Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-06
Brennan Holds Helpless Cony First Series Game
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
TRACK MEET TODAY
AT CAPITOL PARK


which will be held today at 100 at
Capitol Park. The five schools OF this
city will have teams entered. and 1t
is expected that over 800 boys and
girls will compete. Last year. over
1000 people were present at the COM
petition and big crowd is looked for
this afternoon. The grade schools
will be closed for the afternoon in or
der that the events may be finished
on time.
The contestants will be divided into
two departments, a junior division,
consisting of grades four to seven,
inclusive; and senior division
comprising grades eight and nine.
There will be honor ribbons for the
winners of the several events for first,
second and third places, and the win
ming school in both divisions will be
awarded beautiful silver cups.
The youngsters have been putting
in considerable time and energy dur
ing the past few weeks preparing for
the meet today, and considerable
rivalry already exists between the
different schools. The meet last year
was won in both divisions by the
Smith scholars with harrington a
poor second. Not only will the boys
compete but the girls will take part
as we'll and their points will count
towards the total for their school.
The meet is again under the super
vision. and has been arranged by
Miss Florence G. Nichols, director Of
physical training for the public
schools Of this city, and Physical Di-
rector r. NJ. Sanborn IF the Augusta
Y. NC. A., both of whom will SUI
pervise the meet this afternoon.
They will be assisted by others inter-
ested in athletics and some of the
students from Cony High school. who
will act as judges, timers, mea surers,
etc.
The meet will be we'll worth seeing
| in every way and the presence of
parents and friends of the youngsters
| will make it gala day that the lit
| tie athletes will remember for many
a year.
The first events will be started
promptly at $50. and the meet will be
| run off in the following order:
Order of Events
| Senior track and Junior field events
Will be run off at same time. Junior
| track and Senior field events VIII be
| run off at SAME time.
! Senior track ev"nts-Sth grade
boys 100 VI. dash; Sth grade girls
| 100 yd. dash, 3th grade boys 80 yd.
Dash; 9th grade girls 100 yd dash.
| Junior track events. Trial hca.S
! for dashes-tth grade boys 30 yard
dash; 4th. grade girls 50 yard dash;
9Th grade boys 60 yard dash; 9TH
| grade si,s GO yard dash, eth s-,,de
boys - ydn DASH; 9Th grade girls
! % yard d.sn. 18th grade boys s. yard
dash; 7t!r grade girls IS yard dash.
j Final hats fer dashes-lth grade
boys 20 yarC cash; 4th e>aue girls
so yard dash: 9Th grade boys 50 yard
dash; 9th grade s''rls co yard lash:
! 9th grade bows - ward lash 9Th
| grade girls - yard dash: eth grade
| boys s. yard dasi.. eth s:a,le girls So
yard dash.
Junior field events-Junior boys
/ broad jump, Junior girls basketball
; throw. Junior boys baseball throw,
Junior girls high jump. Junior boys
high jump, Junior girls broad jump.
! Senior field events-Senor BOYS
broad jump, Senior girls basketball
throw, Senior boys baseball throw.
Senior girls high jump. Senior boys
high jump. Senior girls broad jump.
{ Sth grade boys 220-yard run.
/ 4th and 9Th grade boys and girls
relay race.
9th grade boys 440-yard run.
! 9th and 9TH grade boys and girls
: relay race.
Sth and 9Th grade boys and girls
relay race.
! The following will act as officials:
Referee, H. II. Stuart. Starter. c. r.
! Thompson. Clerk of course, r. NJ. San
born. assistant clerks of course:
Track events, Eldon Gray, Melvin
! Caswell; field events. Jack Stafford
| Byron Plummer. Chief scorer, Miss
Florence Nichols. Assistant scorers:
! Track events. Jeanette Bunker, GLADYS
Mlliiken: field events. Eleanor Nelson.
Marguerite Chase. Judges at finish
Y. I. Quimby, I. p. Condor. Harold
| Pride. Judges of field events. Spof-
ford Giddings, Frank HARRINGTON. Lee
Austin. Timers. Whitney Thomas.
| Charles Poor. Measures, Sylvester
Poor Charles Winslow. Gushing True
| Custodian of prizes. John F. HYDE