The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-14
MIDCETS PILE Up
@t-PO|NT TOTAL
TO TAKE CLASSIC
lawrence Schneider Counts II
Of Capital City Total Of
Il Points
COMPETITION Is CLOSE
Local Quartet Of Runners Wins
Relay Honors In Fast
Time Of 1892

Fargo, N. D., May 14.-Fargo high
schools well-balanced track and field
team dominated the 26th renewal Of
the May Festival prep athletic fixture.
concluded Saturday, winning the event
with 64h points.
In addition to overwhelming the
field by = larger margin than even
their most ardent supporters would
predict for them, the Midgets also
carried off whatever honors were left,
Floyd Clements. co.captain Of the
scantily-clad athletes Of Central high,
winning the individual honors with an
even dozen points, while Orville Fish
er accounted for the only new stan
6ard.
Fishers record heave in the tavelin
came at an opportune time to displace
the old mark Of 1853 feet, s inches,
established by his brother, Lyle, now
q student at Northwestern and pick
ed as center on the mythical Big Ten
basketball team Of last season. Lyle
established his record in 1891, and
Orvtlle surpassed this on his final
heave with l69 feet, II inches.
Following the Midgets In order came
Bismarck, winner Of the event two
years ago, when 1t was last held, with
81 points, II Of them by its ace. Law
renee Schneider; Grafton, with II:
Nome. with 1919; Cooperstown, with
10; Valley City, with 91s: Wahpeton
Indians and Sharon. with 1 each;
Thief River Falls, with ~, and Wah-
peton, with /.
Competition Was Close
What the meet lacked in GOOD
marks, 1t more than compensated for
with close conception.
T1lorne was q surprise victor In his
conquests In the two middle distance
events. He outran Joe LaFountaine
OF the Wahepton Indians In the
stretch Of the quarter-mile in S4A
seconds, and In the half, run In two
heats, he came from well back In the
field IN the second section to nose out
= tammate, Emil Mattson. Thorne
ran the four furlongs in 2 minutes.
IS seconds, while Mattson required
2-lO Of = second more in the first
heat.
Neil Beylund Of Bismarck and Bill
Codding Of Valley City ran q dead
heat in the low hurdles. Beylund
leading all the way but breasting the
tape simultaneously with his Him
or rival. who lunged at the yarn fin
ish.
Schneider ran 4 strong race in the
220-yard dash, leading almost from
the outset. He pulled up near the
finish as Carl Rorvig Of Nome and
Francis Whalen Of Grafton fought it
out for the next two places, with Ror-
Wig crossing the finish lire a fraction
Of = stride ahead.
The marks In the field events were
under the standards Of other wears
with the exception Of orville Fish
er's jayelin record and Clements
broad Jump mark. Clements was un-
able to better his 20 feet, 9 inches OF
Friday when he threatened the Il
feet inches established by Georre
Fait Of Valley City In 1881.
Bismarck Wins Relay
Bismarcks baton passing quartet Of
George Shafer. Junior Neff, Lawrence
Schneider and Billy Owens won the
half-mile relay, leading all the way.
although Owens, running the anchor
leg, was pushed hard In the stretch
By Ernie Wheeler. The time was
! minute 800 seconds.
The summary:
100-yard dash-won BY Whalen.
Grafton: Rorvig, Nome, second:
Clements, Fargo. third; Wheeler, Far
60. fourth. Time-ll seconds.
l20-yard high hurdles-won by Bey-
lund. Bismarck; Sexton, Faro, SEC
ond; Anderson. Fargo, third. Time
It's seconds.
Shot put-won by Schneider, Bis
marck; Wheeler. Fargo second:
schats, Valley City. third; LaFoun-
taine, Wahpeton Indians, fourth,
Distance-42 feet inches.
440.yard run-won by Thorne, Far
90; LaFountaine, Wahpeton Indians,
second; Kershaw, Fargo, third: Matt