The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-08
Grammar Grades on Main and
Canal Streets Held
Track Meet
RANDALL'S JUMP
Is FEET, s INCHES
Also Set New Pole Vault Mark at s
Feet Inches-Point Winner Langua
of Seventh Grade Canal-Much
Cheering and Singing.

The track meet of the grammar
grades OF the Canal and Main street
schools on the fair grounds Saturday
afternoon attracted fully as much at
tention as did the high school meet
earlier in the season. AS so far as en-
thusiasm and organized cheering and
singing go the girls of the grades put
to shame those who are supposed to
be supporters of the high school ath-
letics. They had some original songs
and cheers, cheer leaders, musical di-
rectors and energy. Comment upon
this feature is placed first because it
appealed most strongly to many of
those present and this is said in spite
OF the quality of some of the per-
formances on the track and in the
field.
Two grade records were made, both
by Randall and both in field events.
This boy, who will be IA member of
the high school track team next wear,
jumped Is feet inches in the broad
jump, breaking the record After he
had won the pole vault at feet 9
inches he had the tar set at S feet 4
inches, one inch higher than the mark
set by Gibbs four years ago, and clear
amid the cheers of competitors and
spectators.
Not only did Randall carry off two
records, but he won second in the
hurdles and second in the 1O0-yards
dash. In total points scored by an IN
dlVldual he was second to Langua, who
competed with the small bows although
very evidently out of his class, but
competing there because of his fail
ure to show anything worthy of Il
higher rating during practice
SO numerous We're the hurdlers in
the small boys class that two trial
heats were necessary and both trials
and the final as well as the other
track contests were well worth watch
ing. Not boy was competitor in
any event except as a contender for
hrst honors ana each made his battle
to the finish regardless of his position
IN the field. 1t was the exempllfcation
OF spirit that counts in the battles
Of the future
One protest marred the afternoon.
In the 44U-yards run for the larger
boys Greenwood protested that Cocmbs
who finished in third place. had re-
peatedly shifted his position on the
track to prevent Greenwood passing
him. The judges, who were members
OF the high school faculty, at first
placed the boys as they finished but
later, after learning from outsiders who
were in a position to see. that the pro.
test was apparently based upon facts
reversed their decision and gave Green.
wood third place. This took one point
from the ninth grade and gave one tt
the eighth and placed Greenwood in q
tie for third individual honors.
The individual records of points
wen We're as follows: Langua, I'll
grade Canal, IS; Randall, 9th grade
10; Pearson, 9th grade, Gallup, 9tl
grade, Greenwood, Sth grade, II. Law
ton, 9th grade Main, IA; Sherman, 8tf
grade, IL; Sexton, Sth grade, s; Vim
ten, 9th grade, Z; Yarhie, eth grade Ca
nal 6; L. Lawton, eth grade Main
Is; ellison, eth grade Canal, Free
man, eth grade Canal, ); Stearns, 9tl
grade, 4; Pierce, Sth grade, l.
Worsnop, 9th grade Canal Wells, sti
grade, B; Singleton, 9th grade Canal. ,
| Graves, Sth grade, Gibson, Sth grade