The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-14
FIRST INTERCOLLEGE MEET
Sixty Contestants from Nine Colleges at
the Champaign Tournament
University of Illinois First, with Northwest
ern and Washington Next in Order-Of
Day In Base Ball-Balgowan's Fast Mile.
INTERCOLLEGIATE FIELD DAY.
First Animal Championship Tournamer
Events Took Place In n Drizxie.

First Animal Championship Tournament
Events Took Place In n Drizzlc.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. May lathe first an
nual championship field games of the West
ern intercollegiate Association were held
here to-day. A cold drizzle prevailed
throughout the day, making it impossible
for the contestants to obtain good records
Nine colleges were represented and sixty
six contestants were entered in the various
events. Three gold, silver and bronze
medals were given in each event. Luther
II. Cary. OF Chicago. acted as referee and
Z. w. Smith, of Chicago as starter. In
order to establish the athletic standard of
the different colleges the following system
was adopted: First prize to count five
points; second. two points; third, one point.
By points scored to-day the University OF
Illinois took the championship. Northwest
srn University got second place and Wash
ington University. of st. Louis. was third.
First Event - 22O-yard dash. Cabanne. of
Washington University, first; Oglesby. of Rose
Polytechnic, second; kennlcot. OF Northwestern
University, third. Time, :294.
Pole va1it-Ludlow, OF Northwestern, first;
Hobbs, of University OF Illinois, second; Quinn,
Of University of Illinois, third. Cleared o feet
Ball Throw-Gunn. of University or Illinois.
first Darst,.of Rose POLYTECHNIC, second; sui
Ivan. Of Christian Brothers. third. 81 feet
Standing Broad Jump-Metcalfe, OF Washing
ton University, first; Behrensmeyer, OF Untver-
sty of Illinois, second: MerriHeld. Of University
Of Illinois, third. 8 feet gig inches.
One-miie Run-kely, of Northwestern, first;
Winston. Of Iowa College, second; Craig, OF I'LL
nois College, third. Time, 5:0Oas.
Fnty-yard Dash-Merrineld, OF University or
Illinois, drst; Brown, or Northwestern, second;
Metcalfe, OF Washington, third Time, b 10.
Hammer Throw-Sullivan, Of Christian Broth
ers, firet Fonts. of University OF Illinois. second
Ehrhardt, OF Illinois College, third. "a feet
inches.
One-hundred-yard Dash-Merrifeld. of Uni
versity OF Illinois. first; Brown, Of Northwestern
second; Hof. OF Rose Polytechnic, third Time.
:10aa.
Two-miIe Safety Race-Mitchell. Of University
OF Illinois, hrsti K Harrison, OF Washington,
second; Black. OF Illinois, third. Time, 7:l0I2-
Illinois, first; Metcalfe, of Washington, seconds
Rldgely, Of kose Polytechnic, third. AZ feet Ia
inches.
Four-hundred- and forty-y ard Dash-Kennicott,
OF Northwestern, first; Pooley, OF Iowa College,
second; Lewis, OF University OF Illinois, third.
Putting shot-Carter. OF Illinois, first, Steven
son. OF Purdue University, second; Tubble, or
Washington University, third. 80 feet ga inches.
Running Broad Jump-Weedman. OF University
of Illinois, first; Tubbie, of Washington, second;
Fuller, Of Washington, third. Is feet inches.
One-hundred andtwenty-yard Hurdle = Ca
banne, OF Washington, first; Hoh, OF Rose Poly
techDic, second; Clark, OF University OF Illinois,
third.
One-halfmfle Run-Riggs. Of Northwestern
University. first Martin. of Christian Brothers,
second; Miller. OF University OF Illinois, third.
Time, 2:O94-