The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-18
COLFAA At BIG MEET
But One Point Scored by the
Local Athletes.
MISS EVA Berry Wins Second Prize
in OratoricRl COntest-Sum-
mary of Events.

Coliax Jailed to make the expected
showing at the track meet in Pullman.
But one point was scored for the finals
Bragg getting third in the high Jump.
IL the oratOrical contest Colfax Jared
better, Miss Eva Berry winning second
prize. Chester Lehman of Spokane WAS
first. Ills classic was ''Spartacus to the
GladiatOrs' and he secured the gold
medal. Miss Berry chose the Death
bed of Benedict Arnold"
Miss Ethel Bevard of Ritzvilp, whose
oration bore the title of Jack. the
Fisherman won third prize.
GrOva Cookery of WalIa Walla was
fourth. "roussaint L'Ouverture," was
bis Oration.
Silver medals were given Misses Berry
and Bevard, and bronze medal went to
GrOva COckerly.
The great interest in the meet centered
about the struggle between Lewiston
and Spokane for first place. When il
was announced that Spokane was beaten
by two-thirds OF point the crowd, !,
which had been openly against Spokane,
went wild vii h delight.
These COlfax athletes we're entered
from here: Canutt, Meaney, Welty, #.
Smith, g. Morley, 7. Morley, Hess. Har.
grave, Burgunder, Bragg, Lamb, Me
Phee, Harter, w. Smith
Following are the points made: Lew
iston, 27; Spokane, 26 1-3; Wenatchee.
II; Oakesdale, y; WalIa Walla, IL;
Waterville, z; Garfield, 8 | 3; Charleston.
Z; Davenport, t 13; North Yakima, 4;
COlfax, J.
In the finals the summary was:
Shot put-Lewis, Spokane, first; Hunt,
Walla Walla. second; SkidmOre, Oakes-
dale, third; distance, 80 feet, | inch.
Pole vault-Blevins, Oakesdale, first;
Miller, Walla Walla, second; Rouse, Spo-
kane; eagle Davenport, and Scott, Gar
field tied for third; distance, 8 feet 7
inches.
Discus throw SkidmOre, Oakesdale,
first; Lewis, Spokane, second; eagle,
Davenport, third; distance 81 feet |
inch
Hammer throw-Laird, Garfield. first;
lewiston, third; distance, 119 feet
inches.
100 yard dash-Fenn, lewiston, first
StOrer, Lewiston, second; Rouse, Spo-
kane, third: time, 10 l 5 seconds.
220 yard hurdes-Green, North Yaki-
ma, and Lockwood, Walla Walla, tied
for first; Rouse, Spokane, third; time,
20 B ) seconds.
Warrels, Garfield, second; Kerns, Lew
istOn, third; time, 4:54 2 ;.
High Jump-HOOd, Charleston, first
LovPioy, Waterville, second; Bragg, Col
fax, third; distance, ) feet 4 inches.
uor ri Eopp I Eret
StOrer, lewiston, second; McNerney,
Half mile rum. Lake, Wenatchee,
Garfield, third; time, 2:15
12O yard hurdles-Solberg Spokane,
first; U. Gibson, Davenport, second;
onds.
Broad iump-Godfrey, Wenatchee,
first; ThomlinsOn, second; Hood, Clarks-
ton. third; distance, Is feet 81 inches.
440 yard dash -SOllberg, Spokane,
Kenzie, Oakesdale. third; time, SO 2 )
seconds.
Half mile relay-Lewiston (StOrer, C..
natchee Godfrey, Knowles, n Lake,
Davidson, Hooper, Goff, third; time,
1:3S.
The results at the TekOa meet, crowd
ed out last week, were
$50 yard run-Warre1l OF Garfield first,
Canutt Of Colfax second, Kendall of Pa
louise third; time, 1:55.
Shot put-SkidmOre Of Oakesdale first,
Bragg of COlfax second, Laird of Gar
FoiA - ir1. IGto
100 yard Observation-Disclosures Of OAkesdale
first, Cox of Palouse second, Mustard of
Oakesdale third; time 10 214
Pole vault-Blevins OF Oakesdale first,
Canutt Of COlfax second, Scott of Gar
field third; height, 9 feet 3 inches.
120 yard hurdle-BOOne Of PalOuse
first, Torpey Of Oakesdale second, Bur
gunder of Colfax third; time q seconds.
High jump-Meany OF Cofax first,
Hutchinson of EndicOtt second, ShOup
440 yard dash-Mckinzie of Oakesdale
first, Canutt OF COifax second, Kendall
Of Palouse third; time 80 seconds.
Hammer thrOw-Laird Of Garfield first,
Remover Of Garfield second, Bevins Of
Oakesdale third; distance, 10 feet.
220 yard dash-COx Of PalOuse first,
mChlHZle vi Odhesudle eeCOhui CdhuuC vi
COlfax third; time p seconds.
Discus Meany Of COIfax first, Skid
more of Oakesdale second, Blevins OF
Oakesdale third; distance, 81 feet in.
220 yard hurdle-Fussy OF Palouse
first, Floyd Smith of Colfax second, Will
son Of Endicott third; time, 30 ..
Broad iump-Bragg of COlfax first,
Wilson OF EndicOtt second, Fussy OF Pa
louise third; distance, 18 feet inches.
Mile run-Warrell OF Garfield first, Me-
Phee of COlfax second, Burgunder OF Col
fax third; time, 4;42.
Relay race-Colfax first, Morley. Floyd
Smith, Welty. Canutt; time, 1917
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