The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-24
WAyAHACH|E WON FIRST
H0N0Rs IN TRACK MEET
SCORED MORE FONTS THAN tiI
FotR OF VISITING SCHOOL
TEAMS.
tictorS VIII Go to Austin Early In
May to Compete for state Hon
o. Win Representatives
from other Districts.

Win tive strong teams competinE
for donors IN field and track events
20 determine which shall represent
the Corsicana district in the state
meet AZ Austin early ia MAY. each
aud every event was hotiy contest
ed. but the wnxahachie bighs
proved 70 be the best athletes and
won By score Of 50 points. while
Hulsboro. her closest competitor.
scored only So Exceptionally good
records were made IN both the dash
es and weight events
There vas large crowd present
and many we're from out of town.
The fiEh, Tor first honrs kept en-
thuslasm At hlsh pitch throughout
the program. TITLE Ferguson Of the
Waxahachie highs was an easy star
taking 20 points out OF possible
sc. Ferguson won first place IN
four events aud tied for first place
in the fifth event. Moore OF Wax
ahaehie came second With 20M
points. while Martin of Hillshoro
was third with 1919 points
The meet was such a great sue
cess that the association voted 10
hold their 1917 meet In waxahachie
The local highs viii go TO Austin
In May 90 compete for state hoaors
7 I'm the interscholastie meet held un.
der the auspices OF the Athletic eoun-
eli of State University. Despite the
fact that reports from other high
| school meets show better records
than we're made here Saturday. 4
Is expected that Waxahaehie will
show 10 an advantage when they go
against the Representatives from 9th.
or districts az Austin Some OF these
records show world beatera. but dus
allowance must be made for mex
perienced time keepers.
One Of the most exciting events
of the meet was the mile relay
which was won by Waxahachie In q
/ griliing contest Especially good
! work was done In this by all -four
of the runners, but Moore and Mil
Ter probably saved the day
/ A new high school record was SCI
in the 220-yard dash. when Martin
Iof Hillsborn covered the distance II
ltwenty-three seconds flat.
| Ferguson, the individual star
made twenty-four points out of I
possible twenty-five.
The track meet for the dlstric
| will be held here next year.
i Waxahachie. H,llsboro Kaufman
Kemp and Ferris contested for hon
Tors, with the following results.
II Flfty-yard Dash Ferguson. Wax
ahaehie; Collins. Kemp. Weaver
IWaxahachie. Lewis, Hiilsboro. Time;
Five seconds flat.
| Mile run Griggs, fIiIlsboro, Rob
erts, Kemp: Wilson. waxahachie
| Kilbourn. Waxahachie. Time. Five
minutes. 2-5 seconds.
/ l0o-yard Dash Ferguson. Waxa
hachie. Martin. Hillsboro. Weaver
waxahachie. Collins, Kemp. Time
Eleven seconds flat.
High Jump Miller, Waxahaehie
Henry. Kemp: Frazier Iiillsboro
Adams. Ferris. Distance. Five feet
81. inches.
Pole Vault Ferguson. Waxaha
chic. and O. Frazier. Hillsboro, ties
for first place: Henry. Kemp, Jack
son, Kaufman Distance. Nine feet
nine inches.
/ 220-yard Dash Martin. Hills
boro: VIM. waxahaehie: Collins
Kemp: Smith. kaufman. Time
ITwenty-three seconds flat.
Hammer Moore. Waxahachie
Miller. Waxahachie. Distance; III
feet. eight inches.
shot-put - Moore. Waxahachie
Frazier HillEboro. T.. Miller, Waxa