Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1914 — TRACK MEET WENT TO ST. JOE SATURDAY [ARTICLE]

TRACK MEET WENT TO ST. JOE SATURDAY

Ten Rensselaer High School Lads Made Good Showing Against Twenty-Three at College. ■ ••

, A track meet that proved very interesting and which was witnessed by a,large number of the college students and also those from the Rensselaer high school took place at the college lest Saturday afternoon. The contestants were students at the college and'the Rensselaer high school. The college won the meet, the score being 71 to 60. Rensselaer’s- team consisted of only 10 men, while the college had 23 and this gave them a decided advantage, as the men were not worked so hard. Deerey, of the college, proved the individual star, having won four firsts or 20 points for his team. He was first in the standing broad jump, the running broad jump, the discus-and the shot put. The results follow: 60-yard low hurdles—Downey, (college) first, Fettig (college) second,* Lakin (Rens.) third. Time 8 4-5. 60-yard dash—Putts (R) firsts Downey (C) second, Babcock (R) third, time 7 w, 60-yard high hurdles—Fettig (C) first, Garriott (R) second, college third. . 100-yard dash—Babcock (R) first, McCarthy (R) second, Downey (C) third, time 11 2-5. \ Pole vault—Hemphall (R) first, English (R) second, Fettig (C) third, height 9 feet, 6 inches, Half mile run—Putts (R) first, Cozier ,(C) second, Deutsch (C) third, time 2 minutes 23 2-5 seconds. Standing broad—Deerey (C) first, McCarthy (R) second, Matting (R) third, distance 17 feet % inch. 220 yards—Downey (C) first, Babcock <R) second, Morrow (C) third, time 27 1-5 seconds. Mile run—Groom (R) first, Masscheck (Ci second, Lakin (R) third, time 5 minutes, 17 3-5 seconds. 440 yards—Masscheck (C) first, Jacobs (C) second, Groom (R) third, time 1 minute, 1 second. Discus—Deerey (C) first', Putts (R) second, Crooks (R) third, distance 95 feet, 4 inches. Shot put—Deerey (C) first, Putts (R) .-e«rnd, Babcock (R) third, distance 37 feet, 4% inches. Belay won by college team.

The track meet met such general favor that it is apt to become an annual event between the college and the high school.