Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-26
High School Baseball Team
Plays in Fairfield Today.
GRINNELL WINS MEET
ottumwans Will Be Busy in Baseball
Today--Browns Go to Buxton
sehaub to Pitch Against Nebraska
Indians.

The Ottumwa high school baseball
team went to Fairfield today to play
return game. Captain West is at Grin
nell in attendance at the meeting of
the interscholastic association and
Burnside will be in the box, Ream will
play short, his old position. With
Ream back in the game, the weak
spot seen at short last week, will be
'remedied and the team should win.
However. if Carl Harris, the little
south paw twirler on the Fairfield is
given any support he may spring a
surprise on the Ottumwans.
Grinnell Wins Field Meet.
Grinnell won the annual high school
grounds by a total of 33 points, East
Des Moines it's nearest competitors
curing 2S. Ottumwa had no team en-
tered. Of the other teams Cresco had
IS; Davenport 14;and the other teams
had few scattered points. Oskaloosa
secured but six points and the Ottum-
wa athletes are more than ever conf
dent of winning the dual field meet
to be held here on the morning of
May 80, unless the visitors show the
yellow"
The Summaries.
100 yards-Longshore, Grinnell,
first; Millspaugh. Davenport, second;
e. Davies. Cresco, third. Time, 10 rs.
100 yard hurdle--McCord. North Des
Moines, first; w. Davis, Cresco, Sec
ond; Russell, West Des Moines, third.
Time, II 4-5.
Half mile run-Beard, East Des
Moines. and Little, Grinnell, tie for
first; McElyla, Ames, third. Time,
800
22O yard dash-Longshore, Grinnell,
first; Hodgden, Grinnell, second; E.
Davis. Cresco, third. Time. IA 1-5.
/ 12-pound hammer throw-Russell,
Oskaloosa, first; Allen. Harlan, sec.
Iond; Fawcett, Ida Grove, third. Dis
/ lance, 123 feet inches.
Two mile bicycle Taylor, East Des
Moines, first; Carlton, East Des
IMoines, second; Baughman. Oskaloosa,
third. Time, 1905.
Broad jump--Millspau Davenport
/ first; Longshore, Grinnell, second; Co
hen, Grinnell, third. Distance, 25 feet
1 4 inches.
12 pound shot put-Gilley. Grinnell
first; Taylor. East Des Moines, second;
Royal, North Des Moines, third. Dis
lance, Al feet y inch.
440 yd dash-E. Davis, Cresco, first
w. Hodgen, Grinnell. second; Hubbard
Grove. third Time :53
/ Half mile bicycle-Taylor, East Des
Moines, first; Dow, Davenport, sec
ond; Carlson, East Des Moines, third
Time, 1922.
J. Pole Vault-W. Davis, Cresco, first
Russell, West Des Moines, second
Shepartd, East Des Mines, third
Height, 10 feet SIS inches.
22O yd. hurdle-Murphy, Ida Grove
first; McCord, North Des Moines, sec
ond; Hammer East Des Moines, third
Time :2S 3-5.
Discus-Hedges, Marengo, first; E
Davis, Cresco, second; Scar Grinnel
third Distance SO feet ~ inches.
Mile rum. Andrews. East De
Moines, first: Little, Grinnell, second
Cooper, Council Bluffs, third. Tim
sos.
Browns Go to Buxton.
The Ottumwa Browns. that sturdy
aggregation of young colored players
went to Buxton this morning to pla,
the team from that place. The Browns
are playing great game this yea
: and their friends expect them to vii
from the BuXtonites
Schaub to Pitch in Eldon.
: Louis Schaub went to Eldon thi
morning on the Rock Island, wher
!, he will officiate on the slab in TIL
! games today and tomorrow for the E
!. don team against the Nebraska In
: dams. A number of Ottumwans wi
go down to Eldon tomorrow to witnes
: the game, which will be played at Hun