Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-10
OREGON | &C HAS
THREE CHAMPIONS
aILERT, sMrTHs0N AND KELLY,
ALL RECORD MEN, WILL MAKE
AMERICAN OLYMPIC TEAM
THIS YEAR.

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tory OF A. c. Gilbert of Yale in
breaking the worlds pole vaulting
record Saturday by IL feet TX
inches gives Oregon three athletes
With worlds records Gilbert, For
rest Smithson ana Dan Kelly.
This is a better record in athletes
than can be boosted of by amy other
state in the Union. and ii early form
counts for anything, Portland and
Oregon will some day have another
Kelly. for Oliver Huston of the Uni
versity of Oregon promises to become
the equal of the Baker City lad in
The short sprints. r
Smithson and Gilbert are Portland
boys, while Kelly claims the eastern
Oregon city as his home. Smithson
and Gilbert are very much in the
limelight of publicity at present. for
both of them are to make the trip
to London this year for the worlds
championship Olympic games. 1t Is
also possible that Dan Kelly may go,
hut he has been handicapped this
year by lame leg and has not yet
made anything of showing in tn,
East Kelly, however. has host OF
| friends who will do all in their pow
err to assist him in going to London.
and If the three lads named com
pete at London, Oregon will be able
to boast of having furnished -four
men at Olympic contests. Two years
ago H. w. Kerrigan went to Athens
as the first Oregon boy to compete
| against the athletes of every section
of the globe.
Smithson and Gilbert Champions.
| Smithson and Gilbert are certain
| OF places in the all-American team,
and both are men of such tried abil-
ity that, barring accident such as
happened to Kerrigan two years age
while enroute to the games, they
should prove victorious.
| There is no better hurdler IN
America today than Forrest Smith
son. and Gilbert's phenomenal rec.
/ ord OF - feet IL inches, made Sat.
'urday, promises to stand for some
time in the pole vault Gilbert held
the record previously at height OF
IL feet 4 inches, but this was sur
passed in few days. Dray, fel.
low athlete of Gilbert's at Yale, and
| captain Of the team. broke that rec
ord and held 1t until the perform
fance of the Oregon boy on Saturday
| Gilbert first entered athletics a.
Pacific university Ave or six years
ago, where he displayed sconsiderabl,
ability as vaulter and hurdler. He
gave up the latter event to make 9
specially of vaulting. and is still tbs
holder Of the Pacific Northwest poe
! vault record at II fet ~ inches
His recent record is just exactly ont
foot higher than the mark he has Sci
for the Northwest athletes. u
Smithson, the Portland boy wht
performed in such creditable man
ner throughout the East last fall and
winter, succeeded in retaining hi.
laurels in the high hurdles at Satur
days meet in Portland. On this oc
casion he came very close to equal
ing the worlds record held by him
selt OF 4 5 1-5 seconds for this, tn,
i2O-yard hurdles. Smithson's TIM
}Saturday was Is Us, and had 1t no
been for the turn at the finish h,
undoubtedly would have equaled hi
worlds mark.
Dan Kelly's best chance to max,
the London team is as the American
representative in the broad jump
In this department he has Away
been able to maintain his supremac.
over the present-day athletes. Whil'
he has not yet equaled the world,
record jump, made by Meyer Prin
STEMS eight years ago, be has fire.
quently come very close to 1t. Kell!
is undoubtedly the premier brnaf
jumper, and in addition can be ex
pected to make showing in thu
sprints If he is in condition.
Kelly a Great Broad Jumper.
However, Oregon will have glor,
enough in the event that Kelly com
petes only in the jumps. for Thu
will mean that at least three OF thu
events are quite likely to be captured
by boys from this state. Incidental
| ly, Andy Glarner of the Olympic
club is to make the London trip. ant
(, he is a formidable middle-distancs
runner. In the event of his success
at London, along with similar per
| formances by Smithson, Gilbert ant
Kelly, four champions may be recog
nized as hailing from the shores Of
| the Pacific.
Kelly and Gilbert are now in the
East and will remain there until the
| time of departure for London. Smith
son and Glarner will make the triI
to New York together, according tC
! plans arranged by them during thu
meet Saturday.