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Interscholastic Meet

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Day
3
Month
June
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Almost "every ir-coming tram f riday brought in athletes from va righ schools througiiout Michigan to particípate in thé inter-seholastic meet. The ftrst delegation to arrive was that from Lanslng, which included both the track and baseball teams. The vfsitors were taken directly to the Waterman gymnasium by the reception committec, where they were assigned to quarters. The only high school entered that failed to come is Ishpeming. lt is a great disappointment to the management as well as the Ishpeming team, but because of the heavy expense lt is unavoldable this year. They write that next year they will surely be here to contest. . , ... The Lansing and Ann Arbor ball teams started matters yesterday afternoon with a game at Regents Field , , ; : ., „ „„f Vi Tf n nnp-siiiPii tne latter whiiuuk uu, j ■■- score of 11 to 4. The Ann Arbor team showed up strongly in team wort and at the bat, and clearly out-played the boys from the state capitol. The teams liued up as follows: LANSING, ANNABBOK. Spoor-"--' c Bennett Hodges - - Wllytc Turner 4 b... r'ims Hanshue -si' Moore Morrisey - ss .... Hagert Humphrej. tb Mons Moon tf Jordán Lesher - -- m Kl 'u LaEose-.-, tf - Norrls "Johnny" Butler umpired. The indoor meet at the gymnasium brought out a large crowd, which was enthusiastic throughout. Every event was called in fast order, and there were no tedious delays. The results f olio w: Forty yard dash - First heat won by Thompson, Pontiac; second heat won by Jordon, Ann Arbor, third heat won by Christopher, Lansir.g. Time in each heat, 5 sec. Final heat won by Jordon, Christopher second. Time, 5 sec. Forty yard hurdics- First heat won by Christopher, 5 S-ó sec; second heat won by Tucker, Ann Arbor, 5 3-5 sec. Final heat won by Christopher, Tucker second. Time 5 3-5 sec. Lig-htweight wrestling - First bout won by Richette, Ann Arbor; second bout won by Langan, Lansing. Final won by Richette from Langan. Middleweight wrestling- Childs, Lansing, won from Fuller, Ann Arbor. Heavyweight wrestling- Tucker, Ann Arbor, won from Childs, Lansing. The wrestling bouts were the best ever held in any of the high school meets, and showed careful training on the part of the contestants. The winners of first places were awarded silver medals, while the second best men received bronze medals. These places do not count in figuring out the state championship. All of today's events, both at the fair grounds and at Regents Field, will be considered, first place to count 5, second 3, and third 1. First place men will regold medals, seconds silver medals, and thlrds bronze medals. In the bieycle races this morning McCarrich, of Lansing, won both the quarter and mile events. Time: 35 3-5 seconds and 2:58. Butler, of Ann Arbor, got second in the quarter and McClure, of Ann Arbor, third in the mile. Dodds, of Detroit, got third in the quarter and second in the mile. The officials were very lax in getting the men started. _

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Ann Arbor Democrat