The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-03
WINNERS IN
SATURDAY :
TRACK MEET
FOURTH ANNUAL EVENT WAS
WELL ATTENDED AND CON-
TESTS WERE SPIRITED IN
TEREST IN ATHLETICS.

Ill Jht fourth annual Garter county
track meet held at Wilmington park
Saturday afternoon the Ardmore city
schools We're winners by an easy
margin. Between five hundred and
eight hundred people were present
and marked enthusiasm was shown
in every point.
Ardmore won first place with 139
points, Wheeler second with 6S
points, Lone Grove third with 81
points. The points won by the other
schools onterel are as Col ows. Wil.
son 36, Plain View "a Reck 3; Kel-
Ter >. and Blue Ribbon l.
The record of the city ward schools
is: First ward 80; Second ward :,
Third ward 0, and Fourth ward 63.
The Fourth ward won the cup in the
grammar school contest. The Ard
more High school alone won II
points, Wheeler High, %, Wilson
High 7, Blue Ribbon High I. Only
one ward in the city schools could
enter with the High school for the
championship of the twelve best
grades. The points of the First ward
We're taken with the II Of the High
school, which totaled 139. The other
three wards entered only in the con
test for the championship of the
grammar schools. Not only did the
Fourth ward win this but also was
the victor in the grammar school
championship basketball contest for
the county.
Salmon Williams of the local High
school won the medal for being the
all-around champion. He won four
first places, one second place, and
one third place. Colbert won two first
places and two second places. Davis
of Wheeler, and Briner of Wilson.
were the only representatives of Wis
iting schools that won first honors
in any of the athletic events. Noble
of Ardmore won two firsts, and Car
roll Of Ardmore won one first and
one second Estis and Rocket also
scored two second places for Ard
more. Davis of Wheeler was the
only visitor who could show any form
against the local team. He took one
first, three second places, and four
third places.
No world records were broken in
any of the events. They are as fol-
lows, for Glass A:
100 yard dash, Williams, Ardmore,
first; Davis, Wheeler, second Bri-
ner, Wilson. third; time l2 1-5.
Shot put-Colbert, Ardmore, first;
Williams, Ardmore. second; Davis.
Wheeler, third. Distance 80 II.
22O-yard dash-Williams. Ardmore,
first; Davis, Wheeler, second; Car
roll Ardmore. third Time 26 %.
Pole vault-Noble, Ardmore, first;
Estis, Ardmore, second Davis,
Wheeler, third. Height 7 it. in.
440-yard dash-Williams, Ardmore
first; Rocket, Ardmore, second; Coul-
ter Wheeler, third Time l 80
Standing high iump-Williams Ard
more, first; Rocket, Ardmore, sec
ond Davis, Wheeler third. Height
it. in.
Half-mile run-Colbert, Ardmore,
first Troop Blue Ribbon, second;
Woodard, Ar!mcro. Tine, ? min. ~
sec.
Standing broad jump-Briner, Will
son, first; Davis, Wheeler, second;
Williams, Ardmore, third Distance
it. 1l-14 in.
Mile run-H Cairolr, Ardmore,
first; Estis, Ardmore, second; d.
Carroll, Wheeler, third. Time min.
I5 40 sec.
Running high jump-Noble Ard
more, first; Colbert, Ardmore, sec
ond; Davis, Wheeler. third Height
it 6 in.
Running broad iump-Dayis, Wheel
er. first: Colbert Ardmore. second;
Briner, Wilson. third Distance 16 it,
s in
One-mie relay ArdmOre first;
Wheeler second
The officials were: J. Homer Byrd.
manager; \. c. Straehley time-keep-
er. Earl Alden. starter, Logan, Fos
ter and Hammonds, judges: Stone
sifer and Price. in charge of jumps
and vaults. Downs assisted in shot
put and other events, and }. H.
Combs was secretary of the meet.
The annual Carter county oratorical
contest was held Saturday evening at
eight O'Clock Division \ High
schoolsl and Division d Cthird and
fourth grades held their contests in
the auditorium of the High school. |