The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-05
Chicago University Is a Close
Second for Intercollegiate
HOnOra.
SIX RECORDS ARE BROKEN.
New Marks Set for Shot-Put, Dis
Gus and Hammer Throw,
High and Broad Jump
and Half-Mile Run.

Chicago, Tune 4.-The University of
Michigan to-day won the intercollegiate
Conference Athletic, Association meet held
on Marshall Field. securing thirty-two
points. Chicago was second with twenty
nine points and Wisconsin third with a
total of twenty-five. A large crowd was
in attendance and much enthusiasm was
manifested. Six new intercollegiate con-
frence records were made. and two Of the
old marks were equaled.
In the weight events Giant Rose Of
Michigan broke the Conference record in
the shot put. establishing a new mark at
Il feet Il inch. and beating the old figure
held by Kirby of Notre Dame by nearly
six feet. In the duscus throw. also. Rose
set a new mark. hurting the weight a dis
lance of lbs feet 81 inches. which is al
most seven feet better than the record
made by Swift of Iowa.
One of the surprises of the meet came
with the announcement that Thomas of
Purdue had outdone Rose in the hammer
throw, and incidentally had created a new
former record, held by Pell OF Drake Col!
lege, the new mark being l57 feet / inch.
Fuhrer of Wisconsin broke the record
for the high jump. and in the broad jump
Friend of Chicago set a new mark.
TRACK EVENTS.
In the track events a strong vino
was a severe handicap to record-smash-
ing. but Breitkrutz of Wisconsin sue
ceeded in lowering the record for the
half-mile run, held by himself.
The finish of the mile run was one of
the most spectacular seen on Marshall
Field IN many years. Werner of Purdue
won by a yard after he seemed entirely
out of the running in the last lap. Perry
of Michigan and Sleeper of Drake put up
a game fight for second place, but Sleeper
finally won by a few inches. In the hun
dred yards dash Blair and Rice OF Chi
cago and Archie Hahn OF Michigan had a
wildly exciting race. The finish was al
most a dead heat between Hahn and Rice
for first place. but the latter managed to
cross The tape an inch or two in advance.
Blair was 4 close third. In the final neat
of the quarter-mile dash Waller OF Wis
cOnsin. after finishing third, was dlsquali-
fled for interfering with Blair of Chicago.
kellogg of Michigan maintained his
reputation as the unbeaten iong-uistanee
runner and won the two-mile event, al
though hard pressed at the finish by Nc
Eschron of Wisconsin.
STANFORD A DISAPPOINTMENT.
The Leland Stanford team. which had
come from the Pacific Coast to enter the
contest, failed to show up as well as ex-
pected, landing only one first. Dole of that
carrying away the honors In
the pole vault. He crossed the bar at IL
feet 6ss inches. Although credited with a
practice record of over IL feet. Dole was
unable to-day to beat the intercollegiate
record of II feet 9 inches, held by Dvorak
of Michigan.
The final result OF the meet was in doubt
almost to the last. ChicaSo and Michigan
vying with each other for first place.
When the final heat of the 220-yard hur-
die was called, the Chicago contingent
were jubilant, fully expecting Blair of
that institution y add nve points TO Chi
Cages total. thus putting the score of the
rival universities on an equal footing.
Much to the embarrassment of the Chi
captured the event, and by so doing won
the day for Michigan.
The score by colleges was as follows:
Michigan 80: Chicago %: Wisconsin %: Pur-
due Is: Stanford .: Illinois s; Indiana 4; Drake
>. Oberlin 2: Iowa I: Minnesota. Northwest
ern. Missouri, Beloit College, Lombard College.
Ames and Iowa State Normal failed to score.