Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-05-30

a specldi Train Win ABOUT 10
3rookings people, including college
students and athletes left here We'd
nesday afternoon. At Iroquois
another coach was added bearing the
crowd from Redfield. Mitchell was
reached just after supper and the
evening spent in securing quarters.
The cold reception of this train
load Of people was quite marked.
There was no reception committee,
no band music, no one to tell them
where they might secure quarters or
direct them in any manner. 1t was
everybody for themselves, and the
devil take the one caught out in the
cold and wet. The absence of well
come somewhat dampened the ardor
of strangers and created very un-
favorable impression. Where the
fault lay we are not prepared to say,
but no one who visited Mitchell on
this occasion was sorry to learn that
the college associations had fixed upon
Huron as the place in which to hold
the next annual meet.
The rain seriously lnterfered with
the schedule and five events had to be
pulled Of on Saturday morning. The
train bearing the excursionists north
was due to leave at 1870 and it made
the athletes hustle to get around in
time to make 1t.
The Brooklngs crowd arrived home
at 8 o'clock and were received with
great demonstrations. The college
cannons had been hauled TO the depot
and in thunderous tones poured out a
welcome to the victorious athletes,
while the air was rent with college
yells, tin horns, whistles and a per-
feet pandemonium Of noises.
Before the train was fairly at q
standstill the college boys seized the
trainer, Prof. Temple, and with him
on their shoulders, bearing aloft the
prize cup. pranced down Main street
in perfect frenzy Of delight. The
athletes were then gathered together
and given places 10 carriages
and drawn to the college where an In
formal reception was given, and the
events OF the week gone over, for the
benefit OF those who remained at
home.
This is the first year that the Ag-
ricultural College Athletic Associa-
tion has employed trainer and the
results have been most satisfactory.
In Prof. Temple they found good
man, but the professor in turn had
good timber to work with and the
association is to be congratulated on
the showing they have made this
year.
There Is no doubt that the local
athletic association has some OF the
best timber In the west, and that
with practice and proper training
their record in another year will equal
the best In western colleges. In
Hayter they have a whirlwind and
his work at this meet was an
astonisher. He won 20 points for the
association and assisted In the won
in the relay. He carried Of four gold
medals and now has at least seven to
his credit. Mr., Hayter holds the
state record in every event In which
he has participated
Allen comes next with 13 points for
the association, and two gold and one
silver medal won for himself. Mad
den scored 8 points winning gold and
silver medal, and Hendricks 5, with
one gold medal to his credit. Alto
gether Drookings won 8 gold medals,
Yankton and Mitchell 8; Yankton
winning two In the tennis, doubles
and singles.
Dodge played In hard luck, which
was no doubt due to the record he has
made in the past. His reputation Tor
fast time gave him the sorst end In
the short races every time. In spite
of his set backs, however, he came on
with two silver medals and his repu-
tation unsullied by any act that will
disqualify him for the future.
Brookings wins the cupl These