The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-27
ED SPRIGGS IS
HIGH MAN WITH
16-POINT LEAD
Indian Youngster Springs
Meet Surprise by Thrilling
440-yard Win
MILE RUN is THRILLER
Sell Cops Short Dashes in Good
Time - Hank Brown
Takes Hurdles
MILE RUN is THRILLER

ne graduating class OF track
and field athletes at Bismarck High
Twept to an overwhelming victory in
lhe annual interclass meet at Hughes
Field Thursday afternoon, piling uT
commanding total of 90 Joints.
Lead by Ted Mcinhover, the
young giant who specializes in the
field events, the sophomores land
ed in second place with 20 points.
The juniors were third with % IL
and the freshmen fourth with S l-2
Ed Spriggs took individual high
point honors with a total Of 16
points. The dusky star took first
place in the high jump and broad
jump and ran close seconds in the
12O-yard high hurdles and the 220-
yard dash. Ted Meinhover's three
firsts in the discus, javelin and shot
put gave him second position with a
total Of Is points.
UnherAlded and unsung. it re-
NAMED for a sophomore to spring
the surprise of the meet and to re-
veal himself as a dark horse. Green.
chunky Indian lad, took the lead at
the start of the gruellins 440-yard
dash and led fast field around the
oval in the good time Of 58.3 sec
onds.
Was Great Race
Green's dash ranks as one Of the
outstanding performances on
Hughes Field, for the track was
soft. stiff wind was blowing at
tho time, three veterans were
aligned against him and it was the
first time that the youngster had
ever attempted the quarter mile.
Green flashed q steady pounding
stride and stamina that gradually
took him out in front Of the field.
At the furlong, the red-hued lad
was leading by 10 yards and at the
finish he broke the tape 20 yards in
front Of Davis and Ernie Benser,
who were favored to win the event.
One of the prettiest races of the
day was the mile. Delzer, a dimin-
utive Lionel Stronghold, stepped out
at the crack of the pistol and held
. comfortable lead for three laps.
His advantage was cut down by the
long-legged York in the final 22O,
who sprinted to the tape a winner.
Delzer came in second after Walz
had also sprinted past him but a
heroic jump carried him across the
line second. The time was excep-
tionally fast for this period of the
year, the checkers catching the first
three in minutes 4 seconds.
Jacobson Scars
Ben jacobson took first in the
pole vault when he sailed 10 feet.
He was closely pressed by Harry
Rubin. jacobson and Rubin with
several weeks Of training will be
real threats for state pole vault
honors.
Meinhover hurled the shot Sc
feet 5 inches to beat out the heavy
contingent by inches. John O'Hare,
Roberts and Lee followed in the or
der named.
Ed Spriggs hoped five feet six
inches to first place in the high
jump with York, jacobson, J..
Spriggs and Ward only fractions Of
m inch below him.
Stepping over the high sticks in
easy fashion, Fred Landers forged
ahead Of Ed Spriggs, Hoffman and
Hultberg in a pretty race.
Sell Takes Two
Hank Brown won the 22O low
hurdles by taking an early lead
over the Landers brothers and hold
ing it.
Sell copied first in both the 100
and 220-yard dashes by sustained
speed that carried him to clearcut
victories. The time in both events
WAS slow due to the soft track.
The results follow:
100. Yard Dash-Sell, first;
Thornberg, second; F. Landers,
1870.
220 Yard Dash-Sell, first; E.
6priggs,. second; Davis, third; Ward,
fourth. Time-26:1.
220 Low Hurdles-H. Brown.
first; F. Landers, second; G. Land
ers, third; Hoffman, fourth. Time
44o Yard Dash-Green, first:
Davis, second: Ernie Benser, third:
Roberts, fourth. Time-58:3.
Mile Run-York. first: Delzer.
second; Walz, third. Time-5:4.
Pole Vault-Jacobson, first; Rub
IN, second; Delzer, third; Martin,
fourth. Height 10 feet.
Shot Put-Meinhover, first:
O'Hare, second; Roberts, third:
Lee. fourth. Distance 36:5:1s.
High Jump. Spriggs, first;
York and Jacobson, second; j.
Spriggs and Ward, third. Height
Sc.
High Hurdles-F. Landers. first:
=. Spriggs, second; Hoffman, third
Hultberg, fourth. Time PA.