The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-04
won BY MINNESOTA
/ Gophers Capture First Place in In
J. tercollegiate Gymnastic Meet
by Decisive Score.
Dye of Minnesota Also Wins the All
Around Championship Bad
gers Get Second.

The intercollegiate gymnastic meet at
the university armory last night resulted
In a decisive though not an easy victory
for Minnesota. Ou of seven events the
gophers won first place in FOUR second
place in four and third in five giving her
a total of 81 points out of "a possible 63
Wisconsin won second place with 13 points
and Grinnell third with II points. Chi
cago with much difficulty was able to
score one point *.
: The victory. of the Minnesota team was
not due to the variety nor the difficult
nature of the exercises but to the pre-
cision with which they were executed.
The work of the gopher gymnasts was
slow and easy, and each performance was
ended with the same careful attention to
style and grace with which it was begun.
John Dye, who won the medal for all
around excellence, was the favorite of the
evening, and won generous applause for
finishing his exhibition of club swinging,
after injuring his forehead so that the blood
nearly blinded his eyes. Dye eXcelled in
the side and long horse events, which are
the least spectacular but which require
more exactness in execution than any Of
the others. ~--~.
- The work of Bert Harrison and Haberle
was scarcely less brilliant than that OF
Dye and much credit is due them for
the high score of the Minnesota team.
Haberle was awarded the Il ird place for
all-around excellence. Although - the
work of the Minnesota team was decisive
l. it did not in any way detract from the
brilliant work of some of the visitors.
The exercises executed by Wisconsin and
Grinnell were more spectacular than those
Of Minnesota but in many cases the finish
was lacking. Walleser Of Grinnell and
Pugh of Wisconsin were easily the best
performers for the visitors and had they
given more attention to form in their
work, Minnesota's score would have been
much lower.
Too much can not be said in praise Of
the club swinging of Burnside of Grinnell.
The performance was remarkable for the
variety of the movements and the grace
with which they were executed. In this
event Burnside was awarded a perfect
score by all the judges and a generous
recognition by the audience.
/ At intervals of the program number
of specialties were introduced by mem-
bers of the Wisconsin team. These in
eluded ttlmbling. slack wire walking and
trick bicycle riding. -. y. ....--
The meet as whole was very success
full although the interest of the audience
was at low, ebb during the latter part OF
/ the program. The events of the meet
were not at all on the circus order. In
| the opinion of many, boxing, fencing and
! wrestling should be made a, part of the
meet, as they were in the old confer
ence several years ago.
l.. The victory of Minnesota is due to the
t faithful. work of both the individual men
and Of 'Br. Cooke; -the director. When
DR.. Cooke was present at the Wisconsin
T circus he had little hope of winning first
| place in the meet but decided to do his
| best. Most of the excellent form and
| style has been attained in the last three
weeks. The exhibition last night Is
simply an example of the results accom-
plished by the regular gymnas asiuzn courses
| in the colleges. All of the performers
| were men picked from the regular classes.
At the business meeting Of the confer
| erice yesterday afternoon, DIR. Elson OF
| WISCONSIN was elected president; Wal
| Lesser Of Grinnell vice president, and DE.
Raycroft of Chicago secretary ana
| treasurer. 1T was decided to hold the next
| meet in Chicago. IS
Minnesota was awarded the conference
| banner and will. keep it in the gymnasium
until a better team is able to take IL
| away. John Dye received a large silver
| loving cup for; securing the championship
| and the winner. of each event received a
| smaller cup Of the same style. secoho
place men were given gold medals.
'~> The. summaries.
| Side Horse-J. w. Dye minnesota );h hrst
| 25 2-3 points; Persons lWisconslnl anu
Ha,berle .(Minnesota), tiled for second
| place. 25 points each. So
Long Horse-Vo on eRohr /: minnesota,
first, a 2-3' points, Haberle ;(Minnesota),
second, "a points; Petit (Chicagoo, third
% 2-3 points. s:.-k =,
Club Swinging Burnside : tGrinnelp,
first; w. BI Dye fMinnesota). second;
Drake e llWisconsirI. third. E y =
FiyiHg Rfngs-Pugh CWisconsin),s first,
27:, points; Walleser (GrinnefD, second,
26 .s143 points; Ostvig (MinnesotD, third,
| 25 points.
Tunablfns.Pugh (Wisconsin), first. %
points; III W..5Dye (Minnesota), 20 u
points; Walleser (GrinnelD, third, 2lH2-s
nointss gS l. - : Gg.zsII fzytN5
Parallel aBars-Haberle tMinnesota). }.
first, y25 2-3+ points > Harrison minnesota, },
second 24H2-S peints;;zJ. W. Dye %eMinne-
sota), third "a 1-3 points.
Horizontal Bars-J.- w. Dye (Minne-
sota), first, Is 1-3 points; Waleser itGrin-
EnelD, second, 25 points; Haberle (Minne-
sotaJ, third, "a points.
Total Points Won by Each Team-Min-
nesota, 81; Wisconsin,, Is; Grinnell, AZ;
Chicago, 1.
81 All-a around Individual Championship.
w. Dye (Minnesota), first, 9S1z points:
l:Walleser (GrinnelD, second, 95 1-3 points;
Haberle, (Minnesota), third. "A 2-S points.
Judges-Call Rothfuss, c. J. Hermann
and Fred Gutner, all of st, Paul.
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