The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
Runners Tryouf in
Record Time

The athletes of the Olympic club
scored the greatest number Of points
in the tryout for the Olympian games
at the Stanford track yesterday after
noon. Although the number of con-
testants was not large, they had among
them several athletes from neighboring
states. Two of these, Snithson and
Edmonson, ran In record time The
former would undoubtedly have tied the
worlds record in the high hurdles had
not one of the hurdles been left down
sthrough an oversight of one of the at
Pendants. This handicapped him rather
than benefited him, as it broke his
stride. However. there is no doubt In
the minds of those who saw Smithson
perform yesterday that he will have
any difficulty in establishing new
record. The hundred meter race tended
to show that he Is a speedy man. as he
ran the distance in IL 1-5 seconds, de-
featins Pete Gerhart of the Olympic
club, who holds the junior champion
ship OF the United States for the hun
dred yards. Edmondson of Idaho sur
prised the onlookers by defeating Glar-
ner OF the Olympic club in the 500
meter race in the fast time OF 1853 1-5.
Glarner. however. turned the tables on
Edmondson by winning the 400 meter
easily by Soldier King OF the Irish
American club. More interest was TAX
en- in this contest than any of the
other events. On the start the con-
testants ran once around the track,
then out to the campus, where a
course had been laid out for them.
three different times. This brought
them back to the track. which they
circled twice, each time creating much
q Tha a
Stanford pole vaulters, of whom much
was expected, did not vault to form,
as they have Just begun training again.
Bellah, after a number Of attempts,
cleared the bar at IL feet. A little
later he will. be able to better this by
several inches.
500 meters-First. Edmonson, Idaho; second.
4 Giarnsr. Olympic club; third. e. F. Smith.
100 metresIFirst. metz; ST. smi.hsen, Multnonah
sthIstie club second Gsrnsrt g e third Me-
nah athletic club; second, Edwards, U. G.
Time, ;lt 3-5.
l'SoS nstre..rEst; RieSassdsoa .sss g. c Sec
400 ' metres--First Glarner. 0. C.; second,
Edmonson; University of Idaho third, Smith,
400 metres, Surdles-First. Glarner, 0. c.;
second. Pndilla, Lick; third, Smith, U. G. Time,
! IS mile Marathon raee--First. Soldier King.
Irish. aerican, / 2a:2e lib; second. Harley.
Stanford, 1:2s:32 third, Botteddiker. o. @.
FIELD EVENTS
Shot put-First, Rose. o. G., AZ feet; second.
Horton, stanford. 43 feet SN inches third,
vandervorst stanford. 36 feet.
Hammer fhrow--First. Rose, o. c., 14s feet 3
inches; second. Horton Stanford. Ill feet s
inches: third, Euchler. Stanford. 105 feet.
broad jump--First, Bellah Stanford. 20 feet
81 inches; second, yanderrorst, Stanford. %
| feet Az inches.
Pole vault-BeIlah and flanagan. Stanford.
tied sfot first place. IL feet inches Bull, q.
G., third.
ofhcials-Referee. Bert Kernigan, Reliance;
timers. H. Maundrel1, Stanford, Walter Christie.
U. G.. Dad Moulton Stanford; judges OF finish.
D. Ertkin. o. c., Joe Hickey, o. c.. Holman.
A. Skaife. q. c., A. J. Cloud, U. O.; clerk
Reos u. c.; inspectors, Chet Brown u. c..
Spike Henley. Stanford: measurers. Roth. Stan.
ford.