Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
TWO RECORDS
ARE SMASHED
ANGELENO BOYS WIN BIG
TRACK MEET
NEW MARK SET IN HIGH JUMP
AND POLE VAULT
Poly Athlete Clears the 1ar at II Feet
a 1-2 Inches, and Ventura
Youth Jumps 6 Feet
Inch

Los Angeles high school yesterday
afternoon on Bovard field won the All
Southern track and field meet from its
closest rival, the Polytechnic high
school, by one point. The weather
was ideal for track meet and nearly
$500 students oraved the sun to watch
their respective athletes win honors for
their schools.
THE only protest of the day was In
the finals in the 100-yard dash of sec
ton A class. Giessler of Los Angeles
high won this event, while Throop or
Poly was second and Rubio of Los
Angeles high third. To the surprise OF
both the bleachers and those on the
field, the judges of this event awarded
Rubio second and Throop third place.
Considerable wrangling was the out
come OF the decision, and to settle II
among themselves both Throop and
Rubio went to a side, tossed up coin
for second place honors and the Poly
athlete won. Dean Cromwell, coach or
the u. S. C. and clerk of the course, dis
charged the officials who made the de-
cision from further duty.
In the first heat of the 120-yard
hurdles for section A Heath OF Har-
ward won, Wetton of Santa Ana was
second and Harrigan of Los Angeles
high was third. the time being IL 2-o
seconds. The second heat went to IT'S
don of Throop, Robertson of Los An
geles high was second and Slaughter OF
Polytechnic third, time II 4-5 SECONDS.
In the finals Robertson of Los Angeles
high won, Slaughter was second, Ris-
don OF Throop third; time 16 2-5 sec
onds.
In section b class of the 120-yard
hurdles Kelley of Orange came over
the tape by safe margin, while Tay-
q ALL
Thompson of the Citrus Belt league
third.
In the mile run for the section A
class, Valley OF Harvard won with
ease from his fast competitor, Mansur
OF the celery belt town. Manager VIII
lard Chamblain of Polytechnic came
third, and but for the fact that he lost
his stride in the stretch he would
have placed. The time for this race
was 4:40 2-5.
In the one-mile section B class, Card
of the Citrus belt union came loafing
home. c. Crinklaw of the sugar belt
town beat Yankee, who stopped cold
when he had the chance of his life OF
winning second honors for the Comp
ton high school, The 440-yard dash was
won by Mickey Mcclure of the hill
top team, who gave Rogers of Harvard
the run of his life In the stretch. Mes
bitt of Pomona captured third honors.
Breaks Pole Vault Record
Ward Giffin of Polytechnic high
school surprised his own schoolmates
by clearing the bar at height of IL
feet Az inches, thereby breaking the
interscholastic school record and near
Iy equaling the state record, which is
something like IL feet 5 inches, held
by a student of an Oakland high
school. Giffin deserves great credit for
his excellent work with the pole and
is predicted to win state honors for
himself within a few more years. Glib
son of Ventura, who won second hon.
ors, never tried to clear the bar over
ii feet, as his nerve failed him. Mosher
of Pomona came third.
In the class b section, Munger, the
Santa Paula athlete cleared the bar at
10 feet in good form. Walton of Glen
dale and Johnson of Citrus union tied
for second honors.
The shotput for section A went to