Sports Staff, The Leesburg Commercial, Friday, April 25,
1924
The first thing that Leesburg placed in was the novice 400
yard dash, Herbert Butler coming in second in this event.
Leesburg won two places in the novice 880. Otis Butler won a
close second place and Bill Ross succeeded in taking third place.
Cox, the pride of L. H. S., took second place in the novice
high jump and pole vault . James Dorden says next year he is going to take
first place in thses events. Clyde Driggers, one of our best vaulters, sprained
his wrist a few days before the meet and was unable to enter.
Oglesby Brown, the best athlete in the school, succeeded in
taking first place in the novice discuss throw and fourth place in the high
jump.
Leesburg had two men entered in the championship class and
seven in the novice. Adams and Green were the two in the championship class.
In the 400 yard dash Green set a pace that was entirely too
fast for his opponents and won this event by a large margin. Green came withing
two-fifths of a second of the state record. Green also won fourth place in the
running broad jump.
Tough Luck “Willet failed to place in the meet, but deserves
much credit for his efforts. Adams was
crippled and we couldn’t expect much from him.
Leesburg took second place in the novice meet, making a
total of 19 point. Fort Myers
succeeded in taking first place only beating by two points. We expect to take
first place next year in the novice and are going to make a fine showing in the
championship class.
This article was provided by Gerald Lacey.
