The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-04-24
FIELD DAY,
Over 1000 People Present to
Witness Events, rlany Of
Them Visitors.
Industrial Institute Wins T. r.
Bi"ssat Championship Cup
No. \
Official Score Showing Winners OF
First. Second and Third Places
IN the Contests.

Fully one thousand people were
present on the Institute Campus last
Saturday afternoon to witness the
annual athletic contest of the Southern
Louisiana Interscholastic Association.
Ten schools were represented, Abbe-
vile, Gro wiley. Frank in.
Jeanere tie, Jennings Lake
Charles, Leesville. New Iberia.
ST. Martinville and the Industrial In
stitute. Each team was accompanied
by delegation of friends. The four
grand stands were mostly occupied by
pupils from the various schools, a
large number being girls, who made
the air vocal with songs and school
yells in friendly rivalry. The stands
presented an attractive picture filled
with bright faced animated youth
waving banners and wearing the
colors of their schools.
The day was damp and rather cold
but the weather seemed to have no
effect upon the enthusiasm of the
crowd. The dampness and cold prob
badly kept good many away who
would otherwise have come, but the
big crowd that did attend enjoyed the
meet greatly.
The games began at o'clock but
| owing to the number of contestants
and finals the contests lasted until
dark. Following is the official score:
/ 100 yards Dash-Andrepont, of Laf-
ayette, won in 10 3-5 seconds, with
Normand of Lafayette second, and
Brooks, of Crowley, Third.
Discus Throw-Normand, of Lafay-
cite, won (S6-lD, with Rue and Dupuis
of Lafayette second and third.
$50 Yards Run-Hages, of Lake
Charles, won, 2: IA 2-3, with Chevis of
Abbevills second, and Broussard OF
New iberia third.
Shot Put-Roebuck, of Leesville,
won, 32 l-3 feet, with Rue and Nor
mand, of Lafayette, second and third.
Pole Vault-Roebuck, of Leesville,
won 10 feet inches, with Smith and
Mequet, of Lafayette, second and
third.
22O Yards Dash-Lietmeyer, of New
iberia, won, with Shear, of Jennings,
second, and Andrepont, of Lafayette,
third.
40 Yards Hurdles. Harrison, of
jennings, won, 10 3-5, with Tutte and
Andrus, of Crowley, second and
third.
High Jump-Brooks, of Crowley,
won, 5ft. inch, with Merrill Roe
buck. of Leesville, second and An
drepont, of Lafayette, third.
40 Yards Run-Mycoff, of Crowley,
won, with Broussard, of New Iberia,
second. and AndrepOnt, of Lafayette,
third.
22O Yards Hurdles Harrison, of
Jennings won, . As, with Andrepont,
of Lafayette, second, and Tutte, OF
Crowley, third.
Broad Jump-Pitre, of Lafayette,
won, p IT, with Mequet and Andre
pont, of Lafayette, second and third.
l Mile Run-Poimboeuf, of Lees
vile, won, 5:2l, with Kleiser, of
Crowley, second, and Chevis, of
Abbeville, third.
Relay Race-Jennings won, Crowley
second, Lafayette, third.
The points won by the several
teams are as follows: Franklin 0,
Jeanerette 0, Lake Charles 0, st. Mar
tinville 0. Abbeville 5.3, New iberia,
ll.8S. Leesville 26.46, Crowley 29.4,
Jennings 1886, Industrial Institute
42.4.
The Industrial Institute having made |
the greatest number of points won
the Biossat Champion Cup No. 2.
The cup will be contested for again
next year as it does not become the
property of any school until that
school has won it three times in sue
cession. The Biossat Championship
Cup No. is the property of the In
dustrial Institute having been won by
that school three times in succession.