Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
OMAHA LANDS IN SECOND PLACE
Boys From the Metropolis Break q
Couple of Records.
HIGH WIND MAKES A SLOW TRACK
Wood Does Some Great Work, Carry
ing OFF the Prizes in the Long
Distance and the Century
Run--A Clean winner

LINCOLN. May 1s.-(special Telegram)--
BY double the score OF the nearest op-
ponent the track athletes OF the Kansas
City Central High school carried away the
big silver loving cup as first place trophy
in the annual field and track meet OF the
Missouri valley interscholastic, which was
held at the university athletic field this
afternoon, with l19 men actually particle
pating Omaha was secnnd, But the lads
from the Nebraska metropolis carried away
with them two Missouri valley records as
consolation for the loss OF the meet
The final score stood: Kansas CITY Cen
trail. 5i12; Omaha, %; Kansas city Manual
2lh West Des Mones, 1875; York. 10: Lin
coin 6ls; Kansas City westport, G: st.
Joseph. Ss.
The meet was featured by the breaking
of four Missouri valley high school records.
these being the high hurdles. in which
one-fifth of a second was clipped off the
former record of 16 seconds The 22O-yardi
dash sustained a like fate at the hands of
Wood, the speedy Omaha lad. The pole
vault went to II feet, over 10 feet 101A
| Inches, by Powell Of the KaN .sas city
Manual High school and Rector of Omaha,
and the broad jump was won by Wiley OF
| N~-l1, who cleared % feet a full inches
| over the former record
The slow tracl held down the time in
Track is "a Bit show.
the dashes and runs TO some extent wherI
the wind was not blowing andsthis at tines
aided the runners. for with a high breeze
Wood of Omaha made the century dash in
10 seconds flat in the preliminaries,
Kansas City Central was a point winner
In every event except two, the 1Oo-yard
dash and the 22O-yard dash. Its representa-
tives failed to qualify in the trial heats I'M
these two events.
1t was soon early in the meet that the
the Kansas City Central days would win.
Omaha Jagged slightly at first, coming
in strong at the latter part of the meet.
while Lincoln failed TO show up in the
form that has characterized its work in
past meets of the Missouri valley schools.
Wiley Of York was strong point win
ner, taking eleven of the thirteen pointa
for that school
Hamilton Of Kansas City Central came
close to his record, having a total of nine
teen points. which he won by taking first
in both of the hurdles
Half mile dash: r. Noise CKansas CITY
Moines( second, J. Clayton TX. G"csS9I thir Ss
X! X spalding Kansas City ManuaD fourth.
High jump w Wiley Oorl) won. c.
Mcintyre OK. c, c. second, p. Shepard
Kansas City, WestporD third, w. Whittier
GW. ID. M, c. Goggins Uincon) and I.
Sherwood (St Joseph) tied for fourth place.
Height: feet 10 inches
29O-yard hurdle: X. Hamilton TX c. c.
won, B. Rowley (Omaha) second, ]. Reber
Sk; 9. c. third, r. Lewis (W. d. NJ
shotput: ]. Reber tx c. c. won. @.
Reber TX. G. Co second A. Dow (OO
} third, L. Smith Ok. c. M fourth. Dis,
44O-yard run; Willard co. won, schlea-
, pier TX. c. M second
22O-yard dash: r. Wood (o) won. v.
Lee TX, C: M second, r. McBain CV.
p Nd third, H. Millard (OO fourth Time,
O2b. Breaks record OF Oops
Pole vault: W. Powell (K. C. M and
"; Rector CO., tied at II feet. D. Moss
tM. ID. M made 10 feet inches, s. Hurst
*. G. CO and L. Smith TX c. M tied
J az 10 feet Breaks record of 10 feet IOl 4
Broad jump: Wiley Y) won. McRain
} eW. y. M second, Powell TX c. NJ third.
| p feet. Breaks record