Putnam patriot., 1924-05-16
LOCAL BOYS FORCED
 INTO THIRD PLACE
Compete In Y. M. C. A. Track Meet.--Murphy Wins Mile
 Event
Robbins Seeond.-Jobnson Finishes
 Strong in Mile Run

l
 Putnam athletes, competing in the second annual track meet at the Brook ] lyn Fair grounds last Saturday after noon. under the auspices of the Wind l ham County I. NJ. (. A., had to be content with third honors. as the com bined effort of seniors, intermediates and juniors nefted only thirty-seven ] points against forty-tw0 by killingly, second place winners, and ffty-tw0 by 1 Iplainheid. the days yict0rs Thomp- son boys scored nine points. Woodstock #elevan. pomffet four. and Brooklyn six
 + was q cold. raw day, and at times A fine drizzle of rain fell. It was too cold for the athletes to show any speed or style. But the contests were inter estinQ all the same, and places were ] keeuiy contested for in all classes. 1 Most of the afternoon there were three events in progress at the same time.
 l Putnam Athletes Star In the Senior group. Delorme, AL drich and Murphy were the stars for 1 Putnam, all three winning points, es- pecially Murphy and Delorme. Mur- phy ran a great race in the mile, but was pretty well winded when he breasted the tape an easy winner. Rob bins of Thompson ran second to Mur- phy
 In the three mile event Johnson of Woodstock sprang A surprise when he bested Parker of Brooklyn, Johnson coming out of the field and passing 1 Parker on the home stretch. in the high jump Murphy and Aldrich jump ed their way into "A tie for second and 1 third honors In the $50 relay race, Woodstock took second and Putnam third. Running on the former team were Wethereil. Swanson. Morse and 1 Pike. On the Putnam team were De iorme. Murphy, Thayer and Bagbee.
 Summary of Events
 The winners of the various events were as follows.
 Senior Class-l0O yard dash, first, Williams of Kiliingly. time l ! ib see.
 second Delorme. Putnam: third. Par 1 ker, Brooklyn Running high jump, l first. Blakeley. Killingiy, 5 ft., 1 in.
 second and third tied, at ft., Aldrieh land Murphy. Putnam. on toss, Aldrich takes second place ribbon. Running
 broad jump. first. Blakeley, killingly, Ils f.: second. Delarme, Putnam, l6 it.. s in: third. Williams. killingly, l6 ft., in t2puund shot put, first. Williams. Killingly. 32 ft.. II in; see
 ond. Murphy. Putnam, 36 ft, 5ia in.' third. Robbins, Thompson. 33 ft,, n. Three mile run, first, Johnson, Wood
 stock. time 20 min, 57 sec. second, Parker. Brooklyn; third, Golburn, Pomfret One mile run, first, Mur- Iphy. Putnam, time. . min, 3f sec. 1;
 second. Robbins. Thompson. third. l Parker. Brooklyn 120 yard low har- dles. first. Delarme. Putnam, time. Y
 sec. second. Williams, killingiy
 third, Blakeley, killingly.
 Pomfret Takes Second
 Intermediate Class l6n yard dash, first. Couklin. killiBgly. l2 see; sec ond. Winslow. Pomfret. third, Codlin, lPlainfield Running high jump, first Williams. Plainiield 1 ft.. , F in; see lond. tie between King and Perry of Putnam at f.. ] in. On jump of l King takes second place ribbon Run
 ming broad jump. first, Williams, l lainfeld. l5 ft.. in.i second, Gonklin, Killingly. l5 ft. third, Lynch, Thomp-
 son. i4 f., in.; is-pound shot put, first. Codlin, plainfield, 3S ft., 1 in. :; second, Johnson, Woodstock. B it., 2 in. third. Williams. Plainheld. 32 it., l 3 in. i40 yard relay. first. Piainield, time. 56 sec tie for second and third
 places between Thompson and Wood stock
 Junior Class-75 yard dash. first, Marcure. Plainfield, time 9 l5 sec. 1; seessssi. Larrow. Putnam: third. La mothe. PIainfeld. Running high jump, first. Mareure. Plainfeld it., 6 i4 in. ; second. Cunneen. kiliingly. 1 it., 5A lin.: third, Peloquin. Thompson, 1 it., llia in. Running broad jump, first, Marcure, Plainfeld. IA it., , in; sec ond. K Bugbee, Putnam, 8 ft., in; !; third. Lamothe, Plainheld, l3 ft., in. 220 yard relay. first, Plainiield, time, I8i 2-5 sec; second. Putnam; third, l Pomfrrt. Bali throw. first. lamothe. l Plainfield 2ll ft.; second, Marcure, l Plainfeid 20i it.: third. Gunneen, Xii ! llingly. 20l it.. in
 County Y. Nj. C, A. Secretary John 1 ii. Corbett was in charge of the meet, and under his supervision it was con
 ducted with smoothness and precision. He was assisted by a large corps of
 men from this section.