The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-24
SIDELIGHTS ON
STATE TRACK MEET
Interesting Facts Concerning Brattle
boro's Accomplishment in Win
ming Championship.

Although the story OF the results OF
the state interscholastic championship
track meet in Burlington last Thurs
day and Friday, under the auspicies
of the University of Vermont, has been.
published in The Reformer many side
lights of the meet not published hith-
erto make interesting reading. The
Brattleboro high school team, which
won the meet for the second time in
succession, returned Saturday after
noon and was met at the railroad sta
ton by a delegation of students and
faculty and was loudly cheered That
i night largely attended dance in
honor of the team was held in Odd Eel
! lows temple. Following are some notes
of the meet:
Hartwell did a splendid piece of run
ming in the 440-yard dash. Manning.
| who had just finished remarkably
| fast mile, was unable to keep the pace
and little Hartwell, realizing that the
honor of unfolding B. IL. SIS record
of scoring in each event depended on
| him, started after the men ahead of
him and succeeded in passing all but
the first man. Considering his age and
| the fact that it is his first year in
track, it was remarkable feat.
| The finish of the final in the 100
yard dash was the closest of any race
| during the two days. 1t was surely a
blanket finish and it must have been
hard for the judges to decide as to
the order of the men at the finish.
Justin Moran started in the low
hurdles and broad jump Thursday and
while in poor shape qualified in each
As it was evident on Friday that any
points he might win would not be
needed he withdrew from each event
Eugene Moran qualified in the 40.
yard dash Thursday in the fastest
heat of the meet, 81 Is, but Coach
Stolte did not let him start Friday rs
he had so many other hard events to
compete in.
Austion was tied with Leahy of Rut
land for second place in the discus
throw and both boys agreed to take
one throw each for second place. The
discus was wet and slippery and Leahy
had the better luck, thereby winning
the honor
In the vault, after all other compel
itors had been retired at s feet, siH
inches, the Brattleboro boys quit vault
ing, taking the three medals and tn,
II points rather than fight it out il
the rain. The contest will be decided
and the medals awarded at the B. II
S. meet next Saturday.
Manning had the BrattlebOrO higl
school mile record within his reach, a,
he finished in AL 3-5, looking bach
J and resting during the last 100 yards
If he had been pushed he easily eoulC
have landed the record. If any reason
able competition is given him he SHOULD
get that mile record next Saturday.
Fisher, taking part in his first meet
won first place in the high jump ans
} thereby earned his B, something mucl
, to be desired.
: Moves, who ran like deer on Thurs
dav, winning his heats easily, woult
have scored more points if he had no
been somewhat under the weather oil
Z, the second day He can be depended OF
to score heavily next Saturday.
Robbins showed more speed and form
: than ever before and should be q heav,
| scorer for the 1921 team.
/, Richardson, Nelson and Haywood
while not scoring at Burlington, al
gave good. promise for the future an
with continued practice and experience
should show up strongly another yeal
The work of the Brattleboro trac
0 team certainly proved that the reputa
? ton the school has in athletics wa
r well deserved One spectator remarke
that elf Brattleboro high : 1919 foot
ball team classed with its 1920 trac
2 team it was just as well for the repU
tation of some of our Vermont team
l. that they did not meet them las
year.
While the Rutland boys natural
/ were much disappointed at the shown
OF made, they certainly acted like goo
ID sports, congratulating the winners
each event and acting in every way
thoroughly sportsmanlike manner.
oil The manner in which the boys we
6 entertained by the officials and the st,
8. dents of the University of Vermont
well as the courtesy and etficient
shown by the officials in charge of Il
meet will never be forgotten by Il
members of the Brattleboro team.
70 he track was much improved
the work done on it since last year
the students under charge of Dr. +
" munds, the football and track coac
w DR.. Edmunds, by the way, is the be
Id starter a Brattleboro team ever work.
" under, as well as man of very likeat
ur personality.
We Everybody cup state credits Die
he rich Stolte with being "some coach
re Lawton so far outclassed his compe
nd itors in the shot put event that
made but one try in the finals, winni
ed his five points with but small effort.
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