The Greeley tribune., 1909-05-05
RECORDS BROKEN
IN TRACK MEET
LONGMONT WINS FIRST PLACE
Nigh Schools of Northern Colorado
Meet Here Next Year

All high school records were
broken and Longmont carried on the
victory at the interschclaslc meet
on Durkee field, Fort Collins, Satur-
day last
Six records were broken, and
i,ongmont won the meet with ~
points. Fort Collins got second
place, with 80 points, Greeley high
third, with %. Boulder and Chey-
enne tied each getting / 9 points
and Loveland and Greeley Normal
each got one point
Law of Fort Collins broke the
quarter mile record, winning in
54 is. Gregg, OF Longmont, broke
his own record in the pole vault,
making 10 feet ? inches.
Cooper, of Greeley High, won the
l2-pound hammer throw and broke
the previous record of 1876 feet in
ches, held by Gregg, of Longmont.
His distance was 139 feet.
The running high jump record OF
feet inches held by Critics, of
Cheyenne, was broken by Gladstone.
of Greeley High, with jump of 5
feet inches.
The half mile record of 2:15 As,
held by Miller, of Cheyenne, was
broken by W. Dnlinger, of Longmony,
he running in 2;1O 3-5.
Scruby, of Longmont, put the dis
Gus 104 feet 10 inches, breaking the
record by two feet, held by Thorn
ton of Loveland
The officials met at the Northern
hotel in the evening and decided that .
the meet next year should come to
Greeley A large number of rooters
were on hand from Greeley and as
sured the officers of the association
that this city was amply qualified in
the way OF accommodations for the
gathering and the events. rhe meet
VIII beheld on the Normal campus
and much stress was laid upon the
fact that the Normal grounds con
tains new quarter mile cinder path
with concrete curb and the course IS
beyond doubt the best in the state
Brighton High school asked ad-
mittance to the league and was ac-
cepted
Prof j. 7. Lister, OF the depart
meut Of physical education OF the
state Normal, was chosen president
OF the association and given the man y
agement of next years meet Prof .
HickoX, of the Fort Collins High c
school was elected vice president and I
r. II. Merten, OF Greeley High. was c
elected secretary and treasurer
AT the meeting in the evening a
football association was also formed J
and will be composed OF four high
school teams from Longmont Col
Inns, Greeley and Loveland 1t is to
be known as the Northern Colorado
lnterscholastic Football league.
The summary of the events was q
as follows: |
l00-yard dash-McCarty Chey- I
enne, LIST; Scannon, Cheyenne. I'd: /
Nelson, Longmont. Sd Time. 10 3-5 c
Pole vault-Gregg, Longmont, lst;
Wright, Fort Collins, I'd; Conner,
Greeley High, third Height, 10 feet
inches.
Mile run--W. Dillinger, Long
mont. LIST; E. Storey, Cheyenne, I'd;
Dillinger, Longmont, Sd. Time,
minutes 5S 2-5 seconds.
12-pound shot put-Scruby, Long
mont. 1st; Hall, Boulder, I'd Conner.
High, Sd. Distance, As feet
8 inches.
22O-yard hurdles-Loveland, Fort
Collins, 1st; Coffin. Longmont, I'd;
Hartman. Longmont, Sd Time, 30
seconds.
220-yard dash-Law, Fort Collins,
list; McCarty, Cheyenne, 3D. Ley,
Boulder. Sd. Time. "a seconds.
12-pound hammer throw-Cooper,
Greeley High, LIST; Scruby, Long
mont. I'd; Ericsson, Greeley Normal,
Sd. Distance 139 feet.
12O-yard hurdle-Flanders Long
mont, LIST; Hartman, Longmont, I'd;
Law. Fort Collins, 3D. Time, Il
seconds. Law had the race won and
fell in the final sprint within few
feet of the tape.
440-yard dash-Law, Fort Collins.
LIST; Benjamin, Longmont, I'd; Nc
Kinney, Greeley High. 3D. Time. "a
1-5 seconds.
Running high jump Gladstone,
Greeley High, list; Hall, Boulder, I'd
McCarty. Cheyenne, 3D. Height,
feet 6 inches
One-half mile - w Dillinger.
Longmont, LIST; Conner Greeley
High, I'd; Stidd, Fort Collins, Sd .
Time, minutes 10 30 seconds.
Discus-Scruby, Longmont, LIST;
Gregg, Longmont, I'd; Layerants.
Cheyenne, Sd. Distance, 104 feet 10
inches.
Half-mile relay-Fort Collins,
list; Boulder, I'd; Greeley High Cd.
Time. l minute 81 seconds.
Union Colony Annual Meeting
The Union Colony members held
their regular annual meeting MOnda