The log cabin Democrat., 1910-05-09
HENDRIX MAKES
 GREAT SHOWING
SECONDiN ATHLETIC MEET
LOCAL COLLEGE MEN BREAK STATE RECORDS IN GREAT
 CONTESTS.

Breaking three state records and closely following Henderson for first place. Hendrix colleges representa- lives won signal honors for the insti- tuition at the athletic contests In Lit tie Rock Saturday afternoon, while the State Normal school, with fewer entries, captured fourth place, run ming far ahead of Ouachita and Ar kansas colleges.
 It was by all odds the most sue cessful meet ever held by the Arkan- sas Athletic Association. A crowd conservatively estimated at 4,OOO peo- pie watched the records go by the board. In nearly every event the competition was sharp and to the fact that the winners in nearly every case were forced to their limits is due to fact that so many records were brok- en.
 The records broken by Hendrix were the mile run, by Parsons; the mile relay, and the shot put, by Math- ies. In scoring, first place counted 5 points, second place 3 points, third place points and fourth place one point. Gold medals were awarded for first, silver medals for second and bronze medals for third place win ners. The total score of the various colleges was as follows:
 Henderson 62, Hendrix 51, Confer ence 24, Normal IA, Ouachita 9, Ar kansas college 5
 The points made by Hendrix and Normal men were as follows:
 100-yard dash-Staples, Hendrix, +b;rd. Stood Normal fOI rth
 22O-yard dash-Scott, Hendrix, sec ond; Steed, Normal, third; Harrison, Hendrix, fourth.
 440-yard run-Steed, Normal, first; Staples, Hendrix, second; Harrison, Hendrix, fourth.
 Half-mile run Parsons, Hendrix, second; Russell, Hendrix, fourth.
 Mile-run-Parsons, Hendrix, first; c. Bell, Hendrix, third; Newborn, Hendrix, fourth.
 Two-mile run-Webb, Normal, sec ond; Russell, Hendrix, fourth.
 Hammer r-throw-Mathies Hendrix, Hendrix, first.
 Shot put Mathies, Hendrix, first; Hunnicutt, Normal, third.
 Discus throw-Pearson, Hendrix, second; Staples, Hendrix, third. ,, High jump-Hunnicutt, Normal, fourth.
 Relay race-Jack Tate, Mathies and Staples, Hendrix, first.
 120-yard high hurdles-Tate, Hen drix. second Gossett, Hendrix, fourth. 220-yard low hurdes-Anderson Hendrix, second; Gossett, Hendrix, fourth.
 Prof. o. D. Longstreth, president of the State Athletic Association, said today the field day was a great sue cess financially as well as otherwise. The total receipts at the gate were $1,356. After paying all expenses, the association was able to pay the railroad fare of every athlete who act ually started in any event and $1 on his hotel bill, with the same to each mittee made these figures by o'clock D. m and every settlement was made by 10 o'clock the same night.
 Galloway college made almost clean sweep of the oratorical and mu- sic contests Saturday, winning first prizes in piano, voice and reading contests. J. F. Simmons of Hendrix won second place in the college ora torical contest his subject being "The United States and International Peace" He was defeated by w. J. Holloway of Ouachta. Clarence Hen dirk of Vilonia won first place in the spelling contest. Robert Jackson of Hendrix won second place in the academy Reclamation contest. Miss Ora Thomas of Central won second place in the college voice contest.