Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-13
MlctAAGlo AND PACKER CAPTURE
1e POINTS At IOWA CITY
EVENT.
PACKER Takes HIGH
HURDLES IN. ~ 2-s
Mieh.ela Finishes Second in Mile Run,
Runniua Close 20 clappsr, Of AIMEE
With More Men on Team Represent.
;no Local School Marshalltown Might
Have Done Even Better.


starred at the invitation high school
meet at Iowa City Saturday, Anamosa's
two-man team finishing in second
place and the Marshalltown pair IN
fourth place. Michaels and Packer
composed the Marshalltown team and
there was no thought Of their crowding
out such schools as Davenport and
Cedar Rapids, which were represented
by big teams, and were anticipating
victory for their schools.
It was individual work that counted
for Marshalltown and Anamosa ana
their stars upset the dope and sent
MANY hopeful contenders home IN
broken spirits. Dutton, of Anamosa.
was the real star of the meet. winning
the discus throw with "a toss OF 10
feet. Q inches. which is a new record.
the broad Jump and the pole vault.
Packer was his closest competitor.
East Des Moines, with a long string OF
second, third and fourth places. but
with but one first, captured the meet
with 25 points. Anamosa was second
with 20, Fairfield third with II. Mar
shalltown fourth with 16. Davenport
and Cedar Rapids were fifth and sixth,
respectively. 81.
Michasls Second in Run.
Marshalltown's first points came in
the mile run. when Michaels finished
just behind Clapper, of Ames. The
race was one Of the best of the meet
and at the finish Michaels was on the
Ames stars heels. The time was 4:4S
As which was good considering the
III ha az
conditions which prevailed. :H;cH::c!:
took second place in the half-mile run
finishing just behind Iightner. Of
Rolfe. The time was 2:12 AS. The mile
run brought out field of thirty run
ners.
Packer First, IN. High Hurdles.
Packer defeated aGroves, of Cedar
Rapids; Mullin. Of East Des Moines:
and Smith. Of Davenport. for first place
in the high hurdles. Packer won
handilyHn III rs. In the: low hurdles
Packer ran second to Priester, Of Dav-
export. The time was rs flat. In the
high jump Packer failed to live up to
reputation. placing third. The jump
went at feet, inches,whic ordinar-
lily Packer. could h&Ve+done with little
effort. A short TIME ago Packer was
injured slightly and, has nStsfully re-
covered hisssfaaEm: sRgd he taken !Arst
in the jump. MarshAn town2wou have
finished in third place.
The result of the meet is very salts
factory to Coach Alien and the mem
/ bers OF the team. 1t was more than
was expected and has brought home
to the high school students the fact
that often times second rate men may
aid materially in winning meet. and
had the Marshaltown stars been sup
ported by two or three men who could
have been counted on for places the
team would have had an excellent OPP
portunity Of winning the meet
Taylor Township Meet Tuesday.
The athletic department of the Tay-
lor Township Farmers Club will hold
a field meeting at Prairieville Tuesday
afternoon to select a team to meet the
Marshalltown high school team in 9
dual meet later in the month. A com.
plete program has been arranged anc
the meeting promises to be one Of in
terest. w. O. Allen, Cutler Abbott
and Joseph Whitacre, OF this city. viii
act as judges of the meet.