The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-03-05
7. NJ. c. A. Athletes Defeat all Corners
in the Big State Meetat Marinette
Saturday Night.
MARINETTE TAKES SECOND PLACE
of Kenosha. Set New Mark for Y.
378 Points. for Victors.


team, composed of Otto Scholer, Frank
Tsermaun and James H. Charles, are
the heroes of the Y. M. c. A. today
for on last Saturday night at the close
of the State Convention at Marinette,
the Kenosha boys won the Y. M. C. A.
championship, defeating the crack
teams from Marinette, Racine, Mil
waukee and Ashland, and bringing
home with them the highly priced sill
yer cup presented by Mr.. Paddock, Of
Milwaukee. The final score in the con
test was, Kenosha, 1882; Marinettr,
984; Racine, 975; Milwaukee, 831 and
Ashland, us.
Marinette aud Racine were each con-
fdent of winning, and the Marinette
sports mot Association men) wanted to
wager all sorts of money they would
win. Up to the last event, the potato
race, Marinette led, having eighteen
points to the good over Kenosha. The
excitement was intense as the men
lined up for the last race. Marinette
knew this was her weak point and Ke-
nosha felt confident that, barring &C.
cidents, the race and the meet were
hers.
Otto Scho1er started for Kenosha in
the first heat and, although he slipped
twice and missed one potato, he ran
the heat in 1.43, against $50 for John,
of Marinette, which practically won
the meet. In the second heat Jas. HI.
Charles started for Kenosha and made
the best time of the evening, starting
a killing pace and making Up a full
lap over his nearest competitor and
making 1.42 3-5. The meet was prac-
tically won, but Frank Isermann did
not propose to allow any chance of de.
feat. Heuffner, of Racine, was his
hardest competitor and led the race the
first ten laps, when Isermann let him
self out to the utmost and dashed
across the line an easy winner in
1.424,5.
The meet was full ofssurprises. Ke-
nosha not only won the State cham
pionship but Otto Scho1er outdid him
self by breaking the individual cham
pionship and scoring a total of 378
points against 374 made by Roger
Adams, the High School champion of
Wisconsin last year. Scho1er started
the surprises by defeating Mariuette's
crack high jumper, Morton John,
making a splendid record of feet 4
inches. In this event Isermann made
feet, and James Charles made feet
inches. Kenosha led at the end of
the first event with 216 points to Mar
inette's 2O8.
Kenosha fell down badly, while Mari
nette came up strong, making 236
points to 100 for Kenosha. Scholer
did best for Kenosha, putting "a feet
9 inches, while Isermann made "a feet
8 inches and Charles 81 feet IL inches.
Kenosha stock fell again in the third
event, the three broad jumps, which
were won by Milwaukee, who made 1873
points to Kenosha's $50. The score at
the end of the third stood, Milwaukee,
GA; Marinette, 612; Kenosha, $50, and
the much dreaded pole-vau1t, Kenosha's
weakest point apparently, staring
them in the face, but this proved the
startling event of the meet. In this
event Scholer again forged to the front
ana by work of the highest rank tied
the best that Marinette's and Racine's
best men could do,making a clear leap
of feet. Isermann and Charles kept
up their nerve and each succeeded in
doing 8 feet, equal to their* best per-
Torrance. Kenosha had passed her
weak point and now it was spectacle
of cat playing with mouse, for Ke-
nosha has potato race team that can
not be beaten byany American Y. M.
C. A. Marinette still led in the fourth
event, holding 784 points to 100 for
Kenosha and 743 for Racine, who had
outstripped Milwaukee. As the men
linedup for the last race quiet pre-
vailed throughout the packed hall.
Mari cite men whispered to their ath-
1etes to stick to Kenosha, but not
man in the meet could hold the killing
pace each of Kenosha's men set. When |
the last race was run the scorers an
nounced the first points as follows:
Kenosha-1032.
. Marinette-o84.
Racine-975.
Milwaukee-831.
Ashland-775.
1t may beinteresting to know how
Kenosha compares with the other |
teams in point making on each event.
In individual scores Otto Scholer, of |
Kenosha, ranked first with 378; Frank |
Tsermann, of Kenosha, second with $40
and Chester Porterfeld, of Marinette,
third with 338. Jas. Charles, of Keno
sha, beat his previous records, making