Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1906-05-22

Inc Fergus County High School
athletes, accompanied by Prof. Crane
Of the high school, arrived home last
part in the athletic contests which
We're held in the University town last
Thursday and Friday. The boys
brought back with them two medals,
won by their athletic prowess and the
showing which they made Is a most
creditable one for the school,
Platt Belden qualified in three
events and was point winner in all
Of them He won first place over the
swiftest boys of the state in the 900
yard dash and was third In the 50-yard
and the 100yard. Harry Briggs romp-
ed in ahead of the field in the $50 yard
and showed that he is one of the best
distance runners in the state. OF the
12S contestants, Platt Belden Of this
county was fifth and Harry Briggs
was up among the leaders,
In the declamatory contest which
WAS nelu WeuneSudy anu IHufSuay
evenings, Charles Grupe of this city
was third and the manner in which
he acquitted himself was IA source of
pride to the Fergus county contingent
Following is a complete summary of
the athletic events:
50-yard dash, finals (record held by
| Pigott Helena, time :05 3-4)-Allen
Davis. Flathead first; Joe Horn, An
aconda, second: Plat Belden, Fergus.
third. Time, 512.
10O-yard dash. finals (record held by
Belden, Fergus county, time, 10 45-
Joe Horn, Anaconda, first; Bert Con
rad, Missoula, second; Platt Belden,
Fergus, third. Time. 10 4-5.
220-yard dash, finals (Record held by
Pigott, Helena, time, :2D-Platt Bel
den, Fergus, first; Joe Horn, Anacon-
da, second; Roy Daily, Great Falls
third. Time, :23 3-5.
| 440-yard dash, finals (record held by
| Horn, Anaconda, time :55 4-5)-Joe
| Horn, Anaconda, first; Ed Chamber
! lain, Butte, second; Elmer Williams
| Great Falls, third. Time, 81.
| SS0-yard run (record held by G.
Chase, Billings, time, 2:12)--Harry
| Briggs, Fergus, first; Elmer Williams,
Great Fails, second; Earl Schoonover,
Granite, third. Time, 2:14.
Two mile run (recod held by Ber-
| nard Pierce, Butte, time, l1:0G 4-5)-
| Clement Crowley, Butte, first: Glide
Hamilton, Anaconda, second: VIII
TAFT, Butte, third Time, 11:56
| 12o-yard high hurdles. finals record
held by Dinsmore, Missoula, time,
| IL 3-5)-Dinsmore, Missoula. first;
| Earl Pratt, Butte, second; Oscar Vo-
| gal, Great Falls, third. Time, III 4-5.
220-yard hurdles finals Tecord held
by Sam Dinsmore, Missoua, time,
| :27 4-5)--Allen Calbck, Flathead first;
Sam Dinsmore, Mssoula second; Mil
ton Reid, Anaconda, third. Time,
| :26 4-5
| Running high jump (record held by
| Coyan, Park county, feet inches)-
Milton Reid, Anaconda, first; Sam
Dinsmore and Fen Dorman Of Mis-
soulaa and Hermon Wilson of Gala
tin, tied at 5 feet, and by mutual con-
sent divided the four points of second
and third place. Height, 5 feet 2
| inches.
Hammer throw (record held by
Grandpre. Butte, distance, 116 feet 3
inches) s)-Victor Grandpre Butte, first;
| Fen Dorman, Missoula, second; En-
met Ryan, Teton, third. Distance,
! 1876 feet l inch.
| Pole vault frecord held by Denny,
| Flathead, height, 8 feet inches)-
| Lloyd Denny, Flathead first; Charles
| Sievers, Butte, second. Elmer John
son of Butte and Arthur Bishop of
| Missoula, tied for third place and
Johnson took the point, as Bishop re-
| fused to jump over again. Height 10
| feet.
! Half mile relay race-This race was
won by a team from Kalispell. COM
posed Of Steel. Calbick, Davis and
Denny in the order named. Great
Falls was second with a team COM
posed Of Vogel, Sengbusch, Birkenbuel
and Daley. Third place was captured
by Fergus county with a team COM
posed Of Tavenner, Belden, Briggs
and Wilson. Flathead took the lead
at the first and maintained it to the
| finish.
President o. J. Craig Of the Uni
| versity of Montana, where the plan of
the state interscholastic meet was fos-
| tered, and Coach Schulz of the uni
versity both expressed themselves as
| delighted with the success of the third
annual affair. and believed that great
good has been realized by the gather
Ing together of the students here aside