Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1903 — Interscholastic Meet at Goodland. [ARTICLE]

Interscholastic Meet at Goodland.

The 4th of Jilly bills, which eminated from Goodland some 7 or 8 days ago, announced an interscholf astic meet in which teams from Remington, Monticello, Goodland, Logansport, Fowler, Sheldon, 111., and other high schools would compete for medals and cups. However, if with a gift of prophesy, * the management had foretold it as a battle between the two strong teams from Sheldon, 111., and Logansport, who through magnanimous feelings would permit other small teams to contest just for extheir prophesy would been good and bills more accurate. Sheldon won over Logansport by the small margin of two points, but the Indiana Star, Wilkins, , broke, two state records, those of high jump and pole vault. Rensselaer’s team having broken training at the onset of the small pox got five of. their members together and went over to—well, to get ex*y'perience. Barkley, in the final of 100 yard dash, led the bunch from the start to within 20 yds of finish when alas, his right spike shoe, unable to keep up, lost off and robbed him of the medal. Hauter won his trial heat in 220 "yard dash and in the final was only beaten for first on the last half dozen strides'. Parcells and champion Wilkins struggled long for first in high jump, until finally the dizzy height of 5 feet 7 inches, was reached. Wilkins cleared the bar but Parcels, handicapped, as the balance of our team by a lack of recent practice, remained content with a 5 ft, 6 inch, a jump surpassing the state record by 2 or 3 inches. And finally in the pole vault, Barkley, who can well negotiate 10 ft, 4 inches in practice, succumbed at 10 feet, allowing don man second at 10 ft, 4 inch, and Logansport first at a record breaker of 10 ft 6 inch. It is very obvioua that with 7 training our team would have changed the result to our entire satisfaction.