The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-18
QUINCY SCHOOL THE WINNER
Defeated Polk Athletes by
Three Points.
Some Good Records Are Made
by Young Folks.

little boys, hoWllnS 10 all Niio "o"i"
hear:
.-One two. three, four. five, six. seven!
All good children go to He ,s,,f Eeu
Polk School! Polk SCHOOL, played like
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
We're not allowed to cuss,
But nevertheless we must confess
There's nothing the matter with u.s.
Then from another section came the
answering shrieks:
lone. two. three. four.
Four. three, two. four,
Who are we for2-CLAY"
The man with the megaphone was
the only chap who did not have good
time No one paid any attention 70
him. Youngsters shouted as II ne diu
not exist, but when he planted himself
in front of the Polk cheering section,
and shouted, "F'irst-Polk." one could
hear nothing but labored breathing
until he passed on to "Second-Har-
rison'' when pandemonium broke out
with:
'.Hey-hey, All We folks,
r For the cup we do not coax!
We beat YOU once. we beat you Twice,
Just watch Polk School cut the ice!
Watch 'em fall through the ice"
scathingly observed a Quincylte, ana a
mocking refrain arose:
wash 'em QUIT Hang 'em out! Ring
Polk School! Polk school. isn't worth a
dime
And the indignant answer came:
"strawberry shertca Ike J BlueSerry pie
'rfs no lie. IT'S no bluff,
Polk School! Polk School!
Red hot Stuff!
The excitement exceeded that of a
Yale-Harvard football game. When
the scarlet sweatered men are squat
ting beneath the cheering section
when the interminable 'HaWVawd!
Hawvawd! Hawvawdi" has begun,
when one whole side of the immense
stadium rises to man and yelIs IKE
wild as the Yale squads lope in, one
would call it enthusiasm; not so. En-
thusiasn is the welcome given half
dozen slim, four-foot-five youngsters
who prance on the field and win the
relay race.
The comments on all sides were
amusing. oh" Whispered one small
maiden, '1ook at Junior. He's going
to run. and he's got ribbon around
his head. Amt he. handsome-just
like a Greek"
Another lass gazes with awed eyes
at the broad jump. That's him,
she breathes. as particularly long
leap is made. that's my brother!
Then all the little girls break into
shrill but Iusty treble:
ice cream soda, ginger ale. and pop:
Our school, Our SCHOOL, Always on top,'
The jumping was remarkably grace
full. and the 1.-the little chaps VINO
raced were surprisingly rapid. One
of the prettiest sights was the lineup |
of girls in boomers and middies who |
played basket ball relay in a most
creditable manner.
One Central Park school teacher
was in the wrong section, and after
the hearty Endorsement that Cen |
trail Park! Central Park isn't worth !
dime!' mad been given. she said to an
earnest little woman beside her. That
makes me feel pretty bad Couldn
you give one good cheer for Central
Park?"
''I'm awful sorry,'' was the solemn !
response, but 1 have to save all my
breath TO yell for my own school"
Each small participant had the time
of his life. There were no accidents, |
and fair play was the motto OF all; |
Good will endured to the last, and
still audible. as one tramped away, was
the hoarse but hopeful chanting:
..Riclety
Were not allowed to cuss,
But nevertheless we must confess,
There's nothing the matter with U.s.!
Quincy the Winner.
The Quincy team won first place in |
the contest. making total of 39k |
number of points last year to carry |
away the honors of the meet. and |
came near repeating the performance |
Friday afternoon. making So q points. .
one behind the leaders. Lowman Hill i
came in for third place with &c points |
and Garfield making 34A points, got |
fourth
Clyde Smalley. the Polk school boy, |
was the real seTN5ation of the meet. |
Srzaalley lowered the 100 yard mark |
making the distance in 10 As seconds: |
also making the 220-yard dash in 25 Is |
seconds, new record. Smalley's ac- |
tons in athletics are nothing short |
of remarka BILE for a boy of his age Ii !
would be we'll for some of the prepara- /
tory schools and colleges to keep their |
eyes on such material D. Coleman.
of Polk school,, made the low mark. |
which is a fresh record for 100 pound |
boys in the 70-yard dash, makins, Il |
in 9 seconds flat. Lowman Hill took |
records in two 440-ya-d dashes. the |
S5-pound class, and the 1o0-pound race. |
In the field events. the broad-jump |
record was broken. and the new mark |
set is 13 feet, 9 inches, made by E |
Boyd of Harrison school. The new |
record for the S5-pound high jumpers |
was made by K. cCandless of Low |
man Hill school, who went feet, Z |
inches.
The following is list of the final re-
suits:
1OO-yard dash, unlimited class-Ffrst. |
Clyde SmaIley, Polk schools; second r. |
Dunlap. Garfield; third. H. Weber, |
FS'7-z-ison; fourth. J. Thompson, Wash
sngton. Time. 10:4-5
50-yard dash, 70-pound cIass-F'irst |
Taurus McGill. Central Park; second |
Roscoe; third. V. Petree, Quincy: /!
fourth, r. Embleton, Lowman Hill. |
6O-yard dash, s5-pound class-First
Sumner Cole. bowman Hill; second. =