The Portland daily press., 1895-05-16
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3.o71-2.
100-yard dash-Records: Nils, 10
2-5s., Hand, Pills.; P.H.S., 10 DDS,
Hand, '95.
The starters were RS Edwards, '96;
H. H. MalstoD. '96; J.C. Doughty, '9S:
D. Pendleton, 1885, and Il. c. Sullivan, '97
They finished in the order named, Ed
wards winning in II 34 seconds.
Putting shot, 16 pounds-R ecords: M.
is, 81 ft. 4 12 in, Godfrey, B. HIS. !;
HIS, 2e it. in., Hand, '94.
Those who took part in tn events were
J.F. Dyer, '95; F.F. Foster, '9S; H. H.
Robinson, '96, and P. E. E.Somers, '95,
&c. Hussey, '9s who is considered the
best man in putting the shot.s did not
take sspart, because of the recent death
of his father. Somers put the shot 26 it,
3-S in., and was the winner. Foster
came second with 25 #. 1-2 in.
Half-mile walk-Records: MI. S.,
sm. 43s., Pettengill, c. II. S. P. HIS, Am.
5s.. Dyer, '95.
The starters were J.F.Dyer, '95 and
W. c. Cummings, 81. The former was the
winner in Am. Is Ids.
.
1885,, Dunbar, p. H.S.; P.H.S., Sinkin-
son, '95.
The starters were P. P.Dunbar. '97; M.
r. Griffith, '97; F.C. Chase, '97 and J.
H. .Sinkinson, '9S. They finished in the
order named. Dunbar kept the lead
from the first and was an easy winner,
coming across the line far ahead of the
o<h tha
ord with new on of 2m. 16 1-4s.
Running high jump-Records: Is,
5 it. in., Bates, Hebron; .P.H.S., IT.
II in., Stevens, '95.
This was the .aost interesting race of
the events. There were three entries.
They were all splendid jumpers and they
all jumped differently Stevens, '95, is
the most graceful jumper. He starts
with little leap into the air and runs
with springing leaps.on his toes, each
running leap seeming to be longer than
the preceding one and preparing him
for the final clean, graceful bound.
Somers, the champion in the broad
jump, showed up splendidly in the
high jump, but also exhi bited the fact
that the same strengh and ability OF
limb and method of jumping that sur
passes in the broad jump is not the right
| kind to surpass in the high. He would
rush at the high bar with terrific speed
and jump right up, square footed, SO tc
speak, and throw his feet out in front
of him as be would in broad jump. He
| had to leave the ground farther away
| from the rod than the others and con.
| sequently had to jump farther to get
over. Though surpassedsby the other two
because of their more scientific meth
od of high jumping, he made high leaps
that probably no pupil in the school
could surpass, il jumping in that way.
In noticeable contrast to .Somers. was
| Perry, the champion. Only. II years old
| and boy in face. he is man in phys
| ique, his lower limbs being out Of pro.
| portion to the rest .sof his body in theil
development. He would start with =
few slow. walking steps and then ap-
proach the rod witt. the slowest possible
rnn. When close to the rod, he would
| suddenly mount into the air with one
splendid effort and throw himself .over,
not 80 gracefully as Stevens or SO splen.
| didly as Somers, but in An indescri ba BILE
easy, almost lazy way that is fascinating
to look at,especially as he surpassed both
the others.
From # up to ft. in., all three
| jumpers cleared the rod without any
effort. At #. 8 in., Somers gave evi.
dence that the height was getting
| high for him. He knocked the rod off
the first two trials, but went over all
right on the third. At 4 #. 10 In, he
cleared it the second trial and Cleared
ft. II in. at the first attempt. At five
feet be cleared at the second trial. At
it. in., Stevens began to weaken and
at fit. 8 ill.,, both he and Somers had to
stop. All this time Perry was lazjlv
throwing himself over in that fasciust.
ing way and he kept right on till the
rod was TT. in. high. He is certainly
wonderful jumper.
22o'yard dash--Records: MIS-. sos.