The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-04-24
HIGH SCHOOLS COMPETE.
First Annual Meeting Of Sugar Belt
Athletic and Literary Association.
Houlna wins Track Meet.

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The frst annual meeting Of the
Sugar Belt Athletic and Literary As
soci alton was held in this city on Fri
day of last week and proved an un-
qualified success in every respect.
The organization is composed of the
Houma, Thibodaux, Napoleonville,
Belle Rose, Donaldsonyille, Dutch
town and Hope Villa high schools,
and representative of these institu-
tions were present I'D participate IN
the various exercises arranged for the
occasion.
The track and field meet held at
Cleveland Park at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon attracted an audience OF
from 1000 to 1900 people, practically
all of the leading business establish
ments OF the city having closed their
doors in order to permit their en-
ployees to witness the contests. The
honors of the day were carried of by
the Houma team with a total OF 81 IL
points, Donaldsonyille being second
with 81 L 2, Napoleonville third with 10,
and Belle Rose last with s. Thibodaux
was not represented in the contests,
and Hope Villa and Dutchtown had
entries in only a few of the events.
First places counted l0points, seconds
and thirds 3.
ISxNJ1 aF he
various events:
High jump-Fay Dugal, Houma,
first, feet; will Blumenthal, Donald
sonvi1le, aud Claiborne Duyal,
Houma, second, 4 feet II inches each.
Shot put-Dudley Marehand, Dom
a1dsonville, won, 36 feet 6 inches;
Charles Duval, Houma, second, 81
feet 2 inches; Ray We'll, Napoleon
vile, third, 81 feet 10 inches.
100 = ard dash-Wfll Blumenthal,
Donaldsonville, first, 10 Is seconds;
Warren Connely, Houma, second; S.
Sternfels, Belle Rose, third.
Pole yault--Charles Duva1, Houma,
first, feet inch; Julius Folse, Dom
aldsonville, second, feet IL inches;
Abby Dupont, Houma, third, s feet 8
inches.
Broad iump-Will Blumenthal,
Donaldsonville, won. 10 feet 4 inches;
Warren Connely, Houma, second, Is
feet; Claiborne Duval, Houma, third,
II feet.
Quarter-mile race-Clarenee Boote,
Donaldsonyflle, won, IS / 5 seconds;
Abby Dupont, Houma, second; Ed
ward Prejean, Napoleonville, third.
Relay race. Robertson, Napo-
leonqille, first, 81 3 5 seconds; Leroy
stoekwell, Jacksonville, second; S.
sternfels, Belle Rose, third.
Hurdle race-Fay Duval, Houma,
first, "a 3 5 seconds; Clarence Boote,
Donaldsonville, second; Beverly
Clark, Napoleonviile, third.
The feature of the meet was the ex-
cellent work of Will Blumenthal, OF
Donaldsonville. Entered in three
events, he succeeded in winning two,
the 100-yard dash and the broad jump,
and tied for second place in the high
jump.
Although Donaldsonyille won four
frsts against three for Houma, the
latter team captured a greater number
of second and third places and
scored the highest number of points.
The officials were B. Blanchard and
). J. Seip, of the Louisiana State
University, judges; Prof. j. q. Rusea,
timekeeper, and R. swart, Jr., cap
tain of the course.
The Donaldsonville boys team de
feated the boys team Of the Hope
Villa school, and the Donaldsonville
girls team defeated the Belle Rose
and Thibodaux teams. The outcome
of these contests was not figured in
aumming up the results of the field
meet.
At night interesting musical and
literary exercises were held in the
auditorium of the high school build.
ing in the presence of large and APP
preci alive audience.
The glee club contest was partiei
paued in by the Belle Rose, Houma,
Napoleonville and Donaldsonvil1e
schools. and was won by Donaldson
vile. Following is the personnel Of the
various clubs
Houma-M argaret Bisland, Leonie
Theriot, Alice Athens, Maria LIZ
Blanc, Leona Tucker, Geraldine Daus-
sat, Clara Dumiot, Bernice Theriot,
Lois Loekett, Florence Manterer,
Louise Campbell, Gelina Adam.
Belle Rose-Ruth Alleman, May
DaIferes, Linnie Barlow. CeIine Dai
gle, Rita AlIeman, Helen Kahn, Lii.
Ian Kessler, Shirley Alleman, May
Dalferes, Florence Barlow, Rosa Dali
gle, Rosa A1leman, Hetta Kock, Ann
Dupre, Rowena Guedry.
Donald onville-A1ice Moore, Rose
Harding, Emma Landry, Irene Ster
ken, Mia Sims, leila Collins, Nancy
Profitt, Rosalie- Allen, Annie Oubre,
Ethel Landry, Irene Richard, Vernon
Buquoi, Leila Ball, Mary Whiteman,
May Harding.
Napoleonville Clara B1anch ard,
Josephine Pugh, Estelle Walters.
JAMIE Chanyin, Lucille Marquette,
Mary Lockett, May Delaune, Nita
Joffrion, Jeanne Thibaut, Mabel
Rogers, Anna Blanchard, Alma We'll,
Dorothy Osgood, Elsa Alwes, Eloise
Gilbert.
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