The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
ST. PAUL CENTRAL
At HLETEs WIN MEET
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Spirited Contests in the Inter
A. scholastic Events on
Northrop Field.

Interscholastic honors went to the
! sanity city yesterday when the track
team from St. Paul Central high landed
first. honors in the annual field and
track meet of the Northwestern Inter
SCHOLASTIC association; The St.. Paul
Central high of Minneapolis by 10
points, the two local schools tieing for
second honors with 20 points apiece.
:. The meet was by long odds the most
interesting Of recent years and two in
terscholastic records, the mile run and
the discus throw, were broken in the
Northroop field competition. For a time
stock was high, but the St. Paul con
testants piled up second and third
! places with remarkable regularity and
I overcame the lead of their Minneapolis
rivals. Minneapolis Central tied East
high for second place by. taking first
and second places in the last event Of
the day, the pole vault.
things, the closeness of the contests and
the pluck Of the high school runners.
At least six men were carried of the
field at the finish Of the runs, and two
men, Barnard Of East high and Yves
. brook Of the same school, ran till they
during the third lap of the killing mile
fSun and Wesbrook tainted as he crossed
she tape in the quarter mile. Neither
] of the men was injured, and Wesbrook
/ afterward took third place in the broad
Jump.
The summary Of the meet shows that
East high, ST. Paul Central and North
high tied in the number of first places
! won, each school taking four events.
With second place counting three and
third place one point, St. Paul Central
land Minneapolis Central. however, sue
@showlng, however, and the totals are
liza fair Indication of the work of the
RSeams.
7 Frank King of North high, Williams
tof East high and "Bud' Crooks Of St.
|Paul Central were the individual stars
Of the day. King took three first places
Teach won two events. King showed his
! athletic versatility by taking the ham
4 mer throw and the" broad Jump, and
time.
] I In the dashes Williams Of East high
4 had things his own way and won handi-
4 able strength at the finish in both races
4 The 120-yard hurdle went to Myers of
4 St. Paul, with Martin Of the East high
second. Martin evened matters up by
4 defeating Myers in the 22O hurdles
B This was the closest race of the day
! both men taking the last hurdle to-
3 gether and sprinting side by side for
3 Che tape.
I :, In the quarter-mile run King took
3 the lead at the start and was never
8 headed. Sbippam landed second place
n and Swan Of Mechanics arts and Yves
q brook of East high fought gamely 70!
8 third honors. The Minneapolis man fell
{ as he crossed the tape and the Judges
B awarded a close decision to Swan.
8 s. The one-mile run was the most cred
& liable performance Of the day. Strik
3 ing a pace that led spectators to be
q 1ieve that the event was the half-mll'
8 instead of the longer run, the squad o!
g DISTANCE men circled the Northrop fiel{
z track FOR two laps with never a Dreaf
4 in the ranks. The pace began to tel
g on the third quarter, however, and a.
q the finish only four of the ten starter:
& crossed the tape. B. Crooks of st
. first place in minutes and AZ seconds
y Beating the interscholastic record for
s. merly held by Gaskel of Mechanic
81 Arts by seven seconds and establish
Z ing a mark that is likely to stand fo1
q some time Crooks also landed frs
u place in the half-mile, winning from
s. Swan of Mechanics Arts.
y e North High Shows.
3 4 North high came to the front in thu
3 field events King took first place II
q the hammer, while his teammate, Os
q valid, captured the discus. In the lat
s ter event, Oswald broke the interscho
8 lastic record, hurting the weight lO'
8 feet 21a inches:
8 In the running broad jump, Kins
81 tied the interscholastic record held b,
& Denton Of North high, jumping 20 fee
ii e inches. Another interscholastic. rec
81 ord was tied when Jennison of Mime
= apolis Central vaulted feet inches
b winning the pole vault and making i
q possible for Central to tie East higl
# FOR second honors. The high jum1
Il went to Way of East high, with the ba
81 at feet l inch.
II The last track event of the day, tn
Izelay race, did not furnish the excite
q 1nent expected, as Minneapolis Cen
4fral runners were not headed by. thei
4 opponents and led for. four straigh
u laps. Only three teams participated j
sEthis event, Minneapolis Central. st
Paul Central and Mechanic arts.
The meet was marred twice by tn
& action of the spectators, who were pei
3mutted, thru some freak Of manage
8ment, to throng over the field and in
9spect the events at close range. In tn
4 high hurdles, misguided enthusiasts
1stepped directly in front of Martin a
II he crossed the tape, and was sen