Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-23
Local Track Stars
Conquer OUer Large
Field at Franklin
Manual First in State High
School Meet-TechnicdL
Finishes Second.
BY HEZE CLARK.

Coach Shorty" Morrison's thinlycla
athletes from Manual Training High
School won the nineteenth annual State
track meet of the I. H. s. A A, Satur-
day, at GoodeIl field, Franklin. Coach
Blacks Technical High School team was
second.
The points scored by the teams in the
State championship meet follow: Manual,
10; Technical. 49, Wabash, IS; Warsaw,
Elkhart, Bedford and Anderson, 6 points
each; Rushville, Brazil, Frankfort,
Rochester and Wiley, 3 points each /;
Garfield, Connersville, Sheridan, Mar
tinsyiie PriHeeto9 points each each
Plymouth, Charlottesville and Pine
Township, point each.
GRAY WINS
GOLD MEDAL
In the ten sectional meets there were
120 high school teams entered. and sixty
five Of these teams had men qualify
for the State meet. The arrangements
made by Coach John Thurber of Frank
lin College for the conducting of the big
athletic carnival were perfect In every
detail. Every event was run off in
scheduled time, and at the close of the
meet members OF the State high school
athletic board congratulated Coach Thur
Der and other Franklin College authori-
ties on the way the meet was conducted.
At the close of the games Coach Thurber
presented the athletes who won points
with gold, silver and bronze medals.
Manual Training High School men also
were awarded the beautiful silver trophy
cup for the champion team. Manual also
won a silver cup by capturing the sec
ond section relay championship. Brazil
won the first section relay champion
ship.
Gray, the Technical Splinter won the
golu medal awarded for the high point
winner. The little speed merchant well
deserved the honor, for he won both the
100 yard dash and the 900 yard dash from
the largest field Of starters who ever com
peted in the sprint races In a State meet
II was a meet full OF surprises. Evans
of Brazli broke the state hlgh jump
record, clearing the bar at feet and y
inch Cramer Of Marinsyille was sec
ond and Miller Of Anderson third.
BAD SPILL
STOPS MARKS.
The turning point OF the meet came in
the final heat o fthe 22O-yard low hurdles.
Twice had Marks Of Wabash stepped
over the hurdles In 90 % seconds, which
is 2-5 Of a second faster than the record
held by Allison Of Richmond for four
teen years Marks was all in after three
heats in the low hurdles and hard
quarter mile race, In which he finished
third However, he was leading by a
safe margin IN the finals OF the low
hurdle when he tripod on the sixth
in p 4-5 seconds. PBrr Of sheridan was
second and Dinwiddie OF Crawtcrdsyille
third Had Marks won that race wabash
would probably have been state cham
plons.
made that event long drawn out con-
test in which endurance counted. Thirty
two men contested In the vault ~.
Harmeson OF Manual had won the event
last wear and was expected to win again,
4rd
the wonderful records he has made In
other meets Miller Of Anderson was
FIRST. vaulting IL feet l inch. Sevedge or
Princeton was second.
In the first relay Brazil was nrst. cen,
trail OF Evansville second and Delphi
third The time was minutes ~ rs
seconds In the second relay race Man
ual won by a wide margin and was not
forced to open up. bloomington was
second and Newcastle third The time
was q minutes A As seconds. Summaries
100 Yard Dash-Gray. Tech; Lamb,
Garfield (Terre Haute) Stamates. War
saw. Time-:1004.
WiIs Run-Phllips, Rushville; Flint.
Connersville; Johnson, Bloomfield. Time
40 Yard Dash (fIrst section)-stamates
warsaw H. Harrneson. Manual; Marks
wabash Time 1904.
440 Yard Run (second section)-Evans.
Flkhart: Anderson. Wabash: Lotick,
Shortridge. Time :55Ol.
100 Yard Hurdles-Velsay, Tech; Nc
Nance, wabash; Ross, Manual Time
:1T02.
22O Yard Dash-Gray, Tech; Summers,
Manual; Sabo South Bend. Time-:23.
Half Mile first sectionl-Spradling
Frankfort: Koet'er, Bedford; Cox, Plym
outh. Time 05 %.
Half Mile Second section)-Garnder.
Manual; While Bedford; Wagner. Elk
hart Time ;0S 80
300 Yard Hurdles-Prout, Manual; Parr
Sheridan; Dinwiddle, Charlottesville
-27 :04.