The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1913-06-06
FIELD MEET
A SUCCESS

and ushered IN q spring day re.
splendent with the brilliancy of q
morning sun known to those who
have had the opportunity of dwell.
ing under the blue of Nevada skies
Anxiously each little sunbeam
labored up the eastern slope of the
Pine Nut range, escaped at the
summit, and frisked across the
sAtields of green into some window,
: making more golden, the yellow
curls of some youngster, and calling
him to awake and defend the honors
of his school.
The call was well needed. By ten
o'clock all the boys and girls repre-
senting the various grammar schools
of the county were on the grounds
anxiously awaiting the beginning of
the meet. Nor had they forgotten
to bring along their parents and
friends to root for them.
When the din of the battle" was
over and the points had been count
ed it was found that the Genoa
school had won the meet by a score
of 73 2-3 points out of a total of l33
East Fork. second place place with
% points; Fairyiew, third place with
20 points. The remaining is l-3
points went to Central, Centerville,
and Gardnervile schools.
The following were the events
and list of the first, second and
third splace competitors in each
event:
: Boys, first grade, 40 yard dash
kirdie Canonica lst, George Hell
winkel End, Cecil Stodieck 3rd.
Girls, first grade; 80 yard dash
Gertrude Luhers lst, Ruth Dang
berg End, Ada Springrneyer 3rd.
Boys, second grade; 40yard dash
John Jepsen lst. Cecil Stodieck End,
Tom Raycraft 3rd.
Girls, second grade; 80 yard dash
Emma Lee lst, Silva Hendricks 2nd,
Ivy Lee 3rd.
Girls under 13; 40 yard dash e
Gertrude Luhrs lst, Dorothy Walk
er 2nd. Anna kruse 3rd.
Girls, l3 and over; so yard dash -
Alma Anderson 1st Josephine Ray
craft and Agnes Jensen tied for End
and 3rd place.
Boys under l3; 80 yard dash
Richard Canonica lst, Hans Jepsen
End, c. Freeny 3rd place.
Boys 13 and over; 80 yard dash
Chauney Dressler lst, Claire Nor
rison 2nd, Oscar Franklin 3rd.
Boys under l3; standing broad
jump-C. Thran lst. Andrew Chris
tensen and Hans Jepsen tied for
End and Bird place.
Boys 13 and over; standing broad
jump. Settelmeyer lst, Os ,ar
Franklin End, f. Fricke Bird.
Boys under l3; hop, step and jump
Hans Jepsen End.
Boys IL and over; hop, step and
jump Oscar Franklin lst, f. Set
telmeyer End, +. Fricke 3rd.
Boys under 13; running broad
broad jump Freeny lst, A.
Christensen End, r. Canonica Bird.
Boys IL and over, running broad
jump-Oscar Franklin lst. f. Fricke
Ind, Chauncy Dressler 3rd.
Boys under l3; running high jump
&C. Thran lst, Clyde Morrison End,
Frey Brown 3rd.
Boys l3 and over; running high
jump. Settelmeyer, w. Walker,
tie for first place.
Four man relay race, won by
Genoa school. c. Morrison, W.
Walker, o. Franklin. c. Dressler.
After the field events, the young
athletes with their parents and
friends gathered at the plaza where
they enjos I'd a basket picnic. Fred
Dangberg had kindly provided
tables and benches on the lawn.
At 2:30 O'Clock fully three hund-
red people had convened in the
large auditorium of the c. V. II. G.
The door receipts amounted to
1920, which is in itself indicative
of the excellent spirit shown by the
people Of the county in support OF
the schools.
The children of all the schools did
well in the various exercises and
their parents and friends have good