The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-05-08
UNION CITY WINS
THIRD PLACE AT JACKSON
Athletic. OratorcaI and Musical
Meet Last Friday.

lACCl LAST AlQdJ.
Jackson, Tenn, May Making Col
points, the Central High school Of
Memphis won the silver loving cup and
the championship oil West Tennessee
in the FIRST annual high school athletic,
oratoricaI and musical meet here to-
day, Jackson High School took second
place and the Training School Of Union
City third.
Fully 1000 visiting high school stu
dents and friends were in Jackson. The
weather was ideal, and there vas moth
ing to mar the success Of the meeting,
which will be held each year in this city.
Both the Lyric and Marlowe theatres,
where the musical and oratorical con-
tests we're held, were filled, and there
was large crowd at the fair grounds
to witness the athletic events. Gold
medals we're awarded the winners in all
indoor events, and bronze medals were
sused in the track meet. Prizes were
given for second and third place win
ners. The silver loving cup that goes
this year to Memphis must be won on
consecutive years to become the per-
manent property Of any school.
m o.,...st. .,,ara ,,n,, as follau.c
Oratory-Robert Gates Folk, Jackson
High School, first; G. W. Stout, Savan-
nah, second; Fletcher Tucker, Training
School, Union City. third.
EIocution-Miss Allen France, Cen
trail High School, Memphis, first; Miss
Tommie Highfill, high school, Paris,
second; Miss Ora Hicks, high school,
Jackson, third.
Vocal Music, Quartetse- Central High
School, Memphis, first, composed of
Misses Louise Purser and Louise Will
hanson and Messrs. James Allen and
Eugene Pope; high school. Jackson,
second.
Piano-Miss Louise Winston, jack
son, first; Miss Sophie Mount, Somer-
vile, second: Miss Johnnie Webb, Jack
son, third.
Spelling -Chas Kemp, Savannah.
1OO-Yard Dash--J Grouner, Central
High School, Memphis, first; $. Banks,
Union Academy, Jackson, second; II.
Summerfeld, Central High School,
third.
Running High Jump ?. Jones, Cen
trail High School, Memphis, first; H.
Boswell, Central High School, second;
M. Everett, Training School, Union
City, third.
S8O-Yard Dash--C. Sellers, Central
High. first; Watkins, Central High,
L. Jackson, Jackson High
third.
12O-Yard Hurdles Boswell, Central
High, first; J.. Grouner, Central High,
second; G. Mason, Jackson High School,
third.
Running Broad Jump Francis, Cen
trail High, first; Hest, Central High,
second; Kenyon, JacAa High, third.
Pole Vault Boswell, Central High,
.
first; Ii. SUmmerfield, Central High.
second; Kenyon, Jackson High, third.
Jayelin Kenyon, Jackson High, first;
Central High, second; Sellers,
Central High, third
Discus Grouner, Central High, first;
Long, Jackson High, second; Hoist,
Central High, third.
Relay Central High. first; Jackson
High, second; Fayette High, third.
The schools participating ia the meet
this year were; Central High, Mem
phis; Jackson High School; Training
Union City; Fayette County
High School, SomeryiIle; Groves High
Paris, and Savannah Institute,
Crockett County High
Maury City, Union Academy,
Jackson.
A banquet to the contestants was
given tonight by the Jackson High
School and the Merchants and Manu-
lecturers Association.
~ n :. II L.. 49, ls..... -. $3.50.