Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-05-08
SPORT WAS At FEVER HEAT
Meets at Walia Waiia and Pullman
Were Record Breakers
Fast Time Made.

In the biggest track meet ever held
in the Inland Empire at Walla Walla
last Friday the Oakesdale high school
boys won from the other schools en-.
tered by close margin. So close and
exciting was the contest that it de
pended on the relay race to settle the
| winner. Baker City was thought to
have the best chance for the event
but the work put up by the Oakesdale
boys was of high order and cinched
their lead.
At Whitman Meet.
The time generally was good except
in the sprints. The following is the
summary:
| 100 yard dash-Won by Knapp
Oakesdale; Eckert, Lewiston, second
Murray, Ellensburg, third. Time, 10 81
seconds.
Half mile run-Won by Claude
White, Baker City; Fancher. Spokane
second: A. Johnson, Oakesdale, third
Time, 2:09.
| Pole vault-Won by Jay, Pendleton;
Stapleton, Colfax, second; Young, La
Grande, third.
220 yard dash-Won by Knapp, Oak
esdale: Rouse, Spokane, second; Muir
ray, Ellensburg, third. Time, 20 1t
seconds.
Discus throw-Won by Kellogg, Ba
ker City; Jay, Pendleton, second
Schwalbach, Walla Walla, third
100 feet.
| High jump-Won by Jay, Pendleton:
Strohecker, Garfield, second; Kellogg
Baker City, third; feet 9 inches.
120 yard hurdles-Won by Jay
Pendleton; Engelhorn, Spokane, sec
ond; Payne, Boise, third. Time II At
seconds.
| so yard dash-Won by Thompson
Lewiston; Knapp, Oakesdale, second
Eckert, Lewiston, third. Time, 6 sec
ends.
Hammer throw-Won by Kellogg
Baker City; 1877 feet.
Broad jump-Won by Knapp, Oak
esdale; Cohn, Spokane, second; Jay
Pendleton, third; 10 feet inches.
Mile run-Won by A. Johnson, Oak
esdale; Woods, Walla Walla, second;
Fancher, Spokane, third. Time
4:54 2-5.
Shot put-Won by Kellogg, Baker
City; Means, Pendleton, second; Cole
Pomeroy, third; Al feet IL inches
440 yard dash-Wor by Murray, Ell.
lensburg; Strohecker, Garfield, sec
ond; Solberg, Spokane, third. Time,
81 3-5 seconds.
220 yard hurdles-Won by Eckert
Lewiston; Cow, Palouse, second; Dick
son, third. Time, 81 2-5 seconds.
Half mile relay-Won by Oakesdale,
represented by Mustard, Mckenzie
Brownell, Knapp; Spokane second,
Palouse third. Time, 1:36 As.
Individual championship-Jay Pend.
Teton, first, 10 points; Knapp. Cakes
dale, second, IS points; Kellogg. Ba-
ker City, third, 16 points.
At Pullman.
100 yard dash-Cox, Whitman, first;
Meyers, w. S. c., second; Wheeler,
Idaho, third. Time, 10 seconds fiat.
Half mile-Edmundson Idaho, first;
Maloney. w. S. c., second; Chase, w.
S. c., third. Time, 2:05 is.
100 yard hurdle-Philbrook, Whit
man, first; Hammer, w. S. c., second ;
Putnam, w. S. c., third. Time, 16 Is
seconds.
Discus throw-Thayer, w. S. c.,
first; butcher, whitman, second;
Love. w. S. c., third; 119 feet 6 inches.
Shotput-Larson, Idaho, first; Hahn,
w. S. c., second; Philbrook, Whitman,
third; 40 feet II inches.
Mile run-Welch, w. 8. c., first;
Johnson, w. s. c., second; Matthews,
Idaho, thirG. Time. 4:39 As
Pole vault-Cowgill, w. s. c., first;
Johnson, w. s. c., second; Matthews,
Idaho, third. Time, 4:39 As.
High jump-Smith, Idaho, first;
Philbrook, Whitman, second; Cox,
Whitman. third; 20 feet 10 inches.
Hammer throw--Halm, w. s. c..
first; Dimmeck, Whitman. second;
Thayer, W. S. c., third; 1913 feet 10
inches.
440 yard dash-Edmundson, Idaho,
first; Thomle, w. S. c., second !;
Cox, Whitman, third. Time, 81 rs
seconds.
220 yard hurdle-Philbrook, Whit
man, first; Putnam, w. s. c., second !;
Armstrong, Idaho, third. Time q
seconds.
Mile relay-Won by w. s. c. Cow
gill, Chase, Maloney, Thomle). Time.
1881 2-5.
Total points: w. s. c., 81; Whit
man, SO; Idaho, IS.
The first annual field meet Of the
Lincoln County School Athletic asso.
citation was held in Davenport Satur-
day without hitch. The affair was a
decided success in every particular.
Fully 800 people paid admission at
the gate. Schools from all parts of
the county were represented. Total
points: Davenport. So; Sprague, 20;
Wilbur, IL; Reardan, 4; Mohler and
Almira, each 1.
Farmers Institutes.