Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-31
A Tie RESULT
IN ATHLETIC MEET
38 Points Each for Vermont Acad.
envy and Bellows Falls
with 80 Points-Freshman Fits Winner
Of the Quarter Mile Run.

Of the Quarter Mile Run.
The fifth Southern Vermont interschol-
astic athletic meet under the auspices
of the Brattleboro high school was held
on the Valley fair grounds Saturday af-
ternoon and resulted in a tie between
Bellows Falls high school and Vermont
academy of Saxtons River with SO points
each, Brattleboro high school being in
third place with 80 points. The day was
ideal for the sports and a good sized
crowd witnessed the contests between
the youthful athletes. The Bratteboro
boys were confident of winning, but sew
eral of their performers in competition
did not equal their practice marks, this
being particularly true in throwing the
discus and in the high and broad
jumps None of the records of former
years were broken, and the thrilling
finishes which have sometimes featured
the games were lacking, but it was an
EXTREMITY interesting meet and the result
was in doubt until the last event had
been decided.
Three times during the afternoon the
scoring on total points was a tie be.,
tween Vermont academy and Bellows
Falls. Brattleboro led Bellows Falls af-
ter the finish of three events and was
always within striking distance of the
leader. Vermont academy did not have
as many men entered as the other two
winners in Nichols and Dunlap. Swift
of Bellows Falls was a big factor for
his team, taking both jumps, the pole
vault and winning second in the dis
Gus throw. The diminutive Ferguson
of Bellows Falls was in a class by him
self in the distance runs, winning both
the half mile and the mile by good mar
gins.
One of the surprises of the day came
In the quarter mile run. The two YER
mont academy starters set a lively pace
and pulled ahead by many feet Round
ing the curve a slender form in
white crept toward the leaders, chal-
ienged and passed them at the head of
the stretch, and then romped to the
tape a winner. A big cheer went up
when the Brattleboro contingent real
lied that Stanley Fits, a freshman, was
winning first place for his team. Rice
of Brattleboro was an easy second in
this event. William Haskell won easily
In the high hurdles and was close to the
fleet Nichols in the low hurdles. The To-
cal high school also has a very promis-
ing Splinter in Sherman, who pushed
Nichols hard in both the 100-yard da Oh
and the furlong. The summary:
1OO-yard dash-Nichos of Vermont
academy list, Sherman of Brattleboro 3D.
Alton of Vermont academy Sd; eight
starters. Time, 10 3-5ths seconds.
Discus throw-Dunlap of V. A. 1st
Swift and Putnam. both of Bellows Falls,
I'd and Sd; eight contestants. Distance
"a feet II inches.
Running high jump-Swift of Bellows
Falls list, Thayer of Brattleboro and
Olmstead of Bellows Falls, tied for sec
points; eight contestants. Height, 5
feet.
220-yard low hurdles-Nichols of "
1st Haskell and Angler of Brattleboro
I'd and Sd; seven starters. Time, 81
18th seconds.
44Oyard dash-Fitts of Brattleboro LIST,
Rice of Brattleboro I'd, Bent of " A.
Sd; nine starters. Time, 81 18th sec
onds.
Broad jump-Swift of Bellows Falls
LIST, Dunlap of V. A. I'd, Merrill Has
kell of Brattleboro Sd; eight contestants.
Distance, II feet 91a inches.
Shot put-Putnam of Bellows Falls LIST,
Dunlap of V. A. I'd, Olmstead of Bel
lows Falls Sd; eight contestants. Dis
lance, 40 feet l inch.
SSO-yard run-Ferguson of Bellows
Falls 1st, Burnett of " A. 3D. Sanders
of Brattleboro Sd; nine starters Time.
2.14.~
Pole vault-swift of Bellows Falls LIST,
Harris and Thayer of Brattleboro tied
for second place; five contestants.
Height, feet pa inches.
12O-yard high hurdles-W. E. Haskell
of Brattleboro LIST, Nichols Of V. A. I'd,
Olmstead of Bellows Falls Sd; four con-
tsetants. Time, II 2-5ths seconds.
Mile run-Ferguson of Bellows Falls
LIST, Bent of V. A. I'd; Harlow of Brat
tleboro Sd; 10 starters. Time, sos 3-5tns
seconds.
Officials: Judges, Smith of Brattle-
boro, Braley of Vermont academy, Col
Inns of Bellows Falls; referee, Elmer of
Bellows Falls; timers, Miner, Shaw and
Kelley; starter, Hiland Tasker; clerk of
course, Godfrey Crosby.