The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-18
YOUNG ATHLETES CONTEST
High School Boys Hold Their OuaIffyign
Events

The High School Athletic association
held their qualification events yesterday
| AFTERNOON at the Gentlemen's Driving
| park. The contests were to determine
who are 10 contest in the annual field
! day exercises that are to be held in this
| city next June. Some of the High
school boys have been working diligent-
| ~ for some time past preparing for the
| different events, and consequently some
| of them did quite wei, everything be-
ing taken into consideration.
The other schools who will have rep
resentatives in the games to be held next
June. are Paramount college, Winfield
High school and Wellington High school.
A considerable number of people assem-
! bled to witness the different events and
there were about as many of the High
school gifts present as there were boys.
The track was not in the very best of
condition, and hence some of the events
were comparatively slow. But not
understanding this the boys did exceed
ingly we'll. The different events We're as
follows:
Sixteen pound shot put, won by G.
Alexander, who put rhe sphere 81 IT
Gin. Following in order came Bump
Young and Donovan.
Half mile run: Charles Musselman
won Scholleiaberger, second; Bump,
third; Brooks. fourth. Time 2:2o%.
One mile bicycle paced by tandem:
Mussefnnan won; Truck, second; Cleve
Smyuher, third. Time 2:52 2-5. Tan
dem ridden by Ross and Johnson.
One hundred yard dash: George Da-
wilson won; Kerfoot, second; Kirkwood.
third. Time IL 1-5 seconds.
The high jump was won by Kirhwood,
init n AlAxy la,-a Ill L.
wood cleared # 10 in. but knocked the
pole d0wn al an inch higher.
In the go yard dash only three boys
lined up, and it was not run. as the
three first always qualify and they We're
considered qualified without a contest.
In the 40 yard hurdle race, six con-
testants lined up and it was run in heats
two to qualify in the fastest and one
I'm t1le slowest. The first heat was won
in Il seconds fiat, Kirkwcod and David
son Qualifying. The second heat was
run in n rs seconds, George Vandine
winning and qualifying. In the fipst
heat three hurdles We're knocked down
and dn the second, two. George David
son had the misfortune to tear his suit
badly in going over one of the hurdles
in this event, but he went on neverthe-
less
Those qualifying in the pole vault were
Lloyd Alexander at 7ft., Shirley Jocelyn
at it, and hurry kirkwood at 6 TT.
10 inches.
The go yard hurdle race was divided !
into two heats, the fastest of which was
run in 81 20 seconds; George Davidson
first; e. Alexander. second. The second /
heat was run in 81 seconds fiat, Harry /
Rogers qualifying.
The quarter-miie run was won by !
George Davidson in 81 seconds. Chss. 1
Hatton, second; I'd. Dill. third. This
closed the events of the day.
The starter was Professor G.. r. Smith /
who made one or two plumbers in start /
ing the men, but outside of these he did 4
his part more credtahly. The time 1
keepers Were Al Musseiman, Philla !
and Elmer Reese. Clerks of |
course, Roy Craymer. with assistants,
Roy Campbell Rob Norris. Fred Wilke;
Judges. Bruce Priddy. Floy Casad and
A. T. Hunt.