Arizona republican., 1907-12-08
HI6H SCHOOL WINS
 SECOND DUAL MEET
A Very Exciting Finish in Which the
 Relay Race Was the Deciding Event.

The students of the Phoenix high school were jubilant last night and they made their joy known on the re- turning cars from the fair grounds after taking the second athletic meet with the normal by a close margin. the points. Phoenix high school 5l to Tempe normal school. i7. It was q very interesting event and should have drawn a much larger crowd than was in attendance, though a very good rep rescntation of both schools and lovers of athletic sports was in evidence. Aside from the local interest attached to the meet from purely athletic and educational standpoint it was worth witnessing. A much greater interest is being awakened in the city in ath- lctics and the spirit which the students of both schools manifested will without question be highly beneficial.
 In the beginning of the meet the high school led by score of thirty-six points to four but the hammer throw. the discus shot put and broad jump were yet 10 be contested. The high school was superior in most of the speed events but when il called for main strength the older and huskier men of the normal team won the events with little difficulty. The in Gsrest w8xed warm toward the close of the meet and which was to be the winner could not be foretOld by any dope at hand.
 All the events had been finished ex- cept the relay race and the points stood high school A, and the normal 47. Upon this last event depended the re- suit of the meet and made it d more than usual exciting contest IL was won easily by the high school. Higley gave his team 50 feet lead when the first quarter was finished. running against Dykes: Shawk over Blake ad- ded fifty feet more to the high school lead: Sullivan went ahead of Wilkey but Corpstein took up the last quarter nf q mile and won out over Sheldon by fully fifty yards. This added seven points to the Phoenix total and decided the winners.
 There was some very fast time made yesterday for high school records, the 20 yard dash being run in 23 Is sec ondS and the 40 yard dash in 54 3-5. Both teams showed considerable train ing and used the head as well as body in the contests. Guy Wilkey sprung one surprise by taking the high jump and showed excellent form. He takes the bar from a straight leap while his contestants all used the scissors fash ion The bar was cleared at , feet one inch Sewers was taken out of the event in order to save his strength for the pole vault and Dykes of the normal took second.
 ...faa form and made a fine sprint in taking the twenty-two yard dash. Will Shawk took the half mile run from the normal man Dy allowing him to run away at the start and set the pace. Shawk nursed his strength till the last fur long and then made d spurt forward which placed him in the lead by sev- eral yards.
 The high school fully expected to take the low hurdles but SpauldinS struck one and lost speed and the first place in the race went to Millett. Even the normal contingent was surprised in taking this event. for they lost il in the former meet. the high school win ming both first and second places. It was this unforeseen loss which placed the high school to the extremity of winning in the relay race or lose the meet.
 The meet was managed very sue Cessfully and not allowed 10 drag a: any time. The events were called promptly and the entire number was finished before very late in the after noon. Great credit is due those in charge yesterday and all the officials were very satisfactory.
 The following is a list of the events