Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-10-03
Athletics and the Athletic Meet.

| At the beginning Of the fall term, ID was
thought best to reorganize and reform the
Randolph High School Athletic associ
alton, and a meeting was accordingly
called. The attendance at this meeting
was larger than at any previous meeting
of the kind, and those present seemed
anxious and willing to work. The fol.
lowing officers were elected:
| Harry Clark, president; Edison Man
neys, vice president; Harry Mcintyre
secretary and treasurer; Fred Mcintosh,
senior manager; Frank Burke, junior
manager; Clarence Webb sophomore man
ager; Fred Curtis, freshman manager, and
Arthur Newton, general manager.
The managers realized that they bad a
duty and began work at once. The result
was that they soon had goodly number
OF their classmates developing for the va
riOus events. The boys took the right
view Of the matter and considered it their
duty to show some interest in athletics.
They seemed to realize more than ever be-
fore that 1t is one Of the easy and enjoyable
ways in which they can build up the
school, their physical body, their charac-
ter and their scholarship.
Fortunately the classes this year are
nearly equal in athletic ability. The post
graduates will be out In sufficient force to
make fifth division, while there have
been but four divisions in our previous
meets. The freshman class is especially
strong this year and will undoubtedly
make grand showing. Class rivalry will
be an important element in making the
meet success for every student knows
that the classes were never before SO even
ly matched. Our students also know that
certain boys who seemed least likely to
amount to anything in athletics have, BY
spending little time, become the fore.
most athletes OF the school.
One OF our former students, who was
much beloved by all and whose words and
influence were always for our good. testi.
fies that his health was injured because he
devoted too much time to study and too
little to exercise. His advice to US Is that
we maintain an athletic association and
see that every boy is an active member.
At our meet we shall endeavor to show
you'that his advice was not In vain.
To-day we have the strongest team that
was ever in our school. Last year at the
Dartmouth Interscholastic association we
stood fifth OF the twenty schools repre-
sented. Curtis, Woodland, Connolly Smith
and Mcintyre all did excellent work and
were considered athletes worthy OF praise.
Next Saturday these same men, With the
exception Of Woodland and Connolly, will
show you what experience and training
will do for an athlete. The work, also, OF
Arthur Bean with shot and hammer, Of
Frank w. Burke in dashes and middle
distances, OF Fred Mcintosh in middle
distances, and OF Horace Moulton In the
higher hurdles and jumps will be worthy
OF your attendance. To those who are in
terested in bicycling, we can proudly say
that the Randolph High school has as
good team Of bicycle riders as any school
in the state. In both the Dartmouth In
terscholastic meets, our men have been
among the six to receive medals. The
Vermont Academy at Saxt0n's River, the
St. Johnsbury, Montpelier, Windsor,
White River Junction and Woodstock
schools have been compelled to lower their
colors to our cyclers. Besides the veteran
riders, Smith, Curtis and Mcintyre, we
have this fall Theron C.Brooks, a welcome
addition to the team. One of the him
ORANGES has been that because a boy was
not good at general athletics, he has done
nothing. This year each one has found a
place where he can do something and Is
doing it. Our training has been at the
schoolyard, at home, at the Kimball driv.
ing park and at the Manchester park.
Every effort is being made to have sue
cessful meet, and we shall see that there
are none Of the long tiresome delays that
80 often make an athletic meet disagree
able. We are willing to guarantee that
Saturdays meet will be a success, weather
permitting. The list Of events in their
order are as follows:
One hundred yard dash, eight entries;
l20-yard hurdles, four entries; running
broad jump, eight entries; 220-yard dash,
six entries; 1-mile bicycle race, four en-
tries; 1-2 mile run, six entries;
standing broad jump, eleven entries; pole
vault, seven entries; 220-yard hurdles,
eight entries; running high, five entries;
standing high jump, six entries; 44O.yard
dash, seven entries; 2-mile bicycle race,
four entries; IL mile walk, six entries;
relay or class race is represented by four
from each Of the four classes and four from
the post graduates; putting 12.pound shot,
six entries; throwing hammer, seven en-
tries; 1-2 mile handicap. thirteen entries.
Handicaps are given from the scratch to
the 220-yard line.
Fred Curtis will endeavor to break all
previous bicycle records made in Ran
dolph. He will be accompanied by tan
dem men. Our meet will surpass, in every
respect, anything Of the kind ever held
here or in the surrounding towns. Sup
port US by your attendance, and we will
honor Randolph by taking no inferior
place at the next Dartmouth Interscholas-
tic meet. Such club as ours should be
recognized, and its meets patr0nized.
A. L. NEWTON, Gen. Manager.