Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-11

Fastest Team that Ever Came Down
the Track at an Iowa State
Tournament.
The running team from this city
came home from the tournament at Ce-
dar Rapids this morning, MOI only
bringing with them the state cham
pionship belt, but a total of s425 in.
prize money. The boys came Very near
sweeping the platter the last day and
captured three first prizes and winning
in every race in which they We're ems
l5teretl.
| Not only this. but the team broke
ment and is unquestionably the fastest
team ever organized in any town of the
state. Every time the Alarshailtown
men swept down the track. with Saun-
l5derson in the lead and setting pace
that was magnificent to behold, the
tournament visitors went wild, ard at
ter il was all over, nothing was toe
good for any one who Wore a MARSHALL
town badge. The team broke the fol-
flowing state records in the time given:
lStraightaway in 81 4-5, from 80 l-5;
novelty in 80 1-5.. from SO: state race in
81 40, from 80 -; second novelty in 50
Al. from &c. G. G. Pigman and Roy.
Fetters, pipeman and coupler for the
trimming team, did excellent work and
made the coupling in the last state race
In 2A seconds-so quickly that it was
l5done before the audience realized iA
sAlessrs. Pigman and EATERS We're
4 barred in the Individual contests this
4 year. however, because they had Won
lin the two previous tournaments. In
! the individual coupling contests Mar
shalltoWn was represented by Ole
Herman and j. Hockridge but they
We're unable TO win any of the prizes.
! The winning team this year was
| composed of the following men: n.
ILittleton. trainer; e. Schermerhorn, o.
! Fields. j. Knight, Steven Jessup, James
/ Ellis, F. Billings. l.. Saunderson, H. B..
Ball. Frank Brown, NJ. Cummings,
Robert Buchwald, Theodore Buchwald
~. Holmes. L. Robinson, G. G. P!gman.
r. a. Fetters and T. Greene. Tha boys
IhaYe done some hard and systematic
training and Will now divide the prize
money between them. The actual ex-
penses of the team We're paid by the
city and by popular subscription. a 3
4 this is the second time in succession
4 the belt has been Won by the r. G.
Pierce team, the boys propose to go ar
4 ter it again mex year SO they can Keep
sit as their own property. Many of
/ those In the present team ran last year,
and as far as possible next years Wil.
be the same.
| When the hub and hub race, which
the two fastest teams in the state race
must run, was called. Alarshalltown
Iwas glad that they secured the outside
track. as the members felt aggrieNed
4 because a Cedar Rapids paper said
4 Sheldon would have defeated MARSHALL
town the previous day had our team not
had the inside track. With a determi-
nation to show the Cedar Rapids paper
that 1t was away off in its conclusions
Marshalltown swept down the track
Hike the wind and crossed the tape four
yards in advance of Sheldon.
In describing the races the Cedar
Rapids Republican says:
4 The feature of the day was the mag
Eniticent run of the Marshalltown team
lin the state hose race. They lowered
4 the state record from 80 1-5 to 81 SIS
seconds, the performance being greeted
with the most vociferous cheering. La
tier they ran with Sheldon, hub and
hub, and beat them by marrow mar
gin But these We're not the only in
Iterasting features Everything was
exciting and nerve destroying, and
great enthusiasm prevailed thruout the
AFTERNOON.
Audubon, Williamsburg, West
\ Branch, Marshalltown and Sheldon ran
lin the order named. Marshalltown made
| a fine run and perfect coupling. All the
iother teams lost from To & seconds on
their couplings Marshalltown broke
| the state record, With 81 45. Sheldon
1came next in "a. Williamsburg third in
l:39 15. Audubon fourth in 80 3-5, and
| West Branch last in 80 4-5
| Then came the novelty hose race,
(which was won by Marshalltown in
80 1-5 Sheldon was second in 35 As.
Audnbon third in So Williamsburg
fourth in 80 IS, and West Branch last
lin 80.
The last race of the afternoon was
L the hub and hubrace between Mar
shalltown and Sheldon. the two teams
making the fastest time in the stata
hose race. Marshalltown won in SO AS
Sheldon's time was "a seconds.