Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-06-07
TRACK MEET.
High Schools Compete in Games at
Bluehill.

Bluehill.
The second interscholastic track
and field meet, held at Mountai in
park, Bluehill, Friday, was a repeti-
tion of last years big success. Too
much cannot be said in praise of the
splendid school spirit and sportman-
ship of the teams and schools. Sui
livan high schools great little team
of five men won the admiration of
the crowd, and the cheering sections
of the rival schools united in cheer
ing them to the echo.
Stevens academy repeated it's win
of last year with fifty-three points,
scoring in every event but the broad
jump and the quarter mile. Brook
lin high took second with forty
points, followed by Sullivan with
thirty-eight. Sedgwick high won
nineteen.
The star of the meet was Vessel
of the academy, who won the in
dividual championship cup with
twentyfour points, and broke the
records in the pole vault and shot
put. In the relay race, the last event
on the program, he pulled a tendon
when about fifteen yards from the
tape, but, hardly faltering in his
stride, gamely finished the race.
Roberts of Brooklin won the mile
in record time $3.50, hard pushed
by Beedle of Sedgwick, Duffy Of
Bluehill taking third. Vessel of
Bluehill and Gordon of Sullivan
sprinted dead heat in the century,
in field of fourteen, with Long of
Bluehill at their heels. Vessel also
took the shot put handily, setting up
new record of thirty-three feet.
Gordon was second and ]. Marks of
Brooklin, third.
Gordon, running like breeze,
clipped three-fifths of second from
the 440-yard dash, Beedle and
Roberts making the pace. Vessel
eliminated the other competitors in
the pole vault at eight feet, five
inches. A. Marks of Brooklin,
second, and Bridges and Means of
Sedgwick tying for third.
Jack Marks won easily in the high
hurdles, Hanna of Sullivan second
and Duffy and Butler of the academy
splitting the remaining point. At
this point Marks evened up things
mer throw, Tucker of Bluehill good
second and Means of Sedgwick,
third. -
Beedle was the class Of the half
mile, scoring a popular win for Sedg-
wick and lowering the record to
2.27. Hanna of Sullivan drove him
hard in the stretch. followed by Car
ter of the academy team. The
academy added eight more points in
the baseball throw, Duffy and Long
winning first and second, while Hall
picked up point for Sullivan.
Hanna and Vessel ran a beautiful
race in the furlong, the Sullivan
man winning by inches, with his
team mate, Gordon a close third.
Hanna also showed perfect form in
the high jump, boosting the record
to five feet and two inches. Fergu-
son of Sedgwick and Vessel were
stopped at five feet.
1t was all Stevens in the mile bicy-
Gle race, Pert winning in slow time,
Grindle second, Gray third. Phil
Vessel again showed in front in the
low hurdles, closely pursued by the
plucky Beedle and Hanna In the
Brooklin out-pulled Blue
hill and Sullivan won from Sedg-
wick. The tired Sullivan team could
not compete in the finals, so the
points were awarded, Brooklin Z,
Sullivan 4 Stevens and Sedgwick
each.
Jack Marks leap Of seventeen feet
ten inches, won the broad jump,
Hanna second with seventeen feet
two inches and A. Marks third, six
teen feet eleven inches. All three
we're beyond last years best marks.
Brooklin won sensationalrace from
Bluehill in the relay, as previously
A buffet lunch was served the
athletes at the town hall, and re-
,eption and social held in the eve /
ling, at which Postmaster Hinckley
presented the CUBS and medals.