St. Paul daily globe., 1895-10-27
THE AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE.
ATHLETIC HoNoRs WON.
AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF STU
DENTS TAKING PART IN THE
EVENTS.
LIST OF THE PRIZE WINNERS
And Prizes Which They Secured
No Breaking of Re
cords.

According to custom established
several years ago by the students of
the state agricultural college, locat-
ed at st. Anthony park, the annual
field day was held yesterday. The
exercises occurred on the arena in
front of the grand stand at the state
fair grounds. Several hundred per-
sons were present during the after
noon, including many from the Twin
Cities. The various events were par
ticipated in by more than 100 stu
dents, and some very good records
We're made. The field day exercises
were held under the direction of the
college athletic association officered
as follows: President, S. b. Green;
vice president and basket ball man
ager, G. S. Aldrich; L. B. BaSsett,
secretary; M. T. Seaman, treasurer;
E. L. Heath, physical director; T. w.
Short, track and field athletic man
ager; Arthur Lane, football man
ager; ]. Thompson, of the college,
acted as referee, and c. r. Cooper, S.
b. Green and A. 7. Olson, as judges.
B. Hoyt and S. A. Ballentine were
timekeepers; William Boss, scorer;
starter, Prof. A. D. Gaines; clerk of
the course, E. L. Heath; inspector,
HI. Dobner; committee on awards,
S. B. Green, H. w. Brewster and A.
d. Gaines; committee on ways and
means, r. r. Clark, V. Bailey and P.
Burton.
The first event was the 1OO-yard dash,
won by T, w. Short, 10 2-5 seconds
rocking chair, donated by Boutell
umbrella; third, G. H. Tyson, two E. &
w. collars.
The second event was a standing
broad jump, with three prizes, won as
fodioWs: foI FL, First place, A Hacker, 9
Riley, pair kid mitts; third prize, Y.
Kato, pair cuffs. Under this head came
the mile run, in which there were a
large number of entries. First place
was won by r. r. Clark, 5 minutes, 51a
seconds, prize, umbrella; second place,
w. {. Currie, cane; third place. J. T.
Anderson, cuff buttons.
The third event consisted in putting
the l67pound shot, won by ]. G. Wink
jerr, 29 feet, one dozen photos; second
prize, A. Hacker, dress shirt: third
prize, T: w. Short, Northwestern Ag-
riculturist. The fourth event on the
programme consisted in the high run
SA inches, prize, rug; second prize, l..
Bassett, 81 in trade; third, G. W.
Smith, white crevat. In the potato
wi6ne TaGe; meiuded aS under this head the
hat; w. c.. Currie, second, brush and
comb; third, ]. Hummel, necktie. The
fifth event, a 200-yard dash, was omit
ted from the programme on account
of the small number of entries.
In the sixth event. the running broad
Jump, q. w. Smith made II feet 61b
inches and won first prize, a SO hat;
second place was obtained by George
a cane. >
The mile bicycle race was won by
p. Burton in minutes "a seconds,
prize, sweater; second, H. L. Walker,
guards. The high kick was Won bv
George Crippen, feet 2 inches prize.
suit Of underwear; second, G. w
Smith, feet l inch, suit of underwear:
'nTTa IRE fTii,e fMor6hweStern Agrfculturist.
was WON by! P. Burton, prize, fountain
pen; second, H. H. Burton. bicVcle
h5 hose; third. J. A. Erickson, toilet soap.
Inc running hop, step and jump was
inches, prize, lamp; second, r. G. AL
bertson, shoulder braces; third. Ed
Riley, brush. The pole vault was won
ey, ey L: J.; Walters, feet Z inches. gold
kid gloves; third, J. Hummel, subscrip,
ton Farm. Stock and Home
The twelfth and last event on the
programme pr s1i was a half-mile run. T.
w. Shot won first place in PA nrize :
shaving set: r. r. Clark. cane: third
Kid mitts. G.. W. Smith won the gold
medal for being the best all around,
a;thiete, a. and Class won the first place
H, sn 5he class relay running race. The
aeid DAY was one of the most success
ful in the history Of the college of ag-
r1culture. 1t is held in the fall on ae-
count of the students at the state farm
returning home before the spring opens
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