The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-06-04
STATE COLLEGE
Wins AGAIN
With VermilliOn in the Game the
Agricultural Athletes Cap
ture Cup
NEXT YEARS MEET GOES TO HURON
BroOkings Hold Championship for
Ei0ht Consecutive Years

track team of Brookings carried off
Ehe honors at the annual state meet
at Mitchell Thursday and Friday, for
the eighth consecutive year While
Brookings' margin of points was not
so great as in some former years, her
victory was a decisive one and left no
doubt as to which is the strongest
team in the state. The points stood
as follows Brookings, SO; Vermillion,
40; Huron, 19; Mitchell, IS; Yankton,
8; Redfield failed to score.
From an artistic standpoint the meet
was not a huge success. The track
at Mitchell is poor one under good
conditions, and after the heavy rains
of last week it was about the worst
possible shape. On this account the
time made in the running events was
slow.
Coughlin of Brookings, was the in
dividual star of the meet and his great
work was the principal factor in bring
ing uOlllc tHe cup. ilC tooh thN WV
hurdles and quarter mile and tied with
Stoland of Vermillion for first in the
220-yard dash. He also ran a great
race in the relay.
Huntimer proved his right to be
classed as the best long distance run
ner in the state by his sterling perfor-
nance at Mitchell. He defeated Tur-
ney, the muchly advertised Nermillion
man, easily in the half-mile and mile
and ran second to Coughlin in the
Quarter-mile.
Bollinger won the hammer throw
and got third place i'll the discus.
Johnson and York also showed up
well in the weights, each getting a
second and third. Meharg got point
in both the 30 and 100-yard dashes,
and Sperb got a second in the two mile
and a third III the mile. Chilcott fore
ed Norgren of Vermillion to break the
state record in the pole vault III order
to beat him out.
AS usual, Brookings had the biggest
visiting delegation, and the enthusias-
tic support given the team had much
to do with it fine showing. The Brook
ings crowd left here on a special train
Thursday morning, and arrived home
Saturday morning about five o'clock.
The association voted to hold the
meet at Huron next year, which is
very pleasing to Brookings. About 100
went from here to Mitchell this year,
and with the meet at Huron this num-
Der will be easily doubled.
Following is a summary of the
events:
22O-yard hllrdle-Coughlin Brook
ings, first; Felber, Yankton, second;
Rowley, Huron, third. Time, 2S Sec
onds.
12O-yard hurdle-Coughlin, Brook
ings, first; Felber, Yankton, second;
Hardy, Mitchell third. Time, 16 2-5
seconds.
440-yard dash-Coughlin, Brookings,
first; Huntimer. Brookings, second;
Hcldridge, Mitchell, third. Time, 56
and As seconds.
220-yard dash-Coughlin, Brookings,
and Stoland, Vermillion, tied for first;
Rowley, Huron, third. Time, "a and
Is.
Halfmile run-Huntimer Brookings,
first; Turney, Vermillion, second;
Dryden, Yankton, third. Time, 2 min
utes, IS seconds.
5O-yard dash-Stoland, Vermillion,
first; Rowley, Huron, second; Meharg,
Brookings, third. Time, 5 and So.
1O0-yard dash-Stoland, Vermillion,
first; Rowley, Huron, second; Meharg,
Brookings, third. Time, 10 and 80.
Two mile run-Turney, Vermillion,
first; Sperb, Brookings, second, Win
slow. Mitchell, third. Time, II min
utes, 81 seconds.
Mile run-Huntimer, Brookings,
first; Turney, Vermillon, second;
Sperb, Brookings, third. Time, min
utes, SO seconds.
Shot put-Small, Huron, first; John
son, Brookings, second; York, Brook
ings. third. Distance, 3S feet IL in.
Discus throw-Small Huron, first;
York, Brookings, second; Bollinger,
Brookiues, third. Distance, lOo feet,
inches.
High jump--Nordgren, Vermillion,
first: Hard. Mitchell, second; Lynch,
Vermillion, third. Height, 8 feet, 3
inches.
Hammer throw-Bol!inger Brook
ings, first: Todnem, Mitchell, second;