Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10
C0NY TAKES FIRST kENNEbEC
VALLEY SCH00Lb0Y TRACK Meets
TURNER and NYER there STRONG

Waterville, Me-, May 9.-(SpeciaD.-l
Talk about speed kings! You should
have seen those Cony track men Sat
urday morning on the Colby College
athletic field at Waterville, carrying
away 20 points out of a possible 70 in
the first annual track meet of the Ken
nebec Valley High School Track AS
ISOLATION. The newspapers during last
week contained what were considered
to be very optimistic views on Cony's
prospects, but Captain Turner and his
supporters surely produced the goods
and went home with well deserved
trophies.
Good Will Second
Good Will finished second with II
points, Waterville, third, with nine
points, Lawrence, fourth, with eight
points. and Gardiner, usually a great
rival of the Capital city teams, finished
last with two points won in the broad
jump.
In spite Of considerable amount of
rain which made the track a very I'M
pleasant place to run in, the five men
toned schools were all on deck and
the trials in the 10O-yard dash started
very nearly at 10 o'clock as scheduled.
Beginning with the half-mile the big
C's came into prominence and from
then on they were the whole show.
Captain Turner won first honors in
that race without any man near him
except George Martin, who finished
second in fine form. In spite OF the
mud on the track, the time was unus-
ually good.
Following the $50, the finals in the
lC0-yard dash took place and George
Dennis copied another point fer the
school. Immediately following that
race, without opportunity for rest,
Turner and Dennis entered the 40
yard dash in which they carried away
first and third places respectively.
The next track event was the 900
yard dash in which George Wyer cas-
lily carried off first honors, Arnold Ia
Der finishing strong in third place.
That gave Cony more points, so that
Elmer Thyng and Fred Best entered
the mile run with more or less enthu-
siasm TO keep up the record of their
| other teammates. And they surely ran
| q beautiful race. Thyng coming in
| second and Best only being prevented
| from place by being elbowed off the
| track into a post just a few yards
| from the finish line.
| Myers Heavc at the Shot
| Meanwhile George Wyer tossed the
| shot out for 46 feet and inches and
Turner had taken third place in the
| same event. Turner also won the broad
| jump, with Taber securing two points
as a result Of tie at IS feet, inches.
| and finally to complete his own glory
| Captain Turner entered the high
| jump continuing until all other COM
| petitors had disappeared in that event
Turner's Performance
| 1t was Cony's day from beginning
| to end. The fact that there was scor-
| ing in each of the eight events by some
| members of the team proved the team
| to be q we'll balanced one But each
| man deserves individual praise. Cap
| tain Turner covered himself with glory
IL carrying away first place in four
events and a third in another, max
ing just one half Of Cony's ~ points.
points, his share being two firsts.
George Dennis took two third places
in two fast events. Arnold Taber net
| ted three points from the 22O-yard
dash and the broad jump. George Mar
| tin ran a fine race in the half-mile,
| bringing in three points. Elmer Thyng
| also contributed a second place which
| gave him along with Martin his track
CO.. for the first time. Fred Best also
deserves his share of the glory. for he
| fought great fight until within a few
yards of the tape when he was I'M
fortunately kept from a place and in
cidentally a school letter by question
able "jockeying" by an opponent.
The summary:
10o-yard dash-Won by Lawry Of Law
renee high. Fairfield; Reading of Good
Will, second; Dennis of Cony. third.
Time, 10 3-5.
22o-yard dash-Won by Wyer Of Cony;
Reading of Good Will. second; Taber Of
Cony, third. Time. 23s.
4o-yard dash--Won by Turner of Cony
Mcneil of Good WILL second: Dennis of
Cony, third. Time. 81 3-5.
sSo1yard dash-Won by Turner of Cony:
Martin of Cony. second; David of Water
vile, third. Time, I'm. 1ss.
Mile run-Won by Costly Of Water
VILE; Thyng of Cony, second Downs of
Good Will, third. Time. SIN. Is 4-5s
Running broad jump-Won by Turner
| of Cony with distance of loft. SIM; David
| of Gardiner and Taber of Cony tied for
second at distance Of 1Sft. Gin.
High jump-Won by Taber of Cony:
Cain of Lawrence, second: Millett of
Good Will, third. Height, SIT. lin.
| 12-pound shotput-Won by wyer of
| Cony, distance Aft. 2in.; Hanscom of
! Waterville second, eft. 10in.; Turner of
ConY third. ST Sin.