The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-07-20
RECORDS BROKEN
AT P0TLATCh
MEET

Two records we're broken In the
athletic meet before the Potiatch
grand stands yesterday afternoon.
when Con walsh OF the s. A. c.
threw the ss-ib. weight rs feet "a
inches high. over bar. smashing
hix own record By ns Inch. aud
then be threw tho as-Ib. weight
81 feet. beating his own mark by
two feet An he stepped half an
inch out Of the rfnE on this hcase,
however. the effort ~sll no, count
sa an official record. tits bcs;
throw which eountcd was 10 feet
Clyde Smith. the high school run.
nsr. made tho mile In t;lb i-s.
which Ia NTH Of second faster
than the record. but Smith will not
press his claim for recognition OF
the record. m the timsra may have
been mistaken. they getting badly
~baiied up" In timing several other
events.
The Kent.to Seattle marathon
race was won by Norman OF the
~. A. G.. who ousfistancsd his high
school rival. Smith. ny a mile and
n half. Smith finished second and
Hlumsnthal Of the warship Colorado
third.
The events wcre divided into
five classes. some OF the contests
being open. others were for play.
field athletes. high school midEcts
and seniors. and military events for
tho National Guard.
A vast crowd saw the events and
cheercd vociferouaiy. The meet
was In all respects highly success
full and reflected great credit upon
Josiah Collins. chairman OF the Pot.
latch program committee. whose
idea was responsible for II. and up.
on Tom Mcdonald OF the 3. A. c..
whose executive ability made II the
success II was. II IL proposed TO
mako these athletic meets an an.
nual Potiatch feature. and ycster-
days meet shows that the men IN
charge OF future meets will have TO
40 some TO beat the mark set by
Meaars Collins and Mcdonald.
The results and times OF the va
rious events follow:
Open gvcos.
fae-yard dssh---oannon first. Tiiifori
second. Butiknfsr third Tims--iost
sas,yard aash-.royer nr.'. rillford
second. Keen thifd Ttme-stt
ste-ysrd run-oray first canpbeli Sec
onf. Nelson third Time-.Ga
Half miie--oafiand fret. Broushsu n,
second. Frisby third Time--iiss
Nile run--ciyde firsi. Garland second
Boiiman third. Time-gsiS,
ib-Fnfie modified observation-disclosures
first Smith second. Biamenthsi third.
Sc pound weight for heiaht--waisl,
fifsi, Ames ascond. Patton third. Height
lis feet ~ Inches tworid's rac0rd).
IS pound welnht--walsh first Anfer.
son second. Patton third. Distance SO
Hish 1unp--Thomassen first. Powell
second. Williams third HsIsht--s feet !
inches
pole vauit-scou first. william. soc.
ond. Dalton third Height-io feet ,
iao-yard hurdies--Tyrer first. Powell
Second. willis third. Time--i7 reconds
The haif-niie relay was won by pick.
ed team.
obstacle race--campbcn first. Dalton
second. Taylor third.
High school Events.
bo-yard dash--uan first. Day second
RAANbHu NNif0
aao-yard dash-Hall first. Dalton sec.
ond
Haif-mile relay won by uroadway.
High school midgrtr. so.yard dash
stewart first, Mayor second. Reilly third
Tlme~~6:s
The same three took the same places
IN the t0o-yard dash.
22o-yard run--etewart first. Reilly acc.
ond, Pinkman third.
risyficid Evcats.
be-yard daah---Whitncy frat. Stanton
second. Parks third
i0o-yard dash Edwards first, INLAND.
er second, Mcdonald third
i,0o0-yard relay for boys--u. r. Day
first, Ballard second
Obstacle rnre-- Dodge first. whitney
second, Ernst Ihifd.
Military Events for National Guard.
Equipment race-Scrgt Campbell first
Krienes second
centipeds race--Piaioon. first. Com
pany ~
f,0oo-ynrd relay race. 10 men--Secona
platoon first. First platoon second
Obstacle fRcc--Sergt Campbell Com
pany II. first. carmody second. Caroy
third.