The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-05-07
DV|LLE HIGH TER.SCHOlAST|C CHAMPIONS
Young Athletes Capture the Silver Trophy at Okanogan
Against All Competitors, With Will Cole as the
Bright Particular Star of the Day

the second stime has the Oro-
high school athletes won the
~ inter-scholastic meet, last Fri
b Okanogan, nosing out by a rath.
BROW margin, but to have won al
gainst the crack school athletes
k county is an honor for which
Participants are entitled to unlim-
braise, and for which the patrons
e school feel a keen pride. The
athletes were pitted against old
Seasoned performers in the var
tfeats making up the program OF
IS, and in order to win they had
Superior in wind, bottom, strength
bkill. 1t is no child's play to be
q against the true and tried ma
representing the Conconully,
logan and Omak schools. Those
have long been in the game they
enthusiastic and experienced
tsmen, and when in the field bat
for supremacy strain every nerve
(he honor of their schools. To
them out in any event requires
)utting forth'of every ounce of eff
and that is just what the Oroville
ibid. 1t was for the honor of the
le and gold they were striving,
|they won the laurals by sturdy
consistent effort. Every member
De local team did their level best,
while the honors of the day rests
Will Cole, who wears those hon
modestly, and whose all around
ID was remarkable, each and
\ one of the boys who entered the
observes full measure of credit.
worked hard, individually and
(ctively, for the supremacy of their
bl, and on behalf of the entire
hunity this paper extends to them
|ratulations. May they keep on
e good work that they have shown
Selves so capable of performing
pg the past two years.
,e weather for the meet was about
5nfavorable as it we'll could be.
by rain fell the night before and
was cold and disagree
throughout Friday. The track
heavy, preventing fast time, and
the great interest felt in the re-
held the crowd on the grounds
hg the events. Had the weather
favorable a large number from
lille would have been present,
was only few braved the ele-
ts and attended. A correspondent
Ply sends in the following general
)unt of the meet, it having been i'm
dble for a representative of the
Ute to be present, and none OF
e who took part made any report
his office:
Fill Cole was the star of the meet
in accomplishment and appear
D as an athlete. His form in each
1t was good and showed that better
lrds on his part only require fur
training. Home favorites played
md fiddle to him with the crowd
Mallory was counted upon to win
pole vault, but eliminated himself
psf two feet below his training
prd. 1t appeared to be a case o.
Be fright, as the meet was his frs
earance in competition. Powell
lever, made good showing in tax
second place in the event.
The feature races of the day were
1O0-yard dash and mile run. Ii
former Prince got off in the lea(
led Young by not more than sil
hes at the finish. One more stride
lid have changed the result. Young
sed Baines of Conconully in the
two strides.
The mile run developed an argu
BIT that will likely lead to a protes
Dre the county athletic association
race was grueling one which eX
lsted several of the runners, tn,
e on the muddy track being 4:57
'enwood of Okanogan, dropped il
Faint at the three-quarter point
He Fiker of Omak, ran the last 10
DIS on sheer nerve and collapsed a
finish. Cole and Robinson also re
red assistance at the finish
ouble arose when Horace Robinson
bed the runners a few hundred fee
m the finish and crossed the lin
'h them, unawares to the judges
D were then misled in picking tn
aners. Horace finished just benin
brother Oscar, making it appea
It Fiker was third and Chas. Col
lrth. These runners were both to
1austed to realize that Horace Rot
on was not in the race and lost
'sible opportunity of overtaking Os
Robinson at the finish. TIL
lges, however, refused to accede
demand of Professor Wilson {
1ak that the winner be disqualifiet
D the question will likely have I
determined by the county athleti
ard. 1t was simply a case of lo
ich enthusiasm on the part of til
Ter Robinson, but resulted in a ratl
tense situation for a few moment
e principally to the partisan squal
several who had placed bets on Ii
nners, some Of whom were in a