The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-26
1t Scored 1877 Points to 78
That Were Made by 8B's
And II Points Made by the
8 AS.
SEVERAL OF SCHOOL
RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
Despite the Unfavorable
Weather There Was a Good
Sized Crowd in Attendance
Summary of the Events.

The annual track and field meet OF
the Garfield school was held on the
public school play ground Saturday
afternoon. Although the weather
was threatening. about 800 persons
gathered to witness the work of the
contestants. AS usual, the school
was divided into juniors and seniors.
Juniors are boys under fourteen years
old at the beginning of the current
school term Seniors are boys over
fourteen Prof Heironimus had
charge of the SA's, rrof. w. o. Wiss-
iler ooked after the SB's and Orval
sBrunson directed the 7A's.
The junior contest resulted in a vic
tory for the 1A's. with a score of %,
the SA's made 80 points and the SB's
finished with 1S.
In the senior contest the SBs landed
first place with so points, the 7A's
ended second with 40 and the 1A's
were third with Al. The totals were
as follows: First place, 7A's, 1877; sec
ond place, SB's 7S; and third place,
SA's, II.
Records Were Broken.
Several school records were broken.
Sieweke. OF the 7A's. broke the junior
record in the 5o-yard dash, standing
broad jump and the 75-yard dash.
Lumpkin lowered the sack race record
. ID seconds. Mayer changed the
record in the 300 yard dash to % 4-5
cecOnds broke the record in the 100
yard hurdle and in the running high
jump Chapman. of the SB's, broke the
record for the seniors 120 yard hurdle.
Miller lowered the record for the SB
seniors in the running high jump. The
last three track events took place on
a muddy track. This was the first
meet held on the public school play
grounds and it proved to be quite sat
isfactory.
Below is the summary:
5G-Yard Distributors: First, Sic
weke: second. Jones: third Johnson.
Time. :06 % Seniors: First, Wiech-
man: second. Miller; third, Runge.
Time-:06 2-5.
Standing Broad Jump-Juniors: First
Sieweke; second, Jay; third. McCor-
mick. Distance feet 6 inches. Sen
iors: First, Chapman: second, Miller:
third. Runge. Distances feet 8
inches.
75-Yard Distributors: First, Sic
weke; second, Steinbrink: third, H.
Smith. Time-:OO So. Seniors: First,
Wiechman: second, Miller; third,
Runge. Time-:09 3-5
Running Broad Jump-Juniors: First.
Mayer; second, Sieweke: third, Jay.
Distance-15 feet AZ inches Seniors:
First, Wiechman; second. Miller; third,
White. Distance-15 feet 4 inches
1o0-Yard Dash-Juniors: First, May
er; second, Jones; third. Schepman.
Time-:13. Seniors: First, Chapman;
second, Runge; third, White. Time
:12 2-5.
Sack Race-Juniors: First. Lumpkin;
second, Flock; third, H. Smith. Time
lie. Seniors: First, White; second,
Davis. Time-:19.
200 Yard Distributors: First, May
er: second, Haisley; third. Schepman
Time-:2e As. Seniors: First. Chap
man: second, Jones; third, Burdsall.
Time-.27
Shot Put-Juniors: First. Haisley;
second. Stauber; third. Jones. Dis
tance-1S feet 10 inches. Seniors:
First. Chapman; second. Jones: third,
Goats. Distance-30 feet 1 inch.
12o-Yard Hurdle-Juniors: First,
Mayer; second. Jones; third. Taggart.
Time-:20. Seniors: First, Hiatt: Sec
ond Wiechman; third Shoemaker.
Time-:oO.
Quarter Mile Run-Juniors: First.
Davis; second, Lumpkin; third, Tag
CART. Time-1:13. Seniors: First.
Chapman: second. Craighead: third.
Click. Time-1: 90 So
Running High Jump-Juniors: First.
Mayer: second. Johnson and Stauber
ttie.) Height feet 81. inches. Sem
iors: First. Miller: second. Wiechman
and Gross ttie.) Height feet 6 inches.
Three-Legged Race-Juniors (5ol
yards): First, Flock and Steinbrink:
second. Griffis and Taggart: third,
Wine and Personett. Time:9 Sen
iors 900 yards: First, Shoemaker and
Twigg: second, Sedgwick and Girty;
third. White and Sharkitt. Time
II Is.
Pole yault-Juniors: First, McCor-
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