The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-14
BrattLebOrO Local
SENIORS WIN In
INTERCLASS MEET
With 80 Points Against 2Sia for the
Freshmen and Juniors-Bardwell
Wins Individual Cup With Fl
Points-Territer Next.

The track and field meet of the
track teams of the various classes OF
the local High school gave some excel
lent sport at the Valley Fair ground
last Friday afternoon before a crowd
numbering over 200. All of the races
were close and hotly contested from
start to finish. But for Ferriter's in
Jury to his left knee on the high jump
the meet might have gone to the fresh
men as Ferriter previous to his INJURY
had won first in the 100-yards dash
and in the pole vault. Owing to
misunderstanding in the entries he was
not allowed to enter the hurdle race.
He finished second in the 22Oyards
and then came the high jump when he
was injured in striking the ground, I'm
mediately after the high jump he split
with Taskcr for third place in the
marter.milc run and was out of the
running after that owing to the pain
of the sprained knee.
Bardwell, '07, who won the individ'
ual cup, did excellent work in all the
events in which he was entered. His
form for the races was good and he
did good steady work in everything.
The first event on the card was the
l00.yards dash with seven entries. Fer
ritter, 10, beat the gun at the start
and won by four yards in the fast time
of 10 As seconds. Bardwell was a
poor second and Adams '09, came in
close third.
The next event was the pole vault
and a hard fought battle between Fer
ritter and Putnam, 'O9, for first honors,
Ferriter finally clearing the bar at 7
/ feet 10 inches, which won the event,
Putnam being second and Boutwell,,
10, third.
In the high hurdles Tasker, 'Os, ran
a pretty race and came in by a nose,
hard pushed by Harlow with Adams
bad third as result of a fall. The
time was 80 As.
! In the shot put there were five en-
tries but the beefy Jones, 'O7, easily
output the other contestants, winning
the event with a put of 80 feet 4
inches, which is good for High school
work. Bardwell took second and Both
well third in this event.
In the 22O-yards dash with four en-
tries Bardwell ran a pretty race and
was never headed. He won with Fer
ritter a close second and Tasker good
third Time, 26 3-5.
In the high jump Boutwell, had his
opponents bested and won the events
after a grueling struggle with a jump
of feet 10 inches. Adams and Fer.
ritter both funked at the same height
and second and third were divided be-
tween them.
The 440-yards run had four entries.
Bardwell won by three yards with Har-
low and Ferriter fighting for second
place, Harlow finally gaining the posi-
ton with Ferriter close third. The
time was slow. being 66 seconds.
Then came a race for the boys of
the 4th, 9TH and 9th grades with
/ large number of entries. 1t was won
by Harold Belden, with Raymond Har.
ris second. Time, II seconds. The
prizes we're a fishing rod for the win
ner and a baseball for the second, both
being given by Principal f. B. Smith.
In the running broad jump Adams
easily won the event with a jump of
II feet 4 inches, with Tasker second
and Boutwell, third.
Bardwell won the half mile, Harlow
was second and Frost, 'O7, third in the
slow time of 2.45.
Next came a race for the boys of
the 18th, Sth and 9th grades which was
won by Benjamin Bingham, with Viii
liam Haskell second. Time, 10 As
seconds. The prizes in this event, as
before, were a fishing rod and baseball.
+ The final event was the mile run
with but two entries Harlow, '0S,
and Frost fought out the distance and
Harlow won by about three yards.
Frost made a game fight at the finish,
but began his sprint too late.
The winners of points were Bard
well. 'O7, 81; Ferriter, 10, 151a; Har-
low. 'OS, IA; Tasker, '0s, 912; Both
well, 10, 8; Adams, 09, Z; Jones, 'o7,
5; Frost, 'O7, A; Putnam, 100, 3. SEN
ior class, 80; junior class, 2312; sophie
more class. 10; freshman class, 23h.
Timers, E. B. Smith and Charles
Stolte: referee. J. Z. Harding.