The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-13
The Wolverines Are After the
Fifth Conference.
Remarkable Showing of Track
Men in Varsity Meet.
SWAMPED OPPONENTS
Defeated Indiana B0ilermakers
by Score of 81 to 10.
Other News of Interest in Sport
ing Circles.

Ann Arbor, Mich, March 13.-Talk of
winning the fifth consecutive conference
is rampant at Michigan since the amaz-
ing showing of the Michigan track team
at its indoor meet last Saturday night.
In the event where Michigan was
feared to be weakest, the mile run.
there appeared a man who has been in
college for a year, and never done any
thing remarkable, but who, neverthe-
less, broke both the outdoor and indoor
western records, and ran the mile with
in one second of the worlds indoor rec
ord. This runner was Coe, and his VIC
tory ina4:29 over Rowe, a. freshman dis
lance runner, put him even ahead of
Kellogg, for four years Michigan's sure
thing in the distances.
The work of Rowe also places him
among the best distance runners in the
country. Though naturally a heavy
man, who runs best outdoors, Rowe
covered his mile in 4:32 Rowe's best
distance is the two mile outdoors, while
Coe viii do the mile, making Michigan
almost certain of scoring in both events.
Besides these two men there is Stone
who has won points at the conference
for the last two years in the two mile,
and Dame, last years miller. These two
men have not yet begun hard training.
Aside from his time, Coe is in other
respects a most unusual distance run
ner. He stands over six feet TALL and
weighs only 1870 pounds. His stride is
enormous and very easy, and his long,
thin body possesses amazing reserve
strength when it comes time to sprint
at the end of mile race. His build,
however, which is so fine for indoor
work, where no wind can oppose his
long. light frame. is the cause of worry
when it comes to outdoor work. A
heavy track and bad weather usually
reduces the speed of distance men of
his makeup.
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shot As feet 2 inches, and of Garrels in
following him with several consistent
puts of 43 feet inches, was the greatest
surprise of the meet. Michigan'S last
two conference victories have been sole
ly the result of being able to clean up
in the weight events.
1t is a remarkable fact that Dunlap's
put last Saturday is nearly one foot
better than Ralph Rose did in the cor
responding varsity meet last year. It
is not likely that he will improve as
Rose did, for Dunlap is fully develop
ed man. He has been putting the shot
for three years, almost without hope of
Improvement and last Saturday night
suddenly broke loose from his cast iron
limit of three years standing, namely,
Al to AZ feet, by making three puts
above A feet high.
In addition to these surprises, Micfli-
gan discovered another good half
miller in Waite. who ran his first half
mile race in less than 2:05. He has
on having trained with the cross coun-
try squad for the past four years.
Besides the three veteran athletes al
ready mentioned, who have completely
surpassed all expectations this year,
there is also the pole vaulter Fishleigh,
who again showed Improvement last
Saturday.
Ordinarily at Michigan the places of
graduating stars are filed with fresh
man material recruited from the pre-
paratory schools. Not having such ma
terial this year. Michigan two months
ago began to get out every man who
had ever participated in athletics in his
life. The results already show that some
of the fastest runners and the strong
est men never know their powers be-
cause they do not test them.
The greatest victory Michigan ever
won indoors took place when the Mich1-
gan-Purdue meet ended the score pelhg
"a to TO- The splendid Michigan moor
team which made the record was nan
composed of freshmen
Only firsts and seconds counted, with
70 men on each team, and Purdue was
actually smOthered without a point IN
all the running events. The Michigan
athletes ran sometimes in good indoor
time. but always finished Laughing ana
full of reserve force.
In the three field events, the high
jump, shot put. and pole vault Michi-
gan had only one entry apiece, ana mere
Purdue's score of ten points was mace
got tie for first place in the pole
The vaulting between Glover of Pur-
due and Fishleigh of Michigan broke
Michigans previous indoor record by
five inches Both men cleared II feet
inches, easily. The next helght tney
attempted was IL feet 6, and neither
could clear it in seven attempts, though
both made close shaves. Both men 1eli
repeatedly and had to recover IRON
shocks before trying again Glover hao
one narrow escape, breaking the cross
bar and falling with 1t unoeE nlIn -
that the heavy mat was ripped Tor TWO
feet
The Summaries.
Forty yard dash-Won by Keller
Michigan: Innis, Michigan, second.
Time, 0:O4 3-5.
Forty yard hurdles-Won by Hodgen'
Michigan: Fishleigh, Michigan, second
Shot put-won by Garrels, Michigan:
Sage, Purdue, second Distance Al Ieel
High jump-Won by Leete. Michigan:
Doprich, Purdue, second. Height rect
10 inches. 60,
Pole vault-Tie between Glover, PuI-
due, and F'ishleigh, Michigan Height Il
feet 8 inches -,
Won by Goodwin, Michigan; Garrels,
Michigan, second. Time, 0:55.
Eight hundred and eighty yard run
Wo1 bv Rannev. Michigan; Wait, Mich
igan, second Time. 2:o2. ,r,o,,..
Mile run-Won by Coe, Nal e-i,s'
Rowe, Michigan, second. Time, AL.
Three lap relay race-YNon by Michi-
gan.
The Courts Decision.
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