The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-14
INDOOR TRACK MEET
1O5 Grammar School Boys En-
tered in Big Event at
Y. M. 9. A.
FULTON WINS POTATO RACE
Mckcrncws Takes Running High
Jump Mt Feet Tnchcs-Relay
Unfinished.

Much interest has been manifested
by the youngsters OF New Haven in
tho Indoor track meets at tho Y. M c,
A. gym. The 1rst one was held yes
terday morning and the second and
last ono will be held this morning at
10 o'clock, There arc los boys entered
from fourteen grammar schools In this
city. An enormously large crowd at
tended yesterday and the events prov
cd tremendously exciting, Or. Land and
Mr.. Rutledge Of the Y, NJ. c. A. had
charge of the meet and they certainly
deserve great credit for the way In
which It was run off. The students
were kept on the jump, little time be-
Ing given for lettering. As soon as one
team finished the next team was off Inn
medlatey, Mr.. Knowlton OF Winches-
ter school and Lawrence Hogan assist
ed them In their work.
There were three different events
the potato race. the running high jump
and the relay, and all were very close
and interesting. The meet will be I'm
ished to-day by having the finish OF the
relay, the broad jump and rope climb
Ing.
The first event was the potato race.
There were i've potatoes. each two
yards distant from another. The rum
ner. after getting the potatoes In the
respective receptacles ran thirty feet
from the start Tor the finish. The
event amused the schoolboy spectators,
They yelled and urged on the COM
petItors by all sorts Of noises Six
men participated in each OF tho five
heats. In order TO qualify for the finals
the runner had to come out either first
or second In his heat, The following
were successful:
Potato Race.
First Heat-Carl Fulton Of Roger
Sherman, first; Nelson Cohen OF Web
ster, second.
Second heat-Edmund Carlton OF
Webster, first: Harold Wooster OF
Dwight second
Third heat-Ilarry Carlson of Welca
school, first; Harry Goldman Winches-
ter, second
Fourth heat--Louis Macina Of Wclca
first Claud Harris OF Webster. second
Fifth heat-K. Irwin ofsHooker, first;
Hiram Myers Of Orange second
All Of the above mentioned were
qualified for the finals. The four win
ners in the finals received for theli
schools. fve, three two and one point:
the finals:
Carl Fulton OF Sherman, first
Nelson Cohen of Webster. second,
Hiram Myers OF Orange. third
IN, Louis Marina Of Wolch, fourth
e Tho second entry was the running
high jump In which thlrty-six particl-
pated. Seven of the contestants sur
vlved at the feet. inch mark They
were:
Fred McKernews of Orange
William Ducharme of Sherman.
Horace Case of Day.
Nelson Cohen of Webster.
Charles Culver of Shelton.
Max Cohen Of Cedar.
At the 4 feet, inch the first three
cleared leaving the last four tied foi
fourth place. As one point was giver
for fourth place this point was divided
among the last four men. There beinl
two representing Shelton, they both to
gethor secured one-half point. At hv'
feet, inches Fred McKernews won
getting five points. Ducharme ant
Case were then tied for second plac,
dividing the points of second and thirc
places between them, each securing twt
and one-half points
The last event was the relay race
betwc en- tho various teams, This ha
not yet been finished. However, Win
chester and Webster made the hes
showing, the Winchester relay team de
feating both Dwight and Orange an,
tine Webster relay winning from bot
Sherman and Cedar. The IundeP tear
Z failed to put in an appearance. AL
I though Cedar lost and won one rae
they have good chances of coming on
ahead to-day as they lost the race T.
Webster by very close margin. The
also have some big fellows on thel
team, whom they claim were absent
Many other schools also made goo
showings