The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
NoTRE DAME SECOND
POWERS WAS THE STAR IN THE IN
TERCOLLEGIATE EVENTS.
Chicago University Took First Hon
ors, with 46 Points to 80
for the HOosiers.

games of the Western intercollegiate Asso-
citation took place to-day. The University
of Chicago team won a rather easy victory,
a total of As points being placed to its credit.
Notre Dame College was second with 30
points. chiefly through the efforts of its
captain. j. F. Powers. Michigan was third
with q. The Wisconsin team failed 10 live
up to the expectations of their admirers,
scoring but IA points. Other colleges receiv-
ing credit marks were: Illinois, 8: Drake
University, Iowa, 5; University of Iowa. A;
Grinnell College, Iowa, 8: Northwestern
University, 2. The meet took place on
Ravenswood field. midway between Chicago
and Evanston Heavy rains of last night
had softened the oval cinder path on the
back stretch, but the straight-away was in
good condition and the large crowd of root
ers present saw some of the p~rettiest sport
ever witnessed in a Western meet.
The pre-eminent feature of the days pro-
gramme was the beautiful work of Powers,
of Notre Dame, in the field events. Twenty
one Of the 90 points chalked up for his col
lege were due to his work, the brawny cap
tain securing clean frsts in the shot-put,
the discus throw. dividing first honors in
the high jump and pole vault and securing
second place in the broad jump. Three
Western intercollegiate records were broken
during tse afternoon. Two of these Powers
placed to his credit. in the shot-put and in
the high jump. Louis. of lowe College. di-
viding the honors with him In that event.
In the broad Jump. in which Powers secured
second place, he was only beaten out by the
slender margin of a half-inch.
A fight, which for an instant threatened
to develop into a battle royal oo between a
took place at the finish Of the half-mile run.
Immediately after the start cries OF foul
" were raised dss;r, against wsats the ds.IM,b icnigan men norts Who;
Moloney, the Chicago contestant. The cries
increased IN ere ;edo to 9n a p sn 7 q p2,t Mo as 8 the m men
aged to get through and won out by a des-
perate squirt. AS the Michigan men left the
track and started to their quarters one ex-
cited spectator swung at Barrett, and In a
the field at its edge was a mass of shouting.
fighting men. Policemen jumped into the
crowd, however, and hustled the original
offender out Of the grounds
the men, especially in the long runs were
much exhausted at the finish. Mclean, of
yard hurdles, fell in a dead faint after cross
ing the line and did not regain conscious
ness Mi,s for In fully Xm fifteen n % 6b,asso s Wnn! WOODS.
Of Michigan. second; Conger. Of Michigan,
third. Time, 4:39 As.
Discus throwing: Powers, Notre Dame,
'ON N
consin, third. Distance, lis feet IL inches.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES run: Slack.
Thompson, Michigan, third. Time, :5s.
Putting s~ixteen-pound shot: Powers. No
tire Dame. won. 10 feet sH inches, which
beats intsrcol Is record; Lehr; Michi-
Notre Dame, third. IS feet 5 inches.
One-hundred-yard dash. final: Burroughs.
ond: jone srI Nof TSyceran, N third. Da Tme. SEQ :ie.
Pole vault: Powers. Eotre Dame, and
Hirschberger, Chicago. tied at 10 feet. 5
INCHES; Booch, Northwestern. third.
Dead heat between O'Dea of Wisconsin,
Fisher of Grinnell College and Mclean of
Michigan, Time: :lS 10. ou,u 80 L..
College and Powers of Notre Dame, 5 feet.
IL inches, which breaks intercollegiate rec
ord: Houghton, Michigan. third. at 5 feet,
Mile bicycle race: Brown. Chicago, won;
Baldwin, Michisan, second; Ross. Chicago.
Hammer throw: Mortimer. Chicago. won.
with lN feet 2 inches: stangel. Wisconsin.
second, lis feet s inches; Avery, Michigan,
wa apnR Misb Os e feet 'u Z sP,io h inehes; Powers OVERS.
Notre Dame. second. q feet $40 inches:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hurdles:
Mclean. Michigan, won; Odea. Wisconsin,
second; Trude. Chicago. third; Time. "a 2-5.
Half-mile run: Moloney, Chicago, won:
ern, third. Time, 2:e6 As.
Quarter-mile bicycle: Gaffney, Notre
Dame, won; Goodenow. Chicago. second;
Brown. Chicago. third. Time. 81 2-5.
Two : hundred = and twenty : yard dash:
Burroughs. Chicago, won: Corcoran. Notre
Dame. second; MCGOWAN. Wisconsin. third.
Time. % 80.
Mile walk: Hoagland. Illinois. won;
cago, third. Time, 1905. This breaks the
Western intercollegiate record by twenty
one seconds. Davis, of Chicago. finished