The San Francisco call., 1906-04-08
OAKLAND FIRST
IN FIELD DAY
Vail Breaks the Pole Vault
Record, but Performance
Cannot Stand as Official
SEVEN ATTEMPTS
Lowell Is Second in Points,
Closely Followed by San
Jose, Lick and Santa Rosa

The greatest crowd that ever gath
cred on the Berkeley oval 10 witness a
nigh schol track meet was in evfdsnca
yesterday afternoon at the twelfth sent-
annual field day OF the Academic Athletic
League composed OF high school teams
around the bay. Three thousand per
sons saw the Oakland High School
march away with the honors OF the day
Vail OF Oakland gave a sensational
exhibition IN the pole vault. beating the
worlds record for high school men,
held by Mum OF the Oakland High
school Wallis height today was II feet
"a inches an inch and a quarter bet
Ter than Aunn's record Unfortunately
the record OF Vail today cannot stand
as ofncial. as he scored this height IN
MS seventh attempt. and the rulss for
Did the making OF more than sin at
tempts-
The final score OF points stoods Oak
land. 2sh; Lowell. 25h: San Jose, 24g
Lick. 23; Santa Rosa. IS; Berkeley, 14t
PaIo Alto, 8; Ukiah. 7; Cogswen Poly
technic. 4. and Santa Clara. l Alameda.
Commercial. Oakland Polytechnic, VAL
Ieto and Wilmerding al had teams en-
tered. but failed 20 score.
Following are the resu1tss
l0O-yard dash-Won by Golchsr
(Lick). Buttgenbach q II Sd and
Leoer 90 H So tied for second. Gray
Is K III Sd fourth. Time 10 rs Sec
440-yard dash-won by Crabtrss
(Ldck), Kerr g. J. H 50 second. VIII
son Is. r H 81 third. Isgrigg OBJ H 81
fourth Time. 81 As seconds.
Half-mile run-Won By MaundreII OA
n 50, Smith L H So second. Free
(oakland)) third. Loughery (s. R H.
50 fourth Time. minutes as sec
onds
I20-var5 hiob b,,-51.. IT,. -. -.
(LieA). Boyd Is. J. H 50 second, Brad
ley (Ukiah) third. Raines e. c. H 50
fourth Time. Is as seconds
Mile run-WOn by Maundrell LOW
elD. Ball (B. H. So second. Garvfn
UowelD third. Meyer OoweII) fourth
Time. minutes 80 As seconds.
22o-yard dash-Won by Buttzenbach
(I-. H 81. Leber Co H So second. Gray
IS R. H Sd third. Butler (Lick) fourth
Time. % 3-5 seconds.
2z0-ySrd hurdles-Won by Bradley
(Ukiahl- Kerr (S- J. H So second,
Johns (Liek) third: Jacobs g. R H So
fourth Time. 81 As seconds.
Pole vault-WOn by Vail 60. H So.
Kant (cogsweIIJ and Griffith 0ickJ tie
for second: Butler tLick) and Mediation
(S- r. H Sd tie for fourth Vail vaulted
IL feet 1 Il inches.
High Jump-Won by Mum 20 H SD
Morrin (B- H 81 second. Kant (COzs-
wel) and Lee Is r H Sd tie for third.
Height. 5 feet s1< inches
Shot-put-Won by Mum 60. H 81.
Tomasini (Palo A1to) second, Dignan
Is. r H 3 third; Bell (Lick) fourth
Distance, a feet
Broad jump-Won by Mum 90 H
81. Hill (S. J. H 81 second. lie veau
Is. J. H 81 third, Chapman (B H 81
fourth. Distance. 21 feet 101s inches.
Hammer throw-WOn by Tomasfnf
(Palo Altol, Wooley IS p H Sd sec
ond. Maddox 90 H 50 third; Walker
Is R. H Sd fourth Distance. 15s feet
4 inches.
Nile relay race-Won by San Jose.
Berkeley second. Lowell third Time
8 minutes As seconds First place
counted points. second points. third
2 points and fourth place 1 point The
relay counted 10. and 2 points.
The committee IN charge OF the held
day included VIII L POTTS. Charles Mel
and F. T. Barker.