The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-08
Record Breakers of Last Decade
Meet Younger Generation in
Track Sports.
REBER WINS BROAD JUMP.
Former Holder of Worlds Title
Clears Eighteen Feet and
Eleven Inches and Easily
Defeats Others.

In a special athletic meet on Julian
Laughlin's farm Sunday, Robert Mudd,
Charles S. Reber and Robert and Randolph
Laughlin, four athletes of the last dec
ade, were defeated by six of the younger
generation. headed by Allen Whittemore,
the latter's team scoring A points TO the
veterans 40.
Besides Allen Whittemore. the younger
team was made up of Fred Allen Of Yale,
Bert Fflley. Gerard lambert of Smith
Academy, Clarence Gamble and AIgy Gale.
The affair was novel in its provisions.
including track and field events. as we'll
as swimming and diving contests. and was
carded as the result of a discussion over
the athletic ability of the veterans.
Charley Rebe was formerly champion
broad-jumper of the world and held the
title for several years. When some of the
younger element expressed the opinion that
he could not longer untrack himself the
meet was instantly arranged.
Twelve contests were carded. ard it was
decided that a scale of points should pre-
vail in the event. three points being al
lowed for a win, two for a second and one
for third place. Each side selected six
events, picking out contests in which they
fancied their opponents would be at a dis
advantage.
That Reber's critic was sincere in his
opinion about Charley's ability TO cover
ground in the broad jump was proven by
his selection of this event to handicap
the veterans, Swimming and diving were
chosen by the veterans. The youngsters
responded by selecting rope climbing and
peg climbing. and by choosing pole vault
ing for distance when the veterans select
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At the start ii appeared as il the old
timers would sweep the boards. The
L%aughlin boys started out as if they would
run away with the meet, winning the first
four contests.
Then the OUNCE generation mad itself
felt and the affair ended with a margin
of four points in their favor.
POLE-VAULT EVENT.
When Reber came to the mark for the
broad jump. remarks were made anent
his ability or inability to cover more than
Is feet. His old record was 3 feet 69
worlds mark, He rebuked his critics by
jumping IS feet IL inches. winning the
event from Gerard Lambert.
The latter is a Smith Academy boy, and
member of the track team of that insti-
tuition. Clarence Gamble came out strong
ly in the weight events, winning both the
shot put and discus throw.
AS all the contestants We're more or
less out of condition. some of the records
were laughable in the extreme. The pole
vault. for instance. was won by Allen
Whittemore. with a leap of Z feet 8 inches.
The swimming and diving events were
held in a lake on the farm. Nearly all
the contestants are business men. staid
enough in everyday life, but they entered
into the spirit of the match Sunday and
intend to card another event in the near
future
In some of the events. such as the peg
climbing, only one or two contestants fin
ished. All made the attempt to compete
but had to relinquish their efforts. greatly
ID the glee OF their opponents. The sum
mary:
Peg clinbing-Randoiph Laughnn. first: A.
Gale. second.
Rope climbing-Randolph Laughlln, first: Bert
Filley. second.
Hundred-yard dash-Robert LauEhIin. first.
Randolph Laughlin. second: C. 5. Rsber. third.
Time. III Is
Standing broad ~jump-Robert LaughIin. first:
Reber. F1lley and Mudd. tied FOR second place.
Winners jump. Q feet l inch.
Running broad Jump s. Reber. first. Is
feet IL inches: Gerard Lambert, second
Pole vault-AlIen Whittemore. hrst. { feet s
inches: Gale and lambert. tied for second place.
High jump-AlIea W~hittemore. first. "a inches;
Fred Allen. second: Lambert. third
ond; Allen. third. Winners put. Is feet 5
inches.
Discus t-hrow-Clarence Gamble. first. 50 feet
10 inches: Mudd. second: Reber. third.
Pole vault for first, q
feet. Gale. second: Whittemore. third.
Robert Laughiin. second: Bert Fflley. third.
Dive for distance-Robert Laughlin. first;
Allen Whittemore. second: Randolph LaughIin,
third.