New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-04
TRACK ATHLETICS.
CHICAGO TEAM WINS MOST POINTS AT
THE WESTERN INTERCOLLEGI-
ATE MEET

Chicago, June 3-The annual field games OF the
Western intercollegiate Association took place to-
day on Ravenswood Field. The University Of Chi
cago team won a rather easy victory. total of
as points being placed to It's credit Notre Dame
College was second with 80 points, and Michigan
third, with e. The Wisconsin men failed to live
up TO the expectations Of their admirers, scoring
only IA points.
The prominent feature of the days programme
was the work OF Powers, Of Notre Dame. In the
field events Twenty-one Of the thirty-three points
credited to his college due to his work lie
secured first in the shotput. the discus throw d.
vded first honors In the high Jump and pole vault
and secured second place In the broad jump. Three
Western intercollegiate records were broken during
the afternoon. Two Of these Powers placed to his
credit, In the shotput and In the high jump, Louis.
OF Iowa College. dividing honors with him In that
event In the broad jump, in which Powers secured
second place. he only beaten out by the slender
margin OF half-inch
A fight. which for an instant threatened to de-
veop into battle royal between hundred or
more angry college men. took place nj the finish OF
the half-mile run. Immediately after the start
cries Of Foul" were raised against the Michigan
men. who 1t was said, were deliberately pockeung
Moloney. the Chicago contestant. The cries in
stretch but MoSney to s' iroNS cb gam
ef ~ te track eipG ana S their
one excited spectator struck at barrel ana a. n
field at It's edge mass Of shouting. fighting
men. Policemen jumped into the crowd, however,
and hustled the original offender out or the grouus
The heat was intense, and many OF the men,
especially in the long runs, were much exhausted
at the finish. Mclean, OF Michigan who won out
in the final OF the 120,yard hurdles. fell In dead
faint after crossing the line and did not regain
consciousness for fully fifteen minutes. The sum-
mary follows:
Mile run-smith, Chicago. won Woods Michigan sec
onG S0ngsr Mices9n third Noir. Tme4 wGD br Mch,
gan second Granke. Wisconsin. third Dstanee-lIo
-Four hundred run-slacs Chicago won;
Time-053.
Putting sixeen-pound shot-Powers Notre Dame, won.
legiate record: Lehr. Michigan. second 80 It. ii IN;
Dggerman. Notre Dame. third. 3S Il: In 49,
Corcoran, Notre Dame. second; Jones' Northwest
ern. third. 11me-o:1o ,,,..
Chicago tied at 10 IT. In Booch Northwestern third
One hundred and twentyyard hurde-Dead heat be-
tween oDee Wisconsin; FISHER Grnneli and Mclean
Michigan. Time-O:l8is.
High jump-Tte between Louis. Iowa College, and
Powers Notre Dame height. #. II in which breaks
the Western intercollegiate record: Houghton Michigan
third
one bicycle race-Brown. Chicago. woni Baldwin,
Michigan. second: Ross Chicago third. Time-2:392s:
Hammer throw-Mortmer. Chicago. with l2l IT.
In stange. Wisconsin. second; Avery Mchigan third
Running broad jump-Hollane. Drake won, with ~ r.
third
Two-hundred- twenty yard hurdlesMcIean. Mich
third Time-0:27-.
Half-miie run-Moloney Chicago won Mills Illinois.
Quarer-mile bicycle race-Gafney. Notre Dame. won;
Goodenow Chicago. second Brown. Chicago third Time
-O:3l%. 49,
Two-hundred and -twenty-yard dash-Durroughs chi
won; Corcoran Nore Dame second; MCGOWAN
Wisconsin third Time-O:22%.
Mile walk-Hoagland Illinois won; Bredsteen Wiscon-
Western intercollegiate record by u seconds DAVIS
Chicago finished second but was disqualified Tor fous