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Some really old track records
Even though the Oilers didn't field a football team in 1899, it did have an inter-school track meet Oct. 7 at the Fairgrounds.

It was sort of a decathlon, except there were 12 events.The top four point-winners were Roy Mallory, J. Verner Wrightnour, Fred James and Charles Simmons...

Here are the winning times or distances for each event:
100-yard dash -- 11.75
220 -- 26.5
Half-mile -- 2:17
Mile -- 5:35
1-mile bicycle ride -- 3:02
5-mile bike ride -- 15:54
Shot -- 28 feet
Pole vault -- 7-3
Hammer throw -- 68-2
Triple jump -- 36-10
Long jump -- 16-0
High jump -- 4-8