The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-03-13
NORTH YAKIMA
AFTER SCALPS
BOYS HOPE TO WIN AT PULLMAN
Many Schools to Compete For Lead
ing Interscholastic Honors
of State.

North Yakima High School will be
represented in the track meet at Pull
man in May. 1t will be remembered
that the local High School had
strong representation at the meet
last year, and captured four points.
The 20 yard hurdle was tied by Earl
Green of Yakima. The points Of
fered on this race were five for first
placeand three for second. AS the
race was tied, it was decided that
each school should have four points
and should toss up for the medal
which was won by Green. The 9TH
ers who went after honors for the
home school were Herbert Angevird,
Kenneth Thompson and Edgar Smith.
This year Pullman has agreed to pay
the expenses of four men from Yak
ina High School, and under all prob
abilities no more will be sent. The
local track enthusiasts have. turning
out regularly for practice for the
past week. From the large number
who are at work each evening, both
Coach Townsan, who has charge of
the High School athletics this year.
and Prof. Bever, have expressed
themselves as confident that the
school will have a stronger represen-
tation than any previous year.
1t is yet early to tell who will go
from the High School, but those who
are out after places are as follows:
Ben Sawbridge, Irwin Smiley, Edward
Remy, Cedric Walker, Frank Ander-
son, Ernest Wiley, Percy Hamilton,
Virgil McWhorter, Alton Russell,
George Grant, Dave Erwin, Elmer
Groefsema, Richie Ray, Ralph OAR
ling, Noel Thompson, Ben Besseson,
Howard Miller, Ben Brown and John
Motley.
On May 10 and II representatives
from thirty accredited high schools
of both eastern and western Wash.
ington will meet in Pullman, where
they will participate in the inter-
scholastic contests, given each year
under the auspices of the Washing
ton state college. The following in
situations are expected to send rep
resentatives: The high schools at
North Yakima, Bellingham, Central
ia, Charleston, Colfax, Davenport,
Dayton, Ellensburg, Everett, Gar
field, Goldendale, Lewiston, BRAKES
dale, Olympia, Palouse, Pomeroy,
Prosser, Ritzville, Seattle, Spokane,
Sprague. Sunnyside, Tacoma, Walla
Walla. Waterville and Wenatchee.
Waitsburg, Washington, will have
both her academy and high school
represented.
Subscriptions for the conduct of
the meet TO the amount of $1,000
have been raised among the students
and faculty of the college and bust
ness men of Pullman. This amount,
added to the gate receipts, judging
from the past two years, should be
nearly $500, will be spent by the
committee for trophies and medals,
and in paying incidental expenses
of the meet.
Most notable among the trophies
to be awarded are the big McCroskey
cup, which will be given to the school
making the highest number of points
in the meet, and will be retained by
the school winning it three times
successfully; the ]. l.. Harris cup,
which will be given to that Wash
ington high school having had no
more than 200 students in 1866,
which wins the most points in the
contest; a special silver medal to be
given to that individual making the
highest number Of points in the ath-
letic contest; a crimson and gray
banner to be awarded to that school
winning the McCroskey cup. and
similar banner to be awarded to the
school winning first place In the pub
lie speaking contest.