Cañon City record., 1911-05-04
CAN()NITFS
Win THE
MEET
First Annual rack
and Field Meet Is
Well Attended.

The first annual meet OF the South
Central Colorado Athletic association
was held Friday afternoon at the new
athletic grounds of the North Canon
high school. 1t was greater success
than could have been expected and for
Canonites the delight of success was
not lessened any by the fact that they
won. The decision OF victory was in
doubt until the very last event. the
relay. was run and then when 1t was
found that North Canon had won the
lusty yells of happy high school
youths proclaimed it far and near.
Even the young ladies' who wore the
silver and gold as their color were
SO joyous that they deigned to
scream just a little.
! The success OF the meet yesterday.
both financially and otherwise. will
undoubtedly cause measures TO be
taken to make it a yearly event. II
this is done Canon City will, perhaps.
get the benefit for years TO come for
the reason that no other school In
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adequate or can compare with the
new field here.
A doctor. who was one of the most
Interested spectators at the meet yes
terday. said II was the best invest
ment the school board could make for
the benefit OF the students and there
are hundreds in town who will bear
him out in this statement
The number Of points won by the
various teams are as follows:
North Canon. 80 20; South Canon.
80 1-3; Salida. 81; Florence. Il; Vic
tor. Fifth. 10.
Fifty-one contestants were entered
in the various events. w. Mccormick
of the South Canon high school max
ing the highest individual score with
1923 points to his credit; winning
first in the discus throw. the hammer
throw and the shot put.
| J. Sweeney OF SaIida was second.
winning first in the high jump and
in the 220-yard hurdle race.
Little Park Ragsdale Of North Can
on took the honors for his school and
they are all proud OF him He nego-
tiated the 440 yard dash in so seconds
thus covering the distance in the fast
est time yet made on the track here.
j. Taylor showed splendid head work
and unusual endurance in the mile
run which he won. He was distanced
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the race and apparently showed no ef-
fort to win until the last lap and the
stretch when he displayed a wonderful
spurt and nosed out winner. He
also won the half-mile in the remark
able time of 2:47. 1t is thought that
he will give other distance men about
the state hard rub at the Boulder
Prep. meet which is to be held soon.
Taylor received eleven points which
made him third in the race for in
divldual honors
/ J. Sweeney OF Salida was the only
man from the visiting schools who did
any brilliant work and by winning
two firsts. the high jump and the 22O
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mer throw and the shot put, he net
ted himself twelve points which made
him second for individual honors.
Prof. Bower of Florence and Lob.
Harding we're referees; Jack Shaw.
starter; Prof Sherwood and Prof. Al
len, judges; DIR. Twltchell and DR..
Graves, timekeepeTs.
The events and winners are as fol-
lows:
100 yard dash--lO 3-5 seconds. d.
John. Florence. first; s. George. Vic
tor, second; f. Rundahl, North Can
on, third.
220 yard hurdle-30 2-5 seconds j.
Sweeney, Salida, first; p. Ragsdale,
Canon City.second; b Flanagan. Vic
tor. third.
Discus-i05 feet. w Mccormick,
South Canon, first; +. Rundahl. Can
on City, second; s. McAbec. salida,
third
i 440 yard run--One minute. P. Rags
dale, Canon City, first; W. Watts,
South Canon. second; A. Caughcy,
Canon City. third.
i Pole vault--9 feet, inches. w
lwatt, South Canon. first; o. Hurling
South Canon, second.
Hammer. throw-125 feet, inches
w. Mccormick. South Canon, first; NJ
lTwitchell, Canon City. second; J.