The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-05-03
ATHENA DID WELL
IN TRACK MEET
SCHOOL ATHLETES ONLY FIVE
POINTS BEHIND WINNERS.
Home School Takes Honors
In Oratorical ConteSt--WeS-
ton Won In Division A.

With large crowd IN attendance,
| the third annual track and athletic
meet of the Umatilla comfy schools
took place in Athena Saturday. The
meet was one of the most successful
held SO far by the Umatilla County
Athletic and Oratorical Association.
The meet was oapahly managed by
head official Prof. I. T.. Young of
Milton; W. W. Wiley of Athena.
clerk; Harry Bundy of Athena, start
er; A. A. Asbahr of Pendleton, time
keeper; joel Davis of Weston, @. A.
Guerne Of Athena, and Kyle Mcdaniel
Of Adams, judges.
The day was almost p,rfect and the
large crowd seemed to enjoy the oooa
sion with q hearty interest. The Ath-
ena Band enlivened the meet with a
number Of choice selections.
The events started promptly at 80
p. m. and closed at $3.50, one.half
hour earlier than last season. when
there were fewer contestants partio-
ipating. Pendleton High entered 25
contestants, won IL first places. IS
second and s third places, giving her
total of l22 points. Athena was a
close second, only seven points behind
Pendleton in winning. Athena High,
with 20 contestants entered, won 16
first. second places and II third
places. giving her total numter Of
l15 points,. Columbia College entered
five men and took one first, two ssc-
ond and three third places, with a
total of IA points. Weston won one
I, f1rst, one second and FIVE thirds, total
IS points. Adams carried off one first.
two second and three third places,
giving her a total of IA points.
Athena was short only in the heavy
events, Jordan and Fee showing up
we'll in this department for Pendleton.
Payne of Athena had everything his
own way in the long distance running
event. having walkaway in the mile
run. Worthington showed up we'll in
the sprints. For Athena. in division
A, McEwen led with Is points; Ross
Payne in division B, 15 points; Martin
Sehasky, division g. points; George
Lieuallen. division D II points; Maur-
ice Bannister. division E. 3 points.
The number of contestants partici-
pating in the meet totaled SO this year.
The Athena Commercial club CUP was
awarded to Pendleton. the schools of
that town having won it three times
in succession.
Division A.
80 yard dash--Lienallen Weston;
Gordon, Pendleton; MoEwen, Athena,
5.4 seconds.
220 yard dash--McEwen Athena
Gordon, Pendleton; Worthington, Ath
ena. "a seconds.
100 yard dash--Gol don, Pendleton;
Lieuallen, Weston; MoEwen, Athena.
II seconds.
440 yard dash-WoIt thington. Ath-
ena; Morley, Columbia; Mcdonald.
Pendleton. Sc seconds.
$50 yard run-Payne, Athena; Swan
son. Colum bia; Morley, OolumEia. 2
minutes, nine seconds.
$50 yard relay-Won by McEwen,
Worthington, Dudley, Lieuallen, Ath-
ena; Pendleton team second.
Mile run-Payne. Athena, William
son. Pendleton; Ferguson. Pendleton.
Time 5.24.
1870 hurdles-Fee. Pendleton; Mo
Even Athena; Hampton Pendleton.
II. seconds.
220 hurdles-MoEwen, Athena Fee,
Pendleton; Worthington, Athena. 26
seconds.
High iump-Fee. Pendleton; Hamp-
ton, Pendleton; Turner, Weston. Five
feet. two inches.
Broad jump-Morley Columbia; Fee
Pen dleton; McEwen Athena. 10 feet
inchee
Pole vault-Fee. Pendleton: Finnel,
Pendleton, Smith. Weston. 10 feet.