The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-06-09
BElD|NG HIGH SCHOOL
WINS TRACK MEET At
IONA BY BIG MARGIN
BELDING'S TEAM BEAT IONIA'S
BY SCORE OF 67h to 55h-GET
1ST AND I'D ALL AROUNDS

The local High School Athletes
again brought honor to the school and
themselves for the 4th consecutive
wear i'm the Annual Field and Track
meet at Ionia last Saturday. The
meet was dual affair between lonia
and Belding, the local school winning
67h points to Ionia's 554. George
Skellenger was the individual star of
the meet, getting S2ls points, thereby
winning the all-around championship
and gold medal, and Alvin Storey
won second all-around medal with
l51b points. Records We're broken In
the half mile and relay. Aileen Arm
strong and Mildred Kramer won the
girl"s doubles in tennis from Hub
bardston and the singles were for-
feited to Belding. Watch for dis
play of the medals and cups IN FMS
toe & Rummler's window this week.
In its write-up rof the meet the
Ionia Sentinel-Standard says:
sEarly in the meet uonia high
athletes were leading Belding in what
turned out to be practically dual
meet between the two schools. In the
morning Ionia captured 16 points In
the shot put and discus and early In
the afternoon Moulton in splendid
race not only captured the half mile
run for Ionia but also chopped sew
eral seconds off the track record. Pre-
liminary heats in the runs and hur-
dies developed the fact that Belding
was strong in the running depart
ment, and made it possible that the
big lead Ionia had would be cut down
if not wiped out. In the championship
tennis games the girls game was
Saturday morning between the Hub
bardston and Belding girls, Hub
bardston forfeited the singles to Bel
ding and the score of the doubles
was 6 to for both. Miss Arm
strong and Miss Kramer both OF Bel
ding deserve special mention for their
wonderful ability along the lines OF
playing tennis both doing far above
the average amateur tennis player.
Summary of events:
SO yd. dash: 1st, Storey, Belding;
I'd, Quillan, Belding; Bird, Wheaton,
Ionia; time 2l5 sec.
I'd, Chickering, Belding; 3rd, Hay
100 yard dash: 1st, Storey, Bel
ding. I'd, Skellenger, Belding; 3rd,
Benedict, Ionia; time 10 2I5.
l2fb shot: 1st, Wheaton, lonia;
I'd, Schaeffer, Ionia; 3rd, Cowias.
Belding; distance 36 fit.
220 yard hurdles: 1st, Skellenger,
Belding; I'd, Hines, Ionia; 3rd, Quill
an, Belding; time 20 sec.
Running high jump: 1st Skellen-
ger, Belding; I'd, Christianson, loina;
3rd, Higbee, Ionia, height 5 #, 3 in.
120 yard hurdles: 1st,. Higbee,
Ionia; 2dk Skellenger, Belding; Bird,
Smith, Ionia; time 80 3I5 sec.
Pole vault: 1st Skellenger, Bel
ding; I'd, Higbee, Ionia; 3rd, Smith,
Ionia: height, 8ft. in.
220 yard dash: 1st, Skellenger,
Belding; I'd, Storey, Belding; 3rd,
Benedict, Ionia time "a 45.
Running Broad Jump: 1st, Skell-
enger, Belding; I'd, Christianson,
Ionia; 3rd, Quillan, Belding: dis
tance 10 #. in.
44O yard dash: 1st, Chickering,
Belding; I'd, Haynor, Ionia; 3rd,
Moulton, Ionia: time SO 45.
Discus throw: 1st, Schaeffer, Ionia;
I'd, Sheldon, Ionia; 3rd, Dehn, Bel
ding; distance 85 #. Gin.
Half mile relay: 1st, Uelding;
Chickering, Quillan, Storey and Skell-
enger: I'd, Ionia: time 1:38, new
record