New Britain herald., 1926-05-03
ATHLETES
 BEAT NEW BRITAIN
High School Team Scores in All
 But Two Events on Program

- al eaH.i lH-' t'f.- l'..4H' Fl .'..lt'. that bears the snangles of the New Britain High school track team this year. although defeated by the Loomis Institute team by a 64 to I7 score in the meet ar Windsor Sat urIay was successful in scoring in every event but the shot put and discus throw.
 In every one of the eight events scheduled, the Rel and Gold men were ill the battle to the finish al- though in two of the contests, the shot put and the discus throw, the team showed up very weak and fail ed 10 gain any of the three places.
 No Hrst places four second places and two third places were New jrif- aims scores during the contest. Tn" relay team lost. but fl was given three points By agreement. tho winners got six points and inc losers got three.
 In the mic run Sochinslly Of New Britain scr the pace for tte team all around the track until just before rhe finish when he brought up ir second place. Pow of Inc spectators beloved that he would be able to hold inc pace until the end. This rar. proved 10 bc the most success riI for the Red and Gold, for Der rick also finished in the money cleaning up the third place position.
 -He high light in the meet was fhe high jumping of Ben Hughes captain Of inc Loomjs team, he broke his own school record with q uup of G far' 5-S inches. His pravious record was fret l &-S. He umucl foot higher lhan the best New Britain man. Erickson. Pag" also took little Of the IimaLi@ht' winning tho 1no yard dash and rnn- ming as anchor man on tho relay team ha overlook Bray, New Britain anchor man and finished in front
 The relay rara. with fine half milo run were the two prc'ti"et events or inc day. Tn the relay race, Gr}>- toweli. Iead-ofr man. ran neck and nark with his opponent during his onfirr 2en yard race. The next two runners picked mp on their men ana ,rn.1 Mac" McGrath handed tho s-icr, to Bray the latter had about -o wards to work on, b0t @ Eara' was nothing 10 the fleet Page and arrrr a das..-rato race 10 inc ilN'1h tre nying Loomis man breeze" ahead. II is douhtful if anyone rls' in hieh school ciro'"s in 'h" *'a'' could have given hm the hath' 1 Bray gave him,
 i Cant. Freddie HrHrar led thn t'aI' .rroarAouf 'rc half milo run 1mn ..ra on.sh when Adams tou"he1 lA' r,rsr sflo of fno finishing lin" '1s , er,r second before /nhror. The was fra only ,iHe in inc race he was in tnr laad.
 Summary.
 >rf,o run-Won hy Wallace Loo r,ie time 5 min. 1f SIC. Seron' sorrfnet,v New Britain; third. Der rick. Naw Britain.
 Half Nile ruu-Won hT Adams Ir,oomje. time m,n. '2 2-5 soc. S'1 cnd. Hnrrar. Now Britain; third EHss I.oomis.
 Quarter Nila run Won by Coates oopis time af 2-5 sec; se~onf schirk. New Britain; thjr1 Lo'mis
 Discus Throw-Won h, C"mr .r.oomi4. distance g@ f. 2 '-- in. soconI. Bnvuton distance >> #. rr.. third. Tucker. Loomis, distance .l f. 1o in.
 High Jump Won hv Hedges roomis. hcfaht f. 5-N in. s"ron" R Hedges. 5 1T. 2 in: third, ErleL, son. fl.
 inn yd. dash Won Hy raec roomis time 10 .-5 s"c,: seoond, W Davis. Louuis; third. Bray. Ne' Britain.
 Broad tumr-Wou by B. Hede". .rooris dietauro -n ft. 7 in; second GrvzhowsIi. Nov Britain, dis'anc .1a f.. 2 in.: third, LanEmoie .Ioomis. distance r2 f. in.
 Rolav won by Datie. Boyn'or Ru.n and Page, loom's. time min. @I s,r.