The Redwood gazette., 1902-05-14
THE FIELD DAY RESULTS.
The High School Boys Make Some Good
Records for Marshall.

Owing to the rain Of May Sd the
field exercises of the athletes of the
Redwood Falls high school were
postponed until last Wednesday,
an exceptionally bright day, and
the events showed that the boys
have exceptionally bright pros
| poets for cleaning up the field at
Marshall next Saturday. The at
tendance OF Wednesday was great
deal larger than anticipated, the re-
ceipts amounting to nearly 15. All
OF the events took place according
to the schedule, with the exception
of the hurdle races-imposslble on
accout of the heavy track.
] The young athletes appeared to
be in unusually good physical con-
ditlon. The games were commenced
at 3 o'clock. The surprises in
store were the half mile foot race
and the mile bicycle race, the form
er being won by George Alexander
aud the latter by Clarence Cobleigh.
The short dashes were exception
ally good as was also the quarter
mile foot race, which Frank King
won by good margin.
! Chas. Knox did magnificent work
with the discus, and with Frank
King and VIM. McDougal makes a
team that will be hard to beat. Gil
bert McDougal and Christ Neuen-
schwander we're clever in jumping
while Leslie King showed himself
as fine pole vaulterand high jump
er. George Erickson and Lewis
Cheney did some fine work on their
bicycles, while Erickson proved
himself a good sprinter. Howard
Robinson, in the walking contest,
also did nicely. The following is
the table of events:
1. so yard dash-George Erickson
first, Chas, Knox second and Smith
Tiffany third. Time six seconds.
2. High jump-Chas. Knox first,
Leslie King second and George Alex.
ander third.
3. Shot Put-Frank King first, VIM
McDougall second and Allen King
third. Distance, SO feet, three inches
4. 100 yard dash-Frank King first
Geoge Erickson second and Chas
Knox third. Time, II seconds.
5. Half mile foot race-George AL
exander first, Allen King second anc
Chris Neuenschwander third. Time
minutes, seconds.
6. Running broad jump-Frani
King first, Leslie King second ane
Gilbert McDougal third Distance, l!
feet, six inches.
Z. Discus throw-Chas. Knox first
: George Alexander second and Chris
Neuenschwander third. Distance, s;
feet, two inches.
s. Quarter mile bicycle race-Lewi
Cheney first, George Erickson secont
Y and Clarence Cobleigh third, Time 81
seconds.
8. Running, hop, skip and jump
Frank King first, Chas. Knox secont
: and VIM. McDougal third Distance
40 feet, five inches.
10. Hammer throw-Frank Kin,
first, William McDougal second ant
George Alexander third. Distance 10
: feet, 10 inches.
IL. Pole vault-Chas. Knox first
Leslie King second and Chris. Neuen
schwander third.
y. 30 yard dash-Frank Kin!
first. Chas. Knox second and Gilber
McDougal third. Time not recorded
Is. Half mile walk-Howard Rob
inson first. VIM. McDougal second
Time, minutes
IA. Mile bicycle race Clarence Cob
: leigh first, Lewis Cheney second.
Is. Quarter mile foot raee-Franl
= King first, Allen King second an.
George Alexander third.
81 IS. Relay race. 17e yards-Geo
Erickson first. Frank King second
s.: William McDougaI third, Chris. Neu
2 enschwander fourth and Chas. Kno,
! fifth.
i The vauLters and high jumper:
), hope to make better records thar
s they did Wednesday, and a decided
u Improvement is looked for in othel
I places.
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