Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13

to the dressing rooms at the further
end of the field. Gonser ran the 4I0
in 90 "a in training two weeks ago.
Speaking of the success OF the meet,
Charles H.. C1app, president Of the uni
versity, said:
"This is my first in~terscholastic
track meet at Missoula and it is easy
to see what an incentive. what an
inspiration it must be not only to the
young high school athletes and r%ooters
who visit us here. but also to the
students and the faculty of the uni
versity. l think that the track meet
is fulfilling its purpose. that of in
teresting students in Montana in an
admirable way and that if it is in
teresting them in athletics it is also
interesting them in higher education"
With Gonser's success, three inter
scholastic records have been broken
during the last two days. Blumenthal
of Missoula smashed the shot put dis
lance by 5 feet 5 inches with his new
80 feet and 4 inches mark. He also
tossed the discus 122 feet t inches.
Z feet II Is inches over the former
record.
/, The meet began Friday afternoon
promptly at = O'Clock, with the 100
yard dash preliminaries. A warm sun
continued and a cool western breeze
cooled the athletes considerably. Pre-
vailing conditions indicated rain which
did not break. however. until the last
event of the meet. the relay race, was
finished.
Stands and bleachers, which
stretched nearly a quarter of the way
around the oval, We're crowded by an
attendance ESTIMATED at 5000.
Groups could also be distinguished
high on the hills behind the field and
it was difficult to keep the spectators
off the track at times.
Smith Of Manhattan won the ap-
plause of the audience in a splendid
exhibition of racing and work in the
field events. His two firsts of Thurs
day were not remembered by the crowd
until he showed up so well in the 12O
high hurdles, in which he placed sec
ond. When he missed the high jump
at D feet s inches, a wave of disap-
pointmeDt went over the bleachers and
he was constantly cheered in his sue
cesses. He was scheduled to break the
state record in the high jump. That
be fell short of the mark is accounted
for in the strain of the numerous
events in which he was entered.
Lloyd of Forsyth attempted to break
the state high school record of 5 feet
SE inches in the high jump, but was
not able to cut the mark. He made
the S-inch mark, which is over his
head.
The state high hurdle record was
equalled by Gotham of Lewistown in
~ seconds. Gotham led Smith of
Manhattan by several yards in this
race.
The 100 yard dash was won by Hill
of ~Stevensville, who led this heat at
10 40 seconds, but he sliced off a fifth
OF a second in the finals.
In the semi-finals of the 100 ward
dash, Gonser of Great Falls was called
back because Of beating the gun and
penalized one yard. This suspension
seriously affected Gonser's race. but
he was leading in the race when
Weaver of Chouteau cut in on him and
caused Gonser to run off his trail. Be
cause of this fouling, Gonser was given
second place, and Weaver Was disquali-
fled.
Day of Malta showed wonderful
form in the mile run, taking the event
easily by stepping out speedily on the
last lap and holding the lead to the
end. He led the race by more than
16 yards. with Charters of Great
Falls. and Gillette of Lewistown. fin
ishlng in a dead heat for a second
place tie.
In the high jump. Lloyd of Forsyth.
took first at 5 feet S inches, White.
Manhattan. second: Smith of Manhat-
tan and Carlos Livers, Great Falls.
tied for third and Inskeep of Living
ston came in fifth.
Hill of Stevensville showed remark
ah1n ,rnnJ a-I cu-. = IL nna !
dash, covering the stretch in :, 10
seconds. Taylor of Forsyth Tailed sec
ond, Smith of Manhattan. third: Erick-
son of Butte High, fourth. and Kelly
of Missoula High copied the fifth
rating. Great Falls was not entered
in this event.
Merger of Fort Benton took first
place in the javelin throw at $50 feet
10 inches. Thompson, Lincoln. threw
second; Evans, Deer Lodge. third:
Dawson. Stevensville. fourth, and Col
trim, Miles City. fifth.
Joe Livers was elected captain of
the Great Falls string after the meet.
lie is a senior and will graduate in
This is his second successful
year in track with Great Falls High.
Leverich. Great Falls man on whom
scores in the low and high
had depended. was unable to
participate with any efficiency Friday
afternoon because of sickness Thurs
day night. He started in the 900 low
hurdle race, led for 100 yards. but did
not have the strength to finish with the
leaders.
Individual scoring of the members of
the Great Falls team follow:
Gonser 12)-Second in broad iump
third in the %1OO-yard dash. He es-
a new record as first place
in the quarter mile.
Charters (SR)-First in half mile
and tied for second in the mile.
Joe Livers O-Second in the quar-
ter mile and third in the half mile.
Shaw (4h)-Tied for third in the
and made fourth in the discus.
Cockrill (3)-Fourth in the high
jump and fifth in the low hurdles.
O: Livers (2h)-Tied for third in
the high jump.
Results in Fridays events were as
100 yard high hurdles--Cotfam, Lew
first; Smith, Manhattan, sec
ond; Drew. Stevensville. third: Cock
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