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Show High School Victors In Big Track Meet The track team of the Gunnison Valley High school walked off with the honors at a meet at the school campus last Friday afternoon, de-featinf de-featinf the teamtentered by the Gunnison Gun-nison Guard Mount, Post 104, American Amer-ican Legion, 64 points as against 8. The contest was keen and the crowd, though small, was enthusiastic and gave their favorites loyal support. Rose Tollestrup, of the high school team,- and who is fast stepping Into the limelight in athletics, captured the honors for points. He took first place in four events in which he was entered, the 100-yard dash, high jump, broad jump and the 220-yard dash. He also made victory possible for his team by overcoming the lead j made by the Legion in the relay-race. relay-race. Halverson, who was the wind-up wind-up man for the Legion in the 440-yard 440-yard relay race, received a fair start over Tollestrup, who was running the same place for the high school. Lack of training, however, on the' part of Halverson, and the superior steady drilling by his opponent threw the race to Tollestrup. The last ten yards Tollestrup made a j spurt and passed his contender with ease. This feature of the meet proved the most interesting. The balance I of the program, though was immensely im-mensely enjoyed and the meet, the j first of its kind to be held on the new ' campus, gives the best indication that those which are to follow, will prove bigger and better. Leo Bardsley acted as director of the meet, Christensen, timekeeper, Madsen, judge of events and Newman New-man recorder of events. The following are the scores for the several events: . i I (Continued on page 8) i High School Victors (Continued from page 1) Event Entries 440 Yd. Whitlock Club Place Points Reo'd Peterson G. H. S. 4 Hoff G. H. S. 4 . 1 min. lOOYd. Tollestrup Legion 3rd 1 S sec. Erickson G. II. S. 1st 5 12 2-5 sec. Sorenson Neilson G. II. S. 2nd 3 Halvorsen Christensen Legion 3rd 1 High Jump Tollestrup Larsn G. H. S. 1st 5 5 ft. 1 in. Sorenson Perkins Halvorsen G. H.S. 3rd 1 ' , Hot!. Legion 2nd 3 Christensen One Mile Peterson Lewis G. II. S. 2nd 3 5 min. Christensen G. H. S. 1st 5 3S sec. Ferre Hoff : Broad Jump Tollestrup j Erickson G. II. S. 1st 5 15 ft. 7 in. Halvorsen o. H. S. 3rd 1 Hoff Legion 2nd 3 Christensen 220 Yd. Sorenson Tollestrup G. H. S. 3rd 1 2S 1-5 sec. Erickson o. H. S. 1st 5 Beauguard G. II. S. 2nd 3 i Roper j Anderson j Mile Christensen Christensen, M. Peterson, G. Lewis, H. G. II. S. 2nd 3 Peterson, M. G. H. S. 1st 5 2 min. 2G s. Relay Race. 440 Yds. G. II. S. 3rd 1 Summary Gunnison High Scho Ros-s Tollestrup ol Team Lawrence Whitlock Elmo Sorenson " 9 points 1st place Harold Lewis American Legion T Mina Beauguard earn Harold Halvorsen C. T. Hoff .... Dr. Christensen K Highest Point Winner G. H. S. Tollestrup 20 Legion Halverson 7 |