The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-05-23
ANNUAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL
FIELD AND TRACK MEET
Several Records Broken and Tied
Training Show Fine Exhibits


the day of the big annual Grammar
School Track and Field Meet. The
morning dawned with a few threat
ening clouds hanging low above the
valley, but as the sun climbed higher
and higher toward the zenith, pour
ing down AN unmerciful deluge of
ments the clouds Ia, rslly with
dreX their force 20 hide their time
for an attack upon this section that
woui6 not interfere with the enjoy
ment of the little children. The boys
and girls began arriving at the Fair
Grounds at nine o'clock, and from
that time until ten the weigh-mas-
ters were kept busy weighing, class
flying, and numbering the contest
ants. At that time the pupils were
allowed to go but asked to report at
1:30 p. M, for it was found neces-
sary to postpone all the events until
the afternoon, because it was found
!
children to arrive before noon.
At one o'clock the pilgrimage be-
ga to wend its way toward the Fair
Grounds again, and by 1880 the
bleachers were filled with spectators
and the track and field were swarm
ing with boys and girls dressed for
] ha pIx
ing the first call to compete. Prompt
| ly at the time set, the events began,
and were run off almost continuously
until the end of the meet. A few re-
cords were broken, and some equal
led, which was very remarkable con-
sidering the little practicing which
was done by any of the schools this
year in preparation for the meet In
the so yd. dash for the c class boys,
Harry Clinton reduced the former
record of GA made by himself in
1915-and which he tied in 1916
to 62. In the so yd. dash for A
class girls, Gladys Maxwell reduced
the former record of 7 seconds made
by Nellie Vandrillen in 1915, and
tied by Gladys Maxwell in 1916, to
GA. In the 100 yd. dash Banford
Oar equalled the record Of Ill made
by Ray Weaver in 1915 and tied by
Jesse Baker in 1916. This was the
most remarkable performance of the
day considering the fact that the
runner wore tennis shoes, and more
over had never practiced single day
this year, nor has he had an previous
training in running. These were th'
only records broken or equalled thi
year, in marked contrast to the grea
number that has been shattered eael
of the previous years. This was tht
sixth meet and definite records havt
been kept since 1912. The result oi
this meet are indicative thet records
will not be so easily broken in the
future, and that it will consequently
be quite an honor to break one. The
reason that no records were broken
little training that was done in any
of the schools this year. The records
that were broken in the sprints were
broken by native ability, not by
training, and it is interesting to note
that in most cases the pupils had the
honor of shattering or equalling
their own records, natural result OF
years development, providing that
the boy or girl does not grow out OF
his former class. Two exhibition rae.
es in which Alfred West and Ray
Weaver ran both the so yd. dash and
the 100 yd. dash elected considerable
interest. Both races were won by
Alfred West.
Following are the results of the
track and field events:
Field Events.
The order of naming indicate first
second and third.
wishing theygot it, provided the In
Running Broad Jump, A Glass
Virgil Parsons; Whitney Harmon
Louis Cirac. Distance Is TT. in.
Running high jump, B Glass: Del
mar Parsons; Leo Sullivan; Chester
Douglas. Height IT. Ain.
Pole vault, A class: Kenneth Par.
sons; Banford Oar; Paul Hursh.
IT. in.
Running broad jump, B Glass
Chester Douglas; Delmar; Parsons;
Baseball throw, A class (Girls)
Warren Ernst Distance 19 IT. 10 in
Gladys Markwell; Greeta Ferguson
verna Spoon. Distance 124 TT. Z in
Running high jump, A class: Vir'
gil Parsons; Lee Hendricks; Ken.
meth Parsons. Height A IT. Gin.
Pole Vault, B Glass: Chester Doug,
las; Leo Sullivan; Francis Ahern
Height ft.
Running high jump, A class
(Girls): Marguerite DeLong; Gladys
Markwell; Greeta Ferguson. Height
3 TT. 8 in.
Baseball throw, B class (Girls) :
Evelyn Cirac; yerna Spoon; Margue.
rite De Long. Distance 106 1T.
lb. shot put, b. Glass: Leo Sui
livan; Francis Ahern; No third.
Running Broad Jump, c. class
IIarrv Clinton. Willis PaIpoven. TOD