The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1916-05-16
STANFORD BOY
INDIVIDUAL STAR
OF Interscholastic High School Ath-
letic TOURNAMENT At Lexington
and Wins Cup

Sam ]. Embry. Jr., of the Stan
ford High School, proved himself
the individual star of the Interscho-
lastic high school tournament con-
Quoted under the auspices of State
University at Lexington Saturday.
Young Embry scored the highest
vidual athlete competing in the
tournament, and was awarded
handsome cup. He scored two firSts
and a second. His brother, Joe I.
Embry, Jr., also IGade a splendid
showing. These boys with Stith Noe
were the only contestant from
Stanford High School in the athletic
events. Miss Anna Katherine Ma
theny won second prize in the girls
reading contest, and many thought
she should have had first. A number
of high schools in this section COM
peted. SuPt. ]. W. Ireland had
large number of entries from his
Bellevue High School, and they made
a good showing in the field events.
Much criticism was heard because
the judges chosen in the events
other than athletic were all from
Lexington. Prof Ireland. who has 4
habit of speaking out in meeting,
when things do not go right, had no
hesitancy in telling the promoters
of the injustice which had been done
other schools because of this. and of
decisions which the judges had given
which were palpable favOritiSm to-
ward Lexington. The athletic events
and the winners were rs follows:
Louisville won the meet and the
permanent possession of the silver
loving cup with fifty points. Lexing-
ton was second with thirty points,
and Bellevue was a close third with
twenty-seven points. HerOld, of Bel
levue, won the second individual hon
ors with two fi-sts.
= 1OO-yard dash-SwitOn, Louisville.
won; s. Embry, Stanford, second; }.
c. Bosworth, K. NJ. l., third. Time
10 Is seconds.
Running high jump-Gus Gay.
Lexington, won; Bickel, Louisville.
second; Johnson, Dayton, third.
Heighth. 5 feet / nch.
alf-mile-Drurmy Lexington,
won; Knight. Louisville. second;
johnson, Dayton, third. Time, 2:13-
is.
22O-yard dash-Lancaster. Louis
vile, won; SwitOn. Louisville, sec
ond; Elsey, Lexington, third Time
! % 2-5 seconds.
/ Running broad jump-Cranfield /;
Lawrenceburg, won: Nicholas, Louis
ville.. second J. T.iairyJ Stanford
third. Distance, 9 feet 10 inches.
Standing broad jump-HerOld,
Bellevue, won; Gould, Bellevue, see
T third nT=-
lance. 10 feet 6 inches.
Mile run-POpplewell, l.. W. L. ;.
won. Drummy, Lexington, second !:
Knight. Louisville. third. Time, 4 80.
Standing high jump-Herold. Bel
| levue, Won; DevereauX. Lexington
High. second; Gould, Bellevue, third.
Height. feet inches.
Hammer throw-Johnson, Dayton.
won; Downing. Lexington, second ;
Franklin, Dayton, third. Distance 80
feet inches.
Pole vault-Bickel. Louisville.
won; Often. Bellevue, second; Shop
laugh. Bellevue, third. Height, 10
1 inches.
Discus -Shoptaugh. Belle
vue. won; Gould, Bellevue, second ;
Often. Bellevue, third. Distance 80
feet l inch.
Shot put-Hawkins. Lawrence
burg. won; Alden, X. NJ. l., second ;
Moore. Lexington. third. Distance,
81 feet inches.
| 12O-yard high hurdles-S. Embry,
Stanford. won; Stoll. Louisville, sec
/ ond; ]. Embrv Stanford, third.
! Time. II seconds.
44O-yard dash-Debrovy, Louis
vile, won; Baxter, Lexington. sec
ond; Locke Louisville, third. Time.
/ 50 3-5 seconds.
22O-yard low hurdles. Embry,
Stanford, won; Stoll, Louisville.
second: J. Embry. Stanford, third.
Time, 26 is seconds.