The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-04-19
"oUEEN CITY" REPRESENTATIVES,
TOOK LIONS SHARE OF FIELD
DAY EVENTS.
FIRST MEET WAS AN
UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS
viii Be Made An Annual Affair IL
Certain-AlI Exercises of the Day
Were Largely Attended-Hatties
burg Took Ball Game From Laurel.

Meridian High School captured the
Sarphie silver trophy for the largest
number of points in the athletic meet
at Hamper Park yesterday, and also
won the prizes for the boys auartette
and for defamation.
The first annual "Hub City" inter.
scholastic field meet and oratorical
and musical contest was an unqualified
success. The attendance at both the
indoor and out door events was large.
both the Auditorium and the grand
stand and bleachers at the park being
niled to their capacity A large num-
Der OF visitors were among the audi
ences and spectators. That the meet
VIII be made an annual affair is GER
tain, and next year more elaborate
plans will be made.
A patrol of Boy Scouts under the
command of Captain Verna Hanna
rendered valuable services by selling
tickets, giving information to visitors
I at the stations and the park and max
ing themselves useful In many differ
ent ways. ryww
During the entire day the Hatties-
burg band furnished lively music on
the streets and at the park, adding
much to the gala spirit of the occasion.
oratory, Music and Expression.
The winners of the events at the An.
ditorium were: Quartette Meridian
High School, composed of William
Phillips, Jeff Houston. Ralph Riggs
and Wilson Harris, Little Cotton
Dot" SIS music cabinet by s. L.
Heidelberg.
Declamation-William Phillips. Me-
ridian High School, "The Inlportance
OF Home Life in the Molding of Char
acter." Gold medal, Hattiesburg Trust
& Banking Co.
Expression - Miss Mamie Mayes
Crump, Gulfport, "The Triumph of a
Country Girl" a medley. Miss Crump
has won a number of medals in con-
tests in this state. Gold medal. Citi-
zens Bank.
Music-Miss Elsie Barge. Brookhay-
en-, "Fileuse," Chaminade. Gold medal.
First National Bank of Commerce.
Track Meet.
The following number of points were
won by the different track teams: No.
ridian, 20; Collins, II; Ellisville, II;
Laurel, s; Wesson, 7: Hattiesburg. s:
Brooklyn, 5; Richton, 2.
Individual events won and prizes
awarded were:
100 yard dash-First, Houston, Me-
ridian, 10.5 seconds, prize $40 suit
case, ]. S. Turner & Co.: Second.
Sharbrough, Laurel, IS pair shoes BY
O'Ferrel Bros; Third, Overstreet. HAT
tiesburg. In the prelimdnaries for
this event Biglane of Collins, one Of
the best all-round athletes on the
grounds, qualified in the same time
that the winner made. Betwae.. the
preliminaries and the final he partici-
pated in and won the pole vault, which
tired him out for the dash.
Half-mile-First, Crosley, 2.25. FL
lisville, prize IS irmerchandise by Joe
Shelby; Second. McRay. Laurel, prize
So pair shoes BIZ n. j. Rlount; Third.
Webster, Richton
Pole Vault-First, Hislane s.7. I
Inns, prize SO in faesseAandise
Davidson Company, secrsnd. snith. a.
Wesson, prize $5 mercilandise hx cal.
houn Bankrupt Store: Third. seine,
Hattiesburg.
High Jump First, Carr of Collins
and Smith of Wess.on tied, Sc. prize
two shirts by McInnis & Small and So
paff shoes by w. NJ. Connor: Tb.
Rrmer, Meridian.
One Mile=-aNcDonaId, 5.15, Brook,
pfIze 10 red eAd reel, Hawkins Hard
ware Co. ae'eoaa: Green. s. so. Collins
prize ss paix shoes = /. Rnhsnstein'
Third, Jordssn EslisviIle.
Broad dmp-First, Bixlnne. 1s.41:
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