The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1920-05-14
WENTWORTH WON TRACK
MEET AT COLUMBIA
Relay Team Lowered State Rec
ord. Cadets Were Guests of
State University.

school day" at the University of Mis-
souri, at Columbia and the leading
high schools of the state attended as
guests of the University to compete
in track honors. Kemper and Went
worth, ancient and intense rivals, were
put in a class by themselves and the
Red and White came through with
a glorious victory, winning the hon
ors in Division III over K. M. S. SO
to 35. Coach Whaley's men took ev-
cry first place but three. In the high
hurdles Hall of w. NJ. A.. tied with
Ferguson of Kemper and Kemper won
the low hurdles and the pole vault.
In addition to that Wentworth's
fast relay team consisting of Brad
field, Williamson, Hampton, and
Moreland broke the state record in
the quarter mile relay with the time
46 2-5 seconds. This was an open e.
vent and at least twelve other high
schools had entered, among them be-
inc Northeast, Westport, and Manu-
al High Schools of Kansas City,
which are all considered very hard
opponents to defeat in any track e
vent. W. M. A. beat Northeast by
one-ffth of a second and a handsome
cup will be given to the school. This
was probably Wentworth's greatest
single honor of the day as only one
other record was broken, and that
by Norton of Manual High of Kan
sas City, who made a phenomenal
high jump of six feet an one-fourth
of an inch.
But to get back to the struggle be-
tween Wentworth and Kemper. As
"The Evening Missourian" said, the
intense rivalry between the two
schools was an evidence at the very
start. The ~bleachers seemed more in
terested in the w. M. AK. M. S. rae
es than in any others and often leaped
to their feet at some of the. spectac-
ular finishes. A good number of old
w. M. A. grads" was there, pulling
for the team.
The 1OO-yard dash came first, and
true to expectations little Moreland
and Bradfeld came whizzing down
the track taking first and second
places for Old Wentworth. The next
race, the 100 high hurdles was not
so successful. Ferguson of Kemper,
led Hall of Wentworth until both had
cleared the last hurdle. Then Hall
made a wonderful finish and by
hinging himself at the tape he breast
ed it with his opponent and tied for
first place. Kemper got third place
also.
But from that time on there was
a regular march of Wentworth vic Z
tories. Collins leaped off to a lead in ?
the quarter mile dash and never was
o~vertaken, and Terry scored in third
place. White of X. NJ. S, took sec o
ond. The 22O yard dash was a thrill Z
err, but once more the feet Moreland
ran to victory and Williamson pound r
ed out a second place ahead of his :
opponent, Mcdowell, by only a few y
inches. The 220 low hurdles was a
win for X. M. S. as Hall seemed to
lose his stride and P~eddycord reach Z
ed the tape first. Hall, however, got $
second place, Speers of Kemper, third, s.
and Campbell of Wentworth, fourth
In the meantime the field events II
had teen going on, and Scott and 2
Beels Of Wentworth tied for first v
place with a jump Of SIT. a in. 1t
was not as good as either could do y
but was enough to win. Hand sur g,
prised everybody by winning the dis T.,
Gus throw by a throw of 10S IT,, with K
L%indenmaeir second. This was much p
below the record of these two men
but it took first and second places
for w, NJ. A. In the broad jump the
Red and White scored again, Brad
field with first place by jumping 20
#. 2h inches, and Beels with a sec
ond, jumping 20 #. and 1 In.
The half mile run was another race
that had an exciting finish. Tread n
way of Kemper dashed away to a S
lead which he held until the last hun o,
bred yards. Then Collins staged a =
great sprint and crossed the line a
few feet ahead of his opponent. Z
Watson of W. M. A. finished fourth. 4
Lindenmaeir uncorked a good heave
in the shot put winning first by a
throw of Al # 5h in, Cunningham =
of X. M. S. got second and William -,
son of W. M. A., got third. Speck of l
Kemper took the pole vault easily,
and Bradfeld tied Speers for second
place.
Then, as the meet came TO a close,
Wentworth won her two brilliant re-
avs. The first, the 44O relay, an -
,pen event was run in two heats and
time. Northeast of Kan
las City, won the first heat in as 3-5