Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-01
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TRACK MEET IS
WON BY GODDARD
Barre Team Scores Sc Points
Rutland High Gets 37--
Burlington High Third
with 20I, Points.

Goddard as usual returned to Barre
victorious over the other contesting teams
In the annual interscholnstic meet held
under the auspices of the University Of
Vermont Athletic association at Cen
tennial Field Saturday. One Conner OF
Goddard was tho star Of tho meet. taking
medals for three 1rsts and n third with
total OF u point out of his teams total
OF Dc. Rutland was second with 81 points,
OBrien winning IL Of these with two
iirsts and a third. He made a fine record
for grit and endurance running In three
races, in all OF which he placed, and fol.
lowing it up by winning the relay for his
team,
Burlington high landed third place with
Ols points. The first event was the 100
yard dash In which Allen scored a second
Tor burlington. Burlington's next score
was Colburns Sensational winning Of the
haif-mile. Then followed a third and a
fourth In the broad jump. n second In
the 2gc-yard dash. which McCuen SO near
~ won. second in tho mile. when
Nilkins ran sandy race, leading the
entire field for three and half laps,
second In the two-inile, made by Colburn
In mis- second race Of the afternoon and
one-half point resulting from McCuens
tie with Proctor of Rutland for fourth
place in the high jump.
The totals for the entire meet were:
First, Goddard with IS: second, Rutland,
with 81; third Burlington. with oG.;
fourth. Brattleboro with 1ils; fifth, Ver-
gennes with II, and sixth. Mddlebury
and Brigham tied at six each
AT the well-attended smoker in the
gymnasium at eight o'clock, the medals
were presented to the winners Of frat,
second and third places. and the cup to
the winner of the relay race, put up by
an anonymous donor was presented to
Captain Proctor OF the victorious Rut-
land team. This was followed by a large
fire on the back campus.
The summary:
1O0-yard dash--First, Conner, God
dard; second, Allen, Burlington; third
Moran. Brattleboro; fourth. Duncan,
Middlebury. Time. 10 As seconds.
Pole vault-First. Russell, Vergennes;
second. Avery. Goddard; third, Adams.
Brattleboro. and Proctor. Rutland, tied
at IT. in. Height 10 feet Record
broken by Russell in another attempt
by height of 10 #. 8 in.
sS0-yard run-First Colburn, Bur-
second, Guernsey. Goddard;
third OBrien. Rutland: fourth, Squires,
Rutland Time 2.07 3-5.
12-pound shot-put-First. Quinn,
Goddard; second, Dyer. Rutland; third,
Conner. Goddard; fourth. McCuin.
Brigham. Distance. 80 IT. 6 in.
44O-yard dash-First Guernsey. God
dard second. Hunt, Rutland third.
Squires Rutland; fourth. Daniels, God
dard. Time. 81 sec.
Running broad jump-First, Conner,
Goddard; second. Adams. Brattleboro:
third. McCuin, Burlington; fourth,
Fleury, Burlington. Distance. 20 #.
0 in.
220-yard dash-First, Duncan, Mid
dlebury; second. McCuin. Burlington:
third, Charbonneau. Vergennes; fourth.
Purcell. Rutland. Time 25 Is seconds.
Discus throw-First. Connor God
dard; second, Gilman, Goddard; third.
Norton, Vergennes; fourth. Dyer. Rut-
land. Distance. "a IT. in.
One-mile run-First, O'Brien, Rut-
land second. wilkins. Burlington:
third, Spencer. Rutland; fourth, Guern-
sey. Goddard, Time. sos So.
120-yard hurdles-First. Proctor.
Rutland; second. Gilman, Goddard.
Time. 10 % second. Other two men
disqualified for knocking over hurdles.
12-pound hammer throw-First. Has
kett, Goddard; second. Wilson, God
dard; third, Carpenter. Brigham;
fourth. Dyer. Rutland.
Running high jump-First, Quinn,
Goddard; second. McCuin. Brigham;
third. Welch, Goddard fourth. McCuen,
and Proctor. Rutland, tied
at IT. Q in. Height. II. in.
220-yard hurdles-First, Moran,
second, Plumb. Brattle-
boro third, Russell. Vergennes: fourth.
Proctor. Rutland. Time. 80 LIS sec
onds.
Two-mile run--First, O'Brien, Rut-
land: second, Colburn, Burlington;
third, Spencer Rutland; fourth, Col
Inns Rutland. Time. l1.2s 2-5
Half-mile relay for separate cup,
post entry)--First. Rutland: second.
Time. 1:42 2-5 No points
toward meet for this race.