The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-10
CARRIES OFF HoNoRs IN iNVl-
TATloN TRACK MEET.

the Penn Academy invitation track
and field meet with total of forty
four and one-half points. Eddyville
high school finished in third place
with nineteen points, and Simpson
Academy was fourth with \ thirteen
points. ..
Competition between the Oskaloosa
high school track team and the track
team from Penn Academy was keen.
The Maroon and Quaker men ran
neck and neck until the finish when
OskAloosa High copied four point
lead and won the meet. Simpson
Academy and EGiyville High school
fought another dual contest. Both
the visiting teams were supported by
strong athletes. Secress of Eddyville
won twelve of Eddyville's 19 points,
and Johnson of Simpson Academy
won ten of the Methodists' thirteen
points.
Reggie snider of Oskaloosa High
school won the individual honors of
the meet with sixteen points. Snider
COPIED firsts in the pole vault and in
the broad jump, and seconds in the
high jump and in the 220 yard dash.
Another Oskaloosa High school star,
Spike" Parker, piled up thirteen
points, winning firsts in the 220 yard
low hurdles and in the 120 yard high
hurdles, and second in 440 yard dash.
Secrees Of Eddyville proved a dan
gerous competitor by taking firsts in
the shot put and in the discus, and
third positions in the low hurdles
and in the 220 yard dash. Johnson
of Simpson Academy won the quar-
ter mile dash, took second in the 100
yard dash, and thirds in the shot put
and in the high jump.
The day was ideal for field meet
and considering the condition of the
track and field excellent records
were made. }"."N
simpson Academy and Eddyville
High school were the only out-of-tOwn
institutions having teams entered in
the meet Sigourney failed to put
in her appearance, while Fremont's
delegation attended the meet, but en-
tered no athletes.
Physical Director Crown of the Y.
NJ. G. A. and the Penn letter men con
Quoted the contests.
The summary follows: "
100 yard dash---1st heat-White Of
Penn Academy, first; Johnson of
Simpson Academy, second; Williams
of Penn Academy, third. Time,
10 AS. %. .as..-.-. .-s.'.
100 yard dash--2nd heat-Parker
of Oskaloosa High school, first; Par
ker of Eddyyille High school. Sec
ond; Brookins of O. H. S., third. Time
IL Is.
100 yard dash-Finais - White Of
Penn Academy, first; Johnson of
Simpson Academy, second; Parker
of Eddyville, third. Time 10 As
Pole Vaule-Reggie Snider Of o.
II. S., first; Anderson Of Eddyville,
second; Franklin of Penn Academy
and Davis of o. II. s., tied for third.
Height 8 feet inches.
One Mile Run-Ferree of o. H. s.,
first; Rufus McCracken of Penn
Academy, second; James of Eddy
vile, third. Time 5:21.
Shot Put-Sccress Of Eddyvillc,
first, distance 81 feet inches; Jes-
sup of Penn Academy, second. &c TT;
Johnson of Simpson Academy, third,
81 feet s inches. =
22O low hurdles-Parker of O. ii.
s., first; Franklin of Penn Academy,
second; Secress OF Eddyville, third.
Time 30 2-5. H."'
Discus-Secress of Eddyville. first;
Strohmeier of O. II. s., second;
Brookins of O. Fl. s., third. Distance
90 feet 6 inches.
440 yard dash-Johnson of Simpson
Academy, first; Parker of o. Fl. S.,
second; Brookins of 0. II. s., third.
Time 81.
High jump - Williams of Penn
Academy first, height 5 feet 2 inches;
Snider of o. II. S., second, feet IL
inches; Johnson of Simpson Acad-
envy, third, feet / inch.
Half Mile Run - McCracken OF
Penn Academy, first; Smith of Simp,
son Academy, second; Ferree of o.
Fl. S., third. Time, 2:12 As.
100 yard high hurdles-Parker OF
o. H. S., first; Franklin of Penn
Academy, second; Jessup of Penn
Academy, third. Time, .16 As.
Broad Jump Snider of O. Fl. s.,
first, distance 10 feet q inches; Will
fliams of Penn Academy second, Is
feet III inches; Franklin of Penn
Academy, third, IS feet 81 inches.
220 yard dash-White of Penn
Academy, first; Snidef of o. il. s..
second; Secress of Eddyville, third
Times, rs 9,5.
One-half mile relay Oskaloosa
| (Ferree, Snider, Brookins and Park
err, first; Penn Academy Civilians
Franklin, Jessup and White), second
Eddyville, third. Time, 1:43 Is.
/ Individual point winners:
Snider of Oskaloosa, Is; Parker Of
/, Oskaloosa, Is; Secress Of Eddyville
IL; Johnson of Simpson Academy, 10;
White of Penn Academy, 10; Nc
Cracken of Penn Academy. g: Will