The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-30
FARMER BOYS SEEK THE LAUREL
IN CLOSELY CONTESTED
ATHLETIC EVENTS
AT THE STATE FAIR GROUNDS.
G. HI. CUMMINGS MAKES A STRONG
BID FOR ALL AROUND HONORS
IN THE TRIALS.
THE GIRLS THROW AT TARGETS.
A Card of Interesting Field and
Track Events Run Off to a Good
Crowd-The Summary.

The annual field day of the State
School of Agriculture was held yester-
day at the state fair grounds, and, as
usual the event was a grand success.
1t was an ideal day for the athletic
contests, and a large number of en-
thusiastic college boys and girls turn
ed out to yell and shout and lend their
inspiring enthusiasm to the occasion
In addition to the students there were
also present many outsiders. The pro-
gramme, which was carried off with
out break, was voted the best in the
history of the agricultural school,
The farmer boys spare no efforts to
make this day the greatest jubilee oc-
casion of the year at their institution.
Yesterday they were even more enthu-
siastic and hilarious than ever. For
half a mile away their eager shouts
could be heard. They were out to en-
joy themselves, and they did. The
different classes of the school marched
together, and there was great rivalry
between the classes. They bombarded
each other with apples, and wed one
with the other in all sorts of ways
for supremacy.
The events of the afternoon were
varied and interesting, several of them
creating great excitement. The tug-of-
war between the classes was most hot
ly contested.
The track and field officials were
carefully chosen, and consisted of the
following students:
Entry clerk, T. L. Perkins; judges, Z.
Forbes. J. NJ. Drew, L. B. Bassett; time
keepers, ]. A. Wilson; Ed Riley, ]. A. Hum
mel; scorer, William Boss; starter. A D.
Gaines: clerk of the course, T. L. Perkins;
BlSWster, A. D. Gaines committee on ways
and means. E. W. oleson, Max Buell., C. C.
Hunter.
The four mile bicycle race was an exciting
and close contest. Oscar Erickson won first
place by a scratch, with Robert Gibson sec
ond and Warren Zieggler third. Time was
1921.
The class relay bicycle race between classes
A, and c was very exciting also, and when
class won and received the reward a bar
rel of apples. they paraded up and down
the track pelting each other with them and
yelling like Comanche Indians.
The summary of events is as follows:
One mile run-First prize, Max Buell.; sec
ond prize, E. T. Kamrud; third prize, John
Howe. Time. $40.
Running high jump-First prize, G. II.
Cummings, distance feet 10 inches; second
prize, Ben Halverson; third prize, H. S.
jerks. Highest jump. 4:1O.
IVO ydrQS Tun-flrSL, ii. cummings, sec
ond, W. c. Roberts, third Max Buell. Time,
:11A.
High kick-Ffrst, c. H. Cummings; sec
ond, H. S. jerks; third, Alex Ross. Highest
kick, feet 10 inches.
Half-mile run-First, Max Buell.; second
R. W. Hodnett; third, E. T. Kamrud. Time,
S05
Pole vault-First. G. H. Cummings; second,
A. Carlisle; third, R. MCGUIRE. Highest vault,
Z feet 81 inches.
Mile bicycle race-First, Ferd Peterson: sec
ond R. c. Gibson; third, Oscar Erickson.
Time, 2:49.
Putting sixteen pound shot-First, D. S.
Gray; second, H. S. jerks; third. Edward
Barry. Distance, % feet II inches.
Running broad jump-First H S. jerks:
second ]. w. Stroebel third, G. H. Cum
mings Distance, 16 feet 4 inches.
Four-mile bicycle race-First, Oscar Erick-
son; second. Robert c. Gibson; third, Warren
Zieggler. Time :21.
Relay bicycle race-First, class 3; second,
class A. Time 4:27.
Slow bicycle race-First, R. C. Gibson; sec
ond F. Guthrie.
Potato race-First, Max Buell.; second, Adam
Carlisle; third R. W. Hodnett
Tug of war-First, class B: second, class A;
third, cAss c.
Target throwing-First, Miss Munson; gee
ond, Miss LANCE; third, Miss Hull.