The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-27
WADFS GREAT MILE RACE
WHITNEY, RUSSELL, BENNION
ROBERTS, STEPHENSON. WIN.

Fer three long hours the pick of sturdy
young manhood from the states of Utah
and Colorado battled for supremacy on
Lne rack and neld at the east bench
campus yesterday afternoon During this
time the hopes of the leading ecu-
CduOndI institutions of two states rose
and fell rose End fell as their athletes
gained or lost ground. In one Of the best
confess OF the kind ever pulled OF in this
relay race, the last event of the day, was
run, vrhe1 summing I'D of the points
gained by each school ended the struggle
IN a ne anld the plaudlts or the LgJJ spec
tators hat filled the bleachers and grand
\ pig r1ajority of that crowd expected
% see the visitors. the champions of
Colorado. walk away with the meet. but
The local students, ready and willing 10
made the struggle for the final event. the
tolr men relay. in the fast time of one
the visitor sprinters cut by seven yards,
winning the hve points necessary TO tie
the contest
Utah Has Best Runners.
Utah yesterday proved herself superior
70 the visitors in the running races, while
the visitors took a majority of the points
IN the field events The 100 and 22J-yaTd
dashes. the events that require speed,
We're easily captured by the local boys.
while they tell down completely IN the
broad jump and shOt-put- The long runs
and hurdles were even break, and
Utah carried off the hOnOrs in the pole
vault and hammer-thrOw and relay race
Perhaps the feature of the meet from a
spectacular standpoint was the mile run
and relay race. In the former Jimmie
" ade and Mcbride gave one of the great
est exhibitions of gameness ever seen on
the Utah campus. After leaving the other
contestants hOpeieSSly behind, these two
sprinters fought for the first position
with a determination that is seldom sur
passed in an athletic contest
On the last lap Wade. who was in sec
ond position, moved up on the outside to
pass McBrlde- The latter saw MIN COM
ing and quickened his step to hold the
pace. As they entered the back stretch
they We're on even terms, and then came
struggle Of VIII power as well physi-
ing the same stride they worked down
the back stretch like a piece of ma
Chinery Every muscle and every nerve
was strained 10 the utmost. Neither could
90 any faster. and it was question of
which one would first drop from the ef-
fects of the strain.
Wade Too Much For Mcbride.
The crowd realized that the race would
be wOB or lost in that fight for the lead
neared the last turn. McBride's head was
noticed to fly back and everyone knew
that Jimmy Wade's endurance and de-
termination had won the race Slowly
at first. and then each stride greatly in
creaslns the distance, Jimmy forged to
me 'front.' and. never taltering in his pace
ne gauoped home with yards to spare
and dropped into his companions arms
all in Mcbride was scarcely able to
stagger over the tape. but nevertheless
was cheered by the crowd for having
made such a game fight against a better
man.
Utah put forth her best efforts in the
relay race, capturing this event in whirI-
wind style. Riser the first man. gained
twenty feet in the first fifty and turned
the race over to Thompson by a safe lead.
The latter hardly held his own but Ride
out. the third varsity man AGAIN in
creased the lead over the Colorado run
uer. Whitney took the last relay. pur-
sued by Brlckenstein, the crack Colorado
Splinter Whitney opened up the gap uu-
I'll entering the home stretch. when, Sec
ing he easily had the race. slowed down
ealoping home a winner by several yaros
and saving his school from defeat
the Summary.
10O-yard dash-Whitney Utah; Walsh,
Colorado Time-10 seconds flat
22O-yard dash-Whitney Utah: Bricken-
STEM Colorado. Time-30 As.
4t0-yard run-Leavitt, Colorado; Ride
out. Utah Time-54 40
SSo-yard run--McBride, Colorado; Wade.
Utah. Time-2:14-
Mile run-wade. Utah; Mcbride, Colo
l2O-yard hurdles-Roberts. Utah; Bell.
Colorado. Time-17 fiat
220-yard hurdles-BelI. Colorado: Rob
erts. Utah Time-I flat
High jump-SteffensOn. Utah: Leaver.
Utah, and Bell, Colorado, tied for second
place. Five feet 4 inches.
Broad jump-Brickenstein. Colorado.
Welsh. Colorado Nineteen and One-tenth
feet.
er, Colorado one hundred seventeen and
three-tenJhs feet
Shot put-Rubidge. Colorado: Bell. Col
orado- Thirty-eight and one-tenth feet.
Pole vault-Russe0 Utah: Welsh and
I.eavitt, Colorado tied for second place.
Nine feet Ga inches
Relay race-Riser. Thompson Rideout
Whitney, Utah. Time-1.36.
When the time Of 10 seconds fiat was
announced for the 100-yard dash IL was
thought the state record had been broken.