Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-21
POINTS WON BY SCHOOLS

Arnold ............ 81
Rogers ................... II
Abbott ..................
Arson
First Ward ................... Q
The purple and white of the Wood
bury school snapped in triumph in the
breeze Friday afternoon, when the
boys of that school won the fifth inter
scholastic track and field meet and the
Times Republican trophy cup. With 6
total of As points the Woodbury. team
won what was generally conceded Il
be the best meet of its kind ever held
being an event that stands out prorni-
nently in the graded school year.
One after another records were
broken and went down until total OF
twelve out of the sixteen were smashed
and one other was equaled.
How the Schools Stood.
Woodbury. won by reason Of captur-
ing six 6rsts, four seconds, and three
thirds. II only captured first piaee
from the Click school after hare
struggle. Click finished second with
total of AZ points, made UP of five
drsts, five seconds and three thirds
Eleven points separated the Arnold
from second. it having secured 3.
points by winning four frsts. three sec
onds and three thirds. The Rogers
was fourth with Il, and the Abbott
was fifth with points, Neither tbs
Arson nor the First ward won a point
Lively Struggle For First.
From the very first until the last the
struggle between the Click. whiojl has
twice won the trophy, and the Wood
bury which was a new claimant for
the honor the struggle for first place
was lively The points taken by the
two teams during the early part of the
meet ran fairly even. After the ninth
event the two teams were a tie. with
% each. and at no time did the Wood
bury school lead the Click squad By
more than five points. This lead wa:
cut down when the Click won first il
the potato race and the Woodbur.
landed second.
clippings High Point Winner.
Harry clippings, colored, of the Ar
mold team. was the highest individual
winner of points. altho he lead Kar
Scott, of the Click, who was SECOND
only by fraction of one point, Flip
pings total was 1914 and Scots 15a
Leslie Burkholder. Of the Click. va:
third with 1874 c. Buchwald, Of the
Woodbury., was fourth with 12A points
clippings won three frsts. the 10(
yard dash in Class D, the halfmilt
run, the hop. step and jump. He wa:
also a member of the Arnold team tina
won the half-nile relay.
Scott won the 100 yard dash in Clas:
C. '-he 40 yard run, the running high
jump. and was a member Of the Glicl
tam that got second in the 44O yart
relay
Many Records Broken.
Record after record was broken 81
that it became the rule rather than the
Torrance in twelve events Went down
Records Were broken in practically al
of the track events. Those events ir
which a new time or performance was
established We're the fifty yard dashes
in Glasses A and B, the 100 yard dashes
in Glasses C and D. the 40 run in Class
c, the 220 yard dash in Glass B, the
half mile relay in Glass d. the loo
yard relay in Glass a. the 220 yard re-
lay in Class B, the running high JUMP
in Glass c, the running broad jump ir
Class A, and the potato race in Class
z. Karl Scott broke the most rec
ords He set a new mark in the 100
yard dash, Class c, the 440 yard run
and the running high jump.
Riot of Color and Noise.
Practically the entire membership Of
the graded schools of the city, in addi-
ton to many of the teachers and par
ents of the lads VINO competed. turned
out to witness the annual event. Il
was a riot of color and noise that hello
forth in the grand stand during the af-
ternoon. Delegations from the var
ious schools, especially those who had g
chance of winning, Wed with each
other in Haunting their colors 0,
screaming their school yells. Ribbons
pennants and banners of the purple
and white of the Woodbury., the rec
and yellow of the Rogers, and the Law
ender and green Of the Click were ev-
erywhere in evidence.
Events and the Winners.
The lads, led by II. Connley, captain
of the Woodbury. team. whose winnings
added the most to the total of the
schools score. were g. Buchwald, 0
Skeie. G. Holland, l.. Dickson, P. Hurd
and s. Thompson. It was necessary
to run off twelve preliminaries of the
dashes and runs before the finals couit
be reached The following was the re-
suit of the finals:
Glass A-F'ifty yard dash, o. Skeie
Woodbury., first; K. Shelley. Rogers
second; T. Skeie, Abbott, third. Time
:64 Previous record, =.
One hundred yard dash-G. Holland
Woodbury., first; o. Skeie, Woodbury.
second; T. Skeie, Abbott, third. Time
1872. Previous record, the same.
One hundred yard relay-Woodbury
team Of Skeie, Holland. Dickson and
Miller, first: Abbott team of Skeie
Holland, wiltse. and Thayer, second;
Arnold team of Ogan, Qualen, Nc
Creery, and Friedersdorf, third. Time
:15.2. Previous record, :15.4.
Running broad jump. Dickson
Woodbury.. first; G. Holland, Wood.
bury, second; s. Ogan, Arnold, tnird
Distance, 13 feef Az inches. Previous
record, 10 feet 4 inches.