New Britain herald., 1927-01-31
SOU7HZNGTON CAPTURES
 COUNTY "" TRACK MEET
Lewis High Wins at Local Y. M. C. A-South Church of New Britain Second and Kensington Boys Club Third - Track Record for Half Mile Broken By Main of South Windsor = High Jump Provides Thrill of Afternoon Winners to Go to Meriden.

Lewis High school of Southington captured the Hartford County Y. NJ. c. A. indoor track meet held Satur- day afternoon at the New Britain
 "Y", running up total of 45 points. The South church of New Britain finished second with 3l, barely nos- ing out the Kensington Boys club by single point The winning team presented tho best balanced aggrega- tion and scored in all three classes. junior, intermediate and senior. They won the junior division with 23 points, while Kensington ran up 21 points to take the intermediate com- petition and the South church crush ed all corners to take the senior di- vision with 2s points. The final 1 standing was as follows: Lewis High school. southington. 45; South church. New ,ritain. 31; Kensing- ton Boys club. 80; East Berlin Boys club. 21; South Windsor. 16; Haz- ardville Y. NJ. c. A.. g; Bristol H. Y club. 5.
 V. Lewis of Kensington and young Nelson of southington made the most points, 12 apiece. with Ted Vessels of the South church third, with II.
 The feat of the afternoon was the smashing of the track record for the half mile. this feat being accom- plished by Louis Main, former Hart ford High track man. who repre- sented South Windsor. Main ran a perfect race and never once lost his stride. sprinting hard on the last five laps to finish In two minutes 20 3-5 seconds The former record was 2 minutes 25 seconds. Vessels was only nine seconds behind him. and McGurn of southington was close upon Feds heels.
 The senior high jump provided the most dramatic competition. Newcity of Bristol won after long but ex- citing battle with Dick Gordon of ithe South church, Louis Main keep ing with this pair until they passed the five foot mark. Newcity and Gordon struggled on together. both failing or both succeeding as the bar was raised and lowered. but the Bristol boy finally cleared at 5 feet 2Ia inches and Gordon could not quite duplicate the performance. The broad jumping Of Nelson and Potts was very good.
 The place winners in the meet will represent Hartford county at the state meet to be held in Meriden this Saturday. A shield was awarded to Southington, and ribbons were given those who finished among the lead- CTS in each event. The summary: Junior Division 2o-yard dash First, Nelson, Southington: second. Mongillo, southington; third, D. Lewis, Ken sington; fourth, J. Walsh. East | Berlin. Time, seconds.
 Running high jump - First. Rich. East Berlin: second. D. Lewis. Kensington; third. Nelson. Southington: fourth, Bourgeois,
 East Berlin. Height feet 5 | inches.
 Running broad jump - First. Nelson. southington: second. D. Lewis. Kensington; third. W. Walsh. East Berlin; fourth. J. Walsh, East Berlin. Distance, IS feet 2 l-2 inches.
 Relay race First, southington
 (Gianitti. Nelson, Mongillo, AL fano); second, East Berlin. Intermediate Division 20 yard dash First, Smith, Southington: second. V. Lewis. Kensington; third. Chotkowskt, Kensington: fourth. Firtion, Haz- ardville. Time, 5 seconds. Running high jump -- First. V. Lewis, Kensington: second, Cote, East Berlin: third, D. Smith, Haz- ardville: fourth, splettstoeszer. East Berlin. Height, feet in.