Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11

Myer of Polytechnic, who heaved the
shot a distance of Al feet 10 1-2 inches.
Olmstead of the same school came sec
ond. while Harvey of Monrovia got
third place.
]. Durkee in section B for the same
event defeated his neighbor Myer OF
the Polytechnic by throwing the missile
distance of 45 feet 1-2 inches. Both
contestants are of the same age and
weight. Gill Of Oxnard showed his true
form and won second honors, while Cot
fin of the Citrus union showed.
The hammer throw In section A class,
twelve-pound hammer, was won by
the elongated athlete, Thompson of
Pasadena high and strong member
in athletics at the Pasadena Y. M. CA.
The distance was 1888 feet inches.
Mckenzie of Polytechnic was second,
while Ross of Throop was third.
In the section B class, twelve-pound
hammer, L. Crinklaw of Oxnard won
first honors by throwing the ball dis
lance of 1853 feet inch, or fourteen feet
farther than Thompson of Pasadena
threw. Thompson of the Citrus union
was second and Emmery of Glendale
was third.
John Argabrite of Ventura. son of
Marshal Argabrite of that town, broke
the interseholastic record for the high
jump, clearing the bar at height of
feet inch. Ward Of Polytechnic was
second, while Wa1berg of the same
school was third. Whitfield of the Cit
rus captured the high jump event in
the section b class by going over the
bar at height of feet ga inches.
Johnson of Oxnard placed and Clayton
of orange won third honors.
The broad jump in the section
class went to Bennett of Pomona. His
distance was 81 feet inches. Tedford
of Santa Ana was second, while Cess
Ter of Los Angeles high captured third
place. Section B of the broad jump
was won by Whitfield of the Citrus
union, who jumped a distance of 10
was second, while Thompson of the
Citrus union was third.
One of the classiest races of the aft
ernoon was the 440-yard dash, which
was won by Mickey Mcclure Of Los
Angeles high in the fast time of
So 3-5 seconds. Rogers Of Harvard
placed and Nesbitt of Pomona cap
tured third.
The section B class of the 440 was
won by Gillett of Bonita In the fast
time of 81 seconds Presley of santa
Paula was second, while Tigner OF
Perrts ran third.
The $50 was won by Mickey Mcclure
of Los Angeles high school in the fast
time of 2.05. Kirchoffer of Poly was
second, while Dodd of Long Beach ran
in third position.
Walton of Glendale won the honors
in the section class of the ss0-yard
run in 2:12. Yankee of Compton was
second. Lee OF Citrus union showed.
The mile relay ended in dispute, as
one of the Los Angeles runners did not
touch his mate in the last half, and
thereby lost the relay to Harvard.
Polytechnic was given second place,
while Los Angeles high won third hon
ors. The time was 1884.
The section b relay race was cap
tured by Glendale in 346. Compton
was second and Citrus union third.
The trophy was presented to Man
ager Mcknight of the Los Angeles
high school team by Dean Cromwell
after an excellent speech. while the
medals were given out by Manager
Tom Clay.
Following were the officials: Referee.
Reynolds; starter, Himrod; clerk.
Cromwell: judges of finish, Bowen of
section A and Spencer of section b
announcer, Crossman; timers, Law
renee, Bovard and Robb; section A
field Judges. Richardson, Hall and
Hatch: section field judges, Willitt,
Trotter and Burek; judges of field
events, Lennon, Cooper and Cover.