Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-05-21
FIELD DAY.
Last Friday, May 25th.
Was the Annual Field
Day of the University of
Mississippi.

Last Friday. May 18th, was
the day for the annual field
sports of the University OF Mis-
sissippi Athletic Association,
and while the games were not
characterized by a wholesale
slaughter of records, yet all the
events we're well contested and
afforded much enjoyment to the
large audience which had gath
cred to witness the prowess of
college Drawn and sinew.
In the morning champion
ship in tennis doubles took
place between Messrs. r. L.
Ross and y. ". ShaDds. and
Messrs- g. q. Lyell and :. y.
Collier; the contest resulting IN
a victory for Nessrs. Ross and
Shands.
In the afternoon at 30 the
games began. The following il
a detailed account of them:
ONE HUNDRED YARD DASH.
This Is always an attractive
race. The entries were X. V.
Boothe, l. VI. Porter and X.
Rogers. At the pistol shot
Porter jumped INTO the lead
with Rogers close behind.
Boothe failing To start, Porter
held the lead for - yards. when
he stumbled and fell. Rogers
finished IN the slow time of IL
seconds, with Porter second.
SIXTEEN POUND SHOT.
The sixteen pound shot call.
eel out III. W. Carothers and f..
d. Scales, the latter winning
with a put of 81 feet : inches.
Carothers making ~ n = in.
22u YARD DASH.
The same men who entered
the hundred yards entered the
long dash. Rogers held the
lead from the start sish Boothe
second and Porter close behind
him BY a magnificent spur,
Porter passed Boolhe In the last
i've yards and finished a close
second To Rogers. Tire - sec
/ THROWING HAMMER.
/ Entries: J. l.. Hopkins. f. ID
Scales. Ill. W. Carothers. Ca.
rothers won with a throw of ~
IT, d inches; Scales won second
place.
'@o NAED HURDLE RACE.
| There were four entries in III.
hurdle race: Scales. GAYLE Bean.
land o. y. Jones and Caroth.
ers. Scales took the lead M the
start with the others well seat
tered behind. aud he finished
hrst With Beanlaud second. but
II was claimed that Beanland
ran out of the course and the
second place was therefore civ
EN- tn CarotherS.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP.
! This event brought forth NOR,
entries than any other. Tn.
contestants Were Porter. Scales
Carothers, Jones and Beanland
Scales won easily with a lumr
ot5 feet: Jones WAS second
oNE-QUARTER MILE RUN
Rogers, who had already won
the two short daShes carried of,
the FIRST hOnors in this run also
The entries were Scales. Rogers
Fulton. Fulton took the lead
al The start and held il for the
first two hundred yards. when
fogers took matters in his own
hands, and as they entered the
stretch he was leading by a
good distance with Scales and
fulton running even AT p
Yards from the finish Scales and
Fulton both tell but Fulton
arose and finished second. Time
OF race 5s;Ij seconds.
POLE VAULT.
The pole vault is always opa
OF the prettiest events ON the
program. Four men entered
Took, Jones, Scales and Bean.
land. Ii soon narrowed down
10 Cook and Beanland. and Cook
Won at ) feet six inches. AS
beanland failed to clear the bar
IN three trials. Cook then tried
Tor a record and cleared o feet
thus breaking his Jwn record of
AhthcS uldue IN 81
HALF-MILE RUN.
The only entries were Scales
and kretschmar. the former
winning IN > min. Is see.
BROAD JUMP.
Entries: Scales, Carotbers
j ones 5, Beanland, Rainwat.r
Scales won with lump of * I
ieet : inches, with Jones a.
second.
ONE MILE RUN.
The starters in this. the Ias,
event ON the programme, were.
Rogers, Scales, kretsehmar
Rogers took the lead and held
1t from start to finish. Kretsch
mar after the first quarter con.
Guided that he had enough and
luit. Rogers finished first and
Scales second in the slow time
Df five minutes 81 seconds The
slow time is due To tn the G,ct
hat both men were exhanst.d