The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-29
SPORTS.
MICHIGAN WILL WIN
Wolverines Are Conceded the Best
Chance to Capture Conference
Track Meet.
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Chicago aud Wisconsin Also Look
Strong illinois and Mime
sofa Come Next.

1t looks very much as if Michigan by
winning the western conference track
meet at Chicago for the third time, would
become the permanent possessor OF the
handsome cup offered by a Chicago firm.
Most critics judge that the Wolverines
have a third more chances to win at Chi
cago tomorrow than any of the other
competitors although Chicago and Wis
consin also look strong, and Illinois has
team that is certain to take fourth place,
If not better.
In the dashes Hahn Of Michigan is
picked to win. Blair of Chicago is prac-
8 tically his only competitor, and Blair has
not been in the best physical shape this
year. Two weeks ago in the dual meet,
Hahn defeated the Maroon flyer handlly
in both dashes. Illinois with Townsend
and Beloit with Knox will fight for the
places.
In the quartermile Rebstock of Mich
igan and Poage of Wisconsin are picked
to fight for the places. Poage is credited
with mark of 40 3-5, made in the dual
meet between Wisconsin and Illinois last
year None Of the colored mans per-
4 formances since has been near this, how
ever. and as he was beaten by Tebbetts
for third place at the conference meet last
year. it is quite possible that the Mime
sofa man may pull out the place, with
bare possibility Of winning first. Taylor
of Chicago, Bates of Illinois and Stahl
of Northwestern are in the second class.
In the halfmile the race is between
three men. Hall of Michigan, Cahill of
Chicago and Breitkreutz of Wisconsin.
Cahill and Breitkreutz ran a dead heat In
the winter meet. Cahill has the best rec
ord 900 SIS, but has been beaten by
Hall in much slower time. This is any,
body's race.
The distance runs promise some fast
brushes. In the mile Michigan has KEEL
logg with record Of 4:S0 20 indoors;
Perry, 4:34 3-5, and Conger, 4:40 1-5, in
doors. Hall Of Chicago has done ABS,
and Keachie of Wisconsin holds the west,
ern record with 4:31 2-5. Hahn of Wis
consin also has done good work and has
a record this year of 4:41 indoors.
Hall of Chicago holds the record for the
I two mile 9:26, but 1t Is no cinch that he
can beat Kellogg Of Michigan, who won
the two mile at the conference meet last
year McEachron of Wisconsin is another
good man, and has the advantage of being
trained by Fitzpatrick, himself famous
two-mile will be decided largely by condi
ton and headwork.
With Bockman eliminated from the
hurdles, the most likely men are Stew
art OF Michigan. Catlin of Chicago and
= Saridakis of Wisconsin, None Of the men
is in class with Bockman or Maloney.
the old rivals of the last three years.
Catlin beat Stewart in the dual meet and
a may repeat the trick
The pole vault lies between Magee of
I of whom is likely to make a new record
this year. Magee won from Dvorak at
IL feet inches in the dual meet, altho
Dvorak has a record Of II feet 6. Chap
man of Drake, who holds the western in
tercollegiate record of II feet 61a, and
who made IL feet in his home meet this
year, will not compete. Govier of Pur-
due, who has done II feet, may upset
calculations.
In the shot put, Glynn of Wisconsin and
Rothgeb of Illinois look strongest. Rob-
inson and Maddox of Michigan, Speik Of
Chicago and Baird of Northwestern also
are good men.
Bacon of Beloit may pull out Of the high
jump, having made feet liz inches
z this year. Verberg, Miller and Brewer
of Michigan have all gone 5 feet 10. Abb
bott Of Wisconsin and Sheppard Of Illinois
I will win the hammer if he completes, and
Swift Of Iowa should take the discus.
Drake university won the state field
meet Of the Iowa intercollegiate Athletic
association at Des Moines yesterday. The
contests. which were witnessed by 5000
people, were replete with surprises. The
points made by each schools follows:
Drake university of Des Moines, AZ; Iowa
State university, Of Iowa City, 80; Iowa
college of Grinnell, 20; Iowa college of
Ames, 81; Iowa State Normal school of
Cedar Falls, 4; Cornell college Of Mount
Vernon and Des Moines college Of Des
Moines made no points
President Liginger Of the Amateur Ath-
( letic union has decided to add an open
II high school relay race to the program at
the annual outdoor championships Of the
union to be held in connection with the
n Wisconsin state fair Sept. 10 and II.
Mr.. Liginger expects to have entries from
all parts Of the country.
Athletes from Oberlin, Case, Ohio state.
Reserve, Kenyon and Ohio Wesleyan held
a. field day at Cleveland yesterday. The
half mile running race was done in
1:53 2-5.