Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-04

NORTHEAST HIGH
TAKES EARLY LEAD
Germantown Close on Heels
Of Archives in School
Meet
PITTS STARS IN ONE-MILE

HOUSTON FIELD. June with six
events completed in the eight annual track
and field championships Of the public high
schools. the Red and Black Jersey athletes
OF Northeast High scored seventeen points.
Germantown surprised the large crowd by
scoring fifteen points through the excellent
work Of Youkel and white in the half
mile race. West Philadelphia had scored
IL, and Central o.
The meet proved to he ono of tho c'--o'-
in the early events that has ever been
held. The excellent work of PITS. .. .>.....-.
east, in the onC-milo event featuring. The
Red and Black track manager ran the
best race of his career in this event
Up until goo yards from the finish Pitts
was running in fourth position with Turner
Of West Philadelphia in the lead. on the
last turn Pitts uncorked a wonderful
sprint and breezed homo n winner by five
yards from Turner, of West Philadelphia,
who was followed by Walsh, of the same
team.
Thomas, the colored athlete Of Southern
High, ran three-fourths of the distance In
his bare feet. having thrown both shoes
after the first quarter. Centrals sup.
porters were disappointed in the 1OO-yard
DASH and Rogers of Northeast, and ray.
lor, Of Southern defeated MellinEer, Of
Central High, by two feet In 10 2-5 seconds
Whitaker scored a second in the 100 0-yard
hurdle race, third in the shot-put and fourth
in the running broad jump.
Belzner OF Germantown. surprised the
large crowd by his excellent work in the
shot put heaving the twelve-pound pill 42
feet 10 inches, defeating the much touted
Lewis, of Trades School
Whitaker, Of Northeast, continued his
excellent performances by tying in the high
jump with his team mate Parent with the
bar at feet inches
More than $500 students and their friends
crowded the stands to witness the cham
pionships
The meet, commonly called the quads
had an entry list of 400 contestants from
seven high schoos--Northeast, Central
West Philadelphia, Southern, Germantown
Frankford and Trades School
For the first time in the history of the
meet, DR.. Matthew G. OBrien. veteran
track and field Judge was absent from the
meet because Of the death of his mother
on Saturday
Running broad jump-won by Menngcr.
90 II, in third Ludascher, Germantown 90
e. 2h in,l fourth, Whitaker, Northeast Hish
i2o.yard hurdles first heat--won by Reynolds.
High; third, co@dfsk, Southern. Time is -5s
Reynolds and kngctter disqualihsd ,,,,,
phia; second, Whitaker, Northeast High. Time,
ioO.ysrd dash. first heat-wen by Mel!ingcr,
Central High; second, Boyer, West Philadelphia
High. Time, 10 40 sec
High; second, Bishop, Central High. Time, IL
sec.
Third heat-won by TAYLOR. Southern High;
second stedem. West Philadelphia High. Time,
10 As Sec
loO-yard dash. nnal--won by Rogers, North
east High; second, Taylor, Southern High; third,
Mellinger, Central High; fourth Bishop, Central
High. Time. 10 3-5s.
Shot-put-Won by Bezner. Germantown High
(42 IT. 10 In }; second, Lewis, Trades $50 II. Al
in }; third. Whitaker. Northeast $50 #. y in J;
fourth, Smith West Philadelphia High t3S It.
o in.)
One-mile run-Won by Pitts. Northeast High;
second, Turner, West Philadelphia High.
SsO-yard run-Won by Youkel. Germantown
High: second, White GSTmantown Hish third
Se9trSi High Time om, : 2-5s,
l2O.yard hurdles. hnal---Won by Barron, West
Philadelphia High: second. whitaker Northeast
High; third, Cowdrey. Southern HiEh. Time,
II 1-5s.