66 - Gnadenhutten Wins Track Meet (4-13-12)

Francis Krantz of Gnadenhutten gets set to throw the shot put.  He won the event with a toss of 40 feet, 7.25 inches.


STRASBURG - Francis Krantz put on an outstanding show yesterday to lead Gnadenhutten to a track victory over Strasburg, Port Washington and Dover St. Joseph's.  Krantz captured 1st place in 3 events...the 100-Yard Dash, High Jump and Shot Put...and also was a member of the winning 880-Yard Relay team.  Teammate Mike Kail was 1st in the Broad Jump and 220-Yard Dash and also won on the winning 880-Yard Relay squad.  Strasburg's John Studer also was a double winner...in the hurdle events.  Mike (Boots) Fragasse has the distinction of getting St. Joseph's 1st "blue ribbon" in history, winning the pole vault at 9 feet, 6 inches.  This was the school's 1st meet.  Other firsts were by Bill Edwards of Port Washington, 2-Mile Run; Rich Fillman of Port, 1-Mile Run; Ed Yackey of Strasburg, 440-Yard Dash; Wayne Martin  of Gnadenhutten, 880-Yard Run; and Jeff Huston of Port, Discus.  Gnadenhutten also won the Mile Relay.

TRACK TEAM RESULTS

1.  Gnadenhutten Indians 59
2.  Stasburg Tigers 46
3.  Port Washington Purple Riders 41
4.  Dover St. Joseph's Ramblers 14

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

2-Mile Run

1.  Bill Edwards (P)
2.  Coen (G)
3.  Manz (SJ)
4.  Landis (S)
Time 11:12

High Hurdles

1.  John Studer (S)
2.  Long (G)
3.  Fillman (P)
4.  Yackey (S)
Time 0:18.2

100-Yard Dash

1.  Francis Krantz (G)
2.  Kail (G)
3.  Williams (S)
4.  Stephens (P)
Time 0:10.5

Mile Run

1.  Rich Fillman (P)
2.  McCune (P)
3.  Antonelli (SJ)
4.  R. Hall (S)

880-Yard Relay

1.  Gnadenhutten (Kail, Jinks, Carpenter, Krantz)
2.  Strasburg Tigers
3.  Dover St. Joseph's
Time 1:42.4

440-Yard Dash

1.  Ed Yackey (S)
2.  Stephens (P)
3.  Bosley (G)
4.  Rusk (S)
Time 0:58.3

Low Hurdles

1.  John Studer (S)
2.  Jinks (G)
3.  Yackey (S)
4.  Vaughn (SJ)
Time 0:23.2

880-Yard Run

1.  Wayne Martin (G)
2.  McCune (P)
3.  Johns (P)
4.  Bixler (S)
Time 2:28

220-Yard Dash

1.  Mike Kail (G)
2.  Myers (SJ)
3.  Williams (S) and Patton (S) Tie
Time 0-24.6

Mile Relay

1.  Gnadenhutten Indians (Bosley, Anderson, Long, Jinks)
2.  Strasburg Tigers
3.  Port Washington Purple Riders
Time 4:09.9

High Jump

1.  Francis Krantz (G)
2.  Huston (P)
3.  Lewis (P)
4.  Baker (S)
Height 6 feet, 4 inches

Broad Jump

1.  Mike Kail (G)
2.  Jinks (G)
3.  Stephens (P)
4.  Feller (S)
Distance 19 feet, 6 inches

Pole Vault

1.  Fragasse (SJ)
2.  Wardell (S)
3.  J. Albright (G)
4.  Lewis (P)
Height 9 feet, 6 inches

Shot Put

1.  Francis Krantz (G)
2.  Huston (P)
3.  Welling (S)
4.  Patton (S)
Distance 40 feet, 7.25 inches

Discus

1.  Jeff Huston (P)
2.  Patton (S)
3.  Weiling (S)
4.  Lewis (P)
Distance 118 feet, 10 inches


Thursday, April 14, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio