Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-05-14

Thursday evening the crack athletes
from the iowa Agricultural college,
arrived from Ames to have meet
with the South Dakota Agricultural
college track team Of this city. From
remarks made by their trainer, B. j.
Wefers, during the evening 1T was
quite evident that the Hawkeyes were
sanguine of winning everything in
sight and the only thing they seemed
to fear was that our athletes would
not be able to give them a good prac-
tice game. The result of the events,
however, show that their fears were
grodndless and that they not only had
"practice" but pretty fair work
out" before they quit the field.
Friday afternoon an enthusiastic
crowd of citizens and students assem-
bled at Athletic Park to witness the
contest. The Ames team were fine
looking bunch of athletes, in fact, as
whole they were as robust lot of
young men as one might expect to
find on any athletic field. They ap-
peared to be in pink condition and
ready to meet emergencies. AS be-
tween the two teams stranger would
probably have picked Ames for the win
ners, but the old adage ''you can't tell
by the looks of toad how far he will
lump" proved true in this instance,
the contest resulting in a victory
for the Brookings team by score OF
20 to AZ points. To say that the Ames
team were not worthy opponents
would be belittling our own athletes
and to be frank, the teams were so
evenly matched that it made the fin
est series of events we expect to see
for many day, and it is doubtful If
the relay race is ever eQualled on these
grounds.
In the first event, the 100-yd. dash,
Seeger of Brookings was pushed hard
by Packar of Ames, and won the race
by few inches. Coats of Ames who
took firsts In the mile and two-mile
runs possesses wonderful power Of en-
durance and received the plaudits Of
those who witnessed his achievements.
In the 220.yd. run Port and Seeger
had it all their own way, but made a
pretty finish. The next event which
attracted especial interest was the
broad jump. Boyd of Brookings, who
entered the team this spring, taking
first place and Seeger second, Boyd
beating Ames' best jump by about a
foot. 1t had been noised about that
Ames had strong man in the ham
mer throw event, in fact two Of them,
and while they were good men, Albert
Johnson was enough better to win the
event in easy form. Ruth and Perley
of Brookings had their own way in
the high jump. Perley is new man,
having entered the team this year,
but shows good form aud will go
higher before the season is over.
When the relay race was called Ames
gave out the information that there
is where we shine," but even In this,
the last event, they had counted short
and at the close their sky was rather
cloudy. 1t was the finest race ever
witnessed in the state, ano 1t would
be difficult to assemble eight men who
were more evenly matched than those
who entered this event. From start
to finish an ordinary blanket would
have almost covered any two of the
men as they were speeding over the
course. Thompson of Brookings made
fine finish and won victory after
defeat seemed almost certain.
Seeger won the admiration of all
present by his display of speed and
strong will, it being known that after
the first event he had been seized with
severe cramps. Not for one moment
did he waver, however, but did all that
was expected of him. He Is the kind
OF man trainer can bank on to win
points.
Every member of the ID. A. G. team
are to be congratulated because of the
fair treatment accorded the visitors
and for their victory over the best Ag-
ricultural college team in the United
States-a victory which was not
looked for by our own people-a VIC
tory which gives the State Agricul-
tursl college Of South Dakota stand.
ing among the best track teams OF the
northwest.