Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-22
BOYS MAKE SOME
EXCELLENT RECORDS
Minot Normal Model School Has
Excellent Athletic Meet.

Great interest marked tNe SeCoAu
annual athletic efficiency contests for
boys held Monday afternoon, May 10.
at the Model School of the Minot Nor
NAL. The meet was a combined indi-
vidual and group efficiency contest
and was participated in by all the
boys from the 3rd to the 9Th grades.
The boys we're divided into two teams
named Reds and Blues and in addition
to competing for themselves in each
of the three events, worked for their
teams. The advantages of these
group contests we're: all boys took
part and were therefore benefited by
both the preliminary practice and me
competition. Every boy helped his
team although his individual records
might not have been very good. He
was therefore encouraged to practice
and was coached by his teammates.
Such contest give all classes a chance
to win as there are members from all
the grades on each team. They in
crease the general standard and slim
ulate all round development as the
boy must reach all the records in a
eSup to win an Individual prize. The.
cause those to take active interest in
track and field activities who are not
capable Of brilliant performances n
who consequently need such sports
most. The following were the stand
ards:
First test-Pull up (%chinning), 4
times; standing broad jump, 5 IT. .
in; so yard dash, s 3-5 seconds.
Second test-Pull up (chinning), +
times; standing broad jump, 6 it. q
in; G0-yard dash. 8 seconds; 10t
yard dash, IA seconds.
Third test-Pull up (%chinning), 8
running high jump, 4 it. 4 in;
22O-yard run, % seconds.
The following sixteen boys qualified
in the tests and will be awarded the
buttons to which they are entitled.
This is a great increase over last
years meet in which only four boys
qualified:
Third test-Craver.
Second test-Dickinson, H. Green,
Hartigan.
First test-Chas.. Hanson, Chas.
Wilbur, D. Gilmore, D. Farrie, G. Den,
F. .Quackenbush, F. Malone, A. Lee,
Clearance Wilbur, Odin Johnson, w.
Slatkey, Merrill Hills.
The records made we're:
Pull ups-v. Craver IA, D. Gilmore
l3, D. Farris 10.
6O-Yard dash-V. Craver Z Sec, H.
Green 735 sec, F. Dickinson, L. Har-
sec
Standing broad jump-V. Craver 8
#. 10 in, D. Gilmore, 7 it. 10k in, c..
Holcomb 7 it. S in.
Running high jump-7V. Craver 4 it.
4 in.
220-Yard run-V. Craver 26 is sec.
The meet was won by the Blues
who carried off the honors in the
pull ups and 60-yard dash, the Reds
winning the standing broad jump.
The meet was conducted by the
Normal school students as a pat of
their practice in physical education.
The following acted as officials: Scor.
ers, Division No. /, X. House and E.
Mork; Division No. 2, P. Roell and A.
Gorder. .'a
Judges: Standing broad jump, R.
Johnson; pull ups. L. Tucker and G.
Holcomb; measurers, NJ. Yynsas and
R. Johnson: clerk OF course, G. Hol'
comb; starter, N. Jacobson: timers,
H. Finn. e. Hagen; referee, G. Alt
mann.
A similar meet will be held for the
girls Of the Model School on May "a.
at 3 p. N. The events will be a 50.yard
dash. throwing basket ball, and pota'
to race. .1.
On May 10, the boys Of the Normal
school took part in an athletic eff
cheney test consisting Of the following
events, and tried to qualify in the