The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-11
WINDHAM COUNTY WINS

Brattleboro 20 at Interscholastic Meet
to the fourth interscholastic meet held a
Burlington, Saturday, winning SO of tn
lab points. Vermont Academy scored 4
points, and Brattleboro took 20. TIL
meet took place under the auspices Of tn
Vermont, at Centennial field. The schools
represented in the meet were Brattleborc
high school, Burlington high school, Yer.
mont Academy, Montpelier Seminary,
Goddard Seminary and Burr & Burton
Seminary. All of the events were held
IN the rain and at times during a down
pour.
In the l20-yard hurdle Brattleboro took
first with Adams and Thompson cap
tured second. The latter took first
place in the 220-yard hurdles, and Miner
got fourth place in the mile run, and
third in the S80-yard event. In the run
ming high jump, Thompson of Brattleboro
tied for third place with Grippe of Burling-
ton, and Lyon of Montpelier. JENNIE Of
Brattleboro took second in the pole vault.
In the distribution of the 20 points won
by, Brattleboro Thompson was high man,
taking 9. Adams took 5 and JENNIE and
Miner made 3 each for their team.
The summaries:
l2O-yard hurdles-First, Adams, Brattle-
boro HI. s.; second, Thompson, Brattle-
boro; third, Heath, V. A.; fourth, Mac
220-yard hurdles = First, Thompson,
Brattleboro; second, Heath, V. A.; third,
OKeefe, B. H. S.; fourth, Grippe, B. HI.
s.; time, 29.l seconds.
One mile ~run-First, Ford, Goddard;
second, Hottie, 3. H. s.; third, Smith,
V. A.; fourth, Miner, Brattleboro; time,
4 minutes, So l5 seconds.
8SO-yard run-First, Smith, V. A.; sec
ond, Ford, Goddard; third, Miner, Brat
tleboro; fourth, Hottie, B. HI. S.; time, 2
minutes, l3 25 seconds.
44O-yard dash-First, Fuller, Burr &
burton; second, Fischer, V. A; third,
Iaplin, Montpelier Seminary; fourth,
10O-yard dash-First, Fuller, Burr &
Burton; second, Fischer, V. A.; third,
Lyon, Montpelier Seminary; fourth,
Freedman, B. H. s.; time, IL Is seconds.
Running high jump-First, Baker, B..
H. s.; second, Fischer, V. A.; third, tied
by Grupe, Thompson and Lyon, 5 feet /
inch.
Pole vault-First, Baker, B. H. S.: sec.
ond, JENNIE, Brattleboro; third, Thayer.
Goddard; fourth, Bailey, B. HI. S.; s feet,
z inches.
Hammer throw-First, Salmond, V. A.:
distance l24 feet, 9 inches; second, Titus.
V. A., distance ll3 feet, 91-2 inches;
third, Briggs, Goddard, distance lO7 feet;
fourth, Mcmillan, B. H. S., distance, 80
feet, 5 inches.
Discus-First, Salmond, V. A., distance,
81 feet, 5 inches; second, Titus, Goddard,
80 feet, z inches; third, Mederos,
v A., distance SO feet, ii inches; fourth,
Fuller, Burr & Burton, distance So feet,
3 inches.
Running broad jump-First, Heath, v.
A., distance 10 feet. 6 inches; second,
Baker, B; H. g. distance - feet, 5k
inches; third, OKeefe, B.. H.. s., dis
tance 10 feet, AZ inches; fourth, Titus,
Goddard, distance 10 feet.
Shot put-First, Salmond, V. A.; dis
lance IS feet, 2 inches; second, tied by
Sampson and Mcmillan, B. HI. s., dis
lance, 81 feet. 9 inches; fourth, Wood, V.
A., distance, 81 feet, 31k inches.
22o-yard dash-First, Fuller. Burr 4
Burton. second, Fischer, v. A; third,
Salmond, VA; fourth, Freedman, B. h.
g.; time "a fat.
The distribution of points gave Vermont
Academy, 40; Burlington high school, 80;
Goddard Seminary, 81; Brattleboro high
20; Burr & Burton, l6; and Mont
pelier Seminary, 5. This is the third con-
year that Windham county has
,arried off the honors at the interscho-
astic meet, Vermont Academy being the
yictor each time.
Those having charge of the meet are
pen to criticism when it is known that ,
hey have failed to make good their part
the plan under which the meet was held. {
The announcement which was sent out I
y those in charge stated plainly that
medals were to be presented to the win =
Iers of first. second third places in each 2
vent. When the time arrived to receive :
hese coveted bits of metal commemorative !
I the occasion and indicating the proves
I the holder bits of ribbon with some g