The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-05-03
Libby Wins
High School
Track Meet
In Both Athletic and Mental
Events Eureka Wins in
Junior High and Grades.
SEVERAL COUNTY
RECORDS BROKEN

On fast track and under favorable
weather conditions, Libby won the an
nual athletic and scholarship meet over
the County High School and the knitted
representation from Troy last Saturday
at Eureka. The final score Is hardly a
good index of the rivalry that existed
between the contestants all through the
meet for interest was keen up until the
last gun was fired.
Beginning at $50 in the morning, the
scholarship contest lasted until past
noon The summary of Individual tests
is given below. The total points for
Libby were Is, for the County High
School 8. Alice Peterson and Hilda Rol-
seth tied for honor with points each.
Alice had had but one year of short
hand but she was placed in the second
year competition and won second there.
Alice also tied Viola Besseys old coun-
ty record of one error in Shorthand /.
The local school has an enviable record
in the commercial events having won
this contest for the past five years
straight.
Promptly at 1:30 Clyde Sutherland of
Whitefish opened the athletic meet. The
field had been carefully laid out and
rolled The rain had packed the course
just enough to give spikes firm hold
and this feature is partly responsible
for the fact that three county records
were broken. Henry Katarzy lowered
the century mark to 10.4 seconds with
Measure half stride behind him This
event, by tradition, belonged to the
County High School being held by such
filters as Schagel, Fetterly, Steiner and
Elliott. Lundin in turn, broke into what
has always been considered Libby
speciality by taking the shot put, beat
ing Katarzy out by an inch. Archie
Minde set new record in the high
hurdles by topping them in 27.3 sec
onds. Oliver Roholt of l. G. H. S.
reached new high mark. when he
cleaned the bar at # in. in the high
jump. Libby upset the dope by winning
the half mile relay and breaking up
long series of wins by the County High
School in this event. Katarzy was high
point man with Is, Minde and Lundin
followed with TO each
Eureka Grades Win.
Meanwhile the arithmetic and SPELL
ing contests had been checked up in
Roosevelt building and here different
story is told Roosevelt broke Libby's
three years grip on the scholarship
events and won SO to 26 In the after
noon the grades pulled off track
meet that would have been strong
feature by itself if it had not been
overshadowed by the High School
events Troy appeared with an excep-
tionally strong A class of boys The
Libby girls upset the Eureka claim to
being the best basketball shooters. But
in spite of the Troy threat and the gal
liant effort of the Libby girls, Earle
Prices's aggregation piled up enough
points to lead by final score of "a,
Libby 1872, Troy 64la. Vorhies of Troy
was the outstanding athlete of the
grade meet making it. 712 in. in the
high jump and running the hundred
in ii seconds. He should be heard from
next year when he enters high school. |
A fine lunch was served by the Eu-
reka people to the visiting contestants
at noon and every courtesy was ex-
tended to make the meet an event to
teach social values as well as to show
athletic powers. Principals Day and
Price and Coach Mellinger are to be
commended for their careful prepara-
ton and efficient handling of the meet |
The Libby delegation came home with
high praise for their hosts The local
school will consider it a good days |
work if they can duplicate the situation
when Eureka and Troy come here in
1895.