The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-09
Championship Meet Notes.

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BrattIeboro was a point. winner in
every event.
Piggott, Nichols, Richardson and Rob-
bins won their letters
Manning is developing into a great II
distance runner, and the farther he
runs the better showing he makes. He
will be heard from next year.
Noyes of Brattleboro finished fourth H
in the high hurdles, But he tipped over
so many hurdles that he was disquah- Il
fed and the point didn 'tscount
The Brattleboro team won 10 medals
and nine fourth places, Rutland IL med L
ais and three fourth places, Springfield Il
two medals and no fourths, and Crafts |.
bury academy one medal and no fourth.
Coach Stolte is entitled to great cred
1T for developing state championship
team from material that at the begin
ming of the season, while by no means I
poor, was far from what it is today
When Brattleboro pulled out from be-
hind just before the last event follow |
ers of the sport recalled the Brattleboro |
meet of two weeks before. when the |
local team nosed out Rutland at the |
finish.
The Brattleboro boys have only words |
of praise for the way in which they |
were entertained They had quarters |
in fraternity houses and were shown |
every courtesy possible all through |
their stay in the Queen City.
Principal Julius E. Warren and a
large number of high school students
and others, elated because the Brattle-
boro team won the championship. went
bn r.fSl roa1 81 r.
noon and gave the boys the glad hand
on their arrival on the clock train.
| Because of its long period of dsuse
| the cinder path was not in the best of
condition, not being packed down suf
ielcntly to make the fastest time. cspe-
ciaily in the hurdles. Every effort was
made by the officials. however. to put
the track in first class condition.
Justin Moran kept Bellerose very
busy in the low hurdles, finishing close
TO him in % 30 seconds, which was
fast time. considering the slowness of
the track. 1t was faster than that made
Tin the dual meets the same dav of
New Hampshire state college against
the Massachusetts Aggies or Holy Cross
against Maine.
The mark of 1910 by Davis in the
two-milc run is a state record In 1915
Freddie Jones of Rutland now captain
and star runner at Midtlleburv college.
made the distance in 1886 Is. Tn 1916
. ITommy O Brien of Rutland finished in
1929 %. Both marks were made at
Estate meets in Burlington O'Brien en-
TERED Yale last year and was chosen
5 fsaHtain on account-of-frrs-r record. and
this year he won first for Yale against
+ Princeton and second against Harvard.
81 Brattleboro did not bring home the
, trophy, as it had not arrived At the
J, last previous championship meet in Bur
I Ihngton Goddard seminary won the cup
!, hut this year the seminary was not al
c lowed to compete, not being willing to
= conform TO all the requirements. so Il
n declined TO give mp the cup unless in
: sistencc was made. Which was no
t, dolc. Goddard and Brattleboro Gael
: had won two legs on the cup. A new
and better trophy has been ordered ant
It viii be sent here when it arrives.
5 The all-round ability of Bellerose O
Rutland is recognized by everyone H,
e is remarkable athlete. Yet in the las
n two years that Ed Moran of Brattlc
t horo was alive Bellcrose was second t,
C Moran in the three meets in which the,
$. competed. At the last meet, in S;
d Johnsbury, Moran beat BcIlerosc in III
O hurdles, sprints and high jump. takin.
I. five of the SIX events in which the
ID competed. The only event in whic
Bellerose beat Moran was the pol
S, vault
le Comptroller Guy w Bailey of the TN
&c vcrsity of Vermont is very much of a
I'd enthusiast in athletics and naturally
&c much pleased with the success of Ve1
"a mont S baseball team this season. Coac
IN Clyde Engle, the old Boston America
tn star who played a short time for Brat
to tleboro in the Twin State league, &C
ne t;linlv has developed splendid team
which ranks as ono of the very hes
&c college teams in the country. NJ
e, Bailey stated Saturday evening tn;
c- every effort would be made to hold a
IT. cvcn moro attractive and succcssfl
al track meet next year.
en- In the evening al those participatin
in the meet. including the officials. b
sides some visitors. were given bal
'e' quot in the Van Ness House by II
8 Burlington Chamber of Commerce an
h. the University of Vermont, the mayt
10 of the city presiding. The Brattlebol
team had places at the central tab
II and Coach Stolte and M. j. Moran Ia
Z. places at tho head table The dea
"a of the university and large number
business men were present. There W;
~, music by an orchestra and n male qua
!, tet At the first opportunity the Bra
IN tleboro boys gave a yell for the Ru
land competitors and the Rutland ho
~ returned the compliments. Other eoi
Is. lPlimentary yells given also al
m they were enlivening features of L
i occasion. There was after-dinn
lc- speaking. -
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