Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 125, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1920 — MANUAL WINNER OF STATE MEET; WABASH SECOND [ARTICLE]

MANUAL WINNER OF STATE MEET; WABASH SECOND

The track team of Manual Training high school of Indianapolis won, first place in the annual state high; school track and field meet held at Lafayette Saturday afternoon on Stuart field, scoring a total of 18 points. Wabash high was second with 11 points, while Technical of, Indianapolis was third with 9 points. i The Technical relay team, showing great form, nosed out the Frank-; fort high school team in the last lap of the race by a few inches,! winning the event in the time Of--3 minutes 42 seconds. The remain-1 der of the teams finished as follows: Brazil, 7; Washington, 6; Washington Center, 6; Anderson, 5; Emerson, of Gary, 5; Noblesville, 5; South Bend, 5; Tipton, 3; Patoka, 3; Delphi, 3; Hammond, 2; Lebanon, 1; Martinsville, 1; Rochester, 1; Garfield of Terre Haute, 1. Whitney of Manual was tied with Marks of Wabash as high score man, both men scoring six points. He won second place in the 100yard dash, and second in the 220yard low hurdles. Harmeson of Manual displayed good form in winning the pole vault at a height of 10 feet 11 % inches. He tried for a new state record after the event was completed, but failed to clear the bar at 11 feet 2 inches. The present record is 11 feet 1 inch. .