Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-06-02
DANv|LLE WON
MEET ON POINTS

/ Danville and Berwick divided hon
oIs in the third annual track and field
meet held in this city under the au-
spices of the Danville high school and
the Danville Y. NJ. @. A. The most
important event of the afternoon, the
mile relay, was won by the crack Ber-
wick team. The entire meet was won
on points by Danville, 40 to 40.
The weather man was kind to the
promoters of the meet and altered the
disagreeable program of the previous
few days with ideal weather Satur-
day. A large crowd gathered to watch
the different events, and the contets
tants were loudly cheered for their eff
forts.
The Catawissa high school which
had made a number of entries for the
different events, failed to send their
men, and the Danville and Berwick
athletes held the field alone. Berwick
had seven men here, all fine athletes,
who contested in manly manner and
won their points on merit.
Ont of the nine events Berwick took
four firsts-the 100 yard dash, the 220
yard dash, the one mile run and the
relay The fiIsts going to Danville were
the 120 yard hurdles, the five mile
Marathon, shot put, hammer throw,
running high jump and running broad
jump.
The event of greatest interest was
the mile relay in which five men ran
for each school. Here Danville was up
against All extremely hard PROPOSE
ton. Berwick's team are all veterans,
trained and tried in q number of pre-
vious meets won this season. 1t was
Berwick's race from the start each run
ner increasing the lead, the last man
being between so and 75 feet in ad-
vance of Danville at the finish. This
being Berwick's third successive win
in the relay the Price cup now re-
mains permanently in their possession.
A pretty event was the high jump
in which Woodbridge, West and Jacobs,
for Danville; and Taylor and Eshle-
man, for Berwick. entered. Jacobs
dropped ont at feet 4 inches, West
dropped out at feet 10 inches; Tay-
lor left it to Woorlidge and Eshleman
at 3 feet Eshleman went out at feet
4, which Woodbridge easily cleared.
Woodbridge then jumped five feet six
inches as an exhibition.
In the hammer throw Tom Ryan won
first on 1l9 feet inches and then
threw 1876 feet1 inches as an exhibit
tion. The broad jump Woodbridge won
easily, his first jump not being equal
led.
One of the most interesting happen
ings of the day was Bum" Purpur's
Marathon. After the runners in this
fatigueing race had made several of the
% laps required for the distance,a lit
tie bare footed boy started to
follow, setting a swift pace and keep
ing right behind the contestants Lap
after lap he reeled off, until he became
the center of interest, and each time
he passed the grand stand he was
greeted with cheers. AS the race near
ed an end an enterprising rooter pass
ed the hat and raised nearly three
dollars for the little fellow. When he
finished with the runners he was rails.
ed on the shoulders of the crowd and
given three cheers. Then grasping his
collection tightly he made off home,
and the last seen of him he was streak
ing it across the cinder tip followed
by about hundred admiring kids.
Summary:
100 yard dash-won by Bond, Ber-
wick; second, Shumaker, Berwick;
third Machamer, Danville. Time, 10
40.
l20 yard low hundles-won by Mac
hamer, Danville; second, Bower, Ber-
wick third, Seybert, Berwick. Time,
10 30.
220 yard dash-won by Bond, Ber-
wick; second, Bower, Berwick third,
Hurley, Danville. Time, 26 sec
One mile run-won by Seybert, Ber-
wick; second, Ricketts,, Danville;
third, Foster, Danville. Time, $50
One mile relay-won by Berwick,
Bond, Bower, Shumaker, Seybert,
Eshleman; second, Danville Macham-
er, Russell, Snyder, Woodbridge, Mack
ert. Time, 3 :22 4-5.
Five mile Marathon-won Ricketts,,
Danville second, Murray, Danville;
third, Cooper, Danville Time, 81 Al
4-5.
Shot put-won by Ryan, Danville;
second, Woodbridge, Danville; third,
Machamer, Danville. Distance, 40 feet
Hammer throw-won by Ryan, Dan
Vile; second, Woodbridge, Danville;
third, Eshleman, Berwick. Distance,
1876 feet, 10 inches.
Running broad jump-won by Wool
ridge, Danville; second, Eshleman,
Berwick; third, Bower, Berwick Dis.
tance, 20 feet.
Running high iumD-Won by Wool