Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-05-23
High School Athletes From
Ali Over the State In
Competition.
WEST DES MONIES WINS
Birney and Linton Make Points for
Ottumwa-
SOME STATE RECORDS ARE BROKEN

Ladd's illness Prevented ottumWa's
Making as Good Showing as Had
Been Expected-How the Events
Were Decided.
The annual field meet of the Iowa
State High School Athletic association
which was held at Grinnell Friday
was one of the most successful events
of the kind ever held in the state, both
in the work done by the athletes and
in point of attendance.
Two thousand people is conserva-
tive estimate of the attendance in the
afternoon, when the finals We're con-
tested, and the interest taken in the
matter by the spectators increased
with every event, coming to climax
during the last event, the high jump,
the result of which decided whether
Grinnell or West Des Moines should
have the state championship for the
year. This was closely contested, but
at last was won by Lauman, plucky
little West Des Moines man, who
cleared the pole at five feet, five inch
es, thus giving the team from the
Capital City the championship cup for
| the meet.
ottumwas Showing.
Although Ottumwa's represent,
! tatives did not make a
big showing in comparison
with some of the athletes from other
cities, they did we'll considering the
| fact that this was the first meet in
which Ottumwa has ever competed
| and this was the largest one the local
men had ever seen. For that reason
they very naturally failed to do as
much as they probably could had they
had previous experience. Not only
this, but the Ottumwans had run OF
hard luck in several of the events,
making fourth when only third or
better took places.
Another item on the hard luck list
was that Howard Laid, who was count.
ed upon to do good work for this city
in the quarter mile run, became i'll in
/ the afternoon and was unable to com
/ pete in this race
Despite. all these matters, however
Abner Birney did an excellent run in
the 220-yard hurdle race. In the
morning preliminary he won his heat
in % seconds, the fastest trial heat
time. and won it so easily that there
could be no doubt about his qualifica
lions, and the Ottumwans built
/ high hopes on his racing in the after
noon. They were not disappointed
either, for he took second in the fina
very easily, being only an inch or less
behind Cole, Ames, who won the race
in fast time-2S is seconds-whict
/ was, however, one-fifth of second
slower than the time made by Birney
in his trial heat in the morning.
j Lester Linton, captain of the loca
track team. secured third place in the
i twelve-pound hammer throw, making
i mark of ITO feet. This gave the OF
tumwa team four points, allowing i
4 to defeat Humboldt, Muscatine, Gin
ton and to tie Dubuque. The loca
boys feel confident that had it not beer
1 for the illness of Ladd and the hare
7 luck in which the team was plunged
a much better score would have beer
i made.
i However, Ottumwa has no complaint
to make of her team, especially wheI
the matter of training is considered
This city has almost no one to coacf
team and absolutely no one who car
compete in this particular with thu
men who keep the teams Of other cit
, les. Ames has trainer and coach
| R. G. Clapp, the champion pole vault
er of the world, who was formerly ,
student at Yale, and is one of tn,
best versed and best known athletes
and authorities on athletics in tn,
!. United States, Grinnell high schoo
i athletes are given the same training
as those of Iowa college, which is 10
Gated at that place, while West De
!, Des Moines has the same advantage
{ at its home city.
A School of Athletes.
" Correctionville seems to have
school of athletes. 1t is said tina
there are nine boys in the high schoo
at that place, seven of whom are en-
gagged in athletics. They are al
good men, too, and made good III
: hill race against West Des Moines an,
! Grinnell for the cup, being beaten GU
> by only two points Cave, a lanky la,
Z from that place, proved to be some
! thing of wonder, winning the al
3 around championship with IA points
5 He is as plendid runner, an excellen
I discus thrower, and gives a good az
q count of himself in every thing i
\ which he enters.
Grinnel Athletes.
! Longshore of Grinnell, won tn
. sprints with an ease that proclaime
!. him the best man at the meet in thi
line. He has won the hundred var
race three years in succession. Keise
won the long runs in good time an
other men from Grinnell made goo
showings.
I West Des Moines Men.
Laumann, of West Des Moines, d,
serves honorable mention for takin
j 1.-THE high jump and winning the Gu
3 for his school. Terrell did we'll in tn
y pole vault and the high hurdles. Ro
Q llins is an excellent man with the heav
/ work and won points for his team i
!, the hammer throw, the shot put an
s the discus throw. Hetis not, howe,