Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-31
CROOKSTON wins
in RELAY RACE
Runners From Polk County
Too Speedy For Grand
Forks Boys.

sCrookston won the Y. NJ. c. A. In
.terstate Relay Race. from Crookston
to Grand Forks, held Saturday after
noon, defeating the Grand Forks team
Crookston boys covered the rs
Ia miles in 2 hours. IT minutes and
80 seconds, while the time for Grand
Forks wks 2 hours and 18 minutes.
This race will be put down On the
records as the most remarkable relay
race cver staged In the northwest.
The roads n most places were in fine
condition, but in some spots were very
rough and made travelling for tho
boysl very hard.
The first two runners, George. Brun-,
skill for Grand Forks and Weber for.
.Crookston. lined up at the starting
mark in>C rookston at 1928 p. m, and
were started at 2:25-p. m. by B. Goss-,
man Of the Crookston Times. Approx
imately 100 Crookston people, as we'll
as = number from Grand Forks. were
present to see the boys start.
From the moment the pistol vas
finish mark IT. was the ace Of either
side. Both teams held a safe lead at
various Intervals only to be overtaken
by an opposing runne Crookston's
18th runner was n of exceptional
ability and,s although he started prac-
ttfcally even with the Grand Forks lad,
he finished his share of the distance
with about a quarter Of a mile lead.
From then on the Minnesota boys
wonderful fight to regain the lost dis
tance,- but it was OF. no avail.
"Pinky" Wentz Of Grand Forks At
tanned the honor discovering the mile
in the fastest time. He covered. the
distance in 4. minutes, IS seconds,
which is remarkable, considering the
fact that he ran on an uneven coun-
try road. and the best time for one
mile made \ at the Interscholastic
at the university, waS6 minutes and
IL seconds. George B%runskilfs run
Of s minutes and S seconds was good,
considering the fact that he was fore.
ed to run uphill the greater part OF
Ethe distance.
Mayor Sends Greetings.
The runner carried greetings from
Mayor F. a.. Grady Of Cookston ia
Mayor H. NJ. Wheeler Of Grand Forks,
Mayor Wheeler was at the finish
mark in front Of the local Y. M. C,
! A. building. After thetrace was com
pleted. Mayor Wheeler read Mayor
Grady's message to the huge crowd OF
people that had gathered to witness
the finish. Mayor. Grady's letter was
lN May %, 1920.
Hon. H.y M. Wheeler. Mayor. Grand
I *F'orkAse-Nofth Dakota.
My Dear Mayor-The people Of thu
city Of Crookston, Minnesota. extend
to the people OF your fair city a most
cordial greeting. ! May the present re-
latton' which exists between our cities
eyer continue.
This greeting d bding sent to you
by the relay runners, and let us. hope
that each team taking part On thii
event will strive: m%ahfully. earnestly
and honestly to win the Loving Cup,
Let US hope .that:those who take part
In this relay race may do his part
without suffering any injury, and may
the race in itself teach these youna
men some Of the trials and difficulties
which they will encounter during life,
-. A. GRADY,
Race Successful.
Ithan one viewpoint. Disregarding the
CLOSE finish and the amount OF inter
est taken in the event, the fact that
q boys from eacfsatown cDuld be
gathered together and trained In such
q manner that such4A race could be
stared without any Of the contestants
collapling Oh in any manner receiy-
Ing any A1sefeects.,T remarkable, &c
cordtng TO various men Of the city
events ~theinselveS.
I, BSnqaets for Teans. K
At.s O'Clock q banquet, was served
flor the members sof both teams and
the Officially, IS the race in the dim