The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-08
VICTORY FOR CAIRO
TN ATHLETIC CONTEST WITH
MOUND CITY HIGH SCHOOL
YESTERDAY.
Visitors Made Good Record Gaining
First Place In TWO Events
Cairo Boys Were
Pleased.

/ Cairo high school succeeded in win
ming the first dual track meet Of the
season yesterday afternoon at st.
Mary's park, having the high school
track team of Mound City as is or
lponent Every event characteristic Of
Ia general meet was had and G. II :.
gained 1915 points to Mound City S
i26ts
| The first event was the so yard dash
and out OF about entries Roche and
Hill of c. H. S. came out first and
second respectively, while Schiller Of
Mound City, came in third. The time
6 seconds, was rather slow, but the
lmuddiness Of the track accounted in
a great measure for this.
The second event was the discus
hurl in which there were four entries,
Cox Of c. H. 5. came first with 81
fleet 8 inches, Wall OF Mound City,
second with N It. Q inches, and Mr.
Namara OF G. Fl. S. third with IS it.
8 inches.
Mound City only entered one man
in the l00-yard dash, Schiuler, and he
won second place with Hill and Mat
tingly of c. H. s. first and third re-
spectigely. The time was@1l seconds,
In the fourth event pole vault,
Mound City surprised even them
selves by gaining first place at s #.
t2 inches. Margrave was accredited
with this honor, while Cox OF c. II, S.
came out second.
4 In the ll0-yard run Mound City
again captured first place. Schiller,
their star in almost everything, sue,
Iceeding in winning the FIVE points for
| his school Coin OF c. H. S. was a
close second and Mcnamara third.
+ A test of strength came next, that
Iof throwing the t2-lb. shot. Colp won
first place at "a feet. Reed was sec
lond with SO feet and Wall of Mound
ICity was third with 81 feet inches.
/ The running broad jump was the
seventh event G. f. S. came out on
4 top Mcnamara first with is feet 81
inches, Roche second, with II feet
\ 81 inches and schuler ofGound City
third with II feet 4 inches.
I During the above the runners we're
resting and as soon as it was over
all out for the 220' was called. Colr
and Mattingly Of c, II. S. tied at the
finish Mound City had no entries
The time was Is seconds.
! In the mile run which followed c.
Fl. s. entered three men ana Mound
/ City two. First and second place
went respectively to aGlyin and Ire
land Of c. H. S. while Dorothy OF
Mound City took third The time
was ) minutes 50 seconds.
/ In the high jump Colp Of c. n. s
\ tied with Margrave of Mound City 81
n feet inches, giving each school
E212 points.
In the hammer throw Mound City
had only one man. wall. and as he
only threw the weight 80 feet ne dis
I qualiled Cox threw the hammer 100
feet and Reed 9S winning first and
second for G. II. s.
4 In the halfmiIe run G. Fl. S. again
Ecinched first and second place, CoIf
and Roche being the stars. schulel
Iof Mound City was third and the time
was 2h minutes
The running hop step followed Me
\ Namara jumping 30 feet 10 inches
thereby winning first for G. n. s. ans
/ Roche third at So feet Z inches, Schu
Ter of Mound City, was second witt
50 feet 9 inches.
The last event was the relay race
.lof ! mile. Mound City had no entry
50 the event was contest between
two teams OF G. II. $. composed d
" men each. No time record wa
kept.
The meet served as an excellent
preliminary for G. H. S. as the Carbon
dale meet is only a week off All this
i men came up to Coach Aliens cxpec
tattons and they should make a gooJ
Ishowipg at the big meet next Satuf
day The Mound CITY boys were
praised for their pluck aud for thcil
good showing under the crcum
stances
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