The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-15
GOPHERS TRIUMPH
IN DUAL MEET
Northwestern Outclassed in the
Track Games at Northrop
Field.

Track team stock went up at the university
Saturday when the gopher runners. aided and
abetted by gopher Jumpers and the weight mel.
succeeded in disposng of the track team OF
Northwestern university by score of 72 to "a.
The Minnesota runners were mainly responsible
for the result, as Northwestern failed to land
a first place in any of the runs. from the 1Oo-
yard dash to the strenuous twomie.
Considering the condition of the Minnesota
men who had had practically no outdoor prac-
tce for two weeks, some of the records made
Saturday were remarkable. The hackers of the
maroon and gold are already having rosy visions
of winning points and glory at the coming Inter
collegiate meet. 1t looks to them as tho all
Dr.. Williams needed to develop good track
team for Minnesota a good track and
training facilities, and the work of the coach
in training his team for the Northwestern meet
seems to confirm this opinion.
Northwestern INDUCED in the tactics which
are rapidly making the Illinois school famous by
protesting Dougherty, the Minnesota Splinter.
at the last moment. Coach Holland refused to
give any reasons for the eleventh-hour protest,
and Dougherty, whom the gopher authorities
refused to bar, showed his feeling In the matter
by running the 100-yard dash in ten seconds
and the 220 in twenty-three seconds. Minnesota
got second in both these events just to Snow
the Methodists that Dougherty was not the
only pont-winner on the gopher team
Van Meter, the former Princeton runner. cap
tured tho one-mile run in 4 minutes AZ 20 sec
onds, the fastest time on record at the univer
sity and with three weeks training his friends
| expect him to figure in the Chicago meet
In the weight events the Metnodlsts sho"e'
their best form, and altho Davis Of Minnesots
landed first place in the discus throw. the goph
ers were outclassed in this department
The summary Is as follows:
| One Hundred Yard Dash-Dougherty. Mime
Northwestern, third. Time 10 seconds.
Two Hundred and Twenty-Hard Dash-Dough
erty, Minnesota, first: Robertson: Minnesota, sec
ond; Malmgren Minnesota, third. Time % sec
Quarter-Mile Run-Robertson Minnesota. first
Murphy, Minnesota. second, Malmgren, Mime
sofa third. Time 80 4 5.
| Half-NIile Run reaves, Minnesota. first; Mur
ply Minnesota. second Baird. Northwestern
One-Mile Run Van veter., Minnesota. first
I Tw,-Mile Run-Ellison Minnesota. first; Jones
! Northwsstern; second; Bell Northwestern, third
| Pole Vauit-Lamme-s. Minnesota first; Jense
and Powell. Minnesota tied for second, Chambers
Northwestern. third. Height 10. feet inches
height feet 51k inches: Norcross and Twid
Minnesota, and Pope, Northwestern, tied #
second, height 5 feet 4 inches.
Each team took two points for second place.
Poole Northwestern, second; Miller. Minnesot
Hammer Throw McClouEh; Northwestern
third third Distance ,' lis ST feet i inch 'A' eS''
Discus-Davis, Minnesota. first: McCloug
Northwestern, second. Sexauer, Northwestern
third S.. Distance B III; 10 feet s.-.,...ou g..
tsexauer, Northwestern. second; Gilbreth Mort
twestern, third. Distance IS feet Az inches
One Hundred and Twenty Yard Hurdle-Stau
Woodrich, Minnesota. third Time. II Is Sc
Onds.
Two Hundred and Twenty-Yard Hurdle
Watts, Northwestern. first; Van Worst. Mimi