The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-24
ST. PAUL CENTRAL LEADS
HAS THE BEST OF THE INTER.
SCHOLASTIC CONTESTS

HAS THE BEST OF THE INTER
SCHOLASTIC CONTESTS
Yet to He Run, However, May
Change the Situation Somewhat
South Side High Close Sec
ond and Minneapolis. Central and
Minneapolis Academy Are Tied.
st. Paul Central High School
Four frsts, four thirds-24 points.
South Side High-TvvO firsts, three
seconds, two thirds-2I points.
Minneapolis Central-Two frsts.
three seconds, one third-2O points.
Minneapolis Academy - Three
firsts, one second two thirds-2O
points.
North Side High-One first, one
second, one third-9 points.
Mechanic Arts-TwO secOnds-6
points.
East Side High-One second, two
thirds-5 points.
Cleveland High-One seconds
points.
st. Paul Central high school, thanks
to Warmers fast half-mile walk,
O'Briens winning jump, Bucks fine
work with the shot, and last, but de-
cisive of all the days sport. Cumbey' s
agile pole vaulting, leads the North
western Interscholastic association in
it's field and track sports, which were
left unfinished at Lexington park late
last evening. 'h.
/ On account of the condition Of the
track the bicycle races were put off
until Wednesday, when they will be
run at the same place. sc
All the contests were fast and furi-
Gus. t
In the early part of the days pro-
gramme the Minneapolis academy look
ed like sure winner, but the half-mile
run and the running high jump brought
the Minneapolis Central well up. Then
the putting Of the shot and running
Centrals, and the South Side high ad-
herents, who had been blue all day.
except when Burns Won the mile run,
were as big as any one when Gunther
and Noerenberg carried, off both first
and third in the hammer throwing.
giving the Cedar avenue institution the
lead for brief interval, The pole
vault, which prolonged the sports well
into the evening, won, the day for the
Centrals, of ST. Paul. Cumbey getting
first. Noerenberg. for the. South Side,
stuck till there were but four left, but
then dropped. This left the school with
total of 81 points. Griffith, of Min
neapolis Central, saved the third in
this event, tying that school with the
academy. .91ieu
None of the other institutions made
| a very f1attering showing.
The softness of the track was appar-
emit in the time for the first event, the
l0O-yard dash, Bocknran, Hwho won it
for the academy, requiring II seconds,
though he has often teatenbthis in prac-
| tice. Riebeth got second, and the North
siders were pleased Rogers saved a
third for St. Paul Central.
Warner, st. Paul Central, had the
half-mile walk we'll in hand all the
way around, giving the big band of
admirers in the grand stand something
to yell about, and they kept it up until
late last night.
There were two heats in the 12O-yard
hurdle. O'Brien, ST. Paul Central won
the first, but VS. left out in the finals,
Bockman, of Tie academy, Won both
the second he 1T and the finals. Van
Bergen was second, and CARING, third.
There was a sharp finish in the 44O-
yard dash, but Reibeth gathered 1t in,
putting the North side ON a tie with
st. Paul Central, and both UP close to
the academy. 1es''7saiS '71o' -s'}n1'
The field in the mile run was large
at the start, but the contest was really
between but two. Carpenter of Min
| neapoliS Central, a large-framed negro
set a breakneck pace ait the start, bua
Burns, of the South side, Kept close al
! his heels, and in the last furlong broke
In ahead and came to the tape a winner
by comfortable margin Caine, of the
East side. was a close tkird. The time
4:5S l-5, shows the disadvanta ges Of the
! soft track. This event brought the
South siders UP to a tie with their
North side and ST. Paul Central rivals
But ~Bocknan, the invincible academ-
ic; was entered in the 22O-yard hurdle
This was in heats. OBrien, SIT. Paul
Central. won the first, with Patterson
and Van Bergen showing. Bockman
| won the second, and Lysander. OF the
Cleveland, second. In the finals Book
man Won, with Lysander second and
Patterson. third. Van Bergen claimed
a foul and the race was run over, the
time was 20 1-5.
When it came to the half-mile run
carpenter and Burns, who had cut out
the sprinting in the mile. event, started
off bravely, but were soon dead. Con.
nor, Minneapolis central, won, in spite
| OF severe injury to, his ankle in the
stretch. Novotny and Spellman divided
the other places.
1t was the first time the MINNEAPOLIS
cen'trals had chance to feefthat. they
were really in the game, and when Il
was announced that Metzger,. of the
same institution, had won the running
high jump, putting them second to the
academy only by the second which
Bockman saved in this-ilis first defeat
by the way-their joy knew no bounds
Putting the shot was a delightful
| diversion for stalwart Buck, of ST. Pau
central He got it so near forty feet
that barely a hands breadth inter
vened. Alstad, OF the South side, and
| Day, OF the academy, had a close race
| for the second place. This brought
the st. Paul centrals into the betting
again, and the yelIs from the grand
stand. which had been somewhat re-
| duced in enthusiasm, broke out afresh
The running broad jump was another
rich mine for the local centrals, too, as
O'Brien and Williams saved first an6
third, Lindquist, of the South side, get
ting the intervening place.
The points then stood: St. Paul GEN.
trail, 10; Minneapolis central, 16; South
side, Is; academy 20 The Cheevertowr
! boys thought they had a cinch.
| Throwing the hammer, however