Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Marshalltown High School Cap
lures Track and Field Honors
By Good Margin
ToML'Nson HIGH INDIVIDUAL
MarshaIItown Wins Total Of Seventy
One Points to Opponents Fifty
Three-Event Marked by cIeanIi-
ness Of Sport, Devoid of Any Dis
agreeable Features Whatever.

On slow track, heavy from the re-
cent rains, high school athletes from
this city and Ames participated Fri
day afternoon at the fair grounds in
| the first dual meet ever held between
| the two schools. The meet was char
acterized by the cleanest kind of sport.
and not one disagreeable feature arose
to mar the pleasure of witnessing
amateur games. There was not the
least sign of unfairness between the
opposing sides in the different events.
and the kindliest Of feelings prevailed
| turnout the entire meet.
MarshalltoMn's victory, while decis-
| i've enough In a comparative final
score, was earned only during the end
Of the meet. Until within the fourth
event from the close the score was
practically an even break, standing Al
to AZ in favor Of the home team The
winning Of each place in the mile run
cinched the lead for Marshalltown,
which did little better than break
even on the remaining three events.
Marshalltown's total number of
points figured seventy-one, against
Ames' fifty-three. The events resulted
as follows:
1OO-yard da.sh-Gabelman (M) won;
Van Auken, (A), second; Johnson. (M)
third. Time, IL is.
22O-yard dash-Gabelman (M) won;
Van Auken, (A) second; Smith, (M)
third. Time, :24 2-5.
44O-yard dash-Manning, (A) won;
Cave. (A) second; Packer. (M) third.
Time, :54.
ss0-yard run-Manning, (A) won;
Richards, (M) second; Packard, (M)
tird. Time, 2:12 2-5.
Mile run. Fetters, (M) won; j.
Fetters, (M) second; Good, (M) third.
Time, ISIS.
8S0-yard relay-Smith, Woodward,
Packer and Gs.bleman, (M) won; Van
Auken, Cave, l3eadle and Meltzer, s(A)
second. Time, 1:41.
Mile relay-1oacker, Thurber, Wood
ward and Richards, (M) won; Cave,
Kelso, Fowler and Manning, (A) sec
ond. Time, 3:49 1-5.
22O-yard hurdles-Tomlinson (M)
WOAp IAutOCA, SAh oOSOiA0s 1A - "
tiers, (M) third. Time, :29 1-5.
High jump-Packer, (M) won; Har-
ris, (A) second; Kelso, (A) third.
Distance feet, inches.
Pole vault-Tomlinson (M) won;
Williams, (A) second; Hull, (M) third.
Height, feet, 10 inches
Broad jump--Tomlinson (M) won;
Fowler, (A) second; Kellogg, (M)
third. Distance, Is feet, inches.
Discus thrcw-Harris (A) won;
Carey, (A) second; Kirk, (M). third.
Distance, "a feet, / inch.
Shot put-Kirk, CM) won; Kelso, (A)
second; Herschel, (M) third. Distance
IS feet, 51a inches.
Hammer throw Carey, CAY won;
Tomlinson, (M) second; johnson, (M)
third. Distance, SO feet, AZ inches.
!. TomIinson High Individual.
Paul Tomlinson, captain of the Mar
shalltown high school track team, was
the winner Of the high Individual
score in Fridays meet. Tomlinson took
three f1rsts and one second, a total OF
eighteen points. Gableman, of Mar
shalltown, and Manning, of Ames, tied
for second high Individual honors,
each winning liz points.
The officials for the meet were as
follows:
Referee and sstarter-A. B. Dawson.
Clerk Of Course-Dudley Gregory.
Judges of Finish-H. G. Brintnall,
Louis Tretter, Earl Perry.
Judges Jumps and Vaults-P. F. Ar
ney, Joe Whitacre.
Judges Weights-Bernard English,
Dirwyn BlatherWick.
Timers-E. G. Shannon, Ames;
George Kane, Fred Jones.
Scorer and Announcer-Howard Mil