Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-05-25
DEBORAH WINS AT CRESCO
The FIELD MEET WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Our Boys Win Ten FirstS, Six Seconds,
the Individual Medal, the Relay
Cup, and the Loving Cup.
Bidne Breaks Record,

A large crowd, and the most enthus-
iastic that has attended a field meet
in several years. cheered the Decorah
boys on to victory at Cresco last Fri
day. Tie day was perfect and the
large crowd thoroughly enjoyed the
events as pulled off. Cresco royalty
entertained her visitors and the De-
corah contingent are loud in their
praises of their good treatment. The
following is the score of the several
events:
100 yd. Wildman 1st. Thayer
I'd.
Pole Vault-Ingvoldstad 1st, Shea
and Thayer tied for I'd.
Shot put-Bidne 1st, Hubert 3D.
Half mile Ricycle-Hulbert 1st,
Trzcinski 3D.
220 I'd. Dash rhayer 1st, Wildman
I'd.
Half mile run-Brorby 1st, White
Broad jump-Bidne lst, White I'd.
50yd. dash-Thayer 1st. Harmon 3D.
"A mile Bicycle-Jewell 1st, HUI
bert 3D.
l2O yd. Hurdle-Bidne 1st, Rathbert
I'd.
High Jump-Thompson lst, Station
I'd.
44O yd. dash--Thompson lst. Dixon
Cd.
Discus Throw-Bidne lst, White ed.
220 yd. Hurdle-Rathber 1st, Brorby
I'd.
1 mile Bicyole-Jewell 1st. Hubert
I'd.
Relay Race-Decorah 1st The
team was Harmon, Brorby, Bidne,
and Thayer.
The day was perfect.
II. @. johnson was judge of finish.
Waukon had no representatives pres
ent at the meet.
DR.. r. A. Morton, of Crecso, acted
as starting judge.
Ingvoldstad was not crowded at all
in the pole vault.
E. j. Parman and Fred Goddard
acted as field judges.
In the running broad jump Bidne
beat White by "a of an inch, the win
ming jump being loft 2s4in.
The Cresco people proved themselves
royal entertainers, and none of the
old time hard feeling was manifested.
Bidne gets 4 ist medals and the in
dividual medal. This is the third
time he has won the individual med
al.
Cresco gave party to the visiting
teams Friday evening and quite few
of the Decorah contingent remained
over.
Bidne beat the state high scnool re-
cord in the discus throw. The record
was l0l feet 61s in. His throw was
102 feet Gin.
The Cresco and Decorah teams both
lose their leading medal winners by
graduation this year. Decorah has
good material coming on.
Decorah captured 10 frsts 6 seconds,
the individual medal, the relay cup,
and the loving cap. The last remains
with the winning school year.
There were almost as many Decorah
people in the grand stand as there
were Cresco, 66 going by train, and
more than as many by team.
Harmon was on the hospital list but
he beat out Wildman, Cresco's crack
sprinter, on his station in the relay,
besides winning second in the 80 yard
dash.
The next meet will be held in New
Hampton on the third Friday in May,
1905. The Decorah boys are already
fixing the dope as to how they will
win it.
Brorby was a great surprise in the
half mile run. White, Cresco's best
long distance runner, was favorite.
Brorby hung right behind him, u.s.
ing him as a wind break. and beat
him out in the stretch.
Thayer was also ON the hospital list
after the 220 yard run. DIR. Barfoot
was present and took him in hand,
and after using some of his magic
dope on him, he won the so yard dash,
and his station on the relay.
Jewell was fouled in the half mile
bicycle race and thrown from his
wheel by rider cutting in and strik-
ing, his front wheel. Had it not been
for this accident, Oecorah would
haze had another gold medal as he
proved himself capable of riding
around everything in the bunch.
School Teachers Elected.
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