The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-18


points over Americas p last week.
one of the hottest contests ever stag
ed i'll the Third District was fought
The Athletics were the last thing.
having been postponed to Saturday
from Friday on account of rain.
Fitzgerald had 20 points to her credit
and Americas had l9 from the literary
results. Had Amcricus won first place
and Fitzgerald second, the result
would have finally been Americus "a
against Fitzgerald %. So all interest
was conferred on the track.
Americas started /off strong, Win
ming, places over Fitzgerald in the
first four events. In the high jump,
which came first, small Jinx grabbed
Lee Ricketson's ankle and put him
out. In the 100 yard dash the link
was full grown and snatched Teddy
Justices running shoe off throwing
him down, though he was easily ten
feet in the lead In the broad jump
the .inx rode Teddy Justices back
and caused him to jump only little
over 10 feet while his practice is over
nineteen feet But, despite the link,
he won second place in the jump. In
the 220 the link had started. opera
tons the night before with the result
that ]. l.. Pittman took only second
honors. That Jinx was certainly get
ting big and fat
But pride goeth before a fall-with
jlnXes as with men. In the 440 yard
dash Elmer Waites just simply tired
down the ink and then outran FIN
before he could get back his wind.
Still game, however, the Jinx hopp-
ed onto the twelve pound shot when
Shorty Hopkins put it, But Shorty
thew the shot so far the Jinx dopped
off and we guess he must have just
died of broken heart, for he troub-
led the school no further Shorty
showed the shot successfully. Thus,
he and Elmer Waites tied for the
faculty prize for athletic honors. &"
In the hurdle race J. L. Pittman
tied for second place and with two
other runners ]. L. had run the full
distance on the hurdles but once be-
fore and it was a sure enough vic
tory to be able to rank with boys
who had practiced for that specific
event
In the Pole Vault Cliff Miller out
classed his opponents just as had
Shorty Hopkins in the shot put The
'corer gave him credit with having
made a perfect score counting It
"frst-plus." Cliff did not knock the
bar off single time.
The score, however, was now Am
ericus 20 and Fitzgerald % l-3 and
the last event, the half-mile relay,
might yet decide the result of the
whole contest Teddy Justice started
It and came out nearly twelve inches
behind Andrews. Americas star run
ner Lee Ricketson gained about 3
strides on his opponent, Shorty Hop
'lins increased the LEAD to ten strides
and Elmer Waites finished up at least
twice that distance in the lead of the
second place winner
SO Fitzgerald finished with seven
point lead on her nearest rival, and
won the meet The records set in
most events excel those of any pre-
vious Fitzgerald team and if the
bunch we have fails to win in Athens
we may proclaim to the world that
those who beat us had no cinch.
In Spelling and Defamation Chas.
] Mann and Harold Kasscwitz each
won first place-tying for points to-
ward the prize the faculty offered for
Literary merit. Since Harold made
the debating team he will probably be
given precedence.
In the Essay contests. Gordon
Forbes disqualified himself by exceed
ing the 500 word limit and. although
he submitted splendid paper he did
not get place. Sarah Mcdonald
won third place in the Girls Essay
She will be eligible to enter next year
and will doubtless win first place.
In the Music contest is found the
only case of dissension from the de-
cision of the judges. The young lady
who won first place had habit OF
doubling up her fist and emphasizing
! the beat with a very unharmonious
discord. From an almost disinterest-
ed point Of view we should say that
the contest was between Mildred
Shaffer and the entrant from Daw-
SON. Both played beautifully. But
the Judges saw otherwise and award
ed only third place 70 the Dawson