Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-05-11
State COLLEGE WINS
The TRIANGULAR
Defeats Whitman College and the
University of Idaho in the Big
Field Meet.

the university OF Idaho, whitman
College, and the Washington State
College, when the assembled on
Rogers Field last Saturday in the first
triangular track and field meet held
between the three institutions.
1t was record breaker in more re-
spects than one. The pick of the three
colleges were there to do justice to
the unusual occasion and that they did
it is plainly evident in the new records
which were made. Cox, of Whitman.
equaled his record of ten seconds in
the 100 yard dash; Welsch, the state
college Freshman. ran close to Bill
Kruegel's record in the mile. which
was made years ago, Welsch's time
being A :39 As. Cox captured the 120
yard hurdles in the fast time of 16 1-5,
which is faster than any record held
by either of the three schools. Phil
brook clipped 2-5 of a second off the
220 yard hurdle record when he made
the distance in 27 seconds.
The mile was one of the prettiest
races ever run on Rogers Field. COOL,
the little junior prep. set a fast pace
and held it for three laps and then
some. In the fast sprinting on the
fourth lap, Welsch spurted ahead and
kept a good lead down the home
stretch. Johnson, from away back in
the rear, lunged forward with burst
of speed that surprised the natives,
passed Matthews, the crack Idaho
man, and finished second, a few feet
behind Welsch. The finish of this race
brought the 1000 people to their feet
en- masse a whooping. yelling gestic-
ulating mass of humanity, frantic in
the tense exciting moment of the last
few yards.
To Thayer the modest, unassuming
wielder of the ancient discus, belongs
the honor of having smashed a north
west record in the discus event. He
qualified in the preliminaries with a
throw of lis feet 10 IA inches. Dutch
er of Whitman, the first time up in
the finals, put it out 116 feet inches,
a throw that Thayer did not equal in
his first two trials. The third and
last time up Thayer remarked to
butcher, "L'm going to beat you. "
Sure enough, out and up the discus
sailed, and when the distance was
measured the tape read 119 feet 7
| incheS-a northwest racord
Near the close of the meet, when
the relay alone remained to be run, the
score stood WS.C. 46. Whitman So,
and Idaho 35. No matter how the last
race went the state college had the
meet cinched by a safe margin. In
the relay, Cowgirl. first man up,
finished close second, and Chase,
second in the race, ran neck and neck
with the Idaho man. 1t was Maloney,
the third man who won the really for
the college. Off like flash he gained
a lead of seventy yards and maintained
it in beautiful manner giving Thomle
the last man lead which insured
victory. Time 8 81 2-5 had never be-
fore been equaled by any of the three
schools.
The events follow:
100 yard dash-Cox, Whitman !;
Meyer. Wheeler, Idaho; time, 10 sec.
Mile run-Welsch; johnson; Mat
thews, Idaho; time, A :39 As.
100 yard hurdles Philbrook, Whit
man; Hammer, Putnam; 1915 sec.
449 yard -Edmundson, Idaho !;
Thomle, Cox, Whitman: time, 81 2-5
22O yard dash-Cox, Whitman :;
Wheeler, Idaho; Meyer; time % 1-5.
$50 yard run-Edmunson, Idaho,
Maloney. Chase; time min. 1-5 sec.
22O yard hurdles-Philbrook Whit
man; Putnam; Armstrong, Idaho;
time. 27 sec.
Discus-Thayer; butcher, Whitman !;
Love: distance, 119 feet 7 inches.
Pole vaultl-Cowgill; Felthouse,
Whitman; Frazier, Idaho; height, 10
feet 8 inches.
Broad Jump-Frazier, Idaho; L
Toilette; Barnes, Whitman; distanc
20 ft. 91-2 inches.
High jump-Smith, Idaho; Phil
brook, Whitman; Cox, Whitman !:
heights ft. in.
Hammer throw-Halm; Dimick,
Whitman; Thayer; distance, 128 feet
9 1-2inches.
Shot put-Larson, Idaho; Hahn !;
Philbrook, Whitman; distance, 40 ft.
IL inches.
Relay--Won by W.S.C. Cowgirl,
Mallory, Thomle, Chase) time, min.
81 2-5 sec.