The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-29
FIRST ANNUAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL MEET A SUCCESS
youngsters Make Good ShoWings
in Jumps, Runs and SWIM
ming Races.

Representatives of the First
Methodist Sunday school came out
victorious in the first annual Sunday
school athletic meet, held at Lagoon
yesterday afternoon. 1t was a splendid
athletic carnival, and although the
competitors were only youngsters, they
put up some genuine exhibitions of
cleVerness and grit. The spectators
were reminded for all the world of
college field and track meet as they
watched event follow event For weeks
the little fellows had looked forward
to the occasion, and yesterday. nervous
and high spirited, they went into the
contests determined TO win or die
Many OF them had spent sleepless
nights OF anticipation, and when their
enortS were crowned yesterday by VIC
tory their faces were all smiles
Fifty youngsters took part In the
sports, which means that fifty boys
have started on a course of physical
training that will possibly some day
make of them great college athletes.
lie Prohon the Star.
To Edward LeProhon and Beverly
Brown must be given the credit for
the First Methodist's victory. The
former alone scored total of 19
points. while Brown was second high,
and VIII some day, If he goes TO col
lege, make name in the athletic
world He is only a slip OF a boy in
short trousers, but yesterday he out
ran many a larger boy, out-jumped
others and captured second In the
swimming race, After all the other
competitors dropped out In the high
jump, he kept on, and the crowd
cheered as the youngster covered four
SIx Snchor
number was "23' and as tbs
youngster raced down the stretch,
hard pressed by the larger boys, the
crowd cheered for "skiddool" Brown,
Bates. Mcintyre Tate and Owen also
did credltable work.
AT the close of the meet the com
peting schools had points to their
credit as follows: First Methodist,
81; East Side Baptist, 81: First Baptist,
II; First Congregational, s; ST PauTs
Episcopal, 5; Christian Science, l, and
Presbyterian, 1. Several other schools
were represented. but failed to make
any points. The winners OF the heats
and final events follow:
Here Are the Winners.
Fifty-yard dash. first heat-Boverley
Brown, first; Roy Mcintyre, second.
Time seconds. Second heat-Willie
Ernst. first, Dennis Ausherman. second;
Time, 7 seconds. Third heat-Edward
LeProhon, first, Richard Roberts, sec
ond. Time. As seconds Fourth heat
Arthur Doran, flrst; Walter Blumfield.
second. Time. seconds. First semi-
hnal-Beyerly Brown, first. Willie
Ernst. Time seconds. Second semi
nnel-Edward LeProhon. first; Richard
Roberts second. Time. / seconds Final
heat-Edward LcProhon. first. Beverly
Brown, second Richard Roberts third
Time. 8 4-5 seconds.
Ono hundred-yard dash. for boys over
< and under NeaTS-EiTaf haat-EI-
ward LeProhon, first; Wallace Bong,
second. Time, Il 10 seconds. Second
ers. second. Final heat-LeProhon.
frst Chester Bowers. second Wallace
Bong, third. Time, IL seconds
Ono hundred-yard dash for boys be-
Beverly Brown, first. Richard Roberts.
second. Time, Il As seconds. Second
heat-Guy Tate. first; Willie Ernst. sec
Edward LeProhon, flrst Sidney Evans,
second. Time, l3 seconds, Final heat
Beverly Brown, hrst; Edward LePro-
hon, second; Richard Roberts. third.
Time. IL seconds fiat
Running high jump, for boys between
Is and lS years-Wallace Bong, first.
Leon Smith, second Height. 4 feet 3
inches,
Running high jump. for boys between
II and 10 years-Edward LeProhon.
third Height 4 feet 6 inches
Two hundred and twenty-yard dash.
for boys between Is and lS-F1rst heat
Harold Bates. hrst; Wallace Bong.
second. Time, % seconds Final heat
Harold Bates. first; Wallace Bong,
second; Leon Smith. third. Time. %
seconds.
Running broad jump. for boys be-
tween IL and 15-Guy Tate. first; Ed
ward LeProhon second; Beverly Brown,
third. Distance. II feet 6lk inches
Running broad Jump. for boys be-
tween Is and lS ycars-Orwin Iwen.
trst. Stanley Wood. second; Harp
Bates. third. Distance, s feet - inch.
Eight hundred and eighty-yard relay
race-Harold Bean, Leon Smith,
Charles Larsen and Richard Roberts,
first. Beverly Brown, Milton Belfuss.
e LeProhon and G. Youno second;
Wallace Bcnn. Archibald Winsness, D,
Aushermon and r. Wclck, third Time.
? minutes ! o seconds.
Twenty-fve-yard swim. for boys be-
tweon IL and 1s-Flnal hcat-Roy Nc
Intyre first; Edward LeProhon. second;
Arthur Dorap, third. Time Is seconds.
Fifty-yard swim, for boys between Is
and is years-Russell Mcintyre. first;
Victor Broswell. second. Time, % sec
onds.
Prizes were awarded the winners of
the various events.