The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-05-01
GREENWOOD WINS HoNoRs IN
FIELD DAY AT wIEoNA-

blhonar MISS aPEA 80 hf iaFkFss
aud most enthusiastic MEETING ia the
history uf the Central Miss ssipPi lat
erary Ora,orieal and Athletic Assoeia-
tioa was held 10 this city yesterday,
when oeer i,0l9 Pcopls gathered froIa
| the following towns 10 participate and
witness the meet: nuraut, Grenada
| Grernyille, Koseiuske, Lexington, Ok
ford, Water Valley, WinOna and Green
wooi. All except Water Valley and
Kosciuskn had representatives.
Thursday the literary examinations
we're held on the following subjects;
| English. Latin. geometry, algebra and
| history, and resulted as follows; Eng
| Esh. Greenwood; Latin, Winona; geome-
| try, G~reeaviIle; algebra, Winona; his
tory, Winona,S
Friday at Q 0 clock the athletic meet
! commenced on the high school campus,
| Every event was strongly contested, and
in the afternoon the race narrowed
| down 10 Winona and Greenwood. one
| leading and then the other, and no one
MAS sure Of the result until the last
event had been pulled of at 6 O'Clock.
The following is a list of the events
and the winners:
Baseball, boys, Grenada VS.. Green
wood; won by Grenada.
Baseball. boys, Oxford VS. Grenada;
won by Oxford.
Basketball, boys, Oxford VS., Grenada;
won by Oxford.
Basketball, boys, Oxford vs.. Green
vile; won by Oxford.
Ffty.Yard dash, Avent, Oxford;
Greenwood second.
Half.mile race, Wilson Greenwood;
WinoRa second.
Baseball throw, Greenwood first; Wi
nona second.
Standing broad jump, Shelton, Wi
mona, first; Greenwood second.
Running broad pump, Oxford first;
Winona second.
Standing high jump, Winona FIRST;
Oxford second.
Running high jump, Greenwood first;
Winona second.
Egg race, Winona first; Greenwood
second.
Basketball, girls, Wih2na second team
VS.. Grenada; won by Winons.
Basketball, girls, Winona VS.. Oxford;
won by Winona.
Basketball, girls, Greenwood VS..
Greenville; won by Greenwood.
Basketball, girls, Winona va. Green,
wood; won by Greenwood.
Tug of war, boys, Greenwood VS.. OK
ford; won by Greenwood.
Tug Of war, boys, Winona VS.. Oxford;
won by Winona.
Tug Of war, boys, Winono vs.. Green.
wood; o by Winona.
Thrrc-IcEg"d race, Greenwood hrst
Wlunna second.
l0o-yard dash, Oxford FIRST; Wipona
second.
5oyari dash, girls, Greenwood first;
Winuua second.
Shot put, Winona first, "a feet s
inches; Greenwood second.
I'ole vault, Greenwood first; Winona
second.
Basketball race girls, Winona first;
Greenwood second.
Flag race, Greenwood first; Winona
second.
Ieapfrog race, Winona first; Green
wood second.
Relay race, Winona first; Greenwood
second.
Relay race, girls, Greenwood first;
Winona second.
Total; Greenwood, II points; Winona,
So points; Oxford, SO points; Grenada,
9 points, and Greenville, 4 points.
At night the oratorical and musical
contests were held in the high school
auditorium, at which time the following
program was rendered:
Duties of Citizenship, Winfield Robertson
Oxford.
Grand Valse de Concert. -. Tit Mattel
Lura Minyard, Greenwood.
Death Bed Scene of Benedict Arnold
Joe W. Williams
Lexington.
Nathilia Coin, G~reenville.
Eulogy on Henry W. Grady .......
D. j.. Crawford
Durant.
S'iNhud' JCA
Ora Mcleod, Grenada.
Tho Call of the Times ...........
............... Hiram Cunningham
Greenwood.
Muslc-Selected
Mary Smith, Oxford.
The Countess Laura. Birdie CARTRIDGE
Winona.
Polka de Concert ............ Bartlett
Nell Dickens, Durant.
Pro Patria ............ Lucille James