The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-27

seven men, won the Brattleboro high
schools big invitation track meet at
the Valley fair grounds Saturday aft
ernoon, taking nine first places in ID
events, and winning not less than three
points in each contest. Six of the eight
records broken were made bv Rutland
boys Brattleborc high gave Rutland
real competition in the first half, the
standing at that time being 81 points to
2s, with Rutland leading. Brattleboro
was weak in the weight events. getting
only two points in four trials, and not
having man placed in the hammer
throw or shot put. Rutland finished
very strong, picking up "a points in the
last four contests of the dav. 1t was n
ciean'cut, squareiy earned victory on
the part of the Rutland bows. and they
ana their trainer and manager, Major
Harvey Kingsley, are deserving of tbe
congratulations which local high school
boys and local residents who are in
terested IN athletics gave them un-
stintedlv.
Edward Moran of Brattleboro was
the individual star and for the third
consecutive year won the gold medal
Tor scoring the most points of any COM
petltor. He won both sprints and both
hurdles without being forced to extend
hlmself, and broke two records, running
the 22O-yard dash in 81 seconds fiat
aud the high hurdles in 16 % seconds,
Moran now holds three track records.
having run the 100-yard dash last wear
in 10 Is seconds.
Ihere was good attendance and the
crowd was enthusiastic. The Brattle-
boro high school girls added to the CAV
ETY. OF the occasion with their concerted
cheering and SON. Is. The spectators
would have been pleased to have heard
little more singing.
The conditions were not favorable for
fast time. The track was not in as good
condition as at some other meets and a
strong wind was blowing from the
south, which the runners were forced to
face all the way down the home stretch.
The lOO-yard dash found field of
II starters ready. Moran of Brattle-
boro jumped into the lead at the start
and won as he pleased five yards in
front of Bellrose of Rutland, who fin
lshed with his teammate, Hanley, at
his shoulder. When the time of 10 As
seconds was announced the remark was
frequently made that none of the sprint
or hurdle records would be broken by
those who remembered that Moran ran
the 100 in 10 l-5 last year.
Eleven men assayed the broad Jump,
but 1t was at once evident that Bellrose
of Rutland and Stearns of Brattleboro
outclassed the others. The former won
with 20 feet inches, breaking the local
record of 90 feet inches made by
Laurence Sherman in 1913. Stearns
cleared 10 feet 3 inches and Wilson of
Windsor was third
An even dozen starters lined up for
the half mile run. Nixon of Brattleboro
and Baldwin of Rutland set fast pace.
Sullivan Of Rutland cut loose on the up
per turn and came home an easy win
ner with Davis of Brattlebbro far ahead
of Baldwin of Rutland, who finished
third. Manning of Brattleboro, the
smallest and lightest lad who wore
spiked shoes during the day, was in
fourth place. Sullivan hung up rec
ord, his time of 205 As being a fifth
of a second better than the mark
0 'Brien of Rutland established last
year.
Moran romped down the stretch in
the 220-yard dash, with none of the 9TH
or eight runners within speaking dis
lance. He finished Ia yards ahead of
Hanley of Rutland, who was closely fol
lowed by c.. Sibley of Keene. In spite
of the fact that he looked over his
| shoulder to see where the other boys
were Moran hit the tape in "a seconds
Tat, clipping two-ffths of second off
the time made by Sherman in 1913.
Most of the contestants were quick
ly eliminated in the high jump, which
Bellrose of Rutland won at 5 feet and
one-fourth inch. Moran, Stearns and
Vinton of Brattleboro were tied for sec
end and third places. Bellrose un-
doubtedly could have beaten the record
OF feet inches made by Murphy of
Bellows Falls in 1914, but he saved his
strength for other events later. Bell
roses record is feet 9M inches. made
at Rutland in the interclass meet two
weeks ago.
The 220-yard low hurdles was another
cinch for Moran, who won as he pleased
in q Is seconds, fraction of a Sec
ond behind the record made by Hvland
Tasker 10 years ago. The real race was
between Bellrose of Rutland and
Stearns of Brattleboro. The latter
looked to be the winner, but Bellrose
nipped him at the tape.