Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-25
SPORES
Southport Victor
IN Perry Township
Grade School Meet
/ Young Athletes Make Good
Records iR Various Events
on Program.

In the annGal Perry Township grade
school track and field meet held at the
athletic field Of the University Heights
school yesterday. Southport won first
hOnOrs. The points scored by the teams
entered in the meet were: Southport; 81;
Number School on Bluff Road. 0Sl2 and
Glenns Valley, 81. The teams were
ranked by an average percentage de
termined by the number OF contestants
points scored. This method Of scoring
placed the teams at the close of the
meet in he following order: southport,
20 per cent; No. 8. A per cent; Glenns
Valley, Al per cent; University Heights.
10 per cent; EdgewoOd, 37I2.
There were thirty-fOur events in the
meet. More than l coo people gathered
at the University Heights athletic field
and watched 1913 contestants take part
in the track and field meet. Both boys
and girls were in he events. Some good
records were made.
The events were divided in such q way
that the boys OF various ages competed
against each other. In the running broad
jump Nawter Of Glenns Valley Jumped
10 feet 80 inches, which is exceptional
Tor grade-schOol boy. Rost OF SOuth h
port in the same event for boys under 13
years made q leap OF IA feet ia inches in
the standing broad jump of that age
EOst did feet inches.
Few boys Of the age and height OF
Orme OF No. school could equal his
record Of feet 92s inches in the run
ming high jump. kyjOusky OF the same
team took the running high jump for
boys under IS. clearing four feet one
and three-fourth inches.
= One Of the big features Of the meet was
= he relay races. In the boys SS0-yard re
lay race EdgewOod won. In the 40 yard
relay for boys under IL years EdgewOOd
won and No was second. In the girls
i40-yard relay Southport girls were first.
Glenns Valley. second. and Edgewood
third. In the 900 yard relay for girls I'M
der eleven years, University Heights won
first honOrs
The crowd got excited during the tug
Of-war contests In the finals for the
boys over 13 years old, EdgewOOd de-
feated University Heights. In the finals
for boys of the seventh grade. EdgewOOd
after a hard pull, dragged University
Heights over the line. In she third tug
ufwar event for boys under IL the same
schools net ans Edgewood again was the
winner.
Todd Of Southport won the pole vault
The tall boy perhaps some day VIII be
one of the best track and field athletes
in the State Vawter Of GIenns Valley
stepped the 40 ward dash in one minute
and nine seconds Benee OF University
Heights was second. Rost Of Southport
was easily the best all around athlete
IF the boys under 13 years old.
The meet was a success and IS part OF
q series Of track and field meets that
eventually viii be held in all countries
If the State. Some idea Of the strength
of the grade school boys in Perry Town
ship can be determined when 1t is stated
that Todd OF Southport put 4 twelve
pound shot 30 feet 6i5 inches. The
college athletic irectors Of thu state are
taking great interest in the grade school
meets. as they declare material win be
developed that viii some day make the
HOosier colleges have the best track
teams in the West.