The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-02
Belmont SCHOOL
Won THE TROPHY
Second Annual Grammar
School Meet Held Friday
Afternoon


The Wilder school surrendered the
Girard trophy to the Belmont school
athletes on Friday afternoon. when
the latter were victorious in the Sec
ond annual inter-grammar school in
door athletic meet. The Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium was crowded during the
progress Of the meet with rooters Of
the various schools Of the city. Keen
interest was manifested from the
start of the first event to the finish.
The Belmont and Washington schools
took the lead and 1t was a race be-
eween the athletes Of the two
schools.
New city grammar school records
were made when Reinhold Jacob and
William Flynn Of the Belmont school
made five feet n inch on the high
jump: when the latter made even
teen feet. three inches on the running
broad jump and when Kenneth Nor
mar of the Wilder school won the
pull-up, Ginning himself seventeen
times.
The trophy for which the schools
were ~contending was donated last year
by p. Girard, and it must be won
three years by a school to become lite
permanent possession. Wilder won it
last year and 1t has been on display
trophy will now 90 to the Belmont
school for the coming year. but to re-
main there will have to be won two
years. The Y. NJ. G. A. manag-
ers of the meet believe that the young
sters should not learn to be merely
'metal' hunters. but should be anx-
tous to win for the glory OF winning
and consequently tho offering Of q
trophy on difficult conditions is en-
couraged by them.
The first event vas the 10-yard dash
and this required both trails and semi
finals to finally determine the winners
The result was. John Dinnie, Wash.
ington. first. Time. 1h seconds: Will
liam Flynn. Belmont, second, and Yer.
o McHaf1e. Washington. third
Score. Washington 6. and Belmont 8
The second event to be run was the
running high jump. and as 1t was filled
with many thrills, 1t was cheered lusti.
ly from all sides. The result was a tie
liam Flynn. Of the same school. were
unable to excel each other. The heigh,
was 5 feet. l inch. Lawrence Bach
of the Winship school. tied Eugene
Vande Eynde. Belmont. for third
place. thus winning the only homo,
that went to the Winship school, X
point. Score. Belmont 81. and Win,
ship y. T%he-running broad jump wa:
third on the program and It came ir
was also an exciting contest. First
honor went to Belmont, with William
Flynn covering the distance for II
feet. 3A inches in his final jump
Kenneth Norman, Wilder second, and
John Dinnie. Washington. third
Score, Belmont S. Wilder 3 and Wash.
ington 1. The pull up was one of the
most interesting Of all events. and
each school would count in unison the
the bar time after time. Kenneth
Norman. Wilder. won first with II
times up to his credit; Vernon Nc.
Hafie. Washington. second, 16 times
up. and Phillip Adams. Wilder. and
Stanley Edwards of the same school,
tied for third place. with IA times
up each. Score, Wilder 6 and Wash
ington 8. The team events were two
relays and each team consisted Of ten
boys from the schools represented,
The track relay was won by Bel
mont, Washington second and Wilder
third. Score, Belmont 8. Washington
3 and Wilder 1. Washington won the
basket ball relay not so much by their
superior speed as by their accuracy at
the basket. Belmont second and Will
der third. Score. Washington s, Bel
mont 3 and Wilder 1.
Final score. Belmont 24h, WASH
ington IS. Wilder IL, and Winship ".
officials. marshals, L. ]. Monsun and
man.; clerk Of events. L. E. Goodwin;
judges. both field and track. Joe Roll
Ter and Calvin jackson; scorer K. E.
Wallace.