The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-05-29
Penn PICKS PENNANT
Our College Wins the Inter Col
legiate Meet.

Collegiate track meet held at Cedar
Rapids last Saturday. The colleges
competing were Coo, of Cedar Rapids,
Upper Iowa, OF Fayette, Lenox, OF
Hopkinton, and Penn. OF Oskaloosa
Penn was among the first on the
ground and took along a delegation
of over fifty "rooters Dee Moines
did not appear at all and Corneil was
disqualified, having failed to enter in
time.
The track was in poor condition
except the home stretch which wac
fairly dry. The most of il was wet
and muddy and the bicycle men could
hardly get around at all.
Details OF the Program.
Penn took the lead in the outset
Bowen winning the 100 yard dash
from GrOman, of Coe. in 10 Is seconds.
Groman is Goes crack athlete and was
scheduled TO win the 10 in 10 fiat, at
least. Bowen had a hard race but won
by over a yard and the Penn delega-
ton went wild with delight. Bowen
also won the 1-2 mile and / mile BIZ
cycles, finishing far ahead of the Coe
rifsTS Lewis and carter did their rs
ual good work in the weights and Bar
nett won an easy first in the one-half
mile run. Groman of Coe won the 220
yd dash with Halliday close oil his
heels: Time % 3-5 sec Halliday
Crawford and Cole tied for first in the
22O I'd hurdle giving 5 1-2 points to
each school. Branson of Penn was
third. Caldwell and White made the
COe men look silly in the high jump
winning LIST and 2nd.ive inches higher
than their opponents mark. In the
discus throw therefore, made a rank
error in his decision which lost Penn
five points and a gold medal. In the
first at 9Sft. Withheld and Van Der
Pool being below this mark. By the
rules the highest mark whether made
in preliminaries or finals stands good
for first place. This would fall to
Anderson. but the referee decided in
favor OF Withheld and gave Anderson
second The relay was another event
in which the Penn boys received the
worst of il. Holiday finished for
Penn and Groman for Coe, the two
men being started nearly at the same
time. Both men threw out their hands
for the tape at the finish. Groman
touching it first. Holiday breasted
Il according to the regulations. while
Groman did not. The race, however,
was given to Coe. Afterward the Judge
al the last relay reported that Gro.
man started without waiting for the
third runner to touch him and this
should have disqualified the whole
.as,s, Although the Coe men admit
ted Il the referee refused to change
his decision.
Altogether the meet was far IRON
what it should have been. The tract
was wet and there were not runway
marked to prevent fouling. The &C
cancellations were extremely poor an
the officials we're not entirely I'm
prejudiced.
Cotton, the referee, is the Simpson
football coach of 1899. and the boy
expected better judgment and NOR
fairness than they received from him
-sAlSrefusal to reverse his decision
looked upon by the Penn boys as en-
tirely uncalled for and a sign of hi
prejudice against them.
Penn won the meet fairly agains
many obstacles ami she has a right Z
be proud OF her achievement. Their
was not a single Penn man in tn.
meet who did not win more than on,
point and the team brings home eigh
out of the sixteen gold medals offered
The final score was 6SI to 59I i
favor Of Penn. Z. ]. u. winning thir,
place with eight points.