The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-26

What should have been the greatest ex-
hibition of sprinting on a cinder path this
state has ever seen, resulted in race IN
the mud where strength and endurance
alone could bring results. what promised
TO be q great test of speed between Brin-
ton and McAllister, resulted in a compare
lively easy victory for McAllister. the
Young phenom of the state university be-
ing utterly unable to show even second
rate form on account of the miserable con-
dition of the track
n was the annual intercollegiate track
and field meet held at the Cummings
field yesterday. The state university won.
and won hands down, but their crack
young Splinter. who was waiting TO try
conclusions with the L. d. S. L. star had
a temporary setback to what promises to
be a remarkable career on the cinder
path Even the speedy McAliister, who
for the past two years has led all COM
petitors TO the tape In the lo0-yard dash,
came within an ace of falling by the way
side. and taking place with BrinIon,
through sheer hard luck.
Race Course Mud Hole.
The cinder path was little better than A
mudhOle and the men on the inside posi-
ton had absolutely no chance to reach the
tape The outside of the track was but
little better but at that a runner had TO
have remarkably good luck If he got
through without finding a chuck hole.
In his trial heat for the 100. Brinton dld
not qualify. bad third was the best
he could get after running around puu-
was a little better off and did manage
10 get in second place by narrow mar
gin, which gave him chance in the
finals.
was lstless and it was an even guess
whether McAllister could get through and
win This he did by an exceedingly mar
row margin over Dixon of the A C., but
IL took the judges a half hour to find
their mistake after giving Dixon first
place McAllister made the distance in
ten seconds flat. and there is but little
doubt that he would have cut this figure
~ the footing had have been anything
near like respectable
McAliister Wins TWo-Twenty.
Both McAIlister and Brinton managed
TO get through and qualify in the 900
and came together in the finals Here
again luck was against the boy and
McAllister had the better OF the running,
with the outside track. They came down
the stretch like pair of derby. winners.
Brinton rapidly picking up the distance
gained on the start by the L d. 8. L.
footing began TO tell on the slim Cotton
wood boy and with a strong extra burst
of speed McAllister dashed across the
tape a winner by two yards. BrintOn fin
ished all in, still yards ahead of the next
man. Jensen. the only point winner for
the p. y. c.
In the 40 Brinton started to make a
runaway race of il, but again weakened
under the going and was beat out at the
tape by his team mate, Pitt The pair
landed the two first places for their team.
The races yesterday demonstrated that
Brinton is fast but not strong. With
good track a race between him and Nc
Ailister would result in some broken rec
ords with the winner in doubt, but any
time the going is hard. McAlister showed
yesterday that his strength would land
the first place for him.
Fiqht for Second Place.
Outside of the rivalry between Meal
lister and Brinton the interest in the con-
test centered in second place. The uni
versity had the meet well in hand after
the first few events came off. but at this