The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-20
COLLEGE RECORDS BROKEN
Remarkable Work of Ewry, Who
Smashed Four of Them al Purdue.
Seine Lively Field Day Sports-CiBcnnati
Again Slsughters Cleyeland-Lorillard
Thinks Iamplighter Was Pulled.


In Eight Events the State College Record
Was Lowered.
Special To the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. May IA large crowd
was at Purdue University this morning to
witness the field sports. Visitors from out
side the city wore the college colors of old
gold aud black, and the students and their
girl companions were decorated with the
various class colors- The steps or the
main building and the lawn fronting it
were covered by the largest gathering OF
people who ever before assem- bled at the
field day trials. The referee and starter
vas G. q. DuPlessis of Chicago. Edwin w.
Smith, of the Chicago Times. falling to
put in an appearance. The judges OF the
finish were A. NJ. Amadon. j. w. Noel and
p. II. Richsrdson; field judges. NJ. j..
Golden and Walter Jones: Judge of walk
ing. II. J. Golden; timekeepers. Mack
Gregory and III. o. Huston: clerk of the
course. +. G. Tingley; marshal. Cloyd Mar
shall: official announcer. L. A. Downs: ex-
ecutive committee. l.. A. Downs PRESIDENT,
Edward Polk. w. w. kennon. Worth keif.
Cloyd Marshall, III. Buschman and } ohm
Gebhart. The events took place IN the fol-
loving order:
One-hundred-yard Dash-State record 1Ol9
seconds First heat: Busehman first. Tod
second; time lO3t seconds. Second heat: Crowell
Iirst. Patton second; time, 1o3 seconds. Final
heat: Won by CrOwen. Buschman second; time,
lOl2 seconds.
Mile Run-State record 5 minutes As
seconds. Gemmer won. Fenton second; time, 4
minutes and SELL seconds.
Four nd-fo.ty-yard Safety Race
State record Al 10 seconds. Won By W. q.
Case Time, IL seconds.
Hurdle; one hundred and twenty yards-state
10
Crowell, IL. G. Beckman second. Time, 70
seconds
standing High Jump-state record feet 8si
inches; won by Ewry. feet i2 inch.
Running Hop. Step and Jump-state record 40
, feet inches; won by |. :. Iindley. al feet
inches; Il. G. Cook, 80 feet 63 inches
Throwing 6-pound Hammer-State record 50
feet 94 inches: stevenson first. 81 feet inches;
Bnsehman. % feet inches. ., .,o ,.o.
Sam Moore first. 3ll feet 80. inches; Ed DIN
second.
standing High Kick-won 10y r. G. Ewry, z
feet inch; Ii. Buscaman second. z feet.
Pole yault-state record. feet 9'h inches.
Albert Black ard V W. Marsf ALL tie; feet D
inches. Black won on the toss OIL.
Standing Broad Jump-state record. feet ii Il
inches. r. c. Ewry first. 10 feet 5l4 inches; G..
G. Philips second. 8 feet Oh inches
Putting sixteen pound shot-State record,
33 feet inches. Stevenson first 80 feet 10
inches; Buschman, 80 feet inch.
Potato Race-Awarded 10 j. Oppenheimer
Running Broad Jump-State record. 10 feet.
]. s. Lind.ey first, IL feet lOl4 inches; W. q.
Ellis second
Running High Jump-State record feet
inches Won by X. Ewry, feet II inches.
Running High Kick-State record feet o
inches. Won by K Ewry, y feet; H. Buschman,
second. feet inches.
Four hundred and forty-yard Dash-Won by
Rogers in 56l4 seconds
Mile Safety Race-Won by Case in minutes,
30lI seconds.
Two-hundred- and-twenty-yar Dash-won by
Crowell in 81 Il seconds.
Mile WaIk-won by Ballinger in minutes
1914 seconds.
FIfty-yard Dash-won by Crowell In So sec
onds.
The relay race won ny the class OF "a
The performance of Ewry was considered
remarkable. His improvements over las,
year assures him as powerful cOntingen,
IN the State field trial. Ewry's success
may be attributed to his careful training
and ooolheadedness. The visitors say he Ii
most promising athlete. AT 1:30 o'clock
tho afternoon exercises began, the sport
opening with the ball game between
the faculty and the senior mines.
Indiana University, "a; Illinois Wesleyan B
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN, Ill. May l9.-The second
game of the series between the Indians
University team. of bloomington Ind. and
the Illinois Wesleyan team resulted In
| second victory for the HoosIers by q score
| of "a TO 5.