White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-23
Highschool
Captures Meet
rupou1GH MARKED DISPLAY OF
spEED IN SPRINTS, FRESHMAN
STUDENTS DEFEAT GRADERS
FROM ELY AND McGIIL.

strength in the running events en-
.A,ed the junior team at the county
!, ,;gh school to win from the Ely and
NcGill grammar departments in a
,hree-cornered field and track meet
at the courthouse oval yesterday af-
ternoon. The delegation that has COM
pleted the first lap of high school
education garnered Sc points. The
graders from the county seat made
as The entries from McGill we're
unsuccessful in the various events,
and we're not able to get on the right
side of the playing ledger.
The babies at the high school
clearly demonstrated their superior
ity in the sprints and long distance
runs. AS speed burners they are
clearly entitled to recognition. They
won every race, from the SO yard
dash to the mile run, obtaining AZ
out of "a points in those events. In
justice to the dads who copped second
honors, let it be said that they were
separated from the laurels only with
after bitterly fought battle.
Earl Mangum, wearing the colors
OF the grammar school, was the big
gest individual point winner, making
20 points in the seven events in
which he participated. He grabbed
the broad jump with leap Of IT
feet three inches, tied with Macart
for first honors In the pole vault, be-
sides getting second money in the
high jhmp. shot put. nfty and hum
dred yard dashes. He also annexed
third place in the quarter mile run.
Dewey Simon, freshman at the
high school, occupied the center of
the Spotlight throughout the meet.
Ne crossed under the tape first In the
fifty. hundred, 220 and 440 yard
dashes. and copped third place in the
shot put. His stellar performance in
the sprints brought home the bacon
for the juveniles at county's highest
educational institution. Simon gives
every promise of developing into a
sprinter of merit.
Harry Smith made good showing
for the high school. He displayed
rare form in the high jump, winning
first place with leap Of 4 feet z
nches. The East Ely lad was much
inches. The East Ely lad was much
in evidence in the short races. He
took second place in the 220 and 44O
and the fifty.
Deever assisted materially in the
high school victory by taking first
place in both the mile and half mile
from field of nine competitors.
Harry FELTON,, a, pupil in the East
Ely schools, captured first place in
the mile and the 220 yard dash.
Principal Thomas j. Terry, who ref
creed the meet. would not permit
FELTON, 'spoints to be counted, as the
entries from the railroad town had
not been fled before the starting of
the meet. Deever who took second
honors in the mile, and Simon. sec
ond in the 22O, were awarded the 10
points that FELTON, had won.
The meet was run on under ideal
conditions and the day was warm
enough for good running. The offi-
GERS had planned every detail in ad-
vance and kept the events quickly
following one another. This is indeed
worthy of praise.
The officials were: Thomas j. Ter
ry of East Ely. referee; Ralph Weth-
erbee and Pearl Decker. judges; D.
NJ. Mcdonald, official scorekeeper.
1t was waltz for the high school
boys in the 220 yard relay race,
Smith. Baird and Sanders went the
nrst lap, the high school leading five
yards at the finish. Rowan gained
I'VE additional yards in the second
lap. leading BagwilI and Macart by
comfortable margin. Deever
reitz and Brady represented the op-
posing aggregation in the third. Dee
yer was too speedy for his oppo-
nents, and gained comfortable lead
u was easy pickings for Simon on
the hnal squirt. and he was adjudged
vinner By 20 yards over Mangum
AtQm lid not nnish. i
- entries from Mc0ill we're Bag
vii. Jameson. Brady and sanders
They we're Al younger snd smnile'
tesn Az q the entries o. either 81
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