Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-04-24
MAKE MEMORIAL DAY, APRIL 26 A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
FITZGERALD WINS
FIRST in ATHLETICS
AT DISTRICT MEET
Officers Elected at Montezuma Meet;
Cordele Next Meeting Place

Cordele was selected as the next
meeting place and officers for the
year weer elected at the annual meet
ing of the Third District High School
Association held in Montezuma Fri
day and Saturday.
Ihe new officers are: w. E. Monts,
OF Dawson president; Curtis Dixon,
Richland, vice-president; w. HI. Mar
TIN, Lumpkln, secretary-treasurer. The
executive committee is composed of
these officers and Judson Cheeves of
Cordele and w. E. Queener of Mon
tezuma.
The debate was between teams rep
resenting Cordele and Reynolds, these
two having survived the elimination
contests. The subject was: Resolved
that Cities in Georgia of 5000 Popu-
lation and Over Should Adopt the
City Manager Form of Government
Cordele had the affirmative and was
represented by Grace Fountain and
Juanita Adams. Cordele won the de-
c1s1on by vote of two to one. Other
results follow:
Boys Essay-first Alton Kirkland,
Vienna; second, Fred Dixon, of
Cordele; Third J. T. Atkins, Jr., of
Americus. Girls Essay = First
Frances Castlebery, of Americus;
second, Ella May Hollingsworth,
Dawson; third, Eleanor Marshall of
Cordele. Home Economics first,
Susan Ware; Fitzgerald; second
Sara Boynton, Ellaville; third, Lot
tie Leverette, Dawson Defamation
first, Guy Hamilton, Dawson, sec
ond James Hays, Montezuma; third,
Hugh Gibson, Plains. Music-first
Elizabeth Halliday, Lumpkin; second
Martha Hamilton, Montezuma; third,
Florence Crum, Cordele. Recitation
first, Sara Hooks, Montezuma; second
Idalene Barfie1d, Cordele; Third, Dor
othy Jay, Fitzgerald. Spelling -Rey-
nolds, first; Lumpkin second; Plains
third. Summing up the literary events
Cordele won first place with IS points,
Montezuma second with II points and
Dawson third with points.
Athletics: Hundred yard dash -
first, Murray Turner, Lumpkin; sec
ond Paul Matthias, Fitzgerald; third,
Dennis Riddle, Montezuma. Shotput
first, Marshall DeVaughn, Montezu-
ma; second, Hooks, Americus; third,
Ketchum, Ashburn. 22O-yd. dash :
first, Herbert Saunders, Fitzgerald;
second, Bradley, Leslie; third, Dennis
Riddle, Montezuma. Running broad
jump-first, Murray Turner, Lumpkin;
second, Taylor, Ashburn; third, Eu
gene Dorminy, Fitzgerald. lloyd.
hurdle-first, Dudley Americus; sec
ond, Ralph Davis, Fitzgerald; third,
Jones, Cordele. Running high jump
first, Hooks, Americus, and Taylor,
Ashburn tie; third, Marshall DeVaug-
hn, Montezuma 440-yd dash first,
Paul Matthias, Fitzgerald; second, Ov-
erby, Lumpkin; third, Hill, Cordele.
P.,le Vault-first. Eugene Dorniny of
Fitzgerald; second, Williams, Cordele;
third, Jack Haugabook, Montezuma.
Relay first. Americus; second, Les
lie; third, Fitzgerald Summing up
the athletic events Fitzgerald won lst
place with % points. Americus second
with II points and Lumpkin third with
l3 points.
Summary of combined literary and
athletic events show Corde1e won 1st
with Is points and Fitzgerald and
Montezuma tied for second with IL
points. Dawson, Lumpkin and Ameri-
Gus tied for third with 9 points. The
handsome loving cup presented to the
Third District High School Associa-
ton by Kiwanian w. N. Smith OF
Fitzgerald to be given to the, school
winning the greatest number of liter
ary points was awarded to Cordele.
Cordele was also awarded the banner
for winning the meet.