Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-22
IHE STATE Field MEET
Difficult Matter to Forecast Re-.
suits, But Drake Will Pro.
badly Win First.
Something About the Outlook
for the Various Colleges
Which Take Part.
Is Inclined to ConCede
Defeat, But S. u. /. Is
Hopeful.
Special to Times-Repubiican.

state field meet of Iowa Colleges Is
again upon us and it is even more diff
tcult than usual to forecast the result
CT the contest. The sporting columns
Of the Iowa newspapers have dilated
upon the prospects of different teams
fand their winning chances. Drake
claims the meet. Iowa City claims it,
chance altho few accord it to her. Grin
| rell has yet to be heard from. Few,
however, are giving Grinnel better
| than third and some have rated her
prospects as low as fourth.
1t is impossible to see how Iowa's
team can possibly take from Drake
enough points to even be a close candi-
date for second. Giving Iowa two points
in the hundred, point in the two
twenty and half, two points in the low
! hurdles and five in the high, five points
each in the hop, step and jump. broad
jump and discus with a point in the
relay and possibly in the hammer
throw, which are all that she can pos
sibly hope for. the wearers of the gold
will then be able to tally but twenty
eight points.
| Drake has men for every event on
the card. She will take at least second
in the two twenty, first in the four
forty, second in the half, probably first
in the mile, with a point more than
sure in one the bike races, as well as
the high and low hurdles. six points in
the pole vault a point in the high jump,
two in the hop, step and jump, one in
the broad, another in the duscus fling,
at least seven in the shot put, and five
reasonably sure in the hammer. II this
can give any clue to the final counts,
and this estimate certainly has the vir
tue Of conservatism, Drake will land at
least thirty-nine. points and thus win
out by nice margin.
Anes stock has dropped very low
since the triangular meet. She still has
hopes that an unexpected division of
the field will give her high standing.
hut so far as those who have watched
the work of the teams can see, Ames is
fated for a low rank. She will capture
the hundred and the two-two 7ty. unless
dark horses are entered. A point each
from the half and mile will doubtless be
hers. In the discus she will have
couple of points: the shot put will
probably show her third with one
point, and with two points from the
relay and couple from the hammer
she will be sure of eighteen points. This
is all she can possibly count on. n
Grinnell will take a point from the
hundred, q couple from the quarter,
pr ABLY five from the half. two from
the mile, one from the half-mile bike
and two from the mile. five from the
high hurdles, two from the low, point
from the hop, step and jump, couple
of points from the broad jump and five
points from the relay perhaps. If Grim
nell succeeds in capturing these places
she will have twenty-eight points, but
n number of these points are in doubt
SO the scarlet and black has little show
for any high honors this time.
This estimate of the events is of
course based entirely upon the showing
already made, by Drake, Ames and
Grinnell at the triangular, together
with the knowledge of the material pos
sessed by Iowa and with allowance for
the changes which will have taken
place in the respective teams since the
triangular at Ames. Aside from the
teams whose points are counted above
Cornell will take the two bike races, as
Dobson is in excellent training If all
reports from Mount Vernon are to be
credited The State Normal will take
q few scattering points and Simpson is
q quantity to be figured with, altho she
will do little but pick UP fag ends.
According to this estimate Iowa City.
with Simpson, Cornell and the State
Normal, will divide about forty points
C,,,, All nd n
hundred to pass around.
The loss of Conger and Lyman, while
probably not responsible for the poor
prospects of Grinnell, will do much to
lower the rank she would have been
conceded had these men not been out of
play.
The games committee of the I. T. A. A. |
a. met yesterday afternoon to decide
whether Welker be allowed to ride in
the bike races. His loss to the Grinnel
team is a great one, as he would have
been able to have captured as good as
first in at least one of the races. 1t is a
great disappointment to Watson that |
Wellter will not ride, for he has put in
much time on him this year. hoping the
games committee would reconsider its
decision Of last year.
The decision as was expected was
against Welker. The statement which I
was made in some quarters that Grin
nell threatened to bring charges
against Pell, of Drake was entirely
without foundation. Grinnell never
such action.
The following will comprise the team
to support the scarlet and black tomor-
row: Spauldlng, Spencer. Brown,
Haines, Fisk, King. McIlrath, w. D. Ev-
ans. II. S. Evans, Moore, Ricketts,. We'll
ker, Van Evera Wood and Templeton.
IOWA CITY RIOTERS.
Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City, May 22.-The University
of Iowa will send 300 rooters to Des
Moines Friday morning, all shouting
for an Iowa victory and believing that
one will come. The Hawkeyes have ia
ken fresh hope the past week and feel
confident that those who We're expect
ing Iowa to show up no better than last 4
year viii be disappointed. The pros
poets when DR.. Knipe took charge of
the team this spring was very dark.
Capt Anderson was the only old per-
years hopes by Trainer Gill and none
Of the new candidates had had gym
lasium work in the winter for iowa
las no gymnasium. Dr. Knipe has ac
wonders in the short time
given him for work with the candi-
1ates. The Iowa team is full of nerve
and grit and will work for the places
n the meet for all that ic In fher1-1