Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
EASTERN CHAMPIONS
WIN IN THE WEST
Mercersburg Academy Athletes
Walk Away With the Honors
on Marshall Field.

CHICAGO. June S-Merc- rsaurg pa
Academy athletes, three tines champions
of the cast. established their claim to
the national prep supremacy on track
and field by walking away with the honoTs
in the sixth annual interscholast.c meet OF
the University of Chicago today at Mar
shall Field The Pennsylvanians dowaed
tie pick of tn, western stars with total
of IS points. Detroit Central High School
won second place with 20 points. and Lewis
Institute OF Chicago was third with Is
points The finish of the other schools fol-
lows:
Morgan Park. Chicago Is.
St. Louis Central. u.
Grand Rapids Central. .
Ida Grove. Iowa. =
Lake Forest. Illinois. 6.
North Division. Chicago. g.
Columbus. Ohio. North High, 6.
Ann Arbor. =.
Mckinley High. St. Louis. 5.
Oak Park. Illiro:s. a.
Marion. Iowa. 4.
Hyde Park. Chicago, gig.
South Division. Milwaukee. 3la
Joliet. PIP.
Aurora Illinois. ..
Armour Institute. Chicago. 2.
WinamaC. Ind. Ia.
University High Chicago 1a.
Kansas City Normal. Des Moines and
Louisville Male High. each.
Two United States interschoiastic records
were broken and one was tied Seven Cnt-
versity of Chicago interscholaStic records
werr smashed by the gathering of juniors.
Freeney of Ida Grove. Iowa. in the pole
vault. and SChnur of Lake Forest. II. in
the high hurdles. topped tn performance OF
the other 81 competitors fer the new
United States marks. Freeaey bettered his
national record of II feet IA inches by
vaultinG IL feet 3-16 inches. Schur
chalked trp a new record for TIL, Juniors of
A n toh h,,rf3 va
senus of Lewis Institute tied the inter-
scholastic record of 10 in the 10-yard
dash. Summaries
Discus throw-Talhot. Merre rsbnrg; Pa. nrst:
lance l2s feet . inches. This new inter
10o-yard dash-Cisrsenri Lewis Institute Chi
caeo, arst; Mills, Morgan Park. III; second; wad-
22oyard dab Mills: Morgan Park X, arst; cl hu
trolt. third Aard Ida Grove, Iowa fourth. Time.
12o-yari hurdles schnur. Lake Forest. III, a.st:
Hall Msrrershnrr second Craig Dstrult. thrI;
HUH, Kansas CITY, fourth Time. oi3 a.; So n.,,.u,
Hyde Park. H.: Sites. Mercersburg: Meyer. Mil
nsakee Iss Fra coD pacs ar feet
One mic rrn-Paul, Mercersburg first: Butler.
Gunderson. North Division. Chicago fourth Time,
Bslf-mile run-smth. Detroit Central High.
first: Kieficr; St Louis Central second Bristol
f hsmGar r ihsd so.s sr' LOUISVILLE MIC g"
Tweiv. pound shot put-Talbott Mercer.hurg.
FIRST. distance 30 feet IL inches; Horner. Grand
Rapids second n feet 1a inches; Watts. Morgan
Park. third Bedei Lake Forest. fourth.
2csyard low huriIes-R. C. Craig. Central High
De rnit first; J. Horner. Central High. Grand
Rsnids. second A. Garrels. Central High: De.
troit third V. Davis, Central Hign st. Louis.
fourth. Time, 26 seconds
Broad tunp-E. Nisrhol. lewis Institute, first
distance p feet = inches; W. Harness. Central
High At. Louis. second; ]. Hall. MercersbuR
third: l. Hi. Benton HarbOr fourth
Pole vanlt-Freency. Ida Grove. first. height IL
feet , Is inches: Rogers. North Division second
IL feet :: inches: Meyer. south Division. Miiwau.
kee third: Saaer. Mercersfnrg. and HOrner. Grand
Rapids Central. tied for fourth
Two-milr rnn-w. b. OLeIu. Ann Arbor first:
Paul MercersiurS. second: Stratton. Hyde Park.
Chicago third: c. Heidi West DesMoines,
fourth. Time. 1.2S 3S-
Tweiye-poand hs n.mer tl,row, Talbot. MERGERS
burg first 1876 feet A. H. Tyey. Morgan Park,
second: Watts. Morgan Park, third
OIartermife- First race-kiefer. ST. Louis Cen
trail. first: Manning. Merrersburg. second; Wal
lace North Division. third: Anderson. Western
Aurora fourth. Time. 50 3-5 seconds Second
ract--BIack. Mercersburg. first; Mills. Morgan
Par. second: Hsgers, Columbia North High. til ird;
Ward. Ida Grove. foursh. Time 50 20 seconds.