Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-04
TRACK MEET
College Boys Defeat the
NOrmaIs.
Half a Dozen Territorial Re-
cords Smashed.
College Boys 0utclassed the Visitors
in Almost Every Point.
A GLORIOUS MEETING.
Special to The Citizen.

Special to The Citizen.
Las Cruces, N NJ, June 3.-The
track meet on the campus of the Agri.
culture and Mechanic Arts college,
held this afternoon, was a grand sue
cess, not only in attendance but in the
fact that the college possesses the ath-
letes of the territory.
The delayed passenger train from
the north brought in Governor NJ. A.
Otero, and Adjutant General White
man, of Santa Fe; Hon. G.. A Richard.
son, of Roswell; Judge John r. McFie
of Santa Fe; Major w. II. H. Lew
ellyn, of Las Cruces, who was north to
meet and escort the governor to this
city, and others, besides The Citizen
representative.
The special train from Ell Paso ar
rived at noon with three coach loads
of merry people, and when the first
event was called at 2:30 p. m, the
grand stand was packed and several
hundred people crowded the ropes.
1t was fine crowd-a merry gather
ing of people from all parts of the ter
ritory and Ell Paso, and the events
were hugely enjoyed
The first event was the 100-yard
dash. The college was represented by
Danburg and Metcalfe, and the Las
Vegas Normals by Rhodes and Otero.
Danburg first, Rhodes second. Time,
10 3-5. Territorial record heretofore,
10 As.
Second Notwithstanding broad jump.
Poe and Danburg for the college, and
Bowman and Rhodes for the Normals.
Poe first, Danburg second. Jump 9:3,
against record of ga.
Running broad jump-Disinger and
Hubbard for the college. Rhodes and
Upton for the Normals. Jump 1873,
against record of 1873.
220-yard dash-Danburg and Dising-
er represented the college, and Otero
and Rhodes the Normals. Rhodes de-
feated Danburg in 25 3-5, against the
territorial record of :25 As.
Standing high jump-Poe and Met
calfe for the college, and Bowman and
Cochran for the Normals. Jump 4:9,
against the record of AS.
Running high jump-Poe and Met
calfe for the college, and Rhodes and
Cochran for the Normals. Poe and
Metcalfe won in the jump of 5:2
against the record of 81.
12O-yard hurdles-Metcalfe and Hub
bard for the college, and Rhodes and
Otero for the Normals. Metcalfe and
Hubbard won. Time, is 3-5; terri
torial record, IL 20
Putting shot-Danburg and Pelphrey
for the college, and Otero and Rhodes
for the Normals. Won by Danburg first
and Pelphrey second Throw, 39:O3R,
against record of 37:1012.
Throwing hammer-Hart and Met
calfe for the college, and Otero and
Rhodes for the Normals. Hart first,
throwing the hammer 10000 against
the record of S2:05. Metcalfe second.
440-yard dash-Danburg and Dising-
er for the college, Upton and Otero for
the Normals. Danburg won in :59,
against record of :53 As. Otero Sec
ond.
Pole vault-Metcalf and Hubbard for
the college. Cochran and Upton for the
Normals The two former won with
1000, against 9:09, the record.
The discus throw was won by Pei
phrey for the college. Other entries be-
ing Gamboa for the college, and
Rhodes and Cochran for the Normals.
The SS0-yard run was won by Gam
boa for the college, with his associate,
Machedon. second.
The college scored 60 points to the
Normals IS, and half dozen or more
territorial records were smashed into
smithereens.
The referee was w. A. Sutherland;
the judges, A. Goss, f. o. Wooton, G..
Degner. f. f. Day; the timers, c. I.
Hagerty c. Browne; starter, +. +.
Winter: scorer, c. l.. Post; coaches,
/. o. Miller, F. II. Wolcott. Governor
Otero presided, acknowledging the
winners as announced. while two pret-
" young ladies pinned on the lucky
victors appropriate badges as they
were brought before the grand stand
and their names called out.
All the stores of Las Cruces closed
this afternoon and everybody turned
ont at the track meet, or stayed in
town to show couTtesies to visitors
who failed to attend the events.
The board of regents are all here
Rev, Cooper. of Santa Fe; Judge Sea
mon Field. of Deming; Judge G. A.
Richardson. of Roswell; II. b. Holt, of
Las Cruces. and p. II. Curran, formerly
of Las Cruces. now of FL Paso. They
will hold a meeting tomorrow CWed-
nesday) afternoon at the college, ana
besides transacting a lot of business OF
imDortance to the college, will award
the college printing for the coming
year. There are half dozen bidders
for this printing now in Las cruces
Tonight the alumni banquet TOOK
place in the women's hall at the col
lege and was a most brilliant social
function. The annual reunion OF the