The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

Parsons, the University Of Southern
California sprinter, electrified the spec
tators at Berkeley oval yesterday by
his marvellous burst Of speed in the
short-distance events.
He won the classic hundred" in
10 seconds and the "220' in % LIB
seconds Two watches caught 9 As
seconds for the hundred-yard race.
Twenty-Five years ago Bob Haley of
the Olympic Club was credited with
better than even time and since then
no coast athlete has been able to
equal it.
Parsons is built in ideal lines for q
runner, RESEMBLING Victor Schieffer-
stein, the great sprinter of the early
'e0's, IN q marked degree.
Snedigar was first TO show IN the
hundred after a good start by George
James. He held slight lead for
seventy yards, after which Parsons
unfinished him, breasting the tape first
by a foot.
Parsons made his first essay on a
curved track in the 22O-yard race, his
previous efforts in the south being con-
fined TO straightaway courses. Snedi-
gar was again the first to show in the
lead and il appeared he had his op-
ponent beaten. Parsons was fully four
yards behind entering the stretch.
Once Strengthened out for home he put
on terrific burst of speed, winning by
nearly two yards.
When in action Parsons has an exag-
gerated sprinter's face, which is
shown in the photograph of the race.
Norman z. Dole. Stanford's great
pole vaulter. shared the honors of the
day with Parsons. He sailed over the
bar at II feet 8 inches, a height twice
as great as that Of his athletic body.
The bar was finally raised to IL feet
21z inches. This was higher than his
worlds record. 45e made several at
tempts at it, but failed. The pole vault
proved the most interesting event on
the programme. Dole, especially, is a
master Of the art and flew over the
pole far above the ground as grace
fully as bird.
Snedigar Of the University of Cali
1ornia closed the days competition by
establishing new coast record for the
broad Jump. He cleared % feet
a-s2-1oo inches. replacing Braughton's
record Of 23 feet 4 inches, which has
stood for some years The summary
1oo-yare dash Zone heat)-won by Parsons.
y. s. CT Snedigar Z. c.. second; Nurrietta,
&t Y. third. Time. 10.
22o-yard-won by Parsons. Z. S. c.: snedi-
gar. q c. second; Murrietts, 81. v, third
44o-yaEd-.won by MurriettA- St. ": ela--
ner, Y. +. C, second Time. :52 Is
Hslf-n1ile-Won by Keyes. a A L. CSlsr-
ner, = F. C. second Time. Ali Is
One mile run-won b. Glsrner V r @.
keyes, =. A. L., second; Meals, q. c., third
Time. 4;3s 2-5.
l20-yard hundle-Won by Horton, s. Time
III. Junk CID not finish
220-yard hurdle-Won by Horton S.: Junk
L g. second. Time 81
Sxteen-pound hammer throw-Won bv
flsw, r. A. c. distance 16S feet; Sperry II
C., second. 146 feet inches; zacharius II
c. third, 1z1 feet inches.
siNteen-pound shotput-Won by Hyde, s.
distance 4S feet ! inch: P1aw. r. A c. Sec
orc. ~ feet inches; speTy. Z. C, third.
IL feet / inch.
Polevauit-Won by Dole, s., height II feet
inches; Wilhoit, Z. s. c., second, II feet
inches.
Running broad jurnp-won By snedigar. u.
C.. distance q feet Z 90 inches (for7ner rec.
ord q feet 4 inchez); Neighbor U. C.. second,
High gump-won by Hail. A A. l., height
feet; AaRerstaot, U C.. second feet 8
inches.