Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-08
SNOWFLAKE WINS
ANNUAL CONTEST
OVER ST, JOHNS
Apache County Athletes OUT
point Navajo CountianS but
Latter Win in the High
brow Events,
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st Johns, April THE annual "a
f. A. contest between the 81 john
stake. which comprises most OF
Apache county, and The Snowflake
stake which comprises most of NaY-
ajo county was held 1T Snowflake on
/ Friday ana Saturday last week II
4resultea IN victory for the Snowflake
people. The contestants and friends
who went there are now back and
/ Superintendent George n. Crosby. Jr,
Of the 81 Johns stake gives this ace
count OF the event.
I'VE went over go Snowflake on
| Thursday and the terrible storm Of
snow, sleet, rain and Wind was borne
very eheeffuliy by Tho occupants of
| the nineteen cars TINT carried us
there There were about rs people
from this stake IN attendance The
storm was 80 bad that many Of tho
cars went around by ilolbr0ob and
did not get into Snowflake that night.
Friday forenoon the track ana field
was so muddy ana the weather 80
disagreeable that nothing was done
but on Friday afternoon the events
began with the track teams taking
up the weights cur athletes were In
rather poor shape on account ~ cN-
posture ana cold. We gained first
place in the hammer throw and pole
vault, leaving Snowflake the winners
of the high lump shot put. the discus
throw and the broad jump - Friday
evening Snowflake had o. points
while we had hut
"F'riday evening the intellectual
events were t1kcn up In he assembly
room Of the Snowflake academy
Again we lost heavily, winning only
the soprano solo, while Snowflake
Won the iunior girls chorus, the iun-
Tor public speaking. the junior piano
solo, the senior public speaking and
the violin solo leaving the ST. Johns
people forty points behind on the
first days events
Saturday morning on the field we
picked up rapidly, taking first place
with Allie Minoer IN the l00-yard
dash in the high hurdles with Ernest
SUBWAY In the auartcr-miIe with
NJ. q. Poulson IN the low hurdles
with Ernest Shumwny. ia the half
mile race with ROLAND llamblin and
In the relay race, while Snowflake
beat us In the s20-yard race aud IN
the milo
saturday afternoon our basketball
team played the Snowflake team IA
exciting and hard-fouRht gnmo. but
lost. our baseball tenn played the
team that afternoon but
our team was fnr inferior and Snow
flake won easily. Saturday night we
Won the tenor solo with Alfred An
deraon. tho Junior retold story with
Beth lienehcr, the senior retuld story
with elannah Crosby, aud took the
Junior hoyn' chorus because SNOW.
flake failed 10 furnish competing
chorus 81. Johns had - points In
the athletic events while Snowflake
had 20, and we had 80 IN the intcl-
lectual events to their so"
These annual contests are import
ant events for the young people Of
the two counties. For two days each
Year they meet. alternately ut 81
Johns ana Snowflake, and contest IN
81 fun track meet, basketball. base
bah and spend the evenings contest
ing IN musical aud literary events
pf the three contests that have been
held SO far st. Johns has won Two.
This was snowflnke's first victory