Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-02-13
SMITH SCHOOL
CLEANS UP IN
OUTDOOR MEET

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The Smith school OF this city had
everything its own way in the sec
ond annual Grammar school winter
sports meet, which was held Satur-
day forenoon at the Muster field.
Ranked on a score of five points for
first place. three points for second
place. and one point for third place.
the Smith school won the Junior di-
vision of the meet by score Of 59.
Harrington school getting 13 points.
Lincoln 8 and Williams =.
The Senior division also went to
the Smith school. with a score Of 6O
points. Harrington getting IA points,
and the other two schools none.
The meet commenced at 8 o'clock
Saturday morning at the Muster
field and at that time there were
many children there, the crowd get
ting larger later in the forenoon. All
the events OF the junior meet were
! first run off with the exception of
the ski jumping. The races were
| staged at point near the east end
of the field. After the junior races
| were completed, the senior races
were at once started. After all the
races had been staged. the crowd
went to a small ski jump which had
been made on the slope toward
| Western avenue, where the Junior
and senior ski jumping was conduct
| ed in the order named.
The junior events included the
| fourth to seventh grades. inclusive.
and the senior events were for the
| eighth and ninth grades.
In the eighth grade ski jump one
very fine jump was made by Mary
| Jackson of the Smith school. who
| cleared a distance Of Il feet 4inches,
within 2 inches Of the best jump for
| the day, which was made by Nor
wood Mansur Of the Smith school.
The girls were not behind the boys
; in these races, as there were many
girls who were surprisingly at home
on skis and snowshoes.
/ rThe results of the races follow, the
name of the winners coming in the
order in which they finished, and the
name Of the school which they rep
resent following. In the case of re-
lay races the names Of the members
of the winning team are enclosed
in brackets and in the ski jump. the
distance cleared follows the school
I name.
| Junior Events
/. Fourth grade relay race.
! lyti Smith school
only team entered (Otis. Nelson,
Darnekov, Wade).
| 9. Fifth grade boys 5O-yard
sno~shoe dash; Shaw, Smith; Stuart,
Smith; Mclaughlin, Smith.
4. Fifth grade boys and girls SKI
relay (Nelson, McAllister. Cloutier,
I Elwin) Smith.
| 5. Sixth grade boys 80 yard SKI
dash: Busque, Smith; Daniels,
! Smith; Bolduc. Smith.
/ 6. Sixth grade girls 50yard SKI
dash: Tschalmer, Smith; Foyt'
Smith: Stafford, Lincoln.
| {. 9Th grade snowshoe relay race:
| PARKS, Nichols, Shaw, Nelson),
| Smith.
| 8. 7th grade boys eoyard snow
shoe race: Morton, Smith; Wilder,
Lincoln; Brown. Smith.
8. 7th grade girls So-yard snow
| shoe: Farnham, harrington: Barker,
Harrington; Sylvester, harrington.
TO- '7th grade boys ski jump:
J Wilder, Lincoln, IL feet; kittredge,
Williams, II feet seven inches; Nor
ton. Smith II feet six inches.
II. 7th grade girls ski jump:
Kinsman, Smith. eight feet five inch
es; Lyons, Harrington, six feet 10
inches; Sylvester, harrington, six
| feet two inches.
Senior Events
1. Sth grade boys 75-yard ski
| dash: Beaton, Smith; Blanchard.
Smith; Bckford, Harrington.
2. Sth grade girls 75-yaNd ski dash:
field, Smith.
8. 9th grade boys 9o-yard snow
shoe race: Pease. Smith; Frost,
Smith; Lishness, Smith.
4. 9th grade girls 9O-yard snow
shoe race: Daggett Smith; Taber,
Smith. @
5. sth and 9th grade obstacle race:
Hayden, Sawtelle, Daggett, Sellar,
| Smith.
6. sth grade boys ski jump: Man
sur, Smith. II feet six inches; Bea-
ton, Smith. II feet IL inches;
Black. harrington, 10 feet nine inches.
Z. sth grade girls ski Jump: Jack
son, Smith, II feet four inches; Nor
cross, Smith, Ave feet six inches.
s. 9th grade boys ski jump: Frost.
Smith, 10 feet two inches; Sellar,
Smith, nine feet five inches; Estes,
Harrington, s feet three inches.
9. 9th grade girls ski jump: Taber,
Harrington, five feet 10 inches.
As a result of these races, both the
! Findlay banner, which has been held
| during the past year by the Earring
ton school, and the Gannett banner
will go to the Smith school for the
| year, to be competed for next year
in the same manner. The Findlay
i banner is the reward to the school
! which takes the most points in the
| Senior meet. and the Gannett goes
to the school winning the most points
| in the Junior meet.
George G.. Danforth. chief enrfneer