Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-15
LA JUNTA Wins
VALLEY MEET
Scores 81 Points Out of a
Total of 1O8
ROCKY FORD WINS ESSAY
AND READING CONTESTS

Baseball Championship Also Went to
La Junta in a Close and Exciting
Game with Rocky Ford
The seventh annual track and
field meet of the Arkansas Valley
High School league was pulled
off in this city on Friday last and
was great success in point of at
tendance and ability of the con-
testants, two new marks being
made in the league records.
The day was an ideal one for
the meet, the track was in fine
shape, and jolly crowd thronged
the fair ground and gave hearty
applause to each of the visitors,
no matter from which of the
contesting schools he came, SO
"the welkin rang" all the after
noon for between events the large
gathering was entertained with
sweet music by Cheeks Kid
Band composed of boys from the
grade schools of the city.
Because of the condition of the
track fast time WAS made in all
the races and two of previous
league records were broken. Ans
drews of La Junta set the mark in
the 440-yard dash ahead to 81 3-5
seconds and Julian Maier of
Rocky Ford established a new
record in the running broad jump,
making 20 feet, 104 inches.
Following are the scores made
by the schools represented in the
Arkansas Valley league;
La Junta. 81 points
Rocky Ford. ..37 points
Las Animas. ...................5 points
Lamar ................. .....4 points
Andrews of La Junta won the
highest individual score making
is points, and La Junta also Won
the relay, which added to their
tally,
The summary of events and re-
suits follows;
1OO-yard dash-Andrews La Junta;
Robbins, Rocky Ford; Cook, La Junta.
10 l-5 seconds.
220-yafd dash-Andrews; Robbins;
McCauley, La Junta. % 1-5 seconds.
44O-yard dash-Andrews; Downing,
onds.
12O-yard hurdle-Cook; Robbins;
Spidel, La Junta. 26 As seconds.
220-yard hurdle-Cook; Robbins;
Spidel 26 AS seconds.
SSO-yard un-McCauley; Ross, La
Junta; Deverman, Lamar. 2 minutes
20 2-5 seconds.
l mile run-Ross; Austin, La Junta;
Smith, Rocky Ford. 5 minutes, 20 2-5
seconds.
Running high jump-Maier, Rocky
Ford; Edwards, La Junta; Cover,
Rocky Ford. 5 it., 5 in.
Running broad jump-Maier; Cook;
Shields. 20 it., 1014 in.
Pole vault-Farris, Rocky Ford;
Cook; Bonds, Rocky Ford. 8 it., 6 in.
Shot put-Spidel; Lawrence, Rocky
Ford; Edwards. "a it,. 10 in.
Discuss throw-Sleeth, Las Animas;
Chambers, Rocky Ford; McCauley.
SO it., 9 in.
Rocky Ford Girls Are Champions
On Friday evening Grand
opera house was well filled for the
annual essay and reading contests
and in these-to the credit of our
girl contestants-the Rocky Ford
high school captured all holors.
In the essay contest there were
three entries and Miss Kathleen
Neale of this city was adJudged
the winner. The essays and con-
testants were as follows:
Conquest of Difficulties" Amanda
Ellis, La Junta.
Luther Burbank" Stuart Pratt,
Lamar.
limited States in the Promotion of
international Peace" Kathleen Neale,
Rocky Ford.
In the reading contest there
were four entries as follows;
Louise Naylor, Las Animas;
Florence Pray, Lamar; Cora Orr,
La Junta; Eileen Richards, Rocky
Ford. After a spirited contest
the last mentioned girl was de-
clared the winner, to the intense
satisfaction of her host of friends.
Baseball Penant Went to La Junta
At La Junta ON Saturday the