The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-05-03
HIGH POINT MEN

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their days-or days-at Belfry last
Saturday and Sunday. The occasion
being the seventh annual track and
field meet Of the county high schools.
Weather conditions were anything
but perfect, although the day started
with great promise. A strong WIND
blew up, raising clouds of swirling
dust and making it downright uncom-
Portable for the athletes, officials and
the large gathering of spectators.
After the preliminaries and some Of
the final events were marked down
on the score card Saturday, the wind
and dust became so bad that the re-
naming events were postponed until
Sunday.
Belfry has fine track, and Coach
Hartwig thought the meet was ham
died exceptionally good. The boys
from Belfry showed no mean ability
and Wed keenly with the local athletes.
Some of the small schools did not
participate in the annual classic as
they found themselves without ath-
letes of outstanding merit.
It was a closely contested meet from
start to finish between Carbon and
Belfry and sasv some mighty close
competition for the points which were
at times decided by close finishes,
while at others the event was walk
away for one school or the other.
However, Coach Hartwig's proteges
came out top victors by a margin of
1914 points, and brought the cup to
Carbon. The cup is an added factor
to the interest of the meet. The school
winning it three times will retain
permanent possession. The silver
cup furnished by the Beartooth Boost
ers club was won permanently by
Carbon last year, and now Carbon is
out to win the new cup.
The Blue and Gold won six events,
tied four, and failed to score in but
one, the 220-yard low hurdles.
Stirling of Belfry was the individ-
ual star of the meet by piling up
total of % points. He participated in
seven events and won four-the jaw
elm, low hurdles, discus and shot put,
and broke his own and the county rec
ords in the last two, sending the dis
Gus Ill feet inches, his former mark
being Ill feet inches, and in the
shot put he tossed the iron bali Al
feet 8 inches and established a new
county record by 3 inches.
Belfry took the 50-yard dash when
Hamilton came in first and Stirling
fifth, to make a total of 6 points.
Carbon took third. The time was So
seconds. In the preliminaries Tuuri
was first with 5.5 seconds.
Belfry also took first place in the
discus, when Stirling broke the rec
ord, although Carbon won the event
by having men take second and fourth.
Bearcreek brought up the rear in the
number of points by taking third and
fifth.
In the mile run Carbon took first,
fourth and fifth. Bearcreeb was sec
ond. Fromberg scored three of their
six points, when Richardson crossed
the line third. Belfry did not score
in this event.
The 8S0-yard or half mile run re-
suited in a tie in points, when Haa-
visto captured first place and Davis
fourth for Carbon while Belfry snag
ged second and third, both teams get
ting points. Fromberg chalked up
a lone tally for being fifth. Haa-
Visto's time was minutes l8.5 sec
onds.
In both the mile and half mile
events Haavisto was easily the class
of the runs, and despite the wind he
broke the mile record, lowering it to
minutes so seconds.
The 220-yard dash saw Tuuri fly
ing in first and Carbon crossed the
line again when Blazina came in fifth,
making 6 points to win the event.
Bearcreek was third and fourth for
5 points and Bridger took second.
Tuuris time was 25.6 against the
wind. In the preliminaries he made
it in 25.4, and in the second heat of
the preliminaries, Kastelitz of Bear
creek did 25.2.
The broad lump went to Carbon