The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-19

Race Was Spelled by Fouls
Among the Leaders.
The intia indoor athletic meet among state
high schools was held yesterday afternoon
at the university armory, Minneapolis, and
ST. Paul Central won hard fought victory
Glossy pushed for honors by Minneapolis
Central The meeting was success from
ooth financial and an athletic standpoint,
dents and with much college enthusiasm
displayed by the 800 students present
There were eight events on the bill. and
although they were run off without any waste
of time. i. was 7:3O O'Clock before the Min
neapolis Central yielded the palm of victory
to their ravils, and the cup that will hereafter
grace st. Paul Central assembly hail. The
teal scores &C the various schools entered
were IS follows:
st. Paul Central "a
Minneapolis Central ....................... 20
South side high, Minneapolis 70
East side high, MINI alolis commandment. 3
Minneapolis academy Observation-Disclosures. 5
saltwater Observation-Disclosures.
There were thrtysix entries for the 50-yard
dash. which was run in three heats. In the
first heat Pierce. ST. Paul. won Griffith.
MINNEAPOLIS Central. second; Ludwig East
side third. The second heat saw Myrick,
South high, win; LIE Claire, St. Paul, second;
six then ran the final and Griffith won;
Myrtck second. Pierce third. Time, IS AS.
There were eleven entered in the shot-put,
which resulted: Evans, Minneapolis academy,
80 teet 912 inches; Rogers, st. Paul, SO feet
2 inches; Cooley. East side. high, SO feet 9
inches
MetEger, the pride OF the Minneapolis Cen
trail school, and conceded en- all sides as the
probable winner of the high jump was dis
appointment to ALL The best he could bet was
second. Ciapp. from st. Paul Central. beat
Minneapolis Central third Metzger has done
5 feet 6 inches in practice, and was not at
his best yesterday.
McGrory, Minneapolis Central, took the
lead in the 1000 yards run. and carried the
red and blue to victory. after being chased to
a standstiM by Myrick, colored lad from the
south side high, to whom he showed a clean
Williams, St. Paul Central. was tnird with
less than three feet Intervening.
Time, minutes 10 rs seconds. In this
race Norton. Minneapolis Central, took the
pole from McGrory at the start-oR and main
tanned II Cor two laps. The race was nine
laps. Pehouseck. South Side. and Doherty,
St Paul Central, pressed him closely, and
pace. He and Doherty collided, and were
out of tie race. Morton lost his wind, and
McGrory pulled u2 and won out.
The pole vault was the prettiest and most
hercely contested events OF the day. The jump
was started at feet, and raised successfully
6 inches each time until feet 10 inches
was vaulted by Griffith, Minneapolis Central.
who won out. 1t was then lowered inch
for Cumbey, st. Paul Central, and Ferber,
East Side High, but this pair could not clear
that distance after three trials, and divided
the points by the toss of a coin, Cumbey
winning and taking second place, with Ferber
third
1t took four heats to decide the winners in
the 50-yard hurdle There were about twenty
entries, and some fast ones in the bunch. The
first heat developed Clapp Neerland and
Veldy as winners in the order named. The
second heat brought out OBrien, Strsne and
Patterson. The final heat was won by Clapp,
Neerland second, and third place tied among
Strane, O'Brien and Patterson. The tie was
run off, and O'Brien won out In s seconds.
which also proved to be the time made by
Clapp.
st. Paul Central had two winners in the
running broad jump in the persons of Will
trail second, Williams winning by Is feet 4
inches. Griffith was three inches behind the
winner. and O'Brien bringing up the respecta-
BILE rear with IL feet II inches.
That was the seventh event, and St. Paul
Central, by good luck and good management.
had now advanced from second place. and
led Minneapolis Central by the score of "a to
vantage. 1t could get the cooperation of
the other Minneapolis schools if the relay
race became too hot and if st. Paul could
be shut out, there lay It's hope of winning.
But in this race the runners of both the Min
neapolis and ST. Paul Central fouled so many
times, that neither scored. and the event
went to East Side, first; South Side, second,
and saltwater, third.
In this last event st. Paul picked O'Brien,
Brennan. Doherty and Williams. Minneap--
oils Central chose Dolliver, Burns. Avery and
Smith. and East Side high started Wilcox,
Thomas Thorpe and Ludwig. 1t was the hot
test race of the day, and anybody's race to
the finish. ST. Paul had O'Brien and Will
liams and they showed their speed. st. Paul
finished first Minneapolis Central second,
East Side third, and South Side fourth, but
on account of fouls by the two leaders, the
race was given to East Side, with South Side
second, and Saltwater third.
The officials were as follows: Starter, May
bury; judges, Harrison, Gains, Stevenson;
timers, Cook Loomis, George Rogers; clerk
of coarse. A. Armstrong; scorer, Mcintyre.
The winning school was awarded gold
cup; the members of the relay team each re-
ceived gold medal. and winners of first place
In the various events were given gold medals,
and second and third places, silver medals.