Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-29
CO-EDS SMASH
TRACK RECORDS
OCCIDENTAL GIRLS HOLD BIG
ATHLETIC MEET
All Men Are Barred From BIeaehers
by Order Of Faculty, and Knot
Holes Are at a
Premium

Safely hidden from the gaze OF in
quisitive eyes by high board fence,
and otherwise safeguarded by man
dates of the faculty to the effect that
no man should be allowed to penetrate
that sacred precinct enclosed by the
four board walls, co-eds of Occidental
college yesterday held a real track
meet.
But knot holes we're at premium.
Never before i'm the annals of ath-
letics has there been track meet
that could quite equal this one, for
every feat accomplished by the college
man, and several Others never at
tempted, were done successfully by his
sister.
Old records were smashed and new
ones were made with a rapidity that
might have startled the hardy ath-
letes of Coach Merrill's squad if they
could have found "A knot hole in the
board fence From the first crack of
the pistol which signalized the start
of the hurdle race until darkness put
a stop to the sport. there was not u
pause, and it was not until the last
paper medal and the relay cup had
been awarded that the cheers ceased.
Two Teams on Field
The contestants were divided into
two teams, the "preps" and sophomores
against the freshmen. Miss Bertha
Boal was captain of the Freshmen
squad and Miss Vera Brooke of the
other, and just before the opening 1f
the first race the captains gathered
their "men" together for final instruc-
tions.
Lining the seats on the sides of the
track, which on other occasions serves
as a basketball court, were the sup
porters of the teams, girls from all the
different classes who had come to lend
the aid of their voices and furnish in
spiration to the ones who were brave
enough to venture in the events.
AT 4:25 the captains marshaled their
teams into the field, and at 4:29, one
minute before the time scheduled for
opening, the starter, who stood at the
head of the field with pistol in hand
fired the first shot as a signal for the
high~hurdles and four young women
clad in bloomer costumes were off.
First one hurdle and then another
was cleared in safety by the three
leaders, and when they reached the
i,.t1y al
tered just seconds. The two captains
were running against each other in
this race, and Bertha Boal took first
place. Vera Brooke was close behind
her for second, and Fern Gordon came
in third. May Darling, who was the
other contestant, landed with the first
hurdle on the ground.
Puts Shot Twenty Two and Half Feet
The result of the shot put was con.
sidered remarkable, and the 221s feet
which Miss Brooke succeeded in maxi
ing was voted a most unusual accom-
plishment. And, as one of the on-look
ers declared, the little ball weighed
seven whole pounds" Miss Darling
came second ana feTn NIOTuOn anu
Bess Pope third and fourth respect
lively.
The thirty-yard dash was won by
Bertha Boal in 4 seconds May Darling
and Eta Lee taking second and third.
Vera Brooke was the winner of the
high jump, and she succeeded in clear
ing the pole at feet inches. May
Darling won second and Eta Lee and
Florence Wilson tied for third place.
Among other interesting events was
the three-legged race, not as well
known to modern athletes as some of
the others but no less appreciated by
the spectators. Abba McCready and
Katherine Darling We're the winners of
this unique event.
The 440-yard dash was thrown out
on account of dispute which arose
over a mistake of the starter, and the
relay race concluded the program with
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