Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-14
Hampton Strong in tho Track Events
AHampton, AIsona and Clarion Car
ry OFF Honors in the Three oratori-
cal cIasses-Friday a Big Day in
Hampton c.la4.n.ss.,
Special to Times-Republicans.

Goldfeld, Humboldt, and Webster City,
Mason City was not represented in the
events of the day. In addition to ts-,se
victories, ROLAND Clemmer, of the higl.
school class Of 1910, added his share
to, the records by winning in the de-
clamatory contest in the evening, with
the selection, ''Barabbas,'' in the
dramtic class.
Special trains on the Great Western
and Algona. branch of the Iowa Gem
trail railroads brought in several hum
dred people to: accompany their re-
spective athletes and to root Justify for
them during: the day. 1t was happy
an denthusiastic crowd.
The greater number Of the young
women visitors were taken promptly
in. automobiles to the homes Of friends
for dinner while the young athletes
were hurried to the fair grounds where
they got busy with the preliminaries.
It was soon evident that the Hamp-
ton bunch would have easy work in
the events of the afternoon, and the
records at $50 when the finish came,
proved the forecast. a true one.
The total Of points made by the diff
ferent schools are given as: Hampton,
SIS; Webster City, 3sh; Fort Dodge,
Icy; Humboldt, 10; Algona, s.; Gold
field, 8; Clarion, 1; Eagle Grove. 0.
Hampton athletes were strong in
the track events, but the visitors had
a better chance against the champions
when it came to the other numbers
on the program. Shearer did not fail
to make good the hopes Of his friends
for he was up among the winners in
nearly every event in which he was
entered. Jernegan and Klousia, too,
were getting firsts and seconds nearly
as often as the numbers were pulled
off. Hampton representatives succeed
ed in making first or second and some
times both in more than half the
events.
100 yard dash-Shearer, Hampton,
first; Jones, Hampton, second; Dam
iels, Webster City, third. Time, 10 2-5.
100 yard Embellishments, Hamp-
ton, first; Inlay, Hampton, second;
Munson, Fort Dodge, third. Time
1872
44O yard dash-Klousia, Hampton,
first; Nelson, Humboldt, second; Jack
man. Clarion, third. Times So 40.
22O yard low hurdle-Klousia. Hamp-
ton, first; Munson, Fort Dodge, sec
ond: Potter, Algona, third.
$50 yard run-Tyler, Webster City,
first: Tyler, Webster City, second;
lay, Hampton, third Times 2:1S.
22O yard dash-Shearer. Hampton,
first: Daniels, Webster City, second;
Jones, Hampton, third. Times % is.
Mile relay-Kleusia, Hampton, first.
Mile ruin Stearns, Webster City,
first: Tyler, Webster iCty. second;
Ferris. Hampton, third. Time 50:2.
Half mile relay-Shearer, Hampton,
first, time 1882.
Pole vault-Jernegan, Hampton. and
Berggren! Webster City, tied for first;
Ashton second: Muloney, Fort Dodge,
third. Distance ten feet.
Throwing deus - Larson, Angona,
first: Currie, Webster City, second;
Kincaid, Humboldt. third. Distance
eighty Eight feet two inches.
Running high jump-Matheson Cold
field, first; Stokes, Goldfield, second.
Distance five feet, one incf1.-
Putting twelve-pound shot-'Shaffner
Fort Dodge first; Snyder, HUMBOLDT,
second; Brady, Fort Dodge, third. Dis
lance thirty eight feet, seven and one
half inches.
Running broad jump-Moad, Fort
Dodge, first; Klousia, Hampton, sec
ond, Jernegan, Hampton, third. Dis
tance, twenty feet, five inches.
The time made in the track events
was fast and it is declared that eight
of the records in the fifteen events
were broken by the athletes who COM
peted here yesterday.
The DecIamatory Contest.
The declamatory contest in the even
ing was q fitting finale for the day of
winnings that had come to Hampton.
Mr. Clemmer easily winning with his
selection in the dramatic class.
Other winners in this contest were:
Observation-Disclosures mickey, Agona,
who recited 1.-The Heroes of the Land
Of PENN and humorous, Hazel Spen-
Ger, Clarion. with GA Trip to the Noun
tains." All did their parts well and
won for themselves and the schools
which they represented much credit Tor
theS talent and ability displayed.
Music was interspersed thru the pro-
gram of the evening, the most popular
of the numbers being the Humboldt
High School Orchestra and the male
quartet from Algona. The orchestra is
composed of ten young ladies and
easily proven by the reception they re-
ceived here and the repeated encores
OF no less merit was the
Algonao quartet of four splendid voices.
Other vocal music was furnished by
glee clubs of the local schools.
Friday was a big day for Hampton,