The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-05-18
IDEAL WINS TRACK MEET

letic Association that was to have been
held at Carter on Friday, May ii, was
postponed until Monday on account OF
heavy rain. Monday there was
good crowd gathered at Carter and a
most successful meet was held. Ideal
consolidated school of Trpp county
easily won the trophy cup this year
with us points to their credit, ana
White River came next with a total
score of SO points. Wltten was
third with score Of 55, Carter won ~
points and Wood got but one point.
On account of the postponment two
or three of the best athletes of the
Wood schools were prevented from at
tending the meet on Monday, although
the entire team was there on Friday,
The meet was held on the Carter
school grounds and the Carter people
certainly did themselves proud IN the
arrangement Of the grounds. They
built mighty nice quartermile track
in a natural ampitheater, and every
one who so desired had ample oppor-
tunitv to see each and every event.
The Carter band was present and fur
nishcd some good music. Carter has
lust cause to be proud of their band.
They were not bit stingy with their
music, either After the events had
been pulled off the Witten band also
gave several selections which were ap-
preciated by those who were IN attend
ance at the meet. The Carter folks
served free dinner to all the visitors
and it was a mighty good dinner
The best Of order prevailed through
out the entire day. There were no
long waits between the events, In fact,
as MANY as three or four events were
being pulled off at one time. The al
fnir was well managed and the partici-
pants acquitted themselves with credit
to themselves and their respective
schools.
This interscholastic track meet
originated in Wood three years ago,
when the first meet was held, and the
event has been growing and it will
continue to grow and in few more
wears it will be one OF the really big
events of this section Of the country,
After the program the winners were
presented with blue ribbons and the
cup was awarded to Ideal. Next
wears meet will be held at Ideal. 1t
was a great day for the inland schools
and they will long remember the hos
pitality of the people of Carter.
The following are the winners III the
various events of the day. Everything
scheduled on the program was carried
out:
lOO-Yard Dash:
Class A Boys-Time, II. First,
Delbert Jackson, Ideal; second, Floyd
Kelley. Ideal. third, Jack Strain,
White River.
Class B Boys-Time, II. First,
Herman Nelson, Ideal; second, Arnold
Jolgensen, Witten; third, Lloyd
Crouch, Ideal.
Class A Girls-Time, IA. First
Helen Jensen, White River; second
Margaret Keever, White River; third
Blanche Beardsley, Ideal.
Class B Girls-Time, IA. First
MYRTLE Marshall, White River; second
Nellie Long, Witten; third, Rosa
Tideman, Carter.
220-Yard Dash:
Glass A Boys-Time, 26. First
Lloyd Anderson, Ideal; second, Del
bert Jackson, Ideal; third, Claude Nc
Kennett, White River.
Glass B Boys-Time, 274. First
Herman Nelson, Ideal; second, Lloy(
Crouch, Ideal; third, Arnold Jorgen
sen, Witten.
l5O-Yard Dash:
Glass A Girls-Time, 2l1a. First
Helen Jensen, White River; second
Margaret Keever, White River; third
Blanche Beardsley, Ideal.
Class B Girls-Time, %. First
Carmen Henry, White River; second
MYRTLE Marshall, White River; third
Ena Atwood, Carter.
5O-Yard Dash:
Class A Boys-Time, 612. First
Delbert Jackson, Ideal; second, JAG
Strain, White River; third, Floyd kel
ley, Ideal.
Class B Boys-Time, 6h. First
Herman Nelson, Ideal, second, Anol
Jorgenson, Witten; third, Lioy
Crouch, Ideal.
Glass A Girls-Time, llR. Frs
Helen Jensen, White River; secont
Margaret Keever, White River; thlr'
y..;o Anderson Ideal.