Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-21
Fifty Mile Gale Handicapped
Contestants And Drove
Spectators. From Field;
Grand Forks And Pembina
Picked A. Most Possible
Winners.

ASASO SAS N4VSs ! VSoAOAe
Winners.
With the wind blowing 50 miles an
hour, the 200 high school athletes who
competed in the preliminaries Of the
nineteenth annual ~interscholastic
track meet yesterday we're greatly
handicapped in the events.
Owing to the inclement weather.
few spectators witnessed the contests
and the usual enthusiasm which pre-
walls ut the annual meet was lacking.
In many cases it was no Easy matter
to decide who the qualifying men
would be as the events were closely
contested. On some events it was
necessary to hold as many al eight
preliminAries and two semi-hnals be-
fore the winners could be determined.
On account Of the high wind the
is very seldom done in competitive
matches, and in the hurdle races the
hurdles had to be tied to the ground
in order not to be blown down.
Record Smashed.
1t was announced before the start
Of the preliminaries hat records
broken in the runs would not count
~ the men were running with the
wind but the records broken in the
weights or jumps would count. Ray
Zeerb succeeded ins setting a new
state record in the discus throw when
he heaved tho disc 1875 feet, IN
inches. The record wa formerly
held by III. Manning of BAthgate who
Get up the mark Of ia feet, 4inches
in the meet held in 1913. Zeerb threw
the discus at right angles to the wind
and tho record will count. according
to . statement made last night by
Coach Davis.
Ronald Davies, diminutive Grand
Forks runner, get up the fastest time
in the lo0-yd. dash when he covered
the distance in 10 rs seconds, which
jamestown In 1910. The best time
made in the 27o-yd. dash was made
BY Harmson Of the Deaf School of
Devils Lake. Harmson ran the 220
yards IN - SIS seconds. which is AS
OF Q second slower than the state
record set up BY Dick Boyd Of Lang
don In 1911.
The finals Of the half-mile relay
11ee to be held this afternoon prom
ise4 to be exceptionally Interesting.
Grand Forks. Jamestown. Pembina,
and Fargo arc all represented by ex-
ceptionally strong teams. The teams
representing the Deaf School and
Ninot also qualified for the finals
The bet time made in the prelim-
inaries was set up BY the Grand Forks
crow who negotiated the distance in
1 minute. 43 ga seconds. James
town made the next best. 1 minute,
~ seconds =
The finals this afternoon promise
to be exceptionally interesting. A
few of the more venturesome dopes-
ters have given opinions as to who
will be the winner and the majority
have agreed hat it lies between Grand
Forks and Pembina. Several schools
have strong men entered and there ie
no doubt but what the points will be
distributed ove a large territory.
The results of the preliminaries are
~ follows:
990-M. Low Hurdles.
First heat-O'Keefe, Cavalier; Nc
Cracker, Grand Forks. Time 20 Sec
onds.
Second heat.-Langton, Pembina;
Wetstein, Deaf School. Time % rs
seconds.
Third heat-Huesebus. Leeds; Lar
son, Fargo. Time % seconds. All
mol qualify. .
lloyd. Dash.
First heat. - Kellner. IanEdon;
Davies, Grand Forks. Time 10 As
Second heat.-Read, Grand Forks:
Elliot, Devils Lake. Time 10 As
seconds.
Third heat.-sandlie, Grand Forks;
Carney. Mfnot. Time. II seconds.
Fourth heat. - Harmson, Deaf
school; Monro. Grand Forks. Time
10 SIS seconds.
Fifth heat. - Russell. Pembina:
Nierling, jamestown. Time IL sec.
Binds.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Grand Forks;
35ierling, jamestown; Monro. Grand
her Read sandlie. Harmson, Rus,
rail-. Devtes,, Nierlns and Munro ali
qualified.
Half-Mule Run.
First heat--Doyle Fargo; Burton,
Hamilton; Brunskill, Grand Forks
Time ! minutes, ~ As seconds.
Second heat Hanson. Esmond;
Thsraldson, Grafton: Melville. Cav
alier. Time : minutes. is seconds.
Third heat--Fox, Leeds; johnson
lAnGd0n; Kelly, Devils Lake. Time
! minutes II 4-5 seconds. All mer
NE 33e-yd. DaaR.
FIRST heat Drew jamestown;
eaAAliA. Grand Forks. Time ~ sec.
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sseond heat-stueky, L~edgerwood,
De1lA, Fargo. Time IS IS seconds
E0urth hsat-Munro. Grand Forks:
Ksylnssr. IAnsdon. Time - 3-5 sec.
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Ysfth haak-Rathman, Jamestown;
Xrvns. ltnot. Time - seconds.
QkEkh ii t--LAngton. Pembina
Qrsenvoo4. Harvey. Time "a al
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