The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

With the evidence of his unexplain able
weakness early came to the Stanford sun
porters their first doubts of victory, but
none of them had any less confidence in
the ability of their sprinte-.
Drum, the California freshman who won
the 1O0-yard, the 22O-yard and the 440-yard
runs. defeating Brunton in each, was the
gr atest surprise OF the day.
That Berkeley Drum could not be beat
en-! He ran in excellent form. His per-
formance of 81 seconds in the taxing quar-
ter mile race proved that be is possi-
bility 10 be feared by the best of his / m
tied class in this country. Ii is to be re-
gretted, however, If true, that dangerous
stimulants were used TO force this young
athlete TO his utmost speed.
There were other surprises that
amounted to reversals of general expecta-
tions. In the hammer throw Stanford
won all three places. Dorm of California,
as he did last year, after being credited
in practice with wonderful distances, fell
as before, nearly thirty feet short of his
reputed work anu again got only fourth
place. Ii the mile walk California'S fast
new man, Griffin, showed himself speedy,
but repeatedly throughout the whole dis
tance used very questionable hitch that
employed finally upon the homestretoh
| caused him 10 be disqualified, though he
was first to breast the tape.
Adams. the little experienced but big
and strong Stanford man, walked re-
markably fair race and finished breast
and breast with his plucky and equally
falrwalking rival, Westerfeldt of Califor-
MIA, who had lost shoe in the first lap,
but kept evenly at his hard heel pounding
stride for five laps more.
The hali-miie race was another surprise.
Burnett OF Stanford was practically con-
ceded tie first place; but Carroll of Cali
fornia, coming up out of large field dur
ing. the latter half of the distance. forged
steadily and strongly TO the tront, Just
beating Burnett and esta ablishing new
coast and intercollegiate record of min-
utes fiat.
1t was an ideal day for record break
ing-warm and without breath of wind.
But the track was, unfortunately, as
hard as macadam road. Two other in
tercolleg1ate records were improved upon.
Morgan of STANFORD, though not equahng
his previous performances or the coast
record, clipped small fraction off the
intercollegiate time fur the 120-yard
hurdle race. Dole. Stanford's captain
and all-round athlete, established q new
intercollegiate mark for the pole vault, an
inch lower, however, than his own coast
record To Dole Stanford owes much for
his work yesterday.
He won three first places and would, it
was thought, have secured place in the
juan osANs 'hS Oaiifoi
men in printing the programme not
omitted his name from the regular entries
for the even, and then ungallantly in
sisted that he be not allowed 10 com pete,
though Edgren, their hammer-thrower,
without having his name anywhere on the
programme last year was admitted by
Stanford.
Perhaps 300 persons witnessed the field
day. 1t was typicai college crowd and
picturesque one, the Ions shaded grand
Stand at the Olympic grounds being filled
with prettily gowned young women and
their escorts.
California S victorious tesm will not go
East. Neither will Stantord's team un-
less and only as originally intended it 90
to Chicago 10 compete in the Western
intercollegiate meet. 1t could not go far
East Is was supposed because some OF its
best men-Morgan, Burnett and Ker-
riCan-have not been in college long
enough 10 qualify according to the East
ern rules.
Following are the more important
officials that were in charge of the con-
tests:
Referee John Elliott OF the Olympic Club;
judges OF the finish-Professor q. NJ. Ricnard-
son of Palo Alto. Professor Frank Soule of
Berkeley and w. F. Humphrey, late president
of the Pacific Association \. A. u; timers
Pr oiessor George c. Edwards and Professor
Walter Magee of Berkeley, Professor d Wood
of Palo Alto, John Elliott and Peter Mcintyre
of the Olympic Club