The Hattiesburg news., 1916-05-20
WINNERS
NOT KNOWN YET
HARDY STREET SCHOOL MoPs UP
IN ATHLETIC COMPETE
TIoNs, HOWEVER,

The winners in the contests con-
Quoted by the students OF the Hatties-
burg schools yesterday, will not be
finally known until the results of the
examinations have been made public.
The first section of the competitions
consisting of athletic, literary, and dec
lamation and expression, were con-
Quoted yesterday and last night.
A crowd estimated to have been
$500 or more witnesse the track meet
contests at the Hardy Street grounds,
at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
While the track was wired off, the
crowd was so large that it was i'm
possible to keep it back, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that Prof.
Tom Foote and his assistants could
clear enough space for the contest.
ants.
The Hardy street school won the
contest in the last event. This--a
tug of war-was one of the most ex-
citing events of the year. Until it was
concluded, the leaders in the contests
We're unknown. 1t was nip and tuck
between the Main street. the Hardy,
and the Court street schools.
When the tug of war started, Main
street had SO points, Hardy street,
1O4, and Court street liz. In the first
tug of war contest between the Third
ward school and Main street, the lat
ter won. Hardy and Court street were
then matched, and Hardy won. Then
Hardy and the Main Street school were
put on the field as opponents, and the
crowd fairly went wild Hardy won
in the tug, which also gave her the
meet.
The literary contest has not yet been
decided. Results in the defamation
and expression contests held last
night, are not yet obtainablo.
Hardy Street.
Second place, in the second grade
running broad jump.
First place, in third grade running
broad jump.
First place, first grade running high
jump.
First place, fifty yard dash, boys
third grade.
Second place, potato race, girls thirt
grade.
Second place sack race first grade
Second place sack race, third grade
Second place, standing broad jump
fourth grade.
First place, standing broad jump
fifth grade.
Second place running broad jump
fifth grade.
Second place, hundred yard dash
girls, fifth grade.
Second place, potato race girls, fiftl
grade,
Second place potato race, girls fiftl
grade.
4 First place, sack race, fifth grade
boys.
Second place, egg race, girls fourtI
grade.
i First place, pole vault sixth grade.
! First place, pole vault seventh grade
First place, standing broad jump sey
ent hgrade.
First place, running broad jump seV
enth grade.
Second place, running high jun
sixth grade.
First place, running high jump. se'
enth grade.
First place, hundred yard dash. boy
sixth grade.
First place, hundred yard dash, boy
seventh grade.
Second place, sack race boys sixt
grade
Second place, potato race, girls sel
enth grade.
First place, sack race boys sevent
grade.
First place, relay race.
!, Second place, egg race girls seyent
grade.
First place. potato race girls sixt
grade.
First place tug OF war,
Total points won, lid.
Court Street
First place running broad jump firi
grade.
Second place, running broad jun
third grade.
Second place, standing broad jun
first grade.
Second place, standing broad jun
second grade.
Second place, running high jun
first grade.