Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-05-18
COUNTY FIELD MEET

Frederick County was held at Cadet
Field, Frederick City, last Friday.
Many pupils of the Thurmont schools
attended this meet, some of them en-
tering and winning places in many of
the events.
In the running events a number
of county records were broken; this
is also true of the jumping contests.
In one event, the running broad
jump in the Senior class, Carlton
Smith, Brunswick, jumped 10 feet, Z
inches, breaking the county record by
three inches, and only came third.
Thaddeus Biser, from the Boys High
School, simply made the old record
look sick. He jumped for a distance
of 20 feet IL inches. And George
Rookie, of the same institution, came
second, and also jumped over 20 feet.
The 10O-yard dash was won by AL
bert Remsburg, Middletown High
School, time 10 rs seconds, breaking
record. The 80-yard dash was won
by M. J. Grove, Boys High, Frederick
The 70-yard dash, 115 pound Junior
class, was won by Walker Joliffe,
Boys High, Frederick, time 2-5
seconds.
There were more entries for the
Public Athletic League badges than
ever before in the history of the coun-
ty. All told 991 pupils of various
schools competed for badges and 686
were successful. Last year the num-
Der that tried out was only about 500.
The following points were scored:
Boys High School, 173; Brunswick,
90; Thurmont, 3S; Middletown, 35;
Washington Street, 20; North Market
Street, 10; Walkersville, 10; Girls
High, 10; White Oak School, 10; EN-
mitsburg, 6; Araby 6; Woodsboro, 81;
Adamstown, 8; Friends Creek, 81;
Brookhill, 2; New Market, 2.
Events in which Thurmont pupils
participated and won place are as
follows:
Standing broad jump-R. Rinehart,
Washington Street school, first; R.
Yinger, B. H. S., second; Spalding,
Thurmont, third; R. White, Thurmont,
fourth; distance, 6 feet 9 inches.
95-pound class-60-yard dash-R.
Starr, Washington Street School, first;
E. Lawyer, Thurmont, second; G..
Watts, Brunswick, third; A. Flory,
Thurmont, fourth; time, As seconds.
Baseball throw-Carl Brown, B. H.
S., first; Castle, B. H. S., second; w.
Reedy, Middletown, third; J. Late,
Thurmont, fourth; distance, 231 feet,
2 inches.
440-yard relay-B. H. S., first; Thur
mont, second; Walkersville, third, N.
Market Street, fourth; time, 8 rs
seconds.
115-pound class-70-yard dash
Walker Joliffe, B. H. s., first; A.
Beachley, Middletown, second; Frush-
our, Thurmont, third; Wilhide, Thur
mont, fourth; time, 8 2-5 seconds.
Junior unlimited-S0-yard dash
M. J. Grove, B. H. s., first; Carlton
Smith, Brunswick, second; A. Whis-
ner, B. H. S., third; Damuth, Thur
mont, fourth; time, $40 seconds.
220-yard dash-L. Van Horn, Thur
mont, first; Lantz, B. H. s., second;
C. Kelly, Thurmont, third; r. Snouffer,
Brunswick, fourth; time, 27 As Sec
onds.
Mile relay run--B. H. S., first; Sec
ond team B. H. s., second; time, 8 min
utes, 48 is seconds.
Girls volley ball Commemorative
ming team, Thurmont, Dorothy Beach
ley, Ethel Birely, Elizabeth Daugh-
eaty, Ethel Favorite, Vada Hetterly,
Katherine O'Toole, Kathryn Webster,
Evelyn Zentz.
This team has made record for it.
self, Thurmont High School having
won the county championship last fall.
The girls are now slated to enter the
State athletic events at Baltimore In
the near future. Their expenses to
Baltimore, and while there, will be
paid from a fund set apart for that
purpose by the association. We be-
lieve that this team will make more
than good showing at the State Meet
and are now in good trim. to win.