The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-23
CHICAGO RUNNERS : FAST
Maroon Track Men Easily Defeat
Wisconsin Athletes and Break
Several Records.

Chicago's game squad Of track and field
athletes defeated Wisconsin representa-
tives Saturday night in the gymnasium at
the University of Chicago by the score Of
40 to %.
1t. was only by breaking several Chicago
indoor records and one western record
that Chicago was able to show so we'll
against the badgers. Neither Captain
Keachie OF Wisconsin nor Daniels were
present to compete, and this fact may
have helped to swell the maroon score.
It was said that neither side was in con-
dition.
Fred Hall Of Chicago again demon
strated his promises by breaking the west
ern indoor record for, the tWo-Inile run.
He covered the distance in 1900 3-5. Car
penter of Wisconsin held the record at
1914 3-5. A few minutes afterward Hall
Won second place in the half mile.
Tommy Taylor of Chicago defeated
Poage of Wisconsin in the quarter mile
and lowered the Chicago competition rec
ord. Arthur Sullivan Of Chicago upset the
Chicago record in the high jump.
The result Of thesmeet was surprise
even to the Chicago men. A large and
enthusiastic crowd was present to witness
the excellent sport. I. Wisconsin defaulted
to Chicago in the relay. Captain Magee
of Chicago and Muckletone of Wisconsin
failed to clear the crossbar at 10 feet s
inches. The bar was lowered to 10 feet
inches and Magee succeeded in winning
out ~
Manager Lewis G. Henes Of the Col
umbia water polo and swimming teams
has been in communication with Manager
Toilette of the Chicago sportmen's show
for some time and as a result Columbia
very probably will repeat last years trip
in search of aquatic honors. The games
Of water polo to be played are with the
Armour polytechnic institute. the Uni
versity Of Chicago, the University Of ILL
nois, the Keystone club OF Pittsburg, the
University OF Wisconsin and the Chicago
Athletic club. Relay races will be held
with several OF these teams. Columbia
defeated all the colleges in the west at
water polo last year as well as Yale and
Pennsylvania in the east, thereby win
ming the national college championship.
| The Syracuse university athletic author
tiles will have to decide whether or not
the young women students will be allowed
to have. crew Of their own. Coach Ter
Eyck showed some Of the co-eds how tt
row Saturday. and they pulled on the
machines like veterans. The girls are al
! in favor Of a crew and would like to have
races with other colleges.
| Arthur Duffy Of Georgetown champion
| college Splinter, was defeated last night
| SA2AASASS $500
sylvania in a forty yards DASH Ans.
| ler's time was 3-5 seconds,
The event took place in connection will
the indoor athletic carnival of Company
I, First regiment, national guard, at Phil,
ade1phia. Duffy protested that the starr
was. unfair. r,r = -
Ee and Amsler then contested in (
special forty yard dash and the result wa:
a dead heat. Duffy was handicapped
feet. 80 &.15S
Captain Robert B. Bartholomew Of tn,
Columbia university crew has adopted !:
new device to expedite the teaching Of thu
Idanlon stroke to green candidates.
large mirror has been constructed in tn.
crew room between Havemeyer and Scher
merhorn halls, wl1ichscan be SO placed tina
each oarsman can watch his own worl
and that Of the other men. AT the pres
ent time III men are trying for seats il
the crews, go Of whom are freshmen
| The first OF the dual fencing contests
Between the army team and teams repre-
senting the leading universities took place
at West. Point Saturday. The score was
Pennsylvania, 2; army, IA. ~ e 80 st