Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-05
ANNUAL FIELD DAY..
Record Broken at Agricultural Co..
Isge Sports Exercises.
TERRITORIAL ATHLETES.

MeSllla, PARK, N. M, Man with
the green orchard as a background. the
bright alfalfa and wheat fields on
either hand, the beautiful Organ noun.
tains but a few miles away, with the
grand stand, the field and road taxed
to their utmost, and. most of all, with
one of Mesilla Valleys famous days so
full of sunshine and attractiveness-
with all these cooperating. the Elev.
enth annual field day of the New Mex
leo College of Agriculture and Me.
chanic Arts passed into history as one
of the most successful ever held
There was no exceptional work done
to make 1t so, hut the interest of the
contestants and the c~loseness with
more interest than had It been more
o%ne-sided. Only two of the former
college was equaled OF bettered. John
Bouts, an agricultural student. raised
the record of the standing broad lump
one-half an inch and also the hammer
throw by five feet and ten inches.
One of the most interesting features
OF the day was the appearance of new
material on the field and the credible
showing. Among these were Farmer
John" Hughes. Archie Brown. Ralph
Deemer, Rafael Ramirez, Ray Aldrich,
Lansing Bloom, Guy Given, Chester
Payne and Homer Neal. Farmer
John" who was considered one of the
most clumsy last year. has in his ath-
letic work this year developed wonder.
fully. AT the pole vault he lost by one
inch. making eight feet and two inches.
He took third in the ~120-yard hurdles
against eleven contestants. Homer
Neal tied with first place on the stand.
ing high jump.
Last years stars, Danburg, Metcalf
and Poe, were missed. Danburg and
Poe not being in school this year and
Metcalf being so pressed with his SEN
Tor studies that he was unable to get
out. However, the one-armed wonder.
One Nit" Pelphrey, demonstrated
what a one-armed man could do II he
tried. Pelphrey won the all-round
med, a handsome medal which is Civ
each year to the contestant scoring
greatest number Of points. Pei
phrey scored so points, Remirez 80,
Brown "a.
Events.
One hundred yard dash-Will Pei.
phrey, first; Rafael Ramirez. second. |
Time, IL is seconds.
Standing broad jump. w. Bouts, |
first; Archie Brown. second. Distance.
} feet Az inches.
Running broad jump-Rafael Rami- |
reg, first; Pelphrey, second. Distance,
II feet 5h inches.
Pole vault-Pelphrey, first; John |
Hughes, second. Height, s feet 8
inches.
Two hundred and twenty yard dash
.Palphrey, first; Ralph Deemer, sec
md. Time, 25 As seconds.
Standing high-Pelphrey and Homer
Neal tie for first at 4 feet 3 inches.
Running high jump-Pelphrey, first;
Brown, second. Height, s feet.
Putting 12-pound shot-Pelphrey,
irst; Ray Aldrich, second. Distance,
10 feet 4 inches.
One hundred and twenty yard hur-
lie g feet)-Pelphrey, first; Ramirez,
John Hughes, third. Time,
20 As seconds.
Throwing 12-pound hammer-Bouts,
irst; Ramirez, second. Distance, 1O6
eet 7 inches.
Discus throw-Palphrey, first: Ram
rez, second. Distance. 81 feet 3 in
hes.
-Four hundred and forty yard run
ramirez. first; Newberry, second.
Time, 60 As seconds.
Field day closed with the annual
feld Day Ball in Las Cruces, and was
veil attended and proved one of the
most pleasant evenings of the school
The credit of the successful issue of
he day is due to John George Miller !