Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-22
new RECORDS
EXPECTED AT
MEET FRIDAY
Teams are Exceptionally
Fast this Year; Schools to
be Given Half Holiday.

Grade school athletes from every
school in the city are preparing for
the annual grade school track n
field meet to be held on Friday after
noon, May 25. on the university track.
The meet will be Of the biggest in
the history of Grand Forks grade
schools, according to Director Harry
The teams are stronger and faster
than any in previous years, and it is
probable that q number of last years
records will be broken.
Schools to Close.
All of the grade schools will be
uiven a half holiday on Friday after
Don and the Juvenile band will fur
nish music during the meet. Last
year over 1850 grade students attend
ed the track meet. but an even great
err number is expected to attend Fri
days conference.
Winners of the first and second
places in Glasses A and B will be
awarded prizes. a new departure over
former years. Winner Of the first
prize. in Glass A, boys up to Ia years
Of age, will be awarded a red ribbon:
for second prize, in Glass A, a green
ribbon.
The winner of first place in Glass B.
boys over IA years of age, will be
awarded a blue ribbon. while to the
winner of second place will so a yell
low ribbon.
New Records Expected.
The teams which have been chosen
his year were much faster in the pre-
liminaries than last year. and in all
probability a number of last years
records will be broken. The follow
ing records were made at the grade
meet in 1915:
Class A.-50-yard dash, White of
Belmont; time. 81; 100 yard dash.
White Of Belmont; time, 1911; 22O
yard dash, Honeyford Of Winship;
time, 1.31 Ia; 40 yard dash, White
of Belmont, time l minute. 6 Sec
onds; running and high jump, Pad
dock Of Belmont, height 4 It. 2 in;
running and broad jump. White Of
ing broad jump, Paddock Of Belmont.
distance. 6 It. 10 ga in; quarter mile
relay, first, Belmont.
Glass B-5o yard dash, Mcdonald
of Roosevelt: time, 6 seconds; 100
yard dash, Hunstiger Of Washington;
time. IL seconds; 220 yard dash. Nc
Donald Of Roosevelt. time, 26 seconds;
velt; time, l minute. 3-6 seconds;
running high jump, Valley of Wilder;
height. \ It. 8 in; running and broad
Jump. Valley of Wilder: distance. IL
IT,, Z in; standing and broad jump,
Valley of Wilder; pole vaulting, Val
lely of Wilder. height, 8 IT,. Pin; shot
put. Armstrong Of Wilder; distance.
"a IT,. 6 in: half mile race. Gilbert
OF Washington: time 2 minutes, 33 is
seconds; hop, skip and jump, Valley
IF Wilder. distance "a it.. 6 in; quar-
ter mile relay, Wilder first.
Lineup for Friday.
Following is the lineup for the an
nual meet on Friday afternoon, sub
ject to change:
Glass A-5O yard dash. Washing
ton, Berg and Monroe; Belmont. Pou-
pore and Larson: Winship. Brown
Tourner: Wilder. Sandlie and Robin
son: Roosevelt, Schulz and Reed.
100 yard dash: Washington. Berg
and Monroe: Belmont. Poupore and
Jacob: Winship. Myers and O'Con-
nell: Wilder. Sandlie and Robinson:
Roosevelt. Hofto and Reed.
220 yard dash: Washington. Getty
and Monroe: Belmont. Poupore and
Thorgrimsen: Winship, Myres and
O'Connell; Wilder, Hilligoss and
Johnson; Roosevelt, Brownskel and
Halverson.
44o yard dash: Washington. Mont