The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
WEST POINT WON IN FIRST
BIG HIGH SCHOOL FIELD MEET
West Pointers VictOrs By Five Points Columbus
Gets Second Place And Makes Fine Showing
Meet Was Big Success From Every
Point of View.

Running Broad Jump-Hood, Col
umbus, first; West Point, second; re-
cord IS ft. 2la in.
22O Yard Dash-West Point, first;
Ed. Lindamood, Columbus, second;
time 23.9 seconds.
Running High Jump-West Point,
first; Ed. Lindamood, Columbus, Sec
ond; record ft. 5 in,
Quarter Mile Race West Point,
first; Atkins, Columbus, second; time
55 seconds.
Pole Vault--West Point, first; Ma
con, second; record 8 it. a in.
22O Yard Low Hurdle Race-West
Point, first, Okolona, second time 80
seconds.
Shot Put-West Point, first; Ed.
Lindamood, Columbus, second; record
40 #. z in.
Half-Mile Raced. Lindamood,
Columbus, first; 0kolona, second;
time 2:05.
Hammer Throw Okolona, first;
West Point, first; record 81 #. 7la in.
One Mile Relay Race-Beuna Vista,
first; Atkins, Lipscomb, Hood and
Lindamood, Columbus, second.
At the conclusion of the track
events on the college campus the meet
moved to the Franklin Academy CAM
pus where the baseball game between
West Point and Columbus was played.
West Point came out victorious.
The game Jagged in interest on ac-
count Of the lateness of the hour and
due to the fact that most Of the play
ers had participated in the track
events and were about tagged out
when the time came for the game. The
score was a to /.
Brewster pitched for Columbus and
Halbert was on the mound for the
visitors.
Following was the Columbus line
up: Hancock, catcher; Brewster,
pitcher; Atkins, 1b; Kaye, 2b; Hood,
S.; Myrick, 3b; Lipscomb, If; Carson,
cf; Hackleman, rf.
The events of the day closed with
the Defamation, Music and Express
sion contests at the auditorium of the
Stephen D. Lee High School. In these
events Columbus won on only point,
second place in the Expression con-
test having been won by Miss Jaunita
Gardner. Miss Gardner spoke with
rare dramatic skill and grace and
with fine stage presence.
Miss Virginia Garth was the Col
umbus contestant in Music and her
playing reflected splendid training
and unusual skill as a musician. She
was greeted with generous applause.
Mr.. Jacob Simon represented Col
umbus in the Defamation contest.
He is possessed of rare ability as a
speaker and made splendid showing.
He spoke with perfect enunciation
and handled difficult subject with
fine skill and ease.
All Of the visitors who won in the
contests acquitted themselves in a
manner that reflected credit both on
| themselves and the schools and towns
they represented. Charles Hill King
of Okolona in the Defamation contest
was especially good. He spoke with
the ease and grace Of a veteran plat
form orator.
/ Following is the full program of
the Friday night events in the order
in which the judges graded them:
Expression.
/. Gladys Henson, 0kolona, "The
Sign of the Cross"-Wilson Barrett
Q. Juanita Gardner, Columbus
"How He Won His Freedom
Selected.
8. Geraldine Howarish, West Point
"The Gazelle and The Swan"-Select.
ed.
1. Sara Evelyn Joiner, West Point
"Valse- Caprice"
2. Grace Hunter Vice, 0kolona
"Rigoletto" BY Verdi-Listv.
Defamation.
/. Charles Hill King, Okolona
"Perils of Our Nation"-By Hill.
2. Franklin Spalding, West Point
Henry w. Grady's Memorial Address
BY John Temple Graves.
8. Jacob Simon, Columbus, "Am
, ericanism'-By Roosevelt.
: Enthusiasm ran rampant at tn
High School auditorium Friday even
, ing. The students Of the high schoo
! assembled in the north section of tn
hall and cheered voieiferously for al
. of the contestants and especially fo
the visitors. They sang school song
/; and INDUCED in a general good tim