New Britain herald., 1928-05-31
LOCALS THIRD IN TRIANGULAR MEET
High School IraCkSterS Make
 Poor Showing on Track

Inability to score points in the running events to balance heas, scoring in the field events cost the New Britain High school track team flrst place in the triangular meet with Hartford High and New Haven Hillhouse High at Hartford yester- day morning. Hartford Was first, New Haven second and Ned Britain third.
 This is the eighth year in success slon that the Red and Gold team mas finished in third place, but this year the team made a better battle or II than in any year previous Hartford won with a score Of 4s points, New Haven was $, cond with I" points and New Britain chased both in with 35 points.
 The Hardware City team made only nNe points in the running events, a second place in the 100 yard dash by Lines, a fourth plar., Tn the 22o yard dash by Yahn, and a fourth place in the mile run b, Pfersick. In the six field events New Britain captured three first places-the broad jump, pole vault and shot put.
 Ne" Haven won five first places to four for Hartford and three for New Britain. Hartford won six second places while New Haven and New Britain each won two second places and tied for a third. Hartford cap- tured live third places. New Haven won three, New Britain scored two and the latter two Were tied for one New Britain captured five fo,rt h places. Hartford scored three and New Haven one. New Britain and New Haven also tied for a fourth place.
 Captain Arnold Reckert and GrzyboWskl were highest scorers with five points each.
 Four Letter Men
 Fred Saunders and Alex Zaleski made 1t certain that they will be four letter men when they each scored in the meet yesterday. saun- ders tied Reid and a New Haven player for second. third and fourtl, places in the high jump and ZalesIli and Bogdanski tied in tho pole vault for first and second places.
 The summary.
 Mile run: O'ConneN, H.; Paul. H.; Perry, N. H., and Pfersick, x. B.; time 4:54 3-5.
 loo yard dash: Root, H.: Lines, \. B.; Lynch, H.; Casassa, H.; time 1ot3.
 sso yard dash: Eisenbart, x. H.: Harrison, H.. koscher. H.; socalc, H.; min. 10 2-5 sec.
 2eo yard dash: Casassa. H.. Nix on. \. IT,; Flood. \. H.; Yahn, N. B.: 23 o-5 seconds.
 Shot put: Reckert. x. B.: John son. H.: NeNerdoski, \. B.: Nevulis, N. B.; distance 4l feet. inches
 High jump: Harrison. IT.; John son, \. H.; Saunders. x. B. and Reid. x. II. last three tied for second place). Distance , feet, inches.
 Pole vault: Bogdansli and Zalo- ski N. B.. tied for first place at 10 feet, and Breunig of x. H.. third and Wandy Of Hartford. Was fourth.
 Discus throw: Johnson. H.; Spray. H.: DeMurda, N H.: Neyerdoski, \. E. Distance 103 feet. 4 inches.
 Running broad iump GrzyboWsRi. x. B.; Johnson, N. H.: Root, H.; Gahn, \. E. Distance r feet 10 in.
 40 yard dash: Flood. \. H.; Lynch H.. Harrison, \. H.: Beech, x. H. 54 30 secoDds.
 Jayelin throw: Affinito. x. H.. So- lkolski. x. B.: Root, H.; Brnunig. N. II. Distance 155 feet 6 inches.
 Relay race: New Haven, first CHarrison Maszaros Affinito and Nixon): Hartford. N.ynch. Sokal", I<oscher. and Casassa). second; New Britain GrzyboWski. Lines, Nailn and Szabo), third; time 1"7 and "-J seconds