Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-23
U. S. c. WINS FROM
OCCIDENTAL TEAM
METH0DISTS TRIUMPH IN A
CLOSE CONTEST
University Athletes Prove Their Met
tie In First Field Day Of the
Year-oeeidentars Good
Showing

Ante-bellum predictions OF the stu
dents and supporters of the University
of Southern California were more thar
sustained yesterday afternoon. While
the initial intercollegiate track and field
meet of the season between the Occi.
dental and U. S. c. was not productive
of any shattered records. fair and credi-
table time was made in all Of the events
and the Presbyterian athletes from
Highland Park went down to honorable
defeat. The final score of 81 to 50 in
dcates how close the field day actually
was and amply proves that the re-
puted strength of the Occidental ath-
letes was not lacking when put to the
test
The athletic management of the Uni
versfty of Southern California deserves
commentator for the able way In
which the meet was conducted and the
provision made for the spectators and
multitude of enthusiastic rooters. The
day was ideal for open air athletics and
the U. S. C. track fast. The men of
Occidental were urged on by nearly
their entire student body, it being the
expectation of the wearers of the black
and gold that their calculations as to
a defeat for Harvey Holmes pupils
would not go awry.
Parsons Takes Sprints
The opening event of the day, the
one hundred and twenty yard hurdles,
proved easy picking for Hagerman of
Occidental, although the pace of little
Elliott, U. S. C.'s dependence in this
race, did not permit the Occidental
crack tagging. Hagerman showed his
usual form and his victory helped to
convince the Occidental partisans that
they would annex the long end of the
score. In the 100 yard dash Charlie
Parsons of U. S. C. had things all his
own way and covered the distance in
the extremely creditable time of 10 1-5
seconds. Little Roth sustained his rep
utation for staying qualities in the
mile run. Kitten of u. S. c.. stayed
with the Occidental man until the last
HllN ydIuS WllGI lIlc yOuIlS ISulOll
from Highland Park showed his usual
brilliant burst of speed and broke the
worsted with several yards to spare.
Dunn in Poor Condition
In addition to winning the field day
the students of the University of South
ern California express much satisfac-
ton that they achieved the hoped fol
result WBIlout the aid of Walter Dunn
who N9 protested for professionalism
by thsE Ahletic manager of the Presby-
terian college. Dunn went into the
contest in very poor condition and was
unable to approach anything resemb-
ling his form when a member of the
track squad of Stanford university.
Dunn entered in the 100 yard but
was unable to get within the points
being placed fourth In the 22O-yard
dash he ran a winning race until few
yards from the tape when he stumbled
and fell partially from exhaustion, but
his failure to win the race was more
directly due to stepping into an old
starting hole which had been over
looked in preparing the track. Dunn
showed himself to be a gritty fellow
and received the well merited applause
from athletic enemy and friend.
Hagerman again scored in the 22f
low hurdles, with his teammates
Spauding and Beal placed in the order
named The time of :2S 2-5 is fair fol
this event, and when the Occidental
men cleaned up the entire race u. S
C. stock declined with sudden and
alarming rapidity.
u. S. c. Wins Hammer Throw
The hammer throw proved the sur
prise of the day. 1t was supposed that
Petty of Occidental would take this
event handily, but the best the husky
young gentleman from Highland Parl;
could do was third. Ferguson the T.
S. G. reliance in the weights, hurled
the lead a distance of lis feet IL
inches. Webb another Methodist
added three points to his colleges total
by taking second place.
All of the events were run off with
out undue delay and everything con-
nected with the field day was conducted
in a thoroughly satisfactory manner.
Nothing occurred TO mar the evident
friendly feeling between the colleges
and the men of Occidental never let
their athletic spirit desert them, even
when victory was seen to be impossi-
BILE.
Summary
Following is a summary of the con-
test:
One hundred and twenty yard hurdles
-Hagerman. Occidental, first; Elliot
u. S. c., second; Moffat, Occidental
third. Time, II Is. 1OO-ysrd dash
Parsons, L. S, c.. first; Wilson, u. S
C., second; Roberts, Occidental, third
Time 10 1-5. Mile run-Roth, Occiden-
tai. first; Kitten, u. S. c., second;
(flpaVer OppidpntaI third rTima Al "a