Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-27
Biz Track Meet Resulted 10 a Tie
After a Hard Fight,
UTAH HAD.BETTER RUNNERS
Jimmy Wade Made a Great Race In
Mile Event Zach Team Won
sos Points.

Ore Of the biggest surprises IN the To-
cal athletic world was the result OF yes
terday afternoons big track meet be-
tween the University Of Colorado and
the University Of Utah teams 1t is safe
70 say that big majority Of the 1000 or
80 spectators present expected to see the
visitors walk away with the meet but in
this they were mistaken They saw one
Of he hercest contests ever wagcd on an
athletic field Of endeavor, the Utah boys
meeting their rivals half way until the
end came and when 1t was announced
that the result was n tie there was a
mighty shout for the plucW Utah boys,
Each ana every event was fought out Bit
terly aud when the time came Tor the last
event the relay race, excitement was AZ
a high pitch. The visitors were then in
the lead but the locals captured this event
IN one minute and 30 seconds beating
the Colorad0ans by seven yards ana win
ming the fiVe points necessary TO Tie the
contest.
In the field events the visitors had a
decided advantage but this was Onset IN
the running events where the home boys
eXcelled. In the shot-put ana broad
jump Utah was not IN Il, but In the lOJ
and 220-yard dashes the visitors were
outdstanoed. The long runs ana hurdle
races Melted neither side a point In lead
as they broke even. In pole yaultlng,
hammer throwing and relay race, Titan
carried of the honors,
There was an amusing incident IN con-
nectlOn with the lOO-yard dash between
Whitney Of Utah and Walsh Of Colorado,
After the race Walsh declared emphatlcal-
ly to 4 couple OF his companions, why,
] can beat that fellow any day In the
year"
Except on the 2Gth Of May" broke in
one Of the Utah boys, much to the lat
ters discontinue.
one Of the most exciting features Of tho
day was the mile race between Jimmy
Wade and Mcbride the former displaying
gameness seldom " ever oXcelled In ath-
letc con,sts. Almost on the start these
two men passed the other contestants and
then began struggle for the mastery
that set the spectators bowling with de-
light. And II was a game struggle from
start to finish. On the last lap Mcbride
was In the lead and Wade moved on the
outside to pass him Mcbride increased
his speed but Wade ran even as they
came down the stretch. They were now
neck and neck, each doing his very best
IN the speed line, and II was quite evident
that II was no longer a question Of speed,
but one Of bun dog determination and en-
durance. On they came lighting every
inch of the course but when several yards
was seen 10 fly back and every spec
tator present knew that Wade had the
race won. Slowly but surely he forged
ahead and when he galloped across the
tape, he had yards 20 spare lie fen into
the arms OF his friends VOL nigh exhaust
cd. Mcbride was IN bad way and II
was with difficulty that he staggered
across the tape,
The finish OF the relay race was OF the
whlrlwind order. Riser gained % feet In
the first 80 and as he turned the race
over TO Thompson the latter had a safe
lead. He could not retain IL, however but
RldeOut won back what be lost Whitney
was the last man and on the home stretch
he made a wide gap between him and
Brlckenstein, the crack runner for Colo
rado,
iOO-yard dash-whltney, Utah. Walsh,
Colorado. Time, 10 seconds fiat.
2&-yard dash-Whtney Utah; Brecken-
stein. Colorado Time, %.
4i0-yard run-Loayitt Colorado, Ride
out, Utah Time, as
So-yard run-McBride, Coloradoi Wade,
Utah. Time 2.li,
Mile run-Wade, Utah; Mcbride, Colo
RADIO, Time, 1850.
l2O-yard hurdles Roberts, Utah; Bell,
Colorado. Time. II Hat,
220.yard hurdlcs-Bel Colorado; Rob-
erts. Utah. Time 81 fiat.
High iump-Steifenson Utah Leaver,
Utah, and Bell Colorado, tied for second
place. Five feet four inches.
Broad Jump -Brlckenstein. Colorado
Walsh, Colorado, Nineteen and one-tenth
feet.
Hammer throw-Bennion, Utah Fowl
or Colorado. one hundred seventeen and
three-tenths feet
Shot put-Rubidge, Colorado; Bell, Col
Orsdo. Thirty-eight ana one-tenth feet
Pole vault-Russell, Utah, Walsh and
JeaYltr. Colorado, lied for second place.
Nine feet six and one-fourth inches,
Relay racc-Rlscr Thompson, Rdeout
Whitney Utah Time 1s9R