Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06

p, x Fitypatrick Omaha ". NJ c. A. g /
F'ridolph Engstrom. Omaha High..... s |
Carl Lutes. Omaha High..'.''''''''''''''
That little squad Of ambitious youths
who labor under the direction OF Tommy
Mills for the honor OF the Omaha High
school added another laurel wreath TO
it's already long list yesterday afternoon
by walking home with the first annual
outdoor track meet held under the aus
pices Of the Omaha Athletic federation,
With Governor John A. Morehead and
Mayor James c. nahlman lamping the
young Nebraskans with eyes trimming
with pride the local high lads ran up a.
| total Of seventy-three points. while the
second team. the Omaha Young Mems
Christian association. could only annex
twenty points.
The feature Of the meet was young
man named Jones. NJ L. Jones, to dis
tingulsh himself from the several million
other persons carrying that label Mr.,
Jones halls from Beatrice and he gar
nered third place for the Beatrice Young
Mems Christian association all by him
self He marked eleven points. one first
and two seconds He was the Individual
star of the meet. He made his first in
the high jump and won second in the
running broad jump and the discus throw.
. Neville and FuIIawny Tie.
Eugene Neville, more Familiarity known
es Chick. and Wilbur Fullaway were tied
for second individual honors with ten
points each. Charles Morearty was
fourth with nine points and c. Stengel
OF the Omaha Young Mems Christian as
3 "A,
The two prettiest races of the day were
the mile run and the half mile run. In
the former event lad from the Ne
braska City High school was first, clip
ping the distance off in four minutes
fifty-thIee and three-fifths seconds Floyd
Paynter Of the Omaha High school came
homo ahead of the field in the half mile
in two minutes. eleven and two-fifths
seconds.
War Events Interesting.
The military events proved an interest
ms part of the program. These Nebraska
guardsmen, all members Of the Fourth
regiment. staged all of the military
naneuvers. shelter tent pitching. wall
scaling. retiring sharp shooting and the
like. Companies C and b put It all over
A company In all Of the events. c com
papy vas the fastest In scaling the wall
and Walter and George Nelson. corporals
IN C company. put up their shelter tent
J IN the fastest time and also had the neat
est tent. Adjutant General Phil Hall was
J on hand 10 referee all OF the events. for
which large loving cups were presented
to the winners by the Omaha colonies
on the governors staff.
Second Meet Next Year.
The officials of the meet declared II a
, big success despite the fact that it was
postponed twice on account of the
weather Next year the meet will again
be held on June g. This date has been
settled by the federation and Creighton
field will be the place. A cinder track,
which will be one of the fastest in the
country. is to be installed at Creighton
field. so that the meet next year maV be
held on June s. no matter what may be
the weather conditions:
The summary OF events is as follows:
lOO-yard dash: c. Stengel, Omaha Y,
first; Charles Morearty, o. II. s., second !;
Al Newton, o. II. s.. third Time, OIL flat.
5o-yard Junior dash: Eugene Neville,
kellom. second; Joe McConney. unat-
tached, third. Time. ,o:Oe flat
1
Il s. third seF ZINE. 0'sSS' "ei''en' o.
first; q Fl Poston.' g. =. Y. second; ].
2sO-Ssrd dash: Charles ip MoreS Gl S 3.
i; 4. Fitzpatrick, Omaha 7. third.
Junior broad jump: Lester Besl. Wal
Kellom, second; Earl Tyson. Saratoga,
third. Distance. Is feet I inch.
H. S.. first; NJ. F. Jones' Beatrice Y sec
ond Carl Lutes, o. II. s.. third. Distance.
1903 feet inches;
first; Edwin Gould, o. II s., second:
Robert Drummer. A. A. A., third Height,
Mile run; John Nelson. N. c. H s..
first: Merle Legler. Omaha Y. secondi
Floyd Paynter. o. H. s.. third. Time,
Runnlng broad jump: Al Newton. o. H.
q, first; N. r. Jones Beatrice x, second;
Charles Morearty, Q. II. s.. third. Dis
Quarter mile grade school relay: Column
nhIe9nS r 4 Central Central second; Franklin
Twelve-pound shot put Carl I.utes.
second; Fridoiph Engstrom, third. Dis,
High Jump: NJ r. Jones. Beatrice Y.
first; Howard Turner, Central. second;
Arthur Krecek, T. ]. s.. third. Height
feet inehes. Jones made feet IL
22o-yard Low Huroles: Eugene Ne
willie. o. II. s.. first; Leonard Werlich.
10. VI. s.. second; James Reynolds o. H.
44O-yard Dash: f. A. Fitzpatrick
Omaha Y. first; Othello Rountrse. o H.
s., second; Leroy Kelly. o. H g.. third.
Time: O.55sE.
Half-mile Relay: o. H g.. first;
Omaha Y, second Time 1885,
Military Events.
Wall-soaling Contest; Company c.
first; Company 3, second; Company A,
third. Time: 0S0A.
Shelter Tent F1tchlng: Walter and
! George Nelson Of Company c. first Paul
Kamansld and Julius Festnsr of Com
lpany B, second: w. J.. Anderson and o.
v. Reeves OF Company @. third. Time:
l00-yaTd Retiring Sharp Shooting Racei
]. Paul Leidy Of Company 9, first: Paul
Kamansld Of Company B. secordl Ger
J aid Henry OF Company 3, third. Time:
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