Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1911 — Scholastic Field Meet Won By Sophomores Friday Afternoon. [ARTICLE]

Scholastic Field Meet Won By Sophomores Friday Afternoon.

, A hastily arranged field meet, tn which the athletics of the high school participated, was carried out Friday afternoon and the Sophomores had no trouble in winning. Lloyd Parks and Charles Porter of that class, were the individual champions and together made 59 of the total pointe in the contest. A number of the school students and several of the admirers of field athletics from town, witnessed the events. The results were as follows: 100 yard dash, 10 3-5 seconds, Parks, soph., Ellis, sen., Porter, soph. 220 yard dash, 27 seconds. Parks; Clark, soph.; V. Robinson, jun. 440 yard dash, 60 seconds. Parks; Crlsler, jufi.; McCarthy, fresh. Half mile run, 2 min. 30 seconds., V. Robinson; Miller, fresh.; T. Padgitt, soph. One mile run, 5 min. 50 sec., Hamilton, soph.; Putts, fresh.; V. Robinson. ' High jump, 5 feet, 2 in., Porter; Parks; Clark. Broad jump, 19 feet, 4 in.. Parks; Porter; Ellis. Pole vault, 10 feet, Parks; Porter; T. Padgitt. Shot put, 35 ft 4 in., Porter; Parks; V. Robinson. «. Discus throw, 98 feet, 6 in., Porter; V. Robinson; Milled Mile relay, Sophomores Ist; Juniors 2nd. 50 yard dash, 5% seconds.. Parks, Ellis, Porter. The sophomores won a total of 75 points, the juniors 16, seniors '7, freshmen 5. Parks won 36 pointe; Porter 23. Rice Porter and J. G. McFarland were the referees and Prof. C. R. Dean the starter. The results were very satisfactory and caused many to wish that a track team had been developed this year and competition with other schools arranged. The best field men being in the sophomore class there would seem to be a fine opportunity for a good team another year.