The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-18
GOPHERS HOPE TO
BEAT BADGERS
First Notable Track and Field
Meet of Season on Northrop
Field. 1@

Looking forward to a track meet with Chicago
university on Saturday, May 26, and realizing
that Minnesota has a track schedule equal W
any In the west the members OF the Minnesota
team will tomorrow afternoon attempt to place.
the maroon and gold over the cardinal IN duai
meet with Wisconsin at Northrop held. tAloeu
by perfect weather conditions, with likely
looking squad Of men. the opening or the sea-
son at Minnesota has never been more auspl-
cious and should the gophers defeat their fleet
badger rivals tomorrow there will be Jubllatlon
among the undergraduates who have waited pa
tiently for Minnesota to take her place among
the topnotchers in western track athletics.
In football, basketball and baseball Minnesota
has this year ranked with the first and 1t Is the
desire Of Captain Greaves and his thirty track
men to place this end of the collegiate athletic
games on par with the three other branches.
Comparative records seem to show that Wiscon-
sin will have a shade the better of the argu-
ment tomorrow but many Of the Minnesota men
have not had competitive tryouts, and backed
by loyal rooters and working on the hope track
! the gophers may succeed In puncturing dope
forecasts.
Wisconsin. as in the Chicago meet, places her
| faith on Waller, the Splinter and hurdler. At
Chicago this man took first in the 100-yard dash,
the 22O-yard dash and the 220-yard hurdle,
| bringing to his team total of fifteen points.
His records at Chicago show, however that
Mike Dougherty, the gopher Splinter, has an
even break in the 1oO-yard dash and that Dough
erty and Hawley should be able to push. him
| hard In the 220. Waller ran the 100yard dash
in Chicago against heavy wind in IL seconds, a
record that has been beaten time after time by
Dougherty, and gopher enthusiasts place much
faith in the little Dakotan who will oppose the
| badger captain.
| Nm the low hurdles Waler will run against
| Woodrick and Van Worst. Woodrick, especially.
! has been showing good form in this event, and
| he should be sure second, with possibility OF
| first place. AS first and second are the only
two places to be counted by the judges, the
| gophers will enter all their available men and
| work for every possible point.
| 1t Is in the high hurdles that Woodrick should
| show his calfber, for he we'll in This event
in Chicago last spring. and has been practicins
faithfully. Notwick Of Wisconsin will be his
most formidable opponent, and as Woodrick de
feated him in his trial heat at Chicago, Mime.
sofa counts on first place in this race.
In the half mile and the quarter mile Min
nesota seems to have the upper hand, Greaves
will be a pretty race between him and Meyer
| the Wisconsin runner who took first place in this
event In the dual meet with Chicago last Sat
urday. Greaves won third place in the Chicago
intercollegiate last year, however, and 1t Is pre-
dicted on the campus that the Minnesota cap
tain will win tomorrow.
In the quarter Minnesota, with Malmgren
Tierney and Mortenson. should be able to take
both frs and second places Rideout. the badge,
quarter miller is heralded as fast man, bu
third place was the best he could offer II
Chicago: and when it is considered that this rae
Of 5o 1-5, gopher chances look bright.
The pole vault is practically conceded to Nc
MILAN of Wisconsin, who vaulted 10 feet
inches in Chicago not a high mark, but bette
than Minnesota vaulters have done this year
Pryor, Powell, Leach and Furber and the Min
nesota quartet in this event, and they Shout
land second place.
In the jumps little is known of the Wisconsin
men. Hawley in the broad jump and Norcros
in the high are Minnesota.s most promising en-
tries, but none of the records made on North
: rop field have been particularly encouraging an
j the Minnesota men will welcome an even spill
in the two events.
/ = Wisconsin, with Blankensegel in the mile rur
E seems to have shade the better of Minnesota
altho Ellison of Minnesota has approached til
badgers record Of 4:45 and may finish in frs
t place. Ellison, however, if he is saved for tn
two-mile. should add five points to the Mime
s sofa total, for he is stronger in the two-mi]
L than in the mile event, and should be good fc
: first place.
In the weight Wisconsin will rely on Messme
n while Minnesota will place her faith on Ittne
s Vita and Eakins. Little is known of the merit
e OF the badger entries, but the Minnesota me
:. have not established any startling marks ar
d the advantage should be with Wisconsin,
y : The meet tomorrow will be called at q:
e O'Clock promptly, and the officials will make 6
d effort to run off the events with few delays.