River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-17
NORMAL FIELD MEET
First Event of Its Kind in City
AII=Schools and Juniors
In Tie Contest

was pulled off the first field meet
ever seen in this city. 1t was a
contest between the Junior class
and all the other classes of the
school. For weeks the school had
been preparing for the contest, and
considering that it was the first,
the work was very good. The Nor
NAL has some athletes that promise
to give good account of themselves
if this work is continued. Only a
small crowd outside of the school
witnessed the events, and those
who missed it, missed splendid
thing.
To score field meet, the winners
Of first, second and third places are
given credit in each event, winner
of first place scoring 5 points, sec
ond place points and third place l
point. There were Is events in the
meet. Al1-Schools started off by
winning first and third in the 100
yard dash, the Juniors getting sec
ond, score 6 to 3. The Juniors ev-
ened up matters in the second event,
winning first and third making the
score 9 to 9, and in the third, the
half-mile run, went 20 the head by
winning all points In each of the
next three the All-Schools won first
and second, or to l in each event,
making their score 33 to Fl for the
Juniors. In the next two the Jun
iors got II to |, putting them into
the lead SO to "a, and then in the
two following All-Schools scored IL
to 7, tieing the score, and in the
next three got IA to Is, putting them
into the lead. Then the Juniors
gained all the points in the half
mile walk, gained one more in the
next two, run a dead heat with the
All-Schools in the relay, leaving
them 9 points in the lead with only
one event remaining tug of
war. AS all 9 points in this went
to the winner, the meet hinged on
the result, and All-Schools won it,
making the score a tie at 80H points
each. ,ts'.----. s~s
Tom Berg, of the All-Schools was
the individual star of the meet,
winning 20 So points, Tom O'Con-
nell of the same team being good
second with 1917 to his credit,
Kelley Clark carried off the honors
for the Juniors, getting 16H points,
w. SturteYant being second with Is,
and C. Thompson third with II.
Following is the detailed result:
100-yd. dash-Berg, AS, 1st;
Clark, j., End; Whitcomb, AS, 3rd,
time, IL 2-5 sec. Pole vault-B Brown,
j., 1st, (8ft.), O'Connell, AS, End,
Thompson, j., 3rd. Ha1f-mile run
-Sturtevant, LIST, Gustafson, End,
Farley, 3rd, Call Juniors), time,
2:25. Running broad jump-Berg,
AS, 1st, (16 it,, 10H in.), O'Con-
nell, AS, End, Thompson, j., 3rd.
50-yd. dash-Berg, AS, LIST, Whit
comb, AS, End, Clark, j., 3rd,
time, 6 sec. Putting shot-O'Con-
nell, AS, 1st, ga fl. 10 in.), Berg
AS, End, Thompson, j., 3rd. Run.
ming high jump-Farley, j., 1st
Clark, j., End, Berg and O'Connell
AS, tied, 3rd. 44O-yd. dash-Stur
tevant, 1st, Clark, End, Gustafson
3rd, Call Juniors), time, 81 3-5 sec
Base ball throw-Berg, AS, 1st
| (314 #. 8 in.), Manion, AS, End
Thompson, :, 3rd. Discus thow-
Thompson, J., 1st, COG fit. 2 in
O'Connell, AS, End, Owen, j., 3rd
Standing broad jump-O'Connell
AS, 1st, g #. in.), Thompson, ].
End, Owen j., 3rd. 220-yd. dash
Berg, AS, 1st, Sturtevant, J., End
Clark, j., 3rd, time Is sec. Bias
running Brown, j., 1st, Us 2
sec.), Mortimer, Berg and Whit
comb, all AS, tied at Is SIS sec. TO
End and 3rd. Half-nile walk
Owen, 1st, Gustafson, End, Sturte
want, 3rd, Call Juniors), time 5 min
20 sec. Hurdle race-Morrime1
AS, list. Clark, j., End, Sturtevant
j., 3rd, time 80 As sec. Three-lee
ged race-Gunning & Clark, j
1st, Burdick & Condit, AS, 2nd
H-mile relay races men on team
dead heat, time 1:52. Tug of war
men on each side. All-Schoo1 wor
Following is the number of point
won by the individuals:
Juniors-Clark, 16H; Sturtevant
Is; Thompson, II; Brown, 10; Over
Z; Gustafson, 7; Farley 6; Gum ing
2H; relay race, 4h--tota1 80H.
l-Schools-Berg, 20 Sc; O'Col
nell, 1917; Mortimer, 81; Wb.itcoml
So: Manion, 5: Burdick liz: rela