Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-15
Jefferson Won Meet
at State University

University OF Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
May 13-The jefferson high school, o.
Portland, with 80 points to their credit
romped away with the sixth mnua
state interscholastic track meet this af
ternoon.
Not since the palmy days of Colum
bia university, when that quartet oi
stars-Lake, kirkpatrick, Gorezcky anC
Malarkey-were in the height of theil
fame, have runners been collected OF
Kincaid oval as the Shook, Thayer and
Bessel trio, representing Jefferson, to,
day in the sprints.
snock "a Wonder" Says Hayward.
Clapping his hands enthusiastically,
Coach Bill Hayward, of the varsity,
watched Shook fight gamcly in the
relay with six-yard handicap and win
with a good margin, giving jefferson
the final five points of the meet. ga
wonder" was Hayward's comment, as
the lad broke the tape. Shook earlier
in the afternoon won the century at
1911, tying the northwest interschoas-
tic record, and took first in the 22O
dash. He also won high-point honors,
with IL IA points. = Mulkey, Of Mon
mouth, was second, With 10 points.
Two state interscholastic records
were smashed by Spearow. Lincoln
high school pole vaulter, ara Murphy.
Columbia university high jumper The
former cleared the bar at II feet 6
inches, and came within hair s
breadth of making u feet. Murphy
scissored over the high jump bar at
6 feet, breaking the former record of
5 feet 10 inches.
Ten winners of the events were
awarded gold, silver and bronze medals
at the junior prom tonight.
Thirty-one Schools Compete
Thirty-one high schools had repre-.
sentatives entered in the meet. The
morning was given over to prelmin.
aries and semi-finals. Sandwichcd
into the afternoon finals was a Lane
county class A high school meet, won
by Springfield with Emira second.
Summary of point winners. Jetfer.
son high, Portland, 32; Columbia uni
versity; Portland, 19; LheQn hign,
Portland, IA; Monmouth, 10; Franklin
high, Portland, 8; Eugene, 6; st. Hell
ems, 6; Ashland 5; Washington, A; Med
ford, 4; John Day, 4; James John high,
Portland, b Dayton, 8; Salem, 2;
Marshfield, 2.
The summary:
One-mile run-Keepp, Eugene, first;
Fieke, Lincoln, second; Jones, Salem,
third. Time, 4:40:0.
Shotput--Perry, st. Helens, first 45
feet, II 3-4 inches; Devonshire, Colum.
bia, second, as feet, l.2 inches; Pars.
ous, Washington, third, A feet, l.2
inches.
High iump-John Murphy, Columbia,
first, 6 feet; Detmehing, Dayton, sec.
ond, 5 feet, 10 inches; Spearow, Lincoln.
third, s feet, inches. Murphy breaks
Muirhead's state interscholastie record
of feet, 10 1-2 inches.
4iO-yard run - Springer Jefferson.
first; Collins, Franklin, second; Fruit.
Salem, third. Time, SO seconds.
12O-yard high hurdles - Carl Knud.
sen, Lincoln, first; Malone, Columbia,
second; BeOrkie, Jefferson, third. Time,
1863.
Discus - Davis, Franklin, first, ll5
feet, l'2 inches; Devonshire, Colum.
bia, second 1l3 feet, inches; Perry,
st. Helens, third, 1O5 feet, 5 inches.
Pole vault-SpearOw, Lincoln, first.
IL feet, 6 inches; Smith, James John,
second; Williamson, Medford, third.
Broad jump-W. J. Mulkey, Mon.
mouth, first, 2l feet, 9 l,2 inches:
Foster, John Day, second; Merchant,
Marshfield, third.
ll0-yard dash Shook, jefferson.
first; Bessel, Jefferson second Foster,
John Day, third. Time, I0.l. Ties in.
terschOlastic record
8S0-yard run--Abbott, Ashland. first
Springer, Jefferson, second; Keepp, Eu.
gene, third. Time, 2;O4.4.
22O-yard low hurdles-Malone, Co.
lumbia, first; Williamson, Medford. sec.
ondi Wilcox, Jefferson, third. Time,
273.
Javelin-Mulkey, Monmouth, first
l47 feet; c. Johnson, Washington, sec.
Ond, l4S feet, inches; Merchant,
Marshfield, third, 14O feet, 10 10
inches.
22O.yard dash - Shook, Jefferson,
first; Bessel Jefferson, second; Thayer.
Jefferson, third. Time, 23.4.
Half mile relay-Won by Jefferson
team: Shook, Thayer, Bessel, Springer.
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