Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-12
REDMOND HIGH BOY
wins STATE MEET
Arthur Tuck Is Marvel Per.
former Of Oregon High
SChOCi Athlete.

University Of Oregon. Eugene May
l2.-Arthur Tuck Of Redmond, repre-
senting the Redmond high school. won
the state championship interseholastie
track meet here Saturday afternoon
single handed. He placed first in seven
events, second in one, and smashed
three state records, taking 3S points.
jefferson high school of Portland
was second in the meet, with S4 points.
Other schools scoring points were:
Franklin. Portland. 2l; Washington,
Portland, IA; North Bend 10; Hood
River, s: Lincoln. Portland :; Med
ford 6; Lebanon, 3; James John, Port
land. 3.
Tuek's work against a field of l2o
entries is considered to be most excep-
tioual Tuck placed first in the 100
yard dash covering it in the record
time Of 10 seconds flat. He also took
first in the shotput, with a heave Of
As feet 4 inches. In the high hurdle
he again led the field, doing the dis
tanee in rs So seconds. I'm the high
jump he defeated Gassoway Of Hood
River, who placed second, clearing the
bar az feet s inches.
Javelin Hurled Far
Tuck established a new mark for the
discus, his best heavc of the afternoon
being 1913 feet 10 inches. He also took
first hOneRs in the 220-yard dash, his
time III this event beng % 25 seconds
His seventh first place was in the
iavelin, which ne throw ia feet 8
inches, beating the best previous rec
ord, held by "Duhs' Mulkey of Mon
mouth by 80 feet. This mark for the
iavelin is about 30 feet better than
any made Saturday in the meet be-
tween the University of Oregon and
Oregon Agricultural college The east
ern Oregon phenomenon was second IN
the broad jump with d mark Of lit
tie better than Is feet made i'm the
qualifying round,
/ One of the best rascs Of the after
noon and the only one in which Tuck
appeared to be pressed at all was the
/ l00-yard dash in which Coulter Of JET
ferson high came in close second.
/ In the mile run the field wa led by
/ Wright Of jefferson, but he was dis
qualified for crowding Peake, who was
closing in on him on the home stretch.
Wright crowded over two lanes in or
der to keep from being passed and Tho
Judges ruled him out. With his five
points jefferson high would have tax
en- the meet.
Governor Presents Awards
In the races in which Tuck was eh
tered the best running was seen in th'
fight for second position. Tie Oregon
track was in fine shape for the NEE
and "Bill' Hayward ran off the fin
ais in Just two hours. The awards fo
places, relay and individual high poin
winner were awarded at the JUNO
prom by Governor Olcott.
Jefferson high school had probabl,
the best balanced team in the NEE
aud they fought hard for the first pl1c
james John did not show as well a
was expected, although they were run
ners up in nearly every event. In tn
relay the Hill military academy of Por
land. had clever team entered an
they crowded Jefferson for first plae
in this event.
During the meet, Ralph Spearow o
Multnomah club, tried for the world
) record in the pole vault Spearow
{ record in this event still stands in tn
/ intcrscholastic circles and was not el
, dangercd Saturday. lie also is iroidt
Of the coast record for the pole vauf
established last Saturday in Portlan
in the meet between the University
Oregon and Multnomah club. The higl
/. est mark at which he was able to ero'
2 the bar Saturday was u feet 3 inches
! He made several tries with the po
resting at lS feet inches, but was ne
q able to clear the bar,