Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
State Records Broken

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State Records Broken.
$50 yd run by Beard of Ames Time,
1857 3-5.
Two mile run by Chapman of Morn
ingside. Time, 1905.
Hammer throw by Lambert of Ames.
Distance, 1879 feet s inches.
Des Moines, May 3O.-Grinnell won
the state athletic meet yesterday after
noon-a great victory earned.
1t was a great meet, but not close
one. Grinnell was predominant its
swift runners, clever hurdlers and
skilled jumpers, forming group far
too great for any other team to cope
with. The names Of Huff, the great
Splinter, the captain of the winning
team: Bair, the hurdler, rising from
the sick bed to breast the tape, once,
a winner and coming in second an,
other time: Of Ziegler, who did the un-.
expected time and again in the
weights; of Turner, almost another
Huff, and other members of the Grin
nell track team, will go down in history
along with those who have given the
traditions to Grinnell, the BARS, Rushs,
Hamiltons and Fishers of days gone
by. To Grinnell belongs the greatest
glory of the meet yesterday.
The same fatality which has pur-
sued Ames so many times in the past
few wears was there yesterday. pre-
dicted winner, Ames fought hard to
come in second place. 1t is probapie
that the races at Kansas City the week
previous had something to do with
the work of the men, but even in the
best Of shape, Grinnell must have won
yesterday. Drake finished third, Morn
ingside fourth, Iowa fifth, Coe, Normal,
Simpson and Cornell not getting points.
From the crack of the first pistol
fired by Starter Liginger until the last
relay was run Grinnell led. Grinnell
was picked as the winner after Walk
er of Ames fell by the wayside in the
high hurdles, was known certainly as
ward dash was finished and Huff and
Turner came dashing across the finish
line first and second for the scarlet and
black. The Grinnell athletes came
up to expectations, never fell down, al
ways did their best and never gave up.
The spirit was typified by the action OF
Schaefer in the two mile, who ran to
the very end, altho he was almost
quarter of mile behind when Chap
man struggled in the winner for the
second wear in succession. The Grinnell
athletes were trained to the minute
Huff, despite two nights on a sleeping
car, waltzed down the track in the 100
yard in 10 fiat, slowed up in the 22O
yard and made :21 As, tying the state
record and running as fast 220 yard
race as was ever timed in a public
race, and finished the mile relay for
Grinnell, running his quarter in :5l,
making up twenty yards in the 44O.
He was the same great Huff as of last
year The man who will undoubtedly
represent Iowa in the Olympic games
in I.ondon-the fastest Splinter in the
world, according to the best authors
ties. He was a worthy captain of the
winning team.
Some Great Work.
There We're some marvellous achieve
ments by individuals, but none bet
ter than the performance of Beard OF
Ames in the half mile. This candidate
for Olympic honors ran the half mile
in the fast time of 1857 80, breaking
the state record formerly held by
Thompson of Drake by about three sec
onds. Beard led from the start and
distanced his field when the race was
three-quarters run. He passed the
quarter pole in :o6 1-5, we'll in the lead.
1t is sure that the limit Of this great
runner has not been reached. 1t would
take a Lightbody to give him com
petition worthy of his steel. At the
finish of the run he did not appear
call in" by any means. Another great
individual performance was seen in the
two mile race. Chapman of Morning
side won the event for the second
wear in succession, breaking the rec
ord for the long run by five seconds.
Waggoner, the Ames veteran, tried
desperately to sprint up to his side.
but the lead Chapman had secured was
too great. Remley, of Iowa, ran his
usual plucky race and finished third,
Just ahead of Clark of Grinnell, who
led the race for the first mile.
Turner of GrinneH won the most
points of any individual in the meet.
getting two seconds and first. He was
Just behind Huff in each of the short
dashes and fulfilled a prediction made
by Trainer Fisher in finishing first
in the 440 yard, one of the hardest
fought races Of the day.
The Results.
100 yard dash--Huff Ca first, Turner
(G.) second, Luberger (A.) third. Time,
10 fiat.
Mile run-Berkstresser (M.) first, Van
Marter (A.) second, Davis (A.) third.
Time, 4:40.
High jump-slaght (G) first, Lee
(A.) second, Wilder CD, West (A.)
Phelps (M.) tied for third. Height, S
feet inches.
Pole vault-Haggard CD first, Clark
(G.) and Jaenson (A.) tied for second.
Height, II feet.
Hammer throw-Lambert (A.) first,
Zeigler (G) second, Conway CD
third Distance, 139 feet inches.
40 yard hurdle-Brown (Mo first,
Bair (G.) second. Hewitt (A.) third.
Time, :16 fiat
44o yard dash-Turner (G) first,
Hammer Cd second, Ravens CD
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