Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-04
BOYS
PROVE STRONG
Ritter of La Feria Tops
Scorers With Total
Of % Points
Especial to The Herald)

Especial 20 The Herald) :
HARLINGEN, April 4-Let into
action by Clarence Bennett. the
Brownsville track squad the
Cameron County field and track
meet here Thursday with a total Of
IS points as compared to 80 for La
Feria and Harrington, tied for sec
ond.
Stuart Place grabbed off the
class b" title with "a So points to
20 IL for FL Jardin, her closest OPP
ponent.
TO take first hcnors. the Eagles
won five firsts. six seconds, J Y
thirds and three fourths. Bennett
manufactured "A points for his
squad.
Coach Jim Ewing's two-man team
from La Feria was the sensation
Of the meet, however. WesSlnger
and Ritter won six firsts, two sec
onds and one third. This pair stood
out like q sore thumb in every
event they entered. Ritter was high
point scorer Of the meet, running up
a total Of %. He won the lOO-yard
dash. the discus, shot put, and high
lump. This trim athlete also came
IN second TO his teammate in the
broad jump.
Wessinger was second high point
scorer with IS TO his credit. Clar-
ence Bennett of Brownsville was
third with IA.
Stuart Place won the b" title
largely through preponderance OF
entries and because OF the fact that
Coach Rihls bought a javelin. Ward
Of Wilson Tract was high point man
for the boys in the lower bracket.
He piled I'D IS Ia points. Billew Of
Los Fresnos was second with 10 So
points.
This Is how they finished:
Glass A
Brownsville IS. La Feria SO. Har-
lingen SO. and Rio Hondo IL.
Class Ii
Stuart Place "a SIS. FL Jardin %
l-2. Rangerville 81, Wilson Tract
Is So. Los FreSnos IS SIS, Highland
z, Olmito ; and Santa Maria 3.
Junior Boys
La Feria % Is. San Benito le IL,
Brownsville Is i-6. Stuart Place
4 i-6, Wilson Tract I.
None Of the events was particu-
larry fast due. perhaps, to the slow
dirt course. Ten-five for the class
"A" 100-yard dash was perhaps the
best mark Of the day.
Following are Glass "A" scorers IN
order: Ritter. La Feria. %; WesSin-
ger. La Feria. IS; Bennett. Browns
vile, IL: Witherspoon, Harlingen,
10; Washington. Brownsville. q;
Todd, Brownsville. 8: Wilson.
Brownsville. 6; j. Lawrence. Harlin-
zen, 6: Davenport. Brownsville. 5;
Bowser, Rio Hondo. s.: McMinn,
Brownsville, 5; Murray. Harlingen,
s; G. Nation, Rio Hondo 5: Drake,
Harlingen, 4; Washam. Harlingen,
2: Thompson. Harrington. 2; Trevi-
vile. 2: Rushing. Rio Hondo. 2;
Waters. Harlingen. 2: Trujillo,
Brownsville, /; Brady. Rio Hondo.
I; d. Lawrence, 1: z. Nation. Har-
lingen. /; West. Harlingen I and
Graham Rio Hondo /.
The leading Class "B" scorers:
Ward. Wilson Tract. IS 1-3: Billew.
Los Fresnos. 10 Sc; G. Wears, FL
Jardin. 10; Halbert. R~angerville 10;
j. D.. Dean. Stuart Place. 6 i-3;
c. Medley, Stuart Place, s; Matthias.
El Jardin, 6: Jacks Rangerville, 5;
Hernandez Olrnito, s.; Day, Wilson
Tract, 5.
CLASS A
l20 HIgh Hurdes-20.6
wessinger. La Feria-5 pts.
Washington. Brownsville.
Trujillo. Brownsville.
10O-Yard Dash-10.T
Ritter, La Feria-5.
Wessinger. La Feria-3.
Witherspoon. Harlingen-2.
Washam. Harlingen-i.
$50 Yard Run-2:22.7
Browser. Rio Hondo-5.
Thompson. Harlingen-3.
Trevino. BROWNSVILLE.
Drake. Harrington.
220 Low HurdIes-.S0
Washington Brownsville. and j.
Lawrence. Harlingen. 4-tie.
Cara. Brownsville.
Brady, Rio Hondo-1.
40 Yard Dash
Todd, Brownsville-5.
Witherspoon. Harlingen-3.
Rushing. Rio Hondo-2.
D. Lawrence. Hsrlinsen-i.
220 Yard Dash-25
witherspoon. Harlingen-5.
Todd. Brownsville-3.
wessinger. La Feria-2.
Washam. Harlingen-1.
I Mile Run-5:32.6
McMinn. Brownsville-5.
Drake. Harlingen-S.
Waters. Harlingen-2.
Murray, Harlingen-l.
Relay-4:0s.5
Brownsville-5
Rio Hondo-3.
Pole vauIk-S.6
G. Nation. Rio Hondo[.
v. Wilson. Brownsville-3.
J. Lawrence. Harlingen-2.
<. Nation. Harlirgen-1.
Broad JumD ~ 31-2"
wessinger. La Feria-5.
Ritter. L aFeria--3.
Wilson. BROWNSVILLE.
Bennett. Brownsville.
Discus Throw-l04' 314-
Ritter. La Feria-5.
Davenport. Brownsville-5.
Bennett. BROWNSVILLE.
West, Harlingen-f.
High Jump-5.4
Ritter. Ia Feria--5.
Bennett. Brownsville-3.
Murray. Harlingen-2.
Wilson, Rrovnsviile-1.
Shot Put-4ae
Ritter, la Feria--H u :