The Lexington advertiser., 1911-05-26
Holmes county's First Field Day a
Success in Every Particular.


Nav the 18th was a red letter day
Tor the schools of holmes county tor
on this dav they held their hfst Field
Day exerci,es which were success IN
every particular. Superintendent D..
Nj. KimbIough. 10 whose public spirit
eanees anu untiriug energy. the sue
cess is largely due, feels very much
or titled at the splendid showing made
b, all of The contesiing schools. Fully
fifteen hundred students and patrons
witnes: the exercises. and all stu
dents aisplayed strong enthusiasm Tor
theft respective schools and althc uah
the rivalry was strong there was no Ill
feeling entertained in any event, and
victor or loser accepted their lot 10
the bs of spirits Appreclaiins st 0
advantages 10 he gained from N
event. il was decided and heartily ap.
proved hy all to make II an annual
event. to he looked forward TO by the
count schools. as day set apart for
them. The progam IL detail Is as fol-
| l1ws:
| Basketball, between Lexington High
/ School and Durant aieh School. won
| by Durant with score OF lO 20 b..
| Tennis ChampiorshI was won by the
Lexington team, composed OF Pitt
ShepL or and Lansdale Over. The
Comfy Oatoricsi, Evolutionary and
| Choral Contests were won nv the fol-
| Living. respectively Willie Bioome,
uf Providence school, Sadie Ellis. OK
Wet scnool. Tchula chorus. The
Text Book Contests were won in the
different subjects as fellows: Spelling,
! Fannie May Porter, of Elliott Hill:
practical arithmetic, EN- ma Cowsert.
| of Goodman: primary arithmetic,
Annie Clover. of Lexington, primary
reauiug. Anna Gwin Pickens. OF Good
man. composition, Mary Brumby. Of
Goodman; history. Fsnnie mav Porter.
of Elliott Hill; map of United States
, Robert Cooper, of Durant Map of
Mis- i.sippi, Eola Williams. of Lexing-
ton map of Holmes county. Lena
| Barglr, OF Lexington; basketry, Peyton
Abbott Jones and Beatrice Lundy. OF
Lexington. Lunch was served Dy TIE
ladies o. the county at the coul thoDss
after ths morning exercises.
After dinner the crowd assembled on
the Athletic Field to witcess the base
ball game bet weeu Durant High School
and Lexington High School The
game was wol by Lexington. score
10 tu !. Batteries for Durant, Eme.-
sou Jenkins and Leon Smith; Lexing.
ton Pitt sh 3pherd and Tom Newsom.
| This Teature of the ball game was the
three bagRer ut Pitt Shepherd with
the bases full.
The 100-yard dash was won by Leo
owen. OF Duraut; the 200.yard dash
was won by Gordon Williams, Of
Owens: 500-yar0 dash won bv Guy
Arnold, OF Tolarvllle. High jump.
won hy Lewis Pepper. Jr OF Lexing-
ton, record four feet and eleven incn.
es runuIng broad jump, won bv Pitt
Shepherd. of Lexington, record sixteen
feet and nine inches: pole vault, won
! hy Pitt Shephed. Of Lexington, record
seven feet and thee inches Potato
race, won by Lewis Paxtoa ct Tolar-
VILE. Three-l legged -sce, won by Ar
nold and Paxton. of Tolaiville ALI
flurs race. won by Howard Dgas, Of
Acona. Fifty yard Cash, won for girls
by Dixie Ingold. OF Providence
AT night the High School Orat0'it al,
Elncutiouafy, Music and Choral cou-
tests were held and the winners were
as fellows: Oratorical. Eiwin w.
Williams, of exineton; primary elo-
cution. Will Nelson DeLoach, OF Dn-
rant High School elocution, Aiieen
Waits, of Goodman; mu.ic, Mary I.
Ross. of Lexington; chorus contest,
won by Lexington.
The school bringing in the largest
number of pupils on one wagon. wnn
! by Cleveland with thirty seven pupils
Medals, cash prizes and champion
shin pennants we're awarded the differ
ent winners of each event
Hon. J. \. Allen. of Attala county,
| attended 60 business In Lexington