Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-26

! team won the annual inter class
meet at the OLD fair ground track
/ yesterday afternoon by piling up So
points to 3S for the juniors, their
nearest competitors. while the fresh
mon yearlings We're fighting hard
, tc garner "a points and the sopho
mores counted only once when Cap
tam Nick Powers placed second in
the high jun pfor points
The victory for the seniors gives
them their fourth consecutive track
championship, having won this event
during their entire high school
career
Captain Joe Causey, Of the senior
team, bore the brunt of the attack
yesterday and emerged high point
man with four first places for total
of 20 points. Captain "Chirch" Cum
Minis of the junior team, came q
close second with two first places,
two second places and one thiro
place for Il total of II points. cap,
tain Bob Hohstadt, of the freshmen,
team, placed third with Ii points
having two first, one second and
one third place.
James Mcclure took one first
place, one second place anu one llilIU
place and tied for second placS
with Betty in the pole vault for II
points Maicney with first, sec
ond and third place piled up
points.
Douglas Wright won the mile and
half mile with Arthur Houck close
second in both events. They con-
tributed 10 points and points, re
spectively, to their team total
McKinron and Burton each TOOK
a second and a third place for four
roints each, and Houghton and Pow
ers with a second place 20 theil
credit, made three points
Bouldin and Betty each took two
third places for 9 points and Seeley
and Thrasher added q point to the
total by placing third in one event
While the dope ran true as far as
the winner was concerned, there
were several upsets during the after
noon In the first event of the cay
Joe Causey outsprinted Bob Hob
stadt to win the century in record
time, two timers giving the ofricia;
time as 10 3-5 seconds
Joe Causey also won the high
jump event at feet IL inches
upsetting the dope. 1t was thougnI
Powers would win easily ana Cum
mins rated as second place. cum
minis has been clearing the bar at
3 feet inches in practice sessions.
Maloney took first place from
Cummins in the shot put, but Cur:
Minis surprised the crowd by step
ping off the high hurdles in !! LIS
seconds This time compares favor
ably with that made by M. j.
Arnold two years ago. Cummins
clears the hurdles in good form and
should be able to lower that marx
before the season is over
"Chinch' Cummins added six points
by taking second in both the broac
jump and shot put
Wright veteran distance runner, |
came through with his share of the
points by turning in victories in the
500 ana mile events. The seniors
took first places, the juniors took
first first, and the freshmen tocN
two first places. The juniors scored
heavily in second place events.
A summary of the points won by
each entrant IS as follows: Causey,
20; Cummins, II; Hohstadt, IA; Nc,
Guire, u; Wright, 10; MaIoney, .; |
Houck, ;McKinnon, 4; Burton, 4 /:
Powers, 8; Houghton, 3; Bouldin, 2,
Retty, Q; Seeley, 1; Thrasher 1.
The attendance at the track meet
was large, practically the entire stue !
dent body being present to cheen
for their favorite class teams.
Coach Warren was we'll pleased |
with the records made and especially |
of the under-elassmcn who will po
eligible to compete another season.
Hohstadt, Houck, Powers, Bouldin,
Thrasher, Maloney, Cummins, Nc
Kinnon, Betty, Houghton ana
Ghrasher will be able to compete !
for at least one more season and !
many will be able to compete for !,
two or three seasons.
Mcclure. Causey, Seeley and Wright |
will be lost to the team through |
graduation at the close of school
this May.
l'fincipal j. e. Carlson, Jr, viii! !
award the victorious senior team Il !
rennant as a reward for their conse-
cutive victories. The pennan; will |
he in their class colors.
Some very fine records were made |
The time in the 1O0-yard |
cash; the 220-yard dash and the 440
yard run were exceptionally fast
"Chinch" Cummins established q |
new school discus record by heav- |
ing the platter over 100 feet. The /
old school record was established !
by Thomas Sanders in the 1924 meet. /
The old record was So feet 9 inches