The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-26
MEINH0VER AND
JOHN SPRIGGS
SHOW PR0WESS
Seniors Lead on First Day
With 26.point Total
Sephs Second
FINALS RUNNING TODAY
Good Time Made in Track
Events Despite Soft I'm.
derfooting
By J. G. MacGREGOR

- WIG OltVWAb8 VI OV0Cu IVY Os
McLeod's Demon High tracksters in
preliminary events Of the annual in
terclass cinder meet at Hughes Field
yesterday afternoon is any indica-
ton Of future proves this year or
In the years to come, then Bismarck
Is bound to loom in future state
track meets.
Two young performers flashed
their wares in Impressive manner
yesterday. Ted Meinhover, sophie
more giant, twirled the discus and
heaved the javelin in easy fashion
while John Spriggs, colored fresh
man, flashed the best form Of any
Of the Is odd entrants in his chosen
svents-the javelin and broad jump.
Meinhover has yet to develop
form but his sheer physical strength
was q revelation to the small crowd
that watched the Demons perform.
Spriggs, with continued develop
ment, will be q real star. His form
especially in the broad jump was
reminiscent of the incompatible
DeHart Hubbard, famous negro
athlete Of the University of Michi-
| gan, who leaped to worlds record.
Seniors Lead
Finals were run off in the discus,
half-mile run, javelin and broad
jump and the tabulations show
that the seniors are leading with q
total Vt 26 points. The sophomores
are second with 10, freshmen 5, and
juniors 3.
Finals in all other events were be-
ing run off at 4 p. m. this after
noon with the seniors heavy favor
ties to cop the meet.
Bismarck will have four good
hurdlers in the 220 this spring.
Earl Hoffman ran the sticks in the
first heat in the good time Of 1915
while Hank Brown took the second
heat In S1:4. The Landers brothers,
Fred and Gordon, finished second in
both heats.
Considering the fact that the
squad has only had one days work.
out on the regular field and . few
days in and about the gymnasium,
the showing was pleasing.
Fast Time Impossible
The soft track made fast time i'm
possible in all of the dashes and
runs. Sell and Hank Brown copied
the two heats in the 100 yard dash
In the time Of 11:5 and 1870 seconds
respectively. More than q second
can be Topped off by both Of these
men. Fred Landers and Karl Thorn
berg ran second respectively.
In the furlong, Ed Spriggs and
Duane Davis came first and second
respectively in the first heat in 1851
while Sell and Ward took the second
heat in 1863. Both races were close
~ contested with inches separating
the leaders.
Ted Meinhover scored easy victor
ies in the discus and javelin. The
young behemoth threw the plate 96
feet in the discus and the javelin
126 feet. In practice he has tossed
the discus 419 feet which ordinarily
will win the state meet ct Grand
Forks.
Ernie Benser stretched his long
legs in the half mile and loped home
m easy winner in the good time Of
2 minutes and 20 seconds. He was
closely pressed by York, Walk and
Roberts. This quartet shows posi-
bilities Of developing into . power
full combination.
Ed Spriggs was crowned King
Long cheaper when he sailed II feet
8 inches to grab first place in the
broad jump. Frank Roberts, H.
Rubin and John Spriggs were inches
behind.
The results Wednesday follow:
Final
Discus-1st, Meinhover; End, Mar
tin; 3rd, Paris; 18th, Potter. Dis
tance-96 feet.
Half Mile Run-1st, Ernest BEN
ser; End, York; 3rd, Walk; 18th, Rob-
erts. Time-2:20.
Javelin-1st, Meinhover; End, J..
Spriggs; 8rd, Thornberg; 4th, Mar
tin. Distance-128 feet.
Broad Jump-1st, E. Spriggs;
End, Roberts; 3rd, Rubin; 4th, J.
Spriggs. Distance-17:o.
Preliminaries
22O Low Hurdles Hest
let, Hoffman; End, G. Landers; 3rd,
Leo Benser; 9TH, Dale Brown. Time
I-32:6. Second Hsat-1st H. Brown;
End, F. Landers; 3rd, Hultberg.
Time-31:l.
100 Yard Dash-First Heat-1st,
Sell; End, F. Landers; 3rd, O'Hsre;
lth, J. Spriggs. Time-ll:6. Sec
end Heat-1st H. Brown; End,
Thornberg; 3rd, Ward; lth, r.
| SpSiggs. Time-12:O.
220 Yard Dash-First Heat-1st,
=. Spriggs; End, Davis. Time
1851. Second Heat-lst, Sell: End,