The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-28
VARSITY TEAM
WINS FROM B.Y.U.
Captures Dual Meet by 70 to 40
Fred Bennion Wins Hun
dred and Breaks Record.
Especial to The Herald.)

Provo. April 27-The University of Utah
scored decisive victory over the B. 7.
U. here today in the first track meet OF
the season The final score was 7s to 40
The meet opened in a drizzling rainstorm;
Il cleared off but stiff wind came up
A large. enthusiastic crowd was in at
tendance. The officials Of the meet spent
much time IN wrangling. The feature was
breaking of the state record by Fred Ben
Mon lie hurled the leaden hammer 40
feet and ] inch. The old record was l36
feet II inches made In Salt Lake. Nav 81
1904 The throw was not made in com
petition, but at a trial after the meet
Bennlon was the star Of the meet He
succeeded In winning 10 points which
made him the point winner of the day
He got second in the shot, first in the
10O-yard dash. jumped nineteen feet two
inches in the broad and broke the state
hammer throw record. Brinton was an
other strong man. He won the 30 and
4zO-yard dashes in magnificent form Pc
terson, the weight man of B. Y. L., dla
good work for his team by winning the
shot put and getting second on the ham
mer throw. Baird won the greatest num-
Der or points for B. Y u by capturing
first in both jumps. Runyon and Nelson,
the hurdlers. showed great form.
Morgan Adams withdrawn.
The university withdrew Morgan Adams
before the matter was taken to the ref
cree, Dr. Charles G. PIummer. who was
not settle the question among themselves.
foul was called on Sailing in the half
mile, but was not granted by the referee
II IS claimed that he. stepped in front of
Pitt IN the first lap of that race
In the high hurdles Huntsman tied the
state record of II seconds in a trial heat
but in the final he tripped on the sec
ond hurdle from the tape or he would
nave come in either first or second. In
falling he skinned his knee and was then
unable to take part in the other events
for which he was entered.
Close Race In Hundred.
The 1O0-yard dash was a close race he
tween Bennion, Moore and Hansen. fin
ishlng about an inch apart. IT was run
against a strong wind. In the go Brintorf
peat tuzzy Moore by a margin both fin
ishing about ten yards ahead of Hansen.
IN the mile Bailey took a big lead on the
first lap and held it throughout the race.
The q men were easy winners in both
hurdles. Brlnton ran the prettiest race
of the day in the 40 He took GOOD
lead and held IL TO the tape
Stating tried hard to close the gan. but
could not gain an inch, and in the sprint
Judd beat him out.
The varsity was handicapped in rho
broad jump, by the loss of Adams and
Huntsman- Bennion and Russell were
substituted at the last minute and both
Jumped well. The relay was won bv the
university by quarter OF a lap.
summary.
10G-yard dash-Rennion. L. of Il. Moore
L. of u; Hansen. B. Y. Z. Time, II sec
onds
22O-yard dash-Brinton. U. OF u: Moore
o. Of O.; Hansen. B. Z. U. Time, % Is
seconds
440-yard dash-Brinton. U. of U. Judd
L. of u; Stallings. B. Y. L. Time "a sec
onds.
Half-mile- StalIngs, B. Z. U: Pitt. II
OF y; Ferguson. U; of y. Time. 2:OS
Mile run-Bailey, U. of T.; l. Jacobs. B.
7. u: z. Jacobs. 3. Y u. Time. 4:57 "a
120-yard hurdles-Runyon, L. of U:
Nelson. Z. of u. and Love, B. Y u,
ties for second. Time. II 2-5 seconds
220-yard hurdles-Neilson, U. of u: Run
Won. Z. of q; Love- B. Y L. Time.
q 3-5 seconds.
Relay-Won by Utah. Time, 1:37. Brin-
ton, Pitt, Ka-Tick, Moore.
Shot put-Peterson, B. Y u; Bennion.
L. of u: Bergner, B. Y. U. Distance.
So feet inches.
Hammer throw-Bennion, Z. of u: Pc
terson, Is. Y. u; Russell, Z. of L. Dis
lance, 135 feet
High jump-Baird. B. Y. q; Nelson and
Huntsman tied for second, both of u of
L. feet 61k inches.
Pole vault-Russell, L. of U; Brockand.
b Y. u; Huntsman. u of U. 10 feet )
inches.
Broad jump-Baird. B. Y U: Henline.
B. Y. u; Russell, U. of U. 20 feet 9lz
inches.