Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-24
VAN CENT WINS
DISCUS THROW
oTTuMWA HIGH SCHOOL ArA.
LETE BEsTs ALL COMPETITORS
IN ONE TRACK EVENT.
SECOND IN SHOI PUT
West Des Moinss Wins State Meet
With Score Of ~ PoInts-lowa
City Was seeond--The
Results Of the Day.
SECOND IN SHOT PUT

Eugene Van Gent will go to Chicago
to battle with the victorious tracA
men of all states on June BY reason
OF his winning the discus throw event
III the annual Iowa state track meet.
at Des Moines. With Van Gent viii
go the sincere hopes Of every Ottutn-;
wa high school student that he will
come out Of the days competition
with the best high school men In thaI
country at least with one victory. Big
Gene also won second place IL the
shot put at the Des Moines meet
State Record Smashed.
Five state high school records were
smashed and one tide in the meet held
at the Drake university stadium,
which West Des Moines high won
with ~ points. Iowa City was second
with 14h points, and Cedar Rapids q
close third, with IA. North Des Moines
high and East Des Moines high tooki
fourth and fifth places respectively.
with Is and 10 points.
Sixteen schools were entered IA the
meet
Hutchins OF Sioux City ran the 40
low hurdles in 0:27 1-5; Redfern OF
West Des Moines high ran the half
mile in 6:02 AS and the mile In 1906;
Aldrich of Sioux City and Miller OF In
dianola tied in the high jump at 5
feet inches, and McBain Of West Des
Moines In the broad jump covered 81
feet 61 inches. Reed Of West Des
Moines high tied the state record In
the 100-yard dash with mark OF
O:102-5.
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dividual star, with 10 points to his
credit.
Summaries Of tho Meet. .-.
100 yard dash-Reed West high),
first, Gates (East high second. Van
Auken (Ames) third. Time-0:10 rs.
100 yard hurdles-Hoorlein (Iowa
City, first, Hunter North high) Sec
ond. Parker (Marshalltown) third.
Time-O:17.
440 yard dash-Parsons (Iowa city,
first, Smart (Davenport) second.
Hoorlein (Iowa City, third. Time
20: So rs.
22O yard hurdles-Hutchins (sioux
City first, Hunter North high) Sec
ond. Holgate (Fairheld) third. Time
-0:27 Is.
$50 yard run-Redfern (West highG
hrst, Henshaw west high) second.
Frazee Cedar Rapids) third. Tins
1902 4-5.
220 yard dash-Monroe Cedar Rap,
ids) first, Gableman (Mar1halltownN
second, Lively North high) third.
Time-0:23 rs.
Mile relay-C Cedar Rapids (Monros.
Sherman, Josselyn and Hasek) Nrst,
Iowa City second, North high third
Time-3:40 3-5.
Mile run-Redfern (west hishN
first. Reid (Marion) second, smtM
One-half mile relay-North high
first: Cedar Rapids, second: Fhirnsod1
third. Time-1:29 rs.
Pole vault-Byers Cast hikh)j
Thorn Correstionville) Harper (Wssd
high), tied for first. Hight 10
feet TX inches.
Discus throw-van Gent (ottun1
way first: Barron (Coerectionvine)
and Valentine (Fairheld) tied for ssc3
ond. Distance-1O8 feet 6 inches.
High Jump-Aldrich (Sioux CitylI
and Miller (Indianola) tied for nrst:1
Shraeder (Iowa City, and valent1ne|
(Fairfield) tied for third. Height ~
5 feet Z inches.
Shot put-Hoper Hartley, first:Y
Van Gent (Ottumwa) second; WAX
worth (Correctionville), third. Dis1
tance--44 feet 10 inches.
Broad jump-McBain (West high) 4
first; Byers east high), second;A
Gates EAST high) third. Distance
81 feet 6k inches.
Hammer throw-Hoper (HartIey) j
first; Bryant Cred Oak) second: Rus
sell .(Oskaloosa), third Distance
154 feet inches.
Cook. SIS % o.