The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-05
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AT GRADES MEET
Eighth Grade Highest Scorer with 81
Point@Canal Street 7th Close
Second-Rice High Man.

PolntS-Canal Street TIN Close
Second Rice High Man.
There was strenuous competition on
the Valley fair grounds yesterday aft
ernoon, when the graded schools Of the
Brattleboro incorporated district held
their annual track meet. An admiring
and cheering crowd of youths encour-
aged their favorites with yells and
songs, and throughout the meet there
was unusual enthusiasm.
The 9Th grade, Main street, scored the
highest number Of points, gathering in
81, and the others in order were Canal
street 7th, As; Main street 7th, Al;
Canal street 9Th, II; Main street 9th, A..
The 9th and It'll grades of Canal street
together scored 63 points to 40 for the
corresponding grades of the Main street
school. There is considerable rivalry
between those grades.
Allen Rice of Main street Sth grade
was the individual winner with Is
points, closely followed by John Lawton
of Main street 18th with Is. Fred Rob
| bins of Main street Sth and Ernest
Wells of Canal street 7th were tied for
third place with IA points each. Lester
| Haywood of the 8th grade secured IL
points and Paul Freeman of Canal street
7th secured II.
Robbins s jump of II feet was won
derful leap for an Sth grade lad, and
| Freeman S high jump of 4 feet 6A
inches was an accomplishment for a
7th grade boy. The pole vaulting by
Searles of the small boys was pleas
ing feature.
| The officials were as follows: Referee
Stolte; starter, Moran; clerk of the
course, Parker; assistant clerk OF
course, Nixon; judges, NJ. j. Moran
Laurence Sherman, J. Moran, Allen Da
Wis; timers, E. B. Smith and H. E
Stiegler; announcer, f. M. Cram.
Following is the summary of the
events:
lOO-Yard Dash.
Small boys-Won by Harland McNal
ly, It'll Canal; I'd, Raymond Wells, I'll
Canal; Sd, Nelson Mcdonald, 9th Canal
Time, Ia see.
Medium boys-Won by Truxton Brit
tan, Sth Main; 3D. Gordon Ulmer, I'll
Main; Sd, Alfred Martin, 9th Main
Time, Ii sec.
Main; I'd, Lester Haywood, 8th Main
Sd, Fred Robbins, Sth Main. Time, l:
sec.
Broad Jump.
Small boys-Won by Raymond Wells
18th Canal, I'd, Francis Stevens, 9th Ca
nal; Sd, Howard Lane, 9th Canal. Dis
lance, IL it. 10 inches.
Medium boys-Won by Gordon Ulmel
18th Main; I'd, Truxton Britain, st
Main; Sd, Jack Vanderveer, 7th Mair
Distance, ID it. s1l inches.
Large boys-Won by Fred Robin:
; Sth Main; 3D. Lester Haywood, st
Main; Sd, Charles Dimes, Sth Main. Dis
, lance, II feet.
l20- Yard Low Hurdle.
Small boys-Won by Raymond Wells
18th Canal; I'd, Harland McNally, 1t
Canal; Sd, Francis Stevens, 9th Cana
Time, 20 sec.
Medium boys--Won by Paul Freeman
18th Canal; I'd. John Lawton, 9TH Main
Sd. Jack, Nanderveer,. 9Th Main Tim.
e 10 sec. ii,
Large boys-Won by Fred Robin
4 9Th Main; I'd, Allen Rice, Sth Main; 81
a Edward Bolliger, It'll Main. Time,
4 sec.
High Jump.
Small boys-Won by Edwin Frost, It
. Canal; I'd, John Lawton, 18th Main; 81
!, Jack Vanderveer, eth Main. Height,
5 fit. u inch.
!, Medium boys-Won by Edward Boil
: ger, 18th Main; I'd, Carol Rice, 18th MAR
n Sd, Alfred Martin, 9th Main. Height,
: tt 81 inch.
Large boys-Won by Paul Freema
f 7th Canal; I'd, Fred Robbins, Sth Mair
! 3D., Charles Dimes, sth Main. Height,
e it. 6N inches.
h Pole Vault.
: Small boys-Won by Edwin Frost, I,
n Canal; I'd, Francis Stevens, 9th Cana
It Sd, Alonzo Searles, 9th Main. Height,
II #. 10 inches.
I Medium boys-Won by John Lawto
5 7th Main; I'd, Jack Vanderveer, 4
L Main; Sd, Gordon Timer, 7th Mai
IS Height, it. Ii inches.
Large boys-Won by Allen Rice, s
h Main; I'd, Lester Haywood, Sth Main; 8
e. Paul Freeman, 18th Main. Height,
re | inch
ii 44O-Yard Run.
e. Small boys-Won by Thomas Kelle
lie 9th Canal; I'd, Francis Stevens,
to Canal; Sd, Alonzo Searles, 9th Ma
I'd Time, m. 20 3-5 sec.
n. Medium boys-Won by John Lawtc
e. 18th Main; I'd, William Kelley, 18th Cana
1t Sd, Raymond Wells, 7th Canal. Time,
h m. Is sec
ne Large boys-Won by Allen Rice. 8
er Main; I'd, Lester Haywood, Sth Mai
I'd Edward Bolliger, It'll Main. Time,
ID ii sec.
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