The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-05-04

Takes First Place
With Total of 81
Points-Troy Second.
L. c. Fl. S. LEADS IN
COMMERCIAL EVENTS

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for total Of 81 points Troy was
second with 36 points and Eureka
had 20 points.
Bob Chapman, Libby track cap
tain, won high-points honors for the
day with 81 points to his credit.
Chapman, while only sophomore
in high school, tied the county track
record in the 440 yard dash at So
seconds and the 220 in % seconds.
In addition he won the high jump
at it. 5 inches and won second in
the javelin throw and 100 yard
dash. Jim McCracken Of Troy was
second high point man with Is
points while Munro of Libby had 10
points and Klehm 9.
An interesting fact worth men
tioning is that all but Is OF Libby's
81 points were made by sophomores
This points towards bright future
during the next few years for track
material.
Libby also walked off with the
relay race with winning time of
l minute 1877 seconds.
Results 81 Meet
Shot Put-First, P. McCracken,
(T); second, Martin ID; third, j.
McCracken (T) 40 s..
Pole Vault-First, Martin Ill g.
g.; second, J. McCracken (Tl 967;
third, Echo, (L) g. g."
100 yd, Dash-First, Morgan
(LC); second, Chapman (L); third,
Solem I). time 1854.
Mile Run-First, Wilson, (LC);
second, Erhard ID; third Ahrens
(T). Time 4:58
High Jump-First, Chapman (L)
S.; tie for second, Monro III and
Jim McCracken TT and Gwynn and
High Hurdles-First, !. McCrack-
en- (T); second, r McCracken IT.;
third, Klehm (L). Time 1875.
40 yd Dash-First, Chapman
{L); second, Dolan (T); third, Rob-
erts (L). Time So seconds; tied
county record.
Low Hurdles-First, p. McCrack-
en- (T); second, Klehm (L); third,
J. McCracken (T). Time 24:4
Discuss-First, Klehm (L), sec
ond, Munro (L); third, P. McCrack-
en- IT.. Distance 107' s..
220 yd Dash-First, Chapman
(L), second, Morgan (LC); third,
Solem (L). Time % seconds. Tied
county record
Half Mile First, Wilson (LC);l
second, Erhard (L); third, Dolan
(T). Time 2:l7.
Javelin-First, Munro (L); sec
ond, Chapman I); third, Morgan
LC). Distance 1859 feet 612 inches.
Broad Jump-First, J. McCrack
en- (T); second, Solem (L); third,
Munro (L). Distance II feet 81
inches.
Relay-First, Libby; second, Eu-
reka; third, Troy. Time-one minute
1877 seconds.
Libby's relay team consisted OF
Solem, Munro, Anger and Chap
man; Eureka's was West, Rambo-
SEX, Roose, Frost; Troy's was j.
McCracken, p. McCracken, Dolan,
Taylor.
Libby will participate in the
Northwestern District Meet to be
held at Poison on May 6. ..S
L. c. H. 5. WINS COMMERCIAL
Lincoln County won firsts in all
the commercial contests except t
tipping / which went to Troy. The
scores were very close but Libby's |
contestants had to be content with a
second place.
One of the brightest lights of the
meet was the dinner prepared by the
Troy people for contestants. About
100 young people assembled in the
NJ. E. Church building for the even
ing meal. Clever place cards and
attractively decorated tables greet
ed the contestants after they had
scrubbed up" from the dust Of the
athletic field. Supt Norman Korn,
as master of ceremonies, soon put
vigor into the program. He used a
starting pistol to open the show and I
from then on it was lively affair.
The coaches and track captains gave
their version Of the meet, Miss Full
ton, commercial coach from L. c.
H. S., spoke briefly and then Don
Treloar of Radio Station KEZ, took
over. Mr.. Treloar's associations with
young people made him an appro-
pirate speaker. He stressed the need
of conserving Montana products and
Montana youth for. the benefit of
our own state.
Betty Jean Russell was announced
for an aesthetic dance which was
generously applauded.
The whole affair might well have
been Junior Chamber of Com
merce or Kiwanis dinner for the
spirit was identical, with the en-
thusiasm Of youth to boast II still
further. Troy surely did q fine job
of entertaining and those who at
tended the meet felt that hey had
seen morale building in progress.