Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1902 — Rensselaer Wins Again. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Wins Again.

Way Ahead in The Athletic Contests At Monticello Rensselaer was victorious at the Field Day contests at Monticello Friday, to the extent of every reasonable expectation. Of the fourteen athletic events Rensselaer won seven, or just half, against the other four competing schools. We also won 7 seconds. Out of a total of 123 points Rensselaer won 59, or nearly half. Fred Brown, of Rensselaer was

the hero of the occasion and won five gold medals, for first in five events, and one silver medal, for second in one. Rensselaer took all the running races except the 120 yard hnrdle and the half mile rtfn. Moody of Rensselaer was 2nd in the 120 yard hurdle, and would have been Ist by a long lead, but he got a fell. After Rensselaer, Monticello was an excellent second, getting 5 firsts and 4 seconds. Also a total of 42 points. As Monticello was also awarded first in both oratory and and music, in the evening, it can be said that the honors of the day were about equally divided between the two towns.

No other of the competing towns outside of Monticello, had anythipg like the number of spectators present that Rensselaer had. In fact probably all of them together did not have half as many. In the following summary F. stands for Fowler, G. for Goodland, M. for Monticello, R. for Rensselaer and Rem. for Rearing-

ington. The Ist, 2nd and 3rd, in each event are in the order their names appear. 120 yard hurdle race: Congdon M., Moody R., Hardy G. 100 yard dash: Brown R Ray Yeoman R , Hardy G. Mile run: Dilling M , Parkison R., Sheets R. 50 yard dash: Brown R • Ray Yeoman R., Gardner M. 220 yard run: Brown R., Ray Yeoman R., Metsker M. 220 yard hurdle: Roe Yeoman R., Duffy F., Congdon M. Half mile run: Pingry M, Tharp M, Sheets R. Mite relay race: Rensselaer, Monticello, Fowler. Pole Vault: Herath G., Gardner M„ Barkley R. Running high jump: Oswold G. Barce F., Congdon M. Discus throw: F, Stockton M., Brown R.,.Tharp Rem. 16 pound shot: Brown RTeeter M , Kerns Rem. Running broad jump: Brown R , Tharp Rem , Dague F. 16 lb hammer, Stockton M, Ray Yeoman R., Gardner M. The total points awarded to each team were, Rensselaer 59, Monticello 42, Goodland 12, Fowler 8, Remington 5. In running Rensselaer was unapproachable, and would have won a majority of those events, without Brown. At the evening’s performances, the first prize for oratory was given to Miss Hilda Palmer, of Monticello, and the second to Glenn Wishardof Rensselaer. In chorus singing Monticello was also awarded first, Rensselaer second and Remington third. Earl Barkley did great work in his specialty, pole vaulting, but was up against two of the best men at that work in the state. One of whom, in fact, did break the state record, with a vault of 10 feet 2 inches. BarkleyJa best was 9 feet 7 inches, a mighty good record. Kenton Parkison should have won the | mile run, but he strained a tendon in the first mile run, and had to pull out of the half mile. Monticello people were woefully

lacking both in hospitality and in sportsmau-like spirit. No representative people were at the depot io welcome the arrival of. the special train, with 300 Rensselaer people, and only a gang of rowdies were there when the train left for home. Their conduct towards Brown, the leading Rensselaer winner, was nothing less than outrageous.