The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-06
LAWRENCE TRACK MEET.
X. q. High School Scored 81 Points
While Garnett Was Second.

Lawrence, Kan, May 6.-Before a
crowd of 1900 yelling and wildly en-
thusiastic high school students and a
thousand university students, Lawrence
high school won the fourth annual in
terscholastic track meet on McCook
field Saturday afternoon, making a total
score of 81 points. Garrett high school
took second place with 23,Anthony third,
with 16, and Topeka fourth, with IA
points. Ottawa made 10 points, Burlin-
game 9, Usage City s, P1ttsburg 8,
Marysville 3, Fort Scott 3, Welsville g.,
lola 8, Wichita 2, and Scranton 1.
Lawrence high school was given the
silver loving cup offered to the high
school in class A, schools with an en-
rollment of more than 275 making the
largest number Of points Ottawa high
school with 10 points to it's credit, won
the loving cup offered to class r high
schools, while Garnett with % points
won the loving cup offered to class G
high school.
These same schools, Lawrence, Ottawa
and Garnett also won the silver loving
cups offered to the victorious relay
teams in each of the respective classes.
The two stars of the meet were Jim
Smith of Anthony, and Gage Stahl, the
speedy negro, on the Lawrence team.
Stahl made total of IL points during
the afternoon, taking first in the 220 and
44O yard dasheS and second in the 100
yard dash. He was awarded the loving
cup offered to class A, athelete making
the high individual score.
Smith won first place in the broad
jump. low hurdles, and scored in the
high jump, was awarded the loving cup
for the highest individual score among
the class C athletes. Haines of the OF
tawa team was given the class cup
for individual work, his first place in
the 1OO-yard dash, which he reeled off
in the remarkably fast time of 10 LIS
seconds being the largest individual
score in that class.
The Summaries of the Meet.
10O-yard dash-Haines of Ottawa, first;
Stahl of Lawrence and Wilcox of Tope-
ka tied for second. Time, 10 LIS seconds.
220-yard dash-Stahl, Lawrence, first;
Guthrie of Marysville, second; Wilcox
of Topeka, third. Time, % seconds.
440-yard dash-Stahl, Lawrence. first
Wilcox of Topeka. second, Fisher,
Half-mile dash-Zercher of Topeka,
first; Vowel of Anthony, second; Par
kins of Burlingame, third. Time, 300.
IA.
Findley of Wichita and Eastman of
Lawrence tied for second. Time.
sos 3-5.
12O-yard hurdles-Martin of Lawrence.
first; Milligan of Garrett, second; Scott
of wichita third. Time Is seconds
22O-yard hurdles-Smith of Anthony
first; Martin of Lawrence, second; Orig
nard of Lawrence, third. Time, % 2-5
seconds.
High jump-French. Pittsburg, first:
Smith, Anthony, second; Heiser, Usage
City, third. Distance, AZ feet inches.
Broad jump-Smith of Anthony, first;
Heiser, Usage City. second; Martin
Lawrence, third. Distance, 20 feet o
inches.
Pole vault-Jones, Lawrence, first;
Ragin, .Burlingame. second; Scott, WITCH
ita, third. Height, feet inches.
Shotput-Sutton, Garrett, first; Brack-
ney, Burlingame, second; Heiser Osag e
City. third Distance. AZ feet TX inches.
Hammer throw-Myers, Garnett, first;
Wcidemann, Lawrence, second: Brack-
ney, Burlingame, third. Distance, 141
feet.
Discus throw-Hall Fort Scott. first;