The Greenville times., 1910-05-13
PERFECT WEATHER IEsUREe
SUCCESS OF MEET.
A. 8 N. COLLEGE
FIRST IN POINTS.
LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY
OF PAIR GROUNDS TO
GREET ATHLETES.
BALL GAME GOES TO Y. OF N.
Some Game Individual Plays Make
The Game Interest&ng-Big Day OF
Success Crowns BRorts of Busl-
ness League
BALL GAME GOES TO Y. OF N.

A. & NJ College .............6 .6B
Mississippi College ................42
University of Mississippi ...1s
Millsaps CoAege .-.--.............
The track team of the Mississi ppi Ag-
ricultural and Meehani College won
first honors in the first state field meet
to be held under the auspices of the In
tercollegiate Athletic and Oratorical as
socistion. The sturdy athletes from
Starkville carried away seven Rrsts,
eight seconds AMI 6ve thipds. Missis-
sippi College Of Clinton was IND with
seven frsts. two seconds and one third.
The dsv was ideal for the meet and
the spacious Delta Fair grounds held
the largest crowd that has ever gather.
ed within its gates. The grand stand
and bleachers were solid mass of CAV
college colors, and tae enthusiastic adj
mirers Of the contestants filed the air
with their yeils. The StarkviRe dele
CATION brought their band which enter.
tanned the crowd and inspired taeir
favorites to victory.
Blankenship, the little sprinter rom
Mississippi College, was the most bril-.
ilant athlete in the whole field. winning
for his school 90 OF the ~ points. and
capturing four gold medals in the l06
and 226-yard dashes, quarter-mile run
and running broad jump. Pollard of 4.
d NJ, was the star in the weight events
carrying off first honors in the shot put
AMI hammer throw and second in the
discus hurl. The 100 and 220-yarR
dashes were the most hotly contested
events of the day. In the preIimiuaries
OF the first event Blankenship, Missis
sippi College and Smith, A. G. NJ, were
the winners in 10 2-5 seconds. In me
final heat these two sprinters ran neck
and meek toll within two feet of the
tape, the former winning by a bare
three inches
Only one team entered the relay race
which went by default to Mississippi
College. The following is the list of
events with the winners
One mile run-FIeteher. 4. & NJ.
first, Rainey, A. & NJ, second, Owens.
NI!saps third; time $40
Polo vault-Spivey, u. of NJ. first.
Rogers, U. of NJ second; Middleaon.
" - College third; height #. in.
i90-ysrd ash-B]ankenship, Miss.
College first; Smith, A. NJ. second; time
10 3-5
Running high jump - Middleton,
Miss. College first; Jones, A. & NJ see.
ond; 5tennis, Millsaps third; heighS
. #. 81 in.
120yard hurdIe-Donnell. Miss. Cole
lege first; .Joaes A. & NJ. second: viii
liams, A. s. M third; time Is 80
so0.yard ran-Manning, A. & NJ. first
Owens, MiAsaps second; GostoR, 40 g
VI. third; time 2:1s 2-5
Two-miIe run-Fleteher. A. M.
frst; Bassiter, Miss. College second;
Yerger, MillsaPs third; time 11:s4 As
4f0-yard n-Blankenship, Miss.
College, first; Magill, A. & N. second;
Linton, e. of NJ. third; time Sd rs.
l6-ib SHOT put-Pollsra, A. & NJ frst
Lee, T. of NJ. seeonds Gilbert, A. & NJ.
third: distance IS #. 51A in.
22o-yard run - B1ankenship, Miss.
College first; Venable A & M. second.
Knox, A. & VI. third; time % as.
Discus throw-Gilbert, A. NJ. first;
Pollard, A. & NJ. second; Lee, q. of
NJ. third: distance 1o2 It. in.
16-lb hammer throw-POrard- A. d
NJ first; Gilbert, A. 3 M. second; Lee,
U. of NJ. third; distance 1oses TIN.
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