Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-31
WEEKS IOWA SPORTS
College Meet at Des Moines
Smashed More Records Than
Any Other.
Rainy Weather Has Ruined Sport
for Fishermen Seeking
Game Fish.
Phenomenal Time Made by ;
Girl Splinter at Des rioines
College.

4 tnsilSelNeS PROUD "Wednesday, ul LIZ
state intercollegiate athletic association
meeting at Des Moines, smashing more
records than in any year in the associ.
atoms history In 1897, when the
mighty rush was in the best of form
and was winning laurels almost every
week in the year for the scarlet anc
black of Grinnell. there We're only siS
records broken, and three of them Were
by Rush in the dashes. OF the seven
state records broken six We're clear, the
mile bike being no record because OF
Welker, (GrinnelD having been pro-
! tested and thrown out for professional
ism. The records broken. a comparison
of the former ones, are as follows.
Pole vault-Lee, (Simpson II feet;
old record, 10 feet inches. made by
! Chapman, (Drake) and Enselke, Grim
nelD May %, 1900. at Des Moines.
| Half mile run-Thompson, Drake)
q 2-5; old record 2.oS 3-5, made by j.
z. Clyde, (GrinnelD May "a, 1895, at
Grinnell.
Sixteen pound hammer throw-Pell.
(Drake) 139 feet, 1ia inches; old record
116 feet, inches, made by Johnson.
(Drake) at Des Moines. May 26, 1899.
One hundred twenty-yard hurdles
Chapman, Drake) :16 is: old record
:16 2-5, made by Fisher, (Grinnell at
Des Moines, May &c, 1899.
Discus throw-Swift. Uowa rs feet
inches; old record. 10f feet inches
made by Smith, (Drake) at Des Noines,
May %, 1900.
Half mile relay-Won by Iowa, 1884
2-5; old record 1886, held by Iowa, made
at Des Moines, May %, 1900.
One mile bicycle-Guy Dobson, Cor
nelD 1928
The victory of Drake was by no
means a surprise, as the first place was
conceded to the Complexities. Drake
captured nearly fifty per cent OF the
points or 6612 out of a possible 1S6. In
the matter OF second place there was
surprise in store for a great many, and
instead of Grinnel or Anes winning
second honors. Grinnell was a close
third, with II, and Ames fourth, with
IL. There are a few protests to be
passed upon, but they will not mater
tally affect general results. AT the bus
mess session, following the meet, it was
decided to throw out the hop, step and
jump and two bike events next year,
and place in their stead a mile relay
and two mile run.
Iowa fishermen have been "up against
it" this season in the matter of success
fully angling for game fish. Ever since
the open season began. May Is, those
depending on running streams for their
sport, have realized n hopeless task be-
cause of the repeated rains and conse-
quently roily water. 1t has been the
best thing for the sports sake, however,
that could have happened. The Iowa
law is weak as regards the time of
June l instead of the middle of May
The game fish are not thru spawning
even then, but are more nearly so than
May b. especially When late spring is
experienced, as was the case this year.
The higher stage of water has given the
fish the desired opportunity of going up
stream to spawn and when the clear
water does come they will be better
fitted for the frying pan. 1t appears as
tho there is going to be very fair fishing
in the rivers this season. In the Iowa
only the other day an officer of the
Marshalltown Fish Protective Associa-
ton, in SEEMING for minnows, caught
with his first draw eight fine croppies
three of which would weigh better than
a pound.
The State University of Iowa base
ball team seems to have won the lau-
rels of the spring season and will re-
tain the silver bat another year. The
University boys met Cornell this week
at Iowa City, defeating he Methodists
by - to 5.
Sportsmen who are looking forward
TO possible quests for chickens and
quail next fall are wondering a little
whether the recent heavy rains will
have any effect on the young birds. 1t
is possible that the wet weather and
cold days that have been experienced
may reduce the number of both quail
and chickens a trifle, but not material
Is. There are but very few birds
Matched in this part of the country yet,
but the eggs may have been chilled
somewhat and nests in low ground de-
and in this way the broods in
terfered with.
The Dubuque Gun Club held its an
rual tournament this week and it
proved to be a very successful affair, |
Icing largely attended. 1t was not only
we'll attended locally and in the imme-
date vicinity, but from afar. II. c. |
of Minneapolis, winner of the |
grand American handicap at the recent /
Kansas City meeting, was present, as
vas also Tom Marshall of Keithsburg,
and Fred Gilbert. Altho professionals /
were barred from the money Gilbert
was high man, making 351 out of q pos
sible $50. j. II. Hughes, of Palmyra,
Wis, took first money with 346; EIir-
schey second, with 1913; Marshall third, |
with 321, and Guy Burnside, of Knox I
Vile, H., fourth, with $40.
The base ball game between Ames
and Coe, announced last winter at the
time of schedule making to be played I
IN this city Wednesday, May IS, was
postponed one week because of the
state field meet at Des Moines on that
1ate The game will be played next
Wednesday at Ames.
Mis- Lowery, a member of Des Moinas
College, the leading Baptist school of
The state, created considerable surprise
in the capital city this week by win