearing Lamson colors was first at the
finish, with Hill second and Matt Lor-
ing third. The time of the winner was
222h. The boys were all well winded
in this event and about ready to drop
at it's close.
The first victory for the high school
was the rs yard dash. 1t was won
handily by Johnstone in 81 with
Da meron seccrd.
The event OF the afternoon was the
half mile bicycle race which was won
by Bowers in liz, being but half a
second behind the Pacific coast record
track few weeks ago. Bowers made a
beautiful race defeating Warren and
Long and gallantly upholding the high
school colors.
The 1876 yard dash was between Orme,
Lamsonite and Lincoln. high school
and was won by the former in 81 4
minutes. Orme ran like a deer show.
ing much grace as well as speed.
The mile foot race was won by Wor.
NELL also of Lamson's defeating Merriam
in 5:191a.
The mile handicap bicycle race was a
pretty contest. Mark Long had seventy.
five yards start, which really amounted
10 nothing as the scratch boys at once
overhauled him. He pumped his
wheel along with the vigor of veteran
and brought the Lamson colors ovel
the tape first after hardly contested
race with young K ely, who started
from the scratch and was good second
with Warren third. The time wa:
2:37I.
The 58-yard dash was won by Jonn
stone OF the high school, his opponent
Fulwiler, failing to get off at the shot
His time was 0:5A.
The quarter OF mile footrace Wa.
won by Orme, his opponent, Lincoln
not being able to keep up the rapic
pace struck at the outset. Orme trot
ted in and his time was not taken.
The last was five mile race between
Sleator and Spier on the Tandem ano
Kelly, Bowers, Warren and Kibpy
Each of the latter ran a mile and {
quarter, one relieving the other as fae
as his mile and quarter was accom-
plished, while the tandem boys stuck
to it for the whole five miles. Sleato
and Spier gained two laps on their ad
versaries in the course of the race beat
ing their combined efforts easily in /:
minutes. AZ seconds, averaging q
per mile. They fairly few around th'
track, keeping perfect time and neve
allowing themselves to be passed b,
any one of the boys, although Kibb,
pressed them hard on the last half mile
The number of events won by the
Lamson college boys was in all of which
the high school crowd had but thre