Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-05-20
A. Ii. S. TRACK TEAM DOES WELL

n. III. -. IhAIh TEAM DUES w ELL
By the scanty margin of five points
Lansing High School defeated Alma
High School in the dual track meet
held on Davis Field Saturday after
noon before a disappointing crowd in
a hard fought and fast meet. If
Alma could have had one good man in
either the discus throw or shot put
events to land first or even a sec
ond place the honors of the day
would have gone to the local track
sters who as whole performed most
admirably, only losing by the score
Of 80 to "a.
Individual honors can be given to
no particular athlete inasmuch as
three of them were about equally
successful in the matter of winning
points. However, Handley of Alma
rather shaded both Ehinger and Mil
Ter of Lansing because of the excel
lence of the marks which he hung up
in the three events which he won.
His total of points was fifteen, while
Miller's was also fifteen and Ehingers
sixteen. By running the hundred
yard dash in ten and three fifths sec
onds Handley showed that he is the
fastest Splinter this section of the
state has ever produced, for the
weather was most unpropitious and
good marks were made under the
most unfavorable circumstances.
This dash and the half mile relay
were the two best races of the day
The relay team composed of Handley,
Smith, Davis and Howe came within
a couple of seconds of the State In
terscholastic record and was much
faster than the Gratiot County rec
ord.
Gardner of Lansing won the pole
vault from Smith of Alma with "A
beautiful vault of ten feet two inches,
within two inches of the state
record, though the latter succeeded in
going over the bar at ten feet These
beats the local school record by sew
eral inches.
Miller of Lansing had little com
petition in the weight events and made
unusually. poor marks. Had AL
ma entered even fair weight thrower
the meet would have gone to Alma.
He won all the discus throw shot put
and hammer throw events with ease.
Muscott won the half mile run with
plenty of time TO spare and would
have had little difficulty winning
the mile run had he entered that also.
Smith won the high jump from a
flock of competitors finally landing it
at five feet one inch, and he would
have probably gone over it at five #.
five inches had it been necessary.
Davis by winning in the two-twenty
yard dash and third in the hundred
showed that he is a Splinter of more
than passing worth while Banghart
who scored second places in the mile
run and four-forty yard dash, gives
promise of being a big point winner
for Alma in the coming meets. This
is only his first year in track work.
Kress, Walker and Howe also did fine
work for Alma.
Considering the quality of the meet
it deserved a crowd which would have
taken up all the seating capacity in
Davis Field. Alma High School has
one of the best track teams in the
history of the school and it merits
better support on the part of the stu
dents of the high school and college
and the townspeople.
Next Saturday the Alma tracks
tiers go TO Saginaw to meet the Arth-
ur Hill men in dual meet which pro-
this spring. Last Saturday Arthur
Hill defeated Saginaw Eastern and
Bay City Eastern with ease in the
big triangular meet between those
schools.
Alma fans will have an opportunity
for comparing the skill of their hopes
with that of the best team in the
eastern part of the state.
Coach Crisp has produced fine
team and is to be congratulated upon
the wonderful showing the team has
made