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109 years ago, Carterville placed first and second in the 1/2 mile race held in Springfield.
Webb City Area Genealogical Society
The Webb City Area Genealogical Society has found an interesting photo in the archives that had been removed from a scrapbook.
The photo shows two contestants from the Southwest Missouri field meet that was held in Springfield in 1913. Presumably these were the two young men who placed first and second in the 1/2 mile race. The background shows a good view of the crowd and the stands.
The Monett Times reported that this field event surpassed records of previous years and there were more entries than there had been in the three preceding years of the event.
141 contestants, representing 16 Southwest Missouri competed in the fourth annual track meet. The event was held near the first of May and attracted an estimated crowd of 2,000 people.
The meet included entries of Class “A” and Class “B” schools. The Class “A” schools were Aurora, Joplin, Lamar, Monett, Pierce City and Springfield, with Springfield taking the trophy cup for that class.
The Class “B” schools were Ash Grove, Carterville, Drury Academy, Eldorado Springs, Everton, Golden City, Houston, Marionville, Mt. Vernon and Seymour, with Mt. Vernon taking the trophy cup for that class.
Mt. Vernon had won the cup the previous year and if they would win it in again in 1914, they would be given permanent possession of the prize.
The WCAGS has accepted ownership of the complete collection of bound volumes of the Webb City Sentinel, from 1983 (after the fire) until the final issue on Dec. 30, 2020.
Those issues can also be viewed on microfilm, along with much older issues.
WCAGS members staff the Genealogy Room on the third floor of the Webb City Public Library. Current hours are noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. Meetings are held at 6 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month in the Geanealogy Room.
Everything you want to know about Jasper County Missouri Schools is available at a site compiled by Webb City Area Genealogical Society member Kathy Sidenstricker.
The Webb City Sentinel isn’t a newspaper – but it used to be, serving Webb City, Missouri, in print from 1879-2020. This “newspaper” seeks to carry on that tradition as a nonprofit corporation.
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