The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-05-08
MEET
OF HIGH SCHOOLS
WAS SUCCESS
"OUR" BOYS ALL RIGHT
Norman High School Wins
Second Place.

A large crowd and fair day made
the first annual interscholastic track
and field meet, held at Norman, May
6, a success. All the larger high
schools Of the territory were represent
ed and eleven made entries to the field
and track exercises. From the begin
ming it WAS evident that the Norman
high school and the Logan County high
school were to be rivals and the re-
suit at the end Of the day showed Guth-
rie first with a score of ffty-seven
points with Norman second. scoring
thirty.one Enid scored three. Perry
four, Saltwater 9, Kingfsher 10; An
adarko 4, Oklahoma City 4, the other
schools entered not scoring Guthrie
was given the large trophy and the
university had provided silver cups f.,
the individual winners of first and sec
ond and third places.
High school students began to arrive
Friday evening and Saturday morning
saw a large number in town. They
turned out to a baseball game between
the university and the Logan county
high school in the morning and watch
ed the tennis meets also. The baseball
game closed in the first half of the
sixth inning in a wrangle and King
fisher was the winner in the tennis
events. When the one o'clock train
came in it put of enough passengers
to fill the town C0locs, yelis, psc,t:-
girls and spring clothes were every
where. The train was met by the uni
versity band and the crowd was led
in a march to the university campus.
After lunch the afternoon program be-
gan. The grand stand was filed to
overlooking and it is estimated that at
least two thousand people saw the
meet. Oklahoma City sent a delega-
tion of 300, some forty or fifty came
from Kinghsher. saltwater sent TWEEN
ty and the excursion picked up others
all along the route It was a jolly
crowd. said a travelling man who was
on the train
In the evening there was a band
concert on the university steps, and a
march through the institution. Head
quarters for each delegation we're ar
ranged in the main hall Of the uni
versity and the visitors We're register
ed before they left.
The afternoon was delightful n ev-
cry respect Order was good and
while school spirit ran high, one never
saw a better behaved crowd Of stud
ents. Kingdsher took the prize for
yells with Guthrie close second.
Many teachers were present, who
seemed to enjoy the holiday as much
as the pupils. The records made are
commendable. in fact, they compare
well with those made last week at the
meet Of Kansas high schools at the
Kansas university. The races especial
ly fine. The high schools are develop
ing some excellent athletic materlel
Considering the short time used in
working up the meet all the authorities
are more than satisfied with the re
suits The high schools took to the
plan readily and eo-operated with the
athletic association of the university
to make the meeting a great AFFAIR. The
following is a summary Of the events
with the names of the winners:
100 yard dash Roberts, Norman LIST
Lyon. Saltwater End; Badger King
fisher, thlrd.-1O 9-5
Shot put-Daws0n. Guthrie 1st;
Brown nd, Sawyer, Enid. Srd-Dist. SO
feet. 9 10 inches
12O yard hurdle-Acton, Guthrie.
1st; Miller, Norman, 2nd Williams,
Norman. 3rd-18 2-5.
$50 yard run-Calvert, Guthrie, 1st;
shrayer, Perry, End; Myers, Nor
man. Srd.--2 IS Is.
Discus-Fees, Guthrie, 1st; Urban,
Kinghsher. End; Dawson, Guthrie 3rd.
-s7:5 1-2.
Mile run-Myers, Norman, 1st; Cal
vert Guthrie. End; Lebanan. stillwat-
er. srd-5;21 20
220 yard hurdIes-Acton. Guthrie,
1st. Parker, Oklahoma City, 2nd; Ly-
ons. saltwater, 3rd.-29 SO.
Hammer Wilson, Guthrie,
lst; Dawson, Guthrie. End; Brown,
Guthrie. third.-12s feet inches
Hugh iump-Badger. 1st; Dawson,
Guthrie, 2nd; Dietrich, Anadarko. 3rd.
70 feet "a inches.
22O yard dash-Roherts, Norman, L;
Lucas, Kinghsher End; Mosheri Guth-
rie. Srd-25 AS.
Mile Williams, Norman, i;
Green. Norman. End; Mahafie oklaho-
ma City, 3rd-2.s9 3-5.
44O yard run-Lyon, Saltwater, 4;
Roberts. Norman. End; shrayer. Perry,
Srd.-56 is.
Broad iump-Acton, Guthrie 4 Die
trieh. Anadarko. End; Mosher, Guth-
rie. third-.1s feet inches.
Pole yault-Ratliff, Enid. 1; Owens
and Keys. Guthrie. tied for the hrst
three places feet. inches
Tennis tournament Singles and