Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-05-02
WESTMINSTER HEADS THE LIST
or Competing Schools in State Atl,-
letic Meet at Columbia.
(The State, April 2S.)


BY winning "a points in the annual
High School Oratorical and Athletic
Association held yesterday afternoon
on the athletic field of the University
OF South Carolina, the Westminster
High School earned the title to the
State high school championship in
this branch of athletics and became
the proud possessor for one year of
the trophy cup awarded by Sylvan
Bros. of Columbia, to the school
making the highest score. The Lib
erty High School gave the champions
a close race with a score of 21 points,
the Pickens High School coming third
with score OF 16 points.
'ettering by two-tenths OF a sec
ond all previous South Carolina in
ter-scholastlc records for the 100
yard dash, the first Of yesterdays
events, Thomas, of Liberty attracted
much favorable comment throughout
the meet, and 1T was no surprise
when he was declared the all-round
athlete Of the meet, with an individ-
ual score Of 16 points, and the fortu-
nate holder for one year of the Nc
Master-Reach trophy cup passing an
nually to the youth winning this dis
tinction. Carter and Sullivan, sole
contestants In the finals for the cham
pionship team, earned individual
scores Of 13 points and 1 points, re-
spectiVely.
Records for Year.
The events Of the meet the records
made by winners Of first place and
those winning second place in each
are, in order:
10o-yard daSh--10.2 seconds, by
Thomas Of Liberty; d. Mann of Six
mile Academy.
inches, by Carter of Westminster: D.
Mann OF 'Six-AIile
SSO-yard run-Two minutes 11.2
seconds by Rives Of Greenville: :
Herndon Of York. Rives' record has
not been surpassed by more than two
tenths Of second at any previous
meet.
Discus throw-144S feet S inches,
by Phillips Of Chester; Allgood of
Pickens
220-yard dash 23.S seconds
(Within eighttenths of a second of
the highest State scholastic record)
by Thomas Of Liberty; Sullivan of
Westminster.
Pole yault-1O feet inches (tied)
by Carter Of Westminster and O'Dell
VI 1NhSHot WIN piSNlou HlSHGSL TSC-
ord.
120-yard low hurdles-1G.2 sec
Onds, by Thomas Of Liberty; Sulli-
van Of Westminster.
Running broad iump--19 feet 6
inches, by Crane OF Liberty; Carter
OF Westminster.
440-yard dash-57.2 seconds, by
Sullivan Of Westminster; Yongue OF
Pickens
Shot put-A new record OF AZ feet
I inch, established by O'Dell Of Pick
ems; and exceeding the South Caro-
lima inter-scholastic record Of 80 feet
5.h inches; Evans OF SiX-Mile
Mile run--5 minutes 17.6 seconds,
by Parkins OF Greenvllle; Herndon
OF York.
Trophies Presented.
At delightful informal reception
given at Finn Hall Immediately af-
ter the conclusion Of the finals in
honor Of the contestants, princiDa ais
and superintendents and their
friends, w. S. Currell, president of
the university, announced the win
nerS Of the several events, awarding
gold medals to winners Of first place,
bronze medals to winners Of second
place and red ribbons with the stamp
Of the association to winners of third
place. in each event. The young
women of the university served ice
cream and cake and the, university
quartette won several rounds Of ap-
plause.
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