Gunnison news-champion., 1921-05-13
eUun|s0I TIES FOR
SECOND n TRACK; GETS
THIRD n RHEI0acl;


The Western Slope Track and Rhet-
orical meet At Montrose went o6 as
per schedule last weekend, excepting
the fact that Gunniscn failed to bring
home either cup. The local contest
ants made second in the track meet
and third in the Rhetorical meet out
OF nine schools represented, and were
very close to the winners thruout.
The Rhetorical meet began last week
Thursday evening with the contest in
oratorical argument. Our Gunnisou
representative, George Berg, won the
third place. Montrose took first and
Delta second. The second contest
was held Friday morning, being ora
torical defamation. Margaret Beals
took another third place for Gunnison.
Patrick Grafton won first Friday after
noon in the original oration contest,
putting Gunnison well in the lead. The
Rhetorical cup is given by Colorado
College, they apparently reserving the
right to select one judge at each con-
test. II is understood that our school
will contend next year on the system
Of having the speakers and the schools
they represent unknown 10 any of the
judges. This year they were MIR.
Copeland of Colorado College, Mr..
Findlay Of the State Teachers College
and Mr.. Hoisington, Y. NJ. C. A. Field
secretary. President Duniway of the
Colorado College, presided at most OF
the sessions.
In the contest Of Friday night Row
ena Hetherington represented Gunni-
son in the defamation and was given
fifth place. Saturday night the con-
test in numerous defamation closed
the meet. Wilma Doig, speaking for
Gunnison, did not place.
Final results in rhetoricals were an
nounced as: Delta first with 4S points.
Montrose second with 43 points and
Gunnison third with 36 points.
The preliminaries of the track
started Saturday morning and Gun
nlson qualified every man of the team
for the finals, which is the first time
in school history that such a thing
has happened. In the afternoon the
finals were run Oft, Gunnison tying
Delta for second place. Grand June
ton won the meet.
In the 100 yard dash Tom Hughes
OF Gunnison won remarkable race
from Tad Jones OF Grand Junction,
who had a big reputation as a sprint
er. Time, 10 2-5. Lucero of Gunni-
son came in fourth. In both the 100
and 220 yard dashes Gunnison was
the only school to qualify two men.
In the 220 Lucero and Ernest Fos-
ter made fourth and fifth respectively.
In the preliminaries, Lucero won his
heat by 10 yards, but participation in
other events tired him for the 22OI
in the afternoon.
Captain Nielsen and Eugene Fos-
ter ran in the 440, which Nielsen won.
Hunter, Delta's star runner, led the
field in the first 800 yords but in the
last $50, Nielsen passed him like the
W. k. freight train passing the tramp
and romped in an easy winner. Time,
55 %.
The $50 yard run was one of the
most sensational events of the meet.
Addleman, who won first for Grand
Junction last year and was thought an
easy winner this year, had tough
time taking the race from Nielsen.
They were neck and neck the whole
distance, Addleman winning by seven
inches. Time, 212. Nielsen had con-
made this run in 212 1-5, but
quite clip that additional
fifth of second Oft his previous time.
In the mile, Williams didn't show up
so well. Hall came in fourth. The
race was noteworthy principally for
the big field and the poor time.
In the 120 high hurdles, Byron
Hewitt knocked over the slope record,
showing himself head and shoulders
above the rest of the field. The rec
ord had been 1S 3-5 and Hewitt hew-
ed it down to II 2-5. In the prelimin-
aries he came in hurdle and half
ahead Of his nearest opponent Down
ing of Montrose, who made second in
this race, also broke the slope record,
making 1t in 18 fiat.
In the 220 low hurdles, Hewitt was
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