Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1904-05-19
SENIOR CLASS CARRY OFF THE
HONORS AT THE INTER- GLASS
FIELD MEET HELD YESTERDAY.
F res h men FINISHED d
Second With Soph-
mores Third and
Juniors Last.

A stranger passing along State street
Yesterday, in front Of the High
School, might have thought that tho
city had taken holiday, Judging
from the crowds, gay colors, yelling
and general air of excitement which
prevailed. 1t was the occasion of the
second annual inter.class track and
field meet of the High School, which
was highly successful from every
standpoint. 1t was held on the track
about the school, furlong in length.
There were twenty events in all,
each with large number of entries,
and the rivalry between the repre-
sentatives of the several classes was
worthy of one of our larger colleges.
The Senior class won the day, scor-
Ing 70 points, reck oned on basis of
5, and 1. Their nearest competitors,
the Freshmen, piled up 81 points.
Lbliu DldOo Wtbb NthhSh ny tiiC oOPiO-
mores with IL, while points were
earned by the Junior class. The class
Of 1904 also won last years contest,
and is entitled to the name of the
most athletic class tho school has
ever known. They took all the points
Yesterday, in the bovs' 100 yard dash,
hn ,,oIo ri I,
Atfierbach, '06, won the pole vault,
but as he is n conditioned pupil, his 5
points cannot be counted in the class
total, according to the conditions pre-
scribed by the class of 1908 which
presented to the school the silver cup
on which the numerals of the winning
class are to he engraved. The same
was the case with Lavinil Colyer who
took second place Ill both tho baseball
and basketball throws for girls.
The Freshman class took all the
points in the girls hundred yard
dash.
The High School record was broken
in the high jump, broad jump, shot
put and girls basket ball throw.
BOYS individual honors went to W.
H. Mccormick, Jr., '04, who secured
two firsts and three seconds, total of
10 points. He proved himself a
thorough all.around athlete and one
capable of representing any school
on track or field. He receives silver
medal Second prize, bronze medal,
goes to Virgil Shull, 04, who got
two firsts and second, l3 points in
all. Andrew j. Wight, '04, was third
with 10 points.
Jennie Brogger. '0l. carried of the
girls silver medal. She won both the
baseball and baske ethall throws, n
total of 10 points. Edith Crowell '07,
proved herself the best all around girl
athlete in the school by winning the
girls hundred, taking third place
in the basketball throw, and being
one of the girls Freshman relay team
which won first place. She won IA
points and the bronze medal for
second individual girls honors.
Lavinia Colyer '07, whose points
counted in the contest for individual
honors scored points.
The half mile relay race for boys of
the seventh and eighth grades WIS
won by Miss Gilman's eighth grade
class, who also won last year. Miss
Ella Kents class were the only other
competitors. This was an added
event and no prizes had been provid-
cd, but they may be givon on ac-
count of the excellent showing made.
The individual medals have not yet
arrived.
The Senior boys did not run in the
relay race rs they did not need the
points. The Senior girls were not
eutered in the girls relay race The
potato and three-legged races were
very amusing, the latter being won by
the diminulive "Zambezi Twins, ;"
st. John and Spitzer.
The meet was exceedingly well
managed and reflects great credit on
Prof. J. M. Shelley, on whose