The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-16
FIELD MEET TODAY
Will Be 21 Events at Fair
Grounds This Evening.
Large Number of Entries and
Great Interest.
PICNIC SUPPER BEFORE meet
Proceeds to Be Used for Upkeep
of Fairgrounds.
Girls VIII Give Folk Dances
After Meet.
SUPPER BEFORE MEET


Playground children, boy scouts,
members of Sunday schools, newspoys.
and others-several hundred of them
will combine in a big field meet at the
fair grounds at $50 o'clock this even
ing. The folk dances which will be
given by the girls of the supervised
Fairgrounds of the city. will be pref
ty feature of the performance. The
event was postponed from July 4.
W. L. Driver, supervisor of play
grounds, will act as clerk of the course;
Arthur Bolton as head starter; W. Z.
Woodland as head field judge, and other
officials will be supplied from WASH
burn college and elsewhere.
AS a side issue of the meet there
will be a bicycle relay between teams
picked from the carrier boys of the
State Journal and morning paper
At $50 o'clock a picnic will be en-
joyed by the children and their par
ents on the grounds.
The proceeds Of the meet will go
towards paying for the upkeep of the
supervised Fairgrounds the remainder
of the summer. The admission price at
the grandstand will be rs cents
Attractive buttons attached to blue
red and white ribbons will be given as
lively. There will be field events. The
program follows:
100 yard dash-Unlimited class.
100 yard dash-135 pound class.
so yard dash-70 pound class.
60 ward dash-S5 pound class.
rs yard dash-100 pound class.
100 yard dash-115 pound class.
22O yard dash-Unlimited class.
Special half mile race, on bicycles
100 pound class.
220 yard dash-135 pound class
Relay, 440 yards-70 pound class.
$50 yards run-135 pound class.
Relay, 44O yards-10O pound class.
Bicycle relay-Western Union mes
sengers VS.. Postal messengers.
440 yards-Unlimited class:
Relay, 440 yards-S5 pound class.
$50 yard run-Unlimited class
ReIay-135 pound class.
Relay-Unlimited class.
Bicycle reIay-State Journal paper
carriers VS.. Capital paper carriers.
One mile run.
ReIay-115 pound class.
The field events will start with the
events in the 70 pound class and pro-
coed simultaneously with the track
events No break will be made in the
track events for the field events.
Immediately following the track
events the girls of the Fairgrounds
will give four folk dances. Swedish, Il
See YOU and Washing the Clothes,
Russian, 'Czardas." and an American
The Sunday school and scout entries
will be taken at the track previous to
the beginning of the meet
The entries up to this morning fol-
low:
20 Pound Glass.
5o-yard dash-L Magill Central
park; K. Hamilton, Central park;
Keith, Central park: G. Davis, Polk;
B. Boone, Polk; H. Bone. Polk; D.
Southland, Willow park; r. Ulsh, VIII
lew park; P. Pitcher, Willow park; F.
unattached; D. Olander, I'M
P. Carlson, unattached.
Running high jump-R. Jones, Willow
park; P. Heartburg, Willow park; H.
Bone, Polk; L. Magill, Central park; e.
Central park; K. Estes
Central park.
Running high jump Magill. Cen
trail park; A. Nicely. Central park; H.
Bone, Polk; r. Jones, Willow park; P.
Willow park.
Relay-Willow Park: r. Jones, p
Ulsh, c. Tasker, G. Tasker, B. Grow, D.
K. Estes, J. Boyd, L. Magill,
VIM. Sargent, E. Mcknight, G. Bishop
Polk: B. Boone, H. Boone, G. Davis, r.
Coolidge w. Coolidge.
IS Pound Glass.
so yard dash-C. Porter. Polk; w.
Magill, Central Park; E. Mcknight,
Central Park; K Estes, Central Park;
s. Southland, Willow Park; D. Olander,
Willow Park; G; Lewis. Willow Park
F. Heron, unattached
Running high jump-A. Brown,
Willow Park; K. McCandless. Willow
Park; A. Neeley, Central Park; E. Nc
Knight, Central Park; H. Bone, Polk.
Running broad jump-W. Culver,
Polk: A. Jones. Polk; L. Magill, Cen
trail Park; G. Ferguson, Central Park;
H. Smiley, Central Park; K. Nc
Candies. WILLOW Park; P. Heartburg,
Willow Park.
Relays: Central Park-Geo Fer
guson, F. Heron. E. Mcknight. A.
Neeley, F. DeVries. A Kent. Polk
C. Porter. w. Culver, w. Coolidge, G.
BeaI, G. Glen, A. Jones. Willow Park
ID. Olander, P. Carlson, c. Lewis, r.
Ulsh, B. Grow.
feO Pound Class.
75-yard dash-C. Smiley, Willow park;
Ouinton, Polk; G. Porter, Polk: D.
Coleman, Polk; L. Magin, Central
Park; r. Jones, Grant; M. Lowery,
Grant; ]. Euwers, unattached.
Running high jump-H. Davis, Polk;
n. Nelson, Willow Park; K. McCano-
less. Willow Park; r. Jones. Grant; NJ.
Lowery, Grant; E. Mcknight, Central
Park; A. NeeIey. Central Park.
low Park: c. Smiley, Willow Park: L.
Magin. Central Park; H. Smiley, Cen
trail Park; A. Jones, Pouk; H. Davis,
Polk.
Relays Polk-Quinton. Davis, Coleman.
Jones, Porter. Willow park-to be sup
piled Granite be supplied Central
Magill, A Neeley, F. Will
son, L. Magill E. NICK night, Il. Ack-
erman.
115 Pound Class.
100-yard dash-R. Bell. Central park;
H. Graham, Grant; D. Stanley, Grant:
G Johnson, Willow park; E. Jones.
Willow park; Kaufman, Polk.
Running high jump-H. Davis, Polk;
". Haskell. Willow park; NJ. Alton.