Evening journal., 1905-06-10
RECORDS SMASHED BY
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
Annual Meet at Delaware
Horse Show Park Was a
Big Success

The annual field day sports OF the will
mington High school held at the Della
ware Horse Show Association grounds
yesterday afternoon, were featured by
the breaking of a number of records.
There was an interesting program ana a
large crowd was present.
Previous High School records were sent
to smash yesterday and new ones were
established that will probably stand for
some time before they are broken. In the
pole vault Whitehead cleared 7'feet in
ches which made a new record for the
school. He tried to clear S feet but could
not make it. The feature of the after
noon vas the all-around work of c. c.
Roddy. He entered in almost every event
and although this was very trying on him
he made a fine record, winning second
place in six entries and securing a third
in another f Wilson carried or the laur-
els among the sprinters.
In the twelve-pound hammer throw W.
Speer surprised everyone by using but
one hand and winning out. He could not
or did not want to use both hands and
had no difficulty in tossing the weight sew
eral feet further than his closest COM
petitor.
The winners were given handsome sill
yer medals and those securing a second
place were awarded bronze medals. Alto
gether the meet was considered one Of
The most successful the High School Ath-
letic Association has ever held and the
manner in which it was conducted re-
nected much credit on those who had
charge.
The events. winners and time follows:
100 yards dash-F Wilson. first; c. c.
Roddy. second; r. Nye. third. Time 10
80 seconds. Nye had a handicap Of three
yards, the other man being scratch.
Pole vault-R whitehead, first; clear
ing feet inches; c. C. Roddy, second,
clearing feet inches; Lecarpenter, third
clearing feet inches.
Twelve pound shot-put-W. speer, first;
distance. "a feet Ia inches; C. c. Roddy,
second. 81 feet, IA inches; W. r. White
head third. % feet IA inches.
4lO yards dash-F. Wilson, first; c. c.
Roddy, second; time. Cl seconds.
Twelve pound hammer throw-W. Speer,
first distance. Ga feet IL inches; C. c.
Roddy. second, IS feet 5 inches; r. Nye
third, 81 feet inches.
High jump-W. Edgar, first, clearing
4 feet II inches; r. W. Plumley, second
feet 10 inches; c. c. Roddy third, .
feet inches.
One mile run-P. Mcdaniel first; L
Frederick. second, f. Berry, third; time
5 minutes. Il seconds.
22O yard hurdles-W. r. Whitehead
first; r. w. Plumley. second; j. Dunn
third; time, . is seconds.
Senior relay race was won by B. Mid
die team with b Senior team second and
A Junior team third. Time 4 minutes, IL
seconds. b. Middle team was composed
Of W. Edgar. c. Kidd, S. santmyers, F
Hughes. b. senior-H. Porter, W. speer
J. Green and w. Hance. a. Junior team
F. Hutton, C. Fredericks, J. Dunno, J
Burns.
Junior relay race-Won by B. JUNO
team; Sixth grade team. second; third. C
Junior team. Time ? minutes and hft.
seconds for the half mile. The runner
on the winning team are II. Hickman. J
Harman. w. Rice. r. Tadman.
Broad jump-W. r. Whitehead, first
clearing Is feet 10 inches; p. Mcdaniel
7 second, Is feet inches, w. Edgar. third
Is feet 10 inches.
$50 yard rune. c. Roddy, scratch, first
r. Whitehead, scratch, second. Time
minutes and 80 seconds.