Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
Y. NJ. C. A. ATHLETES END TEST
M~idwinter ~"CarnivaT" ERds with
Team No. 6 in First Place
by one Point.

Last Friday night the final three events
Of the midwinter athletic carnival OF the
Young Mems Christian association we're
pulled on in the gymnasium and team No.
6, Captain Lee, which has led from the first,
won top honors by the margin Of only one
point over team No. ?, Captain Frankfurt.
The total score Of Lees men in the car
nival was "a points. while Frankfurt's fol-
lowers made S8. Meanwhile team No. l.
Captain Atkins. which was in fifth place las
week, leaped up 10 third in the final score.
with a total Of rs points. Thus on the final
night Atkins and his men were far the stars
Of the contest. as they made twelve points
on that night alone. while the leading team
made but Eve points.
The carnival consisted OF twelve events,
and the final three were worked Of Friday
night. They were a puIl-up, high kick and
goal throw. In each Of the twelve events
first place has counted FIVE points for the
team scoring It, second place three points
and third place one point. Attendance has
counted one point for each man on q team
each Of the three nights. Eight men com
posed a team, there being ten octets in all.
In the pull-up, which is what the average
boy knows as Ginning" team No. 4, Cap
tain Greene. won with an average Of eleven
pull-ups per man. Team No. 2, Captain
Frankfurt. wal second with an average Of
nine and one-fourth ~pull-ups. Team No. 8,
Captain Kiger, was third with an average
OF nine pull-ups. Jack Hail Of team No. 6
was high individual competitor in this
event, he scoring eighteen puIl-ups. That
lie a fine record. In this event the men all
jumped for the bar and let out at extreme
arms length between each rise.
Tapfafn A4lfnu ~ Taar, No uron che
high kick for his team. He made seven
feet, nine inches. H. Green Of Team No.
4 was second and Captain Meyers Of Team
No. s third. In this event the records
made were low. as the athletes have not
worked much at this stunt. They will be
doing nine feet and over soon.
In the goal throw the men were very
weak. This is merely throwing & ba sket
ball at a basket ball goal. the ende.vor
being to score as many baskets in succis-
sion as possible. Captain Atkins Of Tenn
No. / won with an average Of two and enc
third baskets, he being compelled to throw
OF a tie with Captain Meyers Of Team No.
Z. who was second finally with an average
two and one-fourth baskets. Captain
Frankfurt Of Team No. 2 was third with
two baskets.
This carnival has proved a great sue
cess. heeu interest mas Deeu eAnlD1teQ
and competition has been strong. The
race for first place was a tight one all
through. The twelve events were: Relay
race. tug Of war, broad jump, crab race,
underswing. relay potato race, rope climb.
bal Throw. relay hop race. puIl-up, high
kick and goal throw. Similar contests
will be inaugurated, their nature being
changed enough to give some novelty.
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Last Monday r. Cornwell, a student at
Bellevue colleges and the best all-around
athlete at that school, walked into the
gymnasium and announced his intention OF
getting his name on that honor roll be-
fore he left the building. And he did.
Cornwell got into a gym" suit and scored
eleven points before he stopped. He only
needed seven TO make the roll. In two
events he made first place. a very good
record, as the first place marks are set
high. These were the standing broad
jump and the two standing broad jumps.
He made second place in the three stand
ing broad Jumps and in the shot put. He
made third place in the u~nderswihg. Corn
well is the only addition TO the roll dur
ing the week. Many more are expected
during March, as a number OF athletes are
working in preparation for a test
c. H. Hamilton has increased his total
score on the roll eighteen points, the high
est OF any, and he now has stars on ten of
the twenty-four events. He has made
first In the goal jump and Vnderswing.
second in the rope climb, two standing
broad jumps. fence vault and ball throw
third in thes landing high jump. standing
broad jump. three standing broad jumps
and shot put