The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
ATHLETES BREAK
9 TRACK RECORDS
Gibson School Wins Many
Honors In Annual City
School Meet

Nine records were broken by gram
mar school athletes at the annual
city school meet at Redwood PARK
Saturday morning. Fast time was
made in all of the events and the
record was tied in several.
The Gibson school carried off
school honors and put the majority
of trophy winners on the field South
Highlands was second in the scoring.
OF the records broken Andrews, of
Gibson, made the broad jump in the
unlimited class at is feet and
inches thereby SCATTERING the pre-
vious record of Walton, of South
Highlands, of 16 feet and 5 inches
The 50-yard dash record in both the
115-pound class and unlimited class
was broken. In the 115-pound class
Evans. of Gibson cut 2-10 second
from the previous record of six sec
onds flat while Andrews, of Glib
son, clipped lilo second off the re-
cord in the unlimited class.
New records were also established
in the 100-yard dash in these two
classes. Evans, of Gibson. broke his
second record of the day in the
115-pound class by making the 100
yards in II LIS seconds. 2-5 second
better than the previous record. while
Andrews, of Gibson, cut full sec
ond off the previous record of Ia
seconds by making it in IL.
The only record broken in the
100-pound class was the high jump.
Lancaster, of Ullman, cleared the
bar at feet inches and bet
tered the record of 4 feet rs inches,
The high jump in the unlimited
class was also broken. Shoemaker,
of Fairview, jumped feet and
two inches, 2 rs inches better than
the record.
The relay team broke the 4o0-yard
relay record in the unlimited class
by making the distance in 46 is Sec
onds, while the previous record was
40 flat. The Gibson team composed
of Andrews, Turner, Nabers, and Hin
kle set the new record.
The high jump in the 115-pound
class was bettered by Smith, Of
Woodlawn. His heighth was feet
and 1-2 inch against feet 10 inches
for the old record. The results follow:
s5-POUND CLASS
4o-yard dash; Allbrooks. Barker: first;
Lghtsey, Cunningham second; Taylor
Troncaiii, Barker. second; WEIGH, Martin,
third: time 10 rs seconds.
Broad jump: Payne, South Highlands
first; o'Byrne, Fairview. second. Fergua-
son, Barrett third; distance. IA feet SIX
inches.
Pitts : south Highlands. second: Griffin,
Gibson. third; height. feet inches.
posed by Goodwin WEIGH, WEIGH and
1oo-PoUND CLASS
4o-yard DASH Young. Gibson, first:
Pate, Gibson, second. Bible. Martin,
third time, LIS seconds.
s0-yard dash: Young. Gibson, first:
Pate. Gibson. second, Toney Minor, third;
time, . 90 seconds.
ash 3 sanh seeons 5s
Barker. tied for second; height feet
Broad jump: Nance, South Highlands,
first; Schoppert. South Highlands. second:
Black. Fairview, third. distance, IA feet
inches
2oo-yard relay won by Gibson school.
team composed of Pate. Dillon. Mont
somery and Young p%ix Tine ci AZ. q rs seconds
Clay. Hemphii. second stevens, South
Highlands third; time, $40 seconds
Baldone. Cunningham. second; Payne,
South Highlands, third; time, II 1-5 sec
Evans. Gibson Gibson second; stevens ' south
Highlan ds, third; height, s feet 4 inch.
Payne. South Highlands. second; Tyson,
Martin. third; distance Is feet l inch.
coward relay won by Woodlawn; team
min TSiLIMITED CLASS
50-yard dash: Andrews, Gibson, first
ningham. third: time. 80 seconds
100-yard dash: Andrews, Gibson, first;
Junes Cunningham. second; Joseph, Lake
view. third; time, IL seconds.
High jung: Shoemaker, Fairview. first;
Jones, Cunningham, second; Mcintosh,
Broad jump: Andrews. Gibson, first
Mcintosh. Fairview, second; Shoemaker
Fairview, third; distance, IS feet
inches.
2oO-yard relay won by Gibson, Andrews,
Turner. Nabers, Hinkle. Time, As Is.
TEAM WINNERS. BY CLASSES
s5-pound class: Martin school, II
points; 10o-pound class. Gibson school,
u points; 115-pound class. Gibson school,
20 points
HOW THEY FINISHED
Gibson. Sc: South Highlands "a; Fair
view. 22 Martin, 10; Cunningham. ia:
Woodlawn, 10; Ullman, 10; Barker 10:
Hemphill, 3; Lakeview, j; Barrett, /;
Minor, !.
TROPHIES
won by Goodom, Martin school who tied
with Payne, South Highland: Aibrook.
Barker school and Permutt, Ullman
school. Goodom was member of the
winning relay team. so thus was awarded
the trophy over his rivals
In the 100-pound class, Young OF Glib
son. was awarded the watch. Young
scored 10 points. and was a member Of
the winning relay team.
Evns of Gibson. with 10 points to his
credit won the watch in the 115-pound
class.
Besides scoring Is points Andrews of
Gibson was a member of the winning re-
lay team. and was awarded the watch
in the unlimited class.