Paragould Wins Against Piggott Spikers
1940
THE PARAGOULD SOLIPHONE
ISSUED TWO TIMES A WEEK - 104 TIMES A YEAR
MARCH 25, 1940
I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO RUN ACROSS THIS OLD NEWSPAPER EDITION AT A FLEA MARKET .
TRANSCRIBED BY : TINA EASLEY
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LOCALS CHALK UP TOTAL OF 61 POINTS TO 52 FOR CLAY COUNTY DELEGATION
THE PARAGOULD HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD TEAM , COACHED BY RALPH HAIZLIP , DEFEATED THE PIGGOTT SPIKERS 61-52 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN A DUAL MEET AT PIGGOTT. THE SCHEDULED MEET WITH THE NEWPORT TEAM AT HARMON FIELD WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE THE LOCAL TRACK WAS NOT IN SHAPE , IT WAS STATED.
PIGGOTT WILL BE HERE NEXT WEEK-END , AND IS PROBABLE THAT CARDWELL, MP., AND WALNUT RIDGE ALSO WILL COMPETE, COACH HAIZLIP STATED.
DAN SMITH OF PARAGOULD WAS HIGH POINT MAN WITH 18 POINTS. RAY JOHNSON FOLLOWED WITH 13. DOLLINS HAD 15 1/4 AND NICHOLS OF PIGGOTT 11. GARDNER OF PARAGOULD HAD 9 1/4 AND WILLIAMS AND HALEY OF PIGGOTT EACH SCORED 9.
RESULTS OF THE MEET FOLLOW :
100 - YARD DASH
GARDNER - PARAGOULD 1ST
DOLLINS - PARAGOULD 2ND
NICHOLS - PIGGOTT 3RD
time 10.5 seconds
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220- YARD DASH
NICHOLS - PIGGOTT 1ST
GARDNER - PARAGOULD 2ND
WOODS - PIGGOTT 3RD
TIME 24.1 SECONDS
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440 - YARD DASH
NETTLES - PIGGOTT 1ST
JOHNSON - PARAGOULD 2ND
WILLIAMS - PIGGOTT 3RD
59.2 SECONDS
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880 YARD RUN
SMITH - PARAGOULD 1ST
WARD - PIGGOTT 2ND
WILLIAMS - PIGGOTT 3RD
2 MIN . 16 SECONDS
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