Arizona republican., 1913-02-09
NORMAL WINS
 LEAGUE MEET
Phoenix Second, Te mp e Third, and Glen q a l e Fourth; Meet Finished by Moonlight, But Darkness Couldn't Stop Normal

to the proceedings, the Valley League track meet was held at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon and eve ming. The word evening is used ad- visedly, as the meet was not finished till after dark, que to bad arrange ment of the events and resulting confusion.
 To the great surprise of most of those in attendance, the Tempe Nor mal school won a sweeping victory taking six firsts and scoring 58 points out of 135 points possible. Phoenix high school finished second with 3S points, Tempe High third with 32, and Glendale High brought up the rear with 7
 The mile was one of the most in teresting races of the day R. Me Comb of the Normal, Teeter of Tempe high and Geare of Phoenix were matched against each other with a field full of lesser lights to add zest to the spectacle. McComb led off at the gun and kept a-leading for sev- en -eights of the mile, but it wasn't a seven -eighths race and Geare 1 Whooped 'er up and won the money
 
 1 from Geare last Saturday. finished second, and McComb placed third l In the half mile run Austin of 1 Tempe high set a killing pace at the ! start but J Spikes of the Normal ran away from him on the home stretch. Austin was left behind and Geare and Conan, both of Phoenix, ran q close race for second, place, Geare winning by a small lead The two mile seems to be q popu- i lar jaunt, and there were no less | than eleven entries for the long grind. Teeter of Tempe led the first two laps Tweed of Phoenix was jogging along in the lead at the end of the third, and then with a final pull sTeeter took the lead again and Whirled under the wire ten feet ahead 1 of Tweed, the second man McComb 1 of the Normal ran a good race and i finished third.
 The most closely contested of the sprints was the 22O yard dash. Grif- fin the Normal giant. and Thoman of Phoenix ran neck and neck for a close finish, Griffin winning by d very small lead
 Griffin and J. Spikes were the heroes of the day. Griffin made the high mark in individual. scoring. add ing T points to the NormaPs total by his own strenuous eXertiOns. J. Spikes stood second in the individual list with IT points. These two men won as many points for the Normal school as were won by all the Phoe- nlcian athletes together, and more
 by six than the total score of the Tempe high school
 } The Indians did not enter the meet
 Glendale produced mighty shot butter who heaved the twelve pound
 cannon ball go feet inches all by himself. W. Bennett of Sugar Town ought to do things with all the weights in the Tucson meet after a couple of months of training ? The story of the meet by events: One mile run-Geare, Phoenix, first; G. Teeter, Tempe, second: R. Me
 Comb, Normal, third. Time min ? utes A seconds.
 l 100 yard run-Thoman. Phoenix < first; Griffen, Normal, second; stuart 2 Tempe. third Time. II 1-5 seconds $ Shot put-W. Bennett. Glendale t first; J. Spikes. Normal. second; H y Meyer. Tempe. third Distance, 3: Q feet inches
 ll Running broad jump-Peabody 2 Phoenix, first; K. Moeur. Tempe e second; Buck. Tempe, third. Dis f tance, 19 feet 6A inches r Half mile run-J. Spikes. Normal n first; Geare, Phoenix. second; Cowan Phoenix, third Time. minute r. F 3-5 seconds
 y-arJ II Normal, first; Buck. Tempe. second
 Peabody, Phoenix, third Time, 17 g. , second
 Q Hammer throw-J. Spikes, Normal first; Castle, Normal, second; H f Meyer, Tempe. third. Distance, II
 feet F inches
 a 22o yard dash-Griffin. Norma
 first; Thoman. Phoenix, second; Tut n tie, Phoenix. third. Time, A seconds 'a Pole vault-J. Spikes and Seals = Normal. first Finch and Milea = Tempe, third. Height, 9 feet
 22O yard low hurdles-K. Moeul Tempe, first; Busk, Tempe, second w. Bennett, Glendale third Time
 % seconds
 ", Discus throW-A. Spikes, Norma = first; Griffin, Normal, second; I :" lrion, Phoenix, third. Distance. 10
 feet liz inches
 'i 440 yard dash-Griffin, Norma |, first; Framm, Normal, second; sTho | man, Phoenix, third Time l minute = Two mile run-Teeter, Tempe, first u Tweed, Phoenix. second; McComl -o Normal. third. Time, Il minutes , q, seconds
 1l Running high jump-Peabody. Phoe nlX, first; Seals, Normal, second '- Marian, Phoenix, third Height. n feet , 3-4 inches.
 ai One mile relay-H Meyer, r
 MCeur, Harris, Stuart, Tempe. first e CoWan, Wilkie Luhrs. Futile, Phoe n nix, second; c. Bennett, L. Leecrof IS Grasse, W. Bennett, Glendale. thir
 Time, 3 minutes B seconds
 Individual scores. In scoring fir:
 place counts ,, second 3. third l
 Normal
 In R. McComb