The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-02
OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION WHICH IS TO BE
FORMED AT NORTHFIELD
WILL BE AT LEXINGTON PARK
PROVIDING SCENT FARE CAN BE
ARRANGED FOR FOR UNI
VERSITY STUDENTS.
CUP WILL BE CONTESTED FOR
Generous Donation Which Will
Stimulate Interest in the Coming
Events.

An aIumnus of the university has
| shown his loyalty and patriotism for
his college in manner that should
be a very excellent example - the
students and rot over zealous support.
ers of the institution. H. I. H. Col
well, of the University Press. mas pre-
scented to the athletic association sill
yer cup, which shall be hung up as a
prize for the college in the state which
first wins in track and field athletics
| the largest number of points in three
successive years or meetings. This cup
serves as the incentive for the assO-
citation which will be formed tomorrow
at Mortified.
The meeting tomorrow will consist
of Newhall, of Shattack; Knapp. of
Carleton; Sayles. of Hamline. and Col
well, of Minnesota. They will hold an
invitation meet this year, being the
| guests Of the university, and next year
| the regular association will take charge
of the events. A constitution and by
laws will be adopted and steps prob
ably taken to be recognized by the
big intercollegiate athletic ASSOCIATE ms.
The invitation meet this year Will
| been definitely decided upon, but ev-
| erything looks as if the new Lexington
park, in st. Paul, will be chosen. This
is, providing an arrangement can be
| made with the street railway company
to carry the crowd from the university
at scent fare. The park is but four
blocks from Smelling avenue, and it is
hoped to get this concession from the
company.
| The regular annual spring meeting Ct
| the university athletes will be held Me y
| 10, and the place likewise hangs on
what is to be obtained from the street
railway company. This meeting may
be joint affair between the univsrs
| ity and Y. M. c. A, but, as the latter
is out for more money than the uni
versity men think they are entitled to,
that part may fall through.
The main feature of the spring meet
ing, however, will be the intercollegi-
ate at Chicago, June S. This the an
nual contest between the Western col
leges, and promises to be the biggest
athletic event eyerrheld i'm the West.
George Sykes an alumnusg Of the uni
versity, is chairmam of The committee
that has the affair in charge. Sykes
ball team, and is now editorial writ
err for the Chicago Record. He was
Minnesota's representative at the meet
ing held about a month ago, and was
elected to this committee. .,..,..s.
This university intends to send down
full team, and one that will take
points, not a. few, 4ebut many The
students look to it to win a@high, place,
/ and some even dare think as high as
erything looks that way.
That the team will. win twenty-five
points or more is a certainty. Some
at present give the team forty or more,
but this is not counting upon the other
colleges developing good men. In the
bicycle and walk the university hopes
tc repeat last years performance with
first place. In the low hurdles and
dashes point winners are expected even
as high as fifteen being asked for by
some. The shot and pole vault will
bring out some very strong men, who
can undoubtedly add a few points.
In the half mile there is a regular
proper conditions, all think that he
lean cross the tape at Chicago the
winning :nan. In the quarter fast men
are out and running in regular practice
at fifty-four seconds without trying.
| The running broad jump has men clear
ing twenty-one feet with ease. There
are points in that kind of work. The
high jump and mile run are more I'M
certain, but the candidates have the
right kind of stuff in them and the
kind that wins points The team is,
speaking from perfectly unbiased,
standpoint, certainly the best that
could be expected at the university.
Considering the amount of college
spirit among the students the team is
remarkable.