The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-05-17
DEMON CONTINGENT
ANDFARGOM |DCETS
QUALIFY IS APIECE
Bismarck Shocks Fans by Fail.
ing in Two Hurdles, High
Jump, and JaveIin
CLOSE RACE IS ANTICIPATED
Century Mark Equaled Not
o Broken; Anamoose Youth
Fast in FurIong

Grand Forks, N. D.. May 17.-P)-
Battling against a stiff wind and in
a chilling temperature. athletes from
Bismarck and Fargo led the field in
preliminaries of the 28th state inter-
scholastic track meet here yesterday.
Fifteen men each were qualified by
Bismarck and Fargo to become out
standing contenders for the cham
pionship in the finals Saturday.
Weather conditions prevented any,
thing better than average perform
ances in. all events except the sprints.
Prescott of Steele and Benzon of Bis
marck tied in the 10O-yard dash to
equal the meet record of 10 is Sec
onds.
Cecil Graham Of Anamoose broke
the state record in the 220-yard dash
by a fifth of a second when he ran
the first heat in % 2-5 seconds. How
ever, a strong wind was at his back
and the time may not be allowed.
Glendale. with two athletes, Hill
and Schmierer. qualified in seven
events. while Valley City also placed
seven in the finals. Fessenden and
Grand Forks Central qualified four
each; Harvey, Mohall, Mandan. Uni
versity high of Grand Forks, Denhoff
and Northwood, three; -Anamoose.
Steele, Hannah and Cakes two, and
Mayville. Langdon. jamestown, Cava-
lier. La Moure and New Rockford, one
each.
Preliminaries were run in all events
except the mile and half mile relay.
The battle between Fargo and Bis
marck for the championship looks
like a tossup. Fargo will score heavily
in the hurdles while Bismarck will
collect in the weights. The summary
of the preliminaries:
100 yards-First heat: Graham, An
smoose first; Berquist, Grand Forks,
second; time, 10 2-5 seconds. Second
heat: Prescott Of Steele and Benzon
of Bismarck, tied; time. 10 Is sec
onds. Third heat: n. Wade, Mohal.
time, 10 rs seconds. Fourth heat: Nc
Donald. Fessenden, first; I%verson,
Grand Forks, second; time, 10 3-5 sec
22o.yard low hurdles-First heat:
Gerteis. Fargo, first: Leibelt. Harvey,
second; time. % 3-5 seconds. Second
heat: Hill, Glendale, first; 1verson,
Grand Forks, second: time. q rs sec
onds. Third heat: Swanson. Mandan.
first; St. Jacque. Fessenden, second;
$50 yards-First heat: Hill, Ellen
dale. first; Loberg, Fargo. second;
West. Mayville,. third; Benser,. Bis
onds. Second heat: Randall, Mandan,
first; Erwin, University high school,
second; Fisher, Langdon. third: White.
Valley City. fourth: time. ? minutes
Hoose VaI1ev CITY first. Rehan. Mo.
hall. second: Daley. Grand Forks,
third; Wade Green. Bismarck, fourth;
time. 2 minutes Is 1-5 seconds.
at P 20 ,s Ssult 8. HKla fodl0 sna pe sn = ef
Denhoff; O'Day. Arneson and Mayer,
of Fargo; schmierer. Ellendale; and
Harmssn and Murphy. Bismarck.
12o.ysrd high hurdles: First heat:
Fargo. Second: time, Il Is seconds.
Second heat: Gerteis,. Fargo. first:
Stewart. Fargo, second; time. ~ 1-5
seconds: Third heat: HILL. Glendale,
first; Ranseth. Valley City, second;
q. 40 yards ~ First heat: wallie
Green. bismarck, first: Van Hoose.
Valley City. second; BIS
Second beat: NieSols; cakes: flrst;
Wade Green, Bismarck, second: Ger
szewski. University high. third; time
81 2-5 seconds. Third heat: TAFT. Bis
marck, 1lrSt: ERWIN, university nlgn,
second; Bentz, Harvey. third; time.
High jump-The following qualified
at S feet 8 inches: Erickson, Cavalier;
Hunt, Hannah: Habener, Fargo: Hill.
Ellendale: Winslow. La Moure; Harris.
New Rockford; and Feldman, Valley
City.
22O yards-first heat: Graham,
Anamoose. first: Neal Wade. Mohall,
second;. time % c-5 seconds. Second
heat: Christianson. Fargo, first;
Schmierer. Glendale, second; time
% c-5 seconds. Third heat Prescott,
Steele. first; Liebeldt, Harvey. Sec
ond; time % 4-5 seconds. Fourth
heat: Benzon. Bismarck. first; Stur-
geon. Jamestown, second; time % 20
seconds.
Shot put - Shannon, Valley City:
O'Hare and Meinhover. Bismarck;
Knain, Northwood; and Gerteis, Far
go. Distance, 46 feet 60 inches.
c - Meinhover, Bismarck;
Shannon, Valley City; Knain. North
wood: O'Hare, Bismarck: and Swan
son. Denhoff. Distance, 116 feet.
Broad jump-Hunt, Hannah: Hav-
ener, Fargo: Spriggs, Bismarck: Nc
Donald. Fessenden; and Schmierer,
Glendale. Distance. 81 feet.
Javelin-Dickinson, Cakes; Fisher,
Fargo; Knain, Northwood: O'Day,
Fargo; and Langseth, Fessenden. Dis