St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-02
UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS.
Several Local Records Broken at
the Field Day Sports.

tIC LAY OpOEtSs
The regular commencement week
| programme of the university has been
opened in real earnest, and all day yes
terday the excitement was kept up
without abatement. The first event of
the day was the competitive company
| drill between Company A, Capt. Han
nor, and Company b, Capt. Merrill.
The contest was close one, both COM
panies doing excellent work, but Com
pany was finally declared the color
company for 1892. The battery gave a
very entertaining exhibition drill, and
the artillery and infantry engaged i'll an
exciting sham battle. The morning
programme concluded with ball game
between the law and medical students,
which the latter won by score OF 5
to- 4.
The field day sports began promptly
at 2 p. m, and by that time the grounds
were thronged with spectators, many of
whom were ladies. The first event was
the running high jump. The entries
were Rossman and Ward. The former
won by jump of four feet six inches.
There were four entries for the base
ball throwing conteSt-Smith, Brewer.
Carver and McElligott. Smith won and
broke the university record by throwing
the ball 800 feet. The previous record
was 31S feet.
In the 12O-yard hurdle race Rossman
defeated Wilkinson, Ward and Hastings,
and cut down the university record one
fifth of a second, his time being 20 sec.
The drop kick was won by Sykes, the
distance being 1873 feet 81 inches. His
competitors were Messrs. Foote and
Cunningham.
The entries for the 100-yard dash were
Chadbourne. Folwell. Harding. Rass-
man and Storey. RaSSman won i'll IL
sec.
In the standing broad jump Guthrie
covered feet 1115 inches, defeating
Brewer and Wood and breaking the rec
ord of feet inches.
The standing high jump was won by
Guthrie, who marked 4 feet 2 inches.
The other entries were Rossman and
Ward
Folwell, Storey and Rossman con-
tested in the 220-yard dash, Rossman
winning in "a Is.
Brewer won the hop, step and jump,
defeating Guthrie and Harding and
breaking the former record of SO feet.
His distance was 80 feet AZ inches.
Brewer won from Harding in throw
ing the hammer, his distance being is
feet.
In the pole vaultlng contest the en-
tries were RoSsman, Guthrie and
Brewer. Rossman won, his mark being
feet
The contestants in the 44O-yard dash
were Rossman, Follwell, Hastings and
May. Rossman won in :06.
In putting the shot Harding defeated
Brown. the distance being SO feet AZ
inches.
The half-mile run was won by Ross
man in 2:31. His competitors were
Madison, Hastings, May and Follwell.
Will and Harding walked the half
mile, the latter winning in ~ minutes.
The mile race was between Rossman
and May, Williamson having with
drawn. May won in 5:3S.
Last evening occurred the annual
oratorical contest for the Pillsbury
prizes, open to seniors. The contestants
were P. J. Neff, NJ. d. Purdy, f. w.
Triggs, A. w. Selover, q. G. Skies, G. s.
Pattee and J.OScar JorgenS. The judges
on thoughtand composition were Judges
Fred Hooker and G. B. Elliott and
Abbott Blunt; on delivery Prof. Q. G.
CurtisS, john Day Smith and E. A. Mer
rill. Nj. d. Purdy's Grafton on Wendell
Phillips won the first prize. 2. j. Neff
won second with an Grafton on ''The
Senate" j. o. Jorgens won the third
prize. Mr.. Purdy's effort was excep-
tionally good.