Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1904 — Our Luck Was Agin Us [ARTICLE]

Our Luck Was Agin Us

And Monti Did Skin Us, But We Showed What Was In Us And Next Time It’ll Win UsU

We have met the enemy and wer are their’s, ’‘horse foot and dragbreeches."" The pennant of the Northwest Indiana Oratorioal, Musical and Athletic Association, which Rensselaer won so gloriously two years'ago, and had a oinoh on last year until the smallpox broke, out and knocked out, has now passed to the possession of onr most dreaded: opponents, Monticello. And a*' two years ago we showed how to win with magnanimity, this yeaxr we showed how to lose courteouslyand bravely. Montioello won fairly and by pt big margin, and no kiok is coming,. but all the same had not th»' measles epidemic entirely out two of our best men,, there might have been a different tale to • tell. The final soore at the FiekL Meet stood Fowler 15 points*. Goodland 9, Kenseelaer 35, Montkoello 52, Had Peroy Hauter unequalled long distanoe runner;, and Earl Barkley the pole vanlter and short rnnner been in the contest, Rensselaer’s soore would have been > much larger and Montioello’s considerable smaller, and more than* likely Rensselaer would have beeru the winners-

The meet was held at the Stooi*: . „. *' Farm grounds, just east of town*. The weather was flue and the* attendance very large, nearly 800 f In the following summary Rl after a name is for Rensselaer,, Mfor Monticello, G for Gpodlandr W for Fowler. The let, 2nd. and2#d<'. winners in each event arn givenin the order named, but the reoozdi! of only the first winner i» given. - 35 yard dash, Michael* R. 41 seconds, McGregor R. Wiokmre* G.

100 yds dash Myers M lOjf, MacGregor R, Rc bineon M. 220 yards dash 23£, Meyer M, Dobbins R„ Pole Vault. Morgan R.. Bennett M, H. Gardner Mi Shot Pat, Rothrock Ml 39-6* Kestle M, M. Gardner M. 50 yard dash, Wiokwire s| r McGregor R, Myers M. Half mile ran, P. Carr F,„ 2-10£, H. Gardner M, M. Gardner: M.

DUcus throw, Teeter M 91,'7*£ Keatle M, Dobbins R. Running broad jump Robinson,. M 19-9. MeGregor R Parcels R. Mile ran, P. Carr F 5.06 J Mc«Clurg M, Mitten G. 220 yard hurdles, Dnffy F, 28/, Parcells R, Wiokwire G. Running high jump. Babcock.: G. Rothrock M, tie 6-4, Paroelle Rl. Relay race, Montioello Ist Rensselaer 2nd, Fowler 3rd. The only contestants winning; more than one medal were McGreggor, Rensselaer, one first and four - seconds: P. Carr, Fowler, two firstd< Meyers, Montioello, and Wiokwire Good land, eaoh one first, one second, one third, Robinson, Monticello, one first one third, Paroells, Rensselaer one second, 2 thirds;Kestte Montioello two second*}: Dobbins, Rensselaer two thirds, P. Carr, of Fowler is a phenomenal long distance runner anefr his mile ran, Saturday broke thestate high school record; but oarman Percy Han ter, who had thorn eaalea, has beaten it this seasonin practice runs*