Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29

hundred institutions those vho ha
derful meet from the beginning to no
the rise and fall of the champions of OF
Not one of the original records of
1905 still stands. Three state marks
date back to that unprecedented rec
ord d-breaking year of 1908, none be-
yond it But the most astounding
thing is that Of the three schools
which dominated these meets in for
mer years not one is still in the run
ming. Logan County High school
the only school ever winning three
successive meets. won its last point in
1913 when George Milne placed sec
ond in the 44O-yard dash. That year
marked the passing Of this school.
that during its prime was far superior
in an athletic line to any other high
school the state ever has seen Track
athletes of this institution not only
carried away three successive track
meets, but they had the honor of
setting thirteen state records. BY n
coincidence the last of the Logan
county records, that for the half mile
established bv Floyd Calvert in 1906
was broken the same year that LOGAN
county won its last point in the state
track meet.
Tonkawa Also Eliminated.
Second only to LOGAN couuty's re-
lldlkdDle rise ana ldll IS that OF the
L. +. s. of Tonkawa While not equal
ing Logan countv's record Of consecu-
tive victories. this school has won
three meets ard is the only one ex-
ceptinT Logan county that has won
for permanent possession a handsome
loving Gun that goes with three vic
tories The Tonkawa school ranks
second in the number of records
broken by its athletes with seven. and
ill., \ /. I.
the interscholastic competitions The
third former power no longer felt is
that of Woods county high school.
which during its short life of two
years established four state records.
All of these since have been broken.
last Year for Hammer.
The remarkable Advancement in
Oklahoma interscholastic athletics is
best told by a review Of the history
Of the record making which is given
below The two-mile bicycle race
was on the program only the first
year. The hammer throw passes
after this week.
Here is how the high school ath-
ietes have raised the state records
until now they compare favorably
with worlds records for the same
class Of institutions:
1G0-Nard dash-Original record
1885 seconds, made bv Hugh Roberts
of Norman, reduced by white,
Woods county. In 1907 to 10 2-5 sec
onde. Present record of 9 As seconds
established by Ira Davenport of Ton
kawa preps in 1908.
22O-Yard dasl,-Original record,
2jh seconds. made by Hugh Roberts
of Norman: reduced to "a IS seconds
hv Leslie Mosher. Logan county. In
1906. John white of Woods county
lowered it to % % in 1907; Ira
Davenport of the Tonkawa preps cut
Il 20 % i'm 1908 and that remained
the record until 1912, when c. Nelson
of Ardmore set the present mark of
223-5 seconds.
ttO-yard dash-OriCinal record,
Sells seconds. made bv Glen Lyon
of saltwater John white of Woods
county made 1t Sc in 1906. In 1907
Ira Davenport Of Tonkawa preps re-
duced 1t to 53 3-5 seconds. In the
following year he cut It to 80. which
was good until 1915. when Henry of
Chelsea set the present record OF
81 As Henry again cqualed this
mark in 1916.
$50 yard rrIn-Origiral record
minutes. IL S-5 seconds, made by
Flovd Calvert of Logan county. In
1906 Calvert lowered his own mark to
minutes. Q seconds, which stood
until 1918. when Spencer of Tonkawa
made ii in minutes, 80 seconds.
In 1915 Pettigrew of oklahoma City
set tho present mark of . minutes,
33-5 seconds
Mile run-Original record, min
utes. o1 2-5 seconds, made bv Robert
Never of Norman In 1916 Calvert
of Logan county reduced it to min
utes. q1-5 seconds. His time was
good until 1912. when Brown of Car
men did It in 4 minutes, 81 seconds.
His time stood until 1915. when Bridal
of Marshal made the present record
of 4 minutes, 46 seconds.
12O-Yard hurdIcs-Original record,
1S9-5 seconds made by owen Acton,
Logan county. Ernest Morrow Ok
lahoma City, clipped off the fraction
in 1906. In 1908 he cut off another
second and this mark of II seconds
has been good until now.
o2O-Yard hurdlcs-Original record
o03-5 seconds. made by owen Acton,
Logan county. Roy Morter stepped
them in 2S As in 1906. Bridgewater
of Norman did it in 2S 2-5 in 1907.
Morrow Of Oklahoma City cut off Id
second in 1908. In 1912 Floyd OF
Fairview did it in 81 As seconds. This
stood until 1914, when Edwards or
Marshall stepped them in n 3-5, the
present record
Vicb iump-Original record, feet,
Ia inches. made by Ora Dawson, Lo-
gar county. Bowers of Lawton raised
il to feet. inches in 1907. Cum
ningham of Kingfisher boosted 1t an
inch in 1908 Caudill of Hobart put
1t UP to 5 feet. 5 rs inches in 1909.
Competing in the colors of the Ton
kawa preps in 1911, Caudill cleared
5 feet, 6is inches. In 1912 Woods of
Altus boosted 1t to feet. Q. In 1918
he rnoda II X feet 1914 inches
Then in 1914 Flynt of Chandler
cleared feet, 1-5 inches, the pres
ent record.
Broad jump-Original record. IS
feet, inches, made by owen Acton,
Logan county. Morrow of Oklahoma
City made 20 feet. / inch in 1907.
This was increased to 20.55 feet by
Morrow the following year. Walker
of Pond Creek cleared 20 feet, IL Is