The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-02
SCHOOL DAY At
SILVER SPRINGS
First Event of the Kind Profitable to
Young Athletes and Interested
Their Friends

The high school field day held at
Silver Springs yesterday proved a de-
cided success. The weather man
seemed to have ordered especially
fine weather for the occasion and the
crowds-about 800 people attending,
Aentered into the spirit of the occasion.
The spectators were the parents and
friends of the contestants and num-
bers of citizens who are interested in
sports and the work of the public
schools and all that pertains to MAX
ing the pupils all around citizens OF
the future. This is the first event of
it's kind ever held in Ocala. A spirit
of competition and keen rivalry was
shown throughout, which made the
day the unqualified success it way
and gave it the Dep that is needed to
make an event of this kind looked
forward TO with pleasure.
Since this was the first of the kind
ever held, of course improvements can
and will be made in the future, but
when it is taken into consideration
that the contestants have been train
ing for this field day only about two
weeks, it plainly shows what could be
done in the way of athletics in the
school with little encouragement and
training The program being rather
long and the contestants not hardened
to so much strenuous exercise, it was
thought advisable to omit several of
the events, the remaining events to
be held at the school grounds next
Monday and Tuesday afternoons at A
o'clock, when all are cordially invited
to attend.
A banner is offered for the class
holding the highest number of points
and small cash prizes are offered for
the winners of several of the single
events. The list of winners given be-
low is for single events. The holders
of the highest number of points will
not be known until the entire pro-
gram has been worked off There were
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afternoon and the good feeling and
spirit of the occasion was admirable.
The fairness of the decisions and the
impartiality of the judges was notice
able. Many of the spectars and con-
testants left for Ocala ut sundown,
but many who had brought lunches
stayed and spent the evening at the
springs, thereby rounding out pleas
ant day.
Contestant under each>event named
in order of place won.
Boys 100 yard dash: Harold Smith,
Joe Moses, Whitner Koon. James
Knight
Girls so ward dash: Estelle Wilkes,
Marie Hensley, Mabel Priest, Flora
Sherman.
Girls rs yard dash: Estelle Wilkes,
Marie Hensley.
Boys 220 var ddash: Harold Smith,
Whitner Koon, Joe Moses, Jack Will
Jams.
Girls It's yard run: Estelle Wilkes,
Flora Sherman. Maude Gary. Marie
Hensley.
Boys high jump: Harrington Hall
and George Jordan tied for first and
second place. John Cook and Dudley
Cole for third and fourth places. This
tie will be run off later.
Girls high jump: Maud Gary won
first place. Flora Sherman, Estelle
Wiles, Marie Hensley and Evelyn
Wilkes tied for the other three places
This tie will be run off later
Boys 440 yard dash: Harold Smith
Joe Moses, Whitner Koon, Jack Will
iams
Boys pole vault: Harrington Hall
Junie Counts, Whitner Koon. Jack
Williams.
One mile run: Harold Smith, Ed