The Princeton Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Taylor, Dave
issued: 2022-12-02
issued: 1929-06-06
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note: THE PRINC TAR Published in the Interests of Mining and Agriculture in the Similkameen Thirtieth Year—No. 30 PRINCETON, B. C.t THURSDAY, fUNE 6. 1929 PER YBAR: $3.00 Cub Single Copy ge. Princeton Wrests Honors From Keremeos at Meet Jura Provides Surprise Packet at Fourth Annual Similkameen Schools Track Meet by Nosing Out Keremeos MANY RECORDS SHATTERED A tradition of three years' when .on a Copper Mountain tent rains, Princeton school ath from nine' other schools to cap took both 'the McKenzie cup and ter representing the aggregate tyre event, the 220-yard senior sports fh 1926 Both trophies had Ken Garrison, of Princeton High champion, another honor which in the The country school of Jura, hou iii_.g a scant dozen pupils, set the heather on fire by taking second j. nee nosing out the'termor cham- I!S:i_a----;;_re.n_sSs, by a single point. Hedley, which showed much im-, movement under the coaching of Ralph Thomas, just as the work of his mate, Bill Lucas, was responsible for Jura's showing, took fourth "place. The standing of the schools was as follows: Princeton 77, Jura 48, Keremeos 47, Hedley 33, Copper Mt. 30. Blakeburn 14. Allenby 10, Cawston 7, Olalla 3, East Princeton 0. INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS To win the much coveted senior L medal, Ken Garrison,-eldest of a trio cf brothers competing in the meet, l_ok first in the high jump, broad jump, hop, skip and jump, and second in the 100 yards—after beating the Uit'mate winner in his heat—and ultimate winner in his heat. His points total was 18, eight ahead of Long, Jura, and Parsons, Keremeos, who each, had ten. Young (Neil of Hedley, duplicating the ski., of his elder brother in the jumps and pole vault, won the junior medal with 15 points. Cora Long of _ura had the distinction of winning the honors in both Junior and senior >?irls classes, and, Incidentally, gaining. nr>1t individual points in the -Mil .".20: Her performance - -quita .--Shadowed that of Lillian Mitchell, Princeton hope and last year's Senior champion…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1929-12-26).
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Princeton, B.C.
spatial: Princeton
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0422326
language: English
lat: 49.460278
long: -120.507778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [Princeton] : The Star Printing and Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Princeton and District Museum and Archives
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