White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-10
ELY ATHLETES
WIN BIG MEET
LADS FROM COUNTY SEAT PROVE
ADEPTNESS In TRACK AND
FIELD SPORTS BY WINNING
EVERY FIRST PLACE,

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in the first track and field meet ever
held in this county for pupils In the
lower grades. McGill, Ely and East
Ely were the competing teams. The
contests were held yesterday after
noon on the field In the high school
park.
The performance of the Ely delega-
tion made the burning of Rome seem
like an election night bonfire. They
not only proved themselves superior
in the number OF points won. but
scored every first place in the meet,
besides annexing six seconds out of
the nine events on the program. The
final score was Ely. SO; McGill, 7. and
East Ely, 2.
Jack Murphy and VIII Russing,
who wore the Ely colors, proved
themselves to be versatile athletes.
Rnssing was high point winner. with
20 to his credit. winning first place
in the high jump. broad jump, pole
vault and hurdles.
Murphy demonstrated that he was
a sprinter of merit. capturing first
in the fifty and one hundred yard
dashes and 400 yard run. He also ran
a close second in the hurdle race.
McGill won second in the hundred
and third in the broad jump. pole
vault, hurdle race, and high jump.
Elliott was the biggest point winner.
getting second In the century run and
third in the broad jump.
FELTON, was East Ely's only point
getter. winning third In the fifty and
hundred yard dashes.
The sprints were closely contested
and Murphy was hard pressed in both
the fifty and hundred. The near
quarter was one of the best events of
the day. Murphy was not recognized
as serious contender until the last
hundred yards. when he got away
from a broken field. and romped
home a winner by several yards.
Rowan crossed the tape few seconds
later. and was closely followed by
Mangum. Ely won all the laurels in
this event.
The pole vault was a walkaway for
Russing Several of the entries were
unable to properly manipulate the
pole, without attempting to get over
the bar. After Rowan had brought
home the bacon" the stick was raised
several times, and on mis- last attemps
he got over feet inches without
difficulty. creditable leap for a
school boy.
Russing also showed class In the
Jumps and had no trouble In annex
ing both events. His leap of ) feet
. inches in the high jump Is mefitorl-
ous. and his performance in the
broad jump when he got over fifteen
away from the take of Is worthy of
mention.
The relay race was Ely's from the
start. Rowan gained lead of ten
yards in the first relay. and his asso-
tciates widened the distance In each
successive relay. until Murphy cross
Ed the tape twenty yards 10 the good
in the final.
Ely was represented by Rowan.
Russing. Mangum and Murphy. Nc
Ills runners were Elliott, Johnson.
Dunlap and Deever, Wheeler, FELTON,,
Moore and Smith ran for East Ely.
81 The results were as follows:
100 yard dash--first heat. Elliott.
NcGill, first; Rowan. Ely. second;
second heat--Murphy. Ely. first; Fel-
ION. East Ely. second.
Broad Jump-Russing. Ely. first;
Mangum, Ely. second; Elliott. McGill,
third Distance Is feet inch.
Pole vault--Russing, Ely, first;
Aangum, Ely, second: Deever, Nc
9ill, third. Distance. I feet 6 inches
Final 100 yard dash Murphy, Ely,
[rst; Elliott, McGill. second; FELTON,.
Fast ely. third. Time II 3-5 seconds.
High jump-Russing, Fly, first;
angum. Ely, second Brady. McGill.
bird. Distance, feet inches.
60 yard hurdle race first heat.
Murphy. Ely first; FELTON,. East Ely,
fcond. Second heat Russing, Ely.
rst; Carson. McGill. second.
Fifty yard dash Murphy, Ely
rst; Rowan, Ely. second; FELTON,
ast Ely. third. Time, seconds.
Finals sixty yard hurdle race
ussing. Ely, first; Murphy. Ely,
pcond, Deever.. McGill, third.
Twelve pound shot put--Tietz. Ely.