The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-19
MANHATTAN WAS FIRST.
Made Most Points at the Emporia
Inter- College Athletic Meet.

Emporia, Kan, May len the
third annual Kansas intercollege
track and field meet here Monday af-
ternoon the Kansas State Agricultural
college won first place accommodating
AZ points: Baker university carried off
second honors, with 38 points; the
Normal with 81 points took third
place; College of Emporia annexed
FL, Paramount college 16, Cooper col
lege IL and Washburn 2. st. Marys
the other member of the association
could not be here today because of
the bad roads. It would have had to
drive II miles to make train connec-
lions.
E. C. Quigley of ST. Marys, clerk of
the course, pulled the meet off more
satisfactorily than any previous event.
Everything went Off without a hitch
and records were broken in three
events Senior of Baker broke the
state record Of SO feet eight inches
for the sixteen pound shot put by
three feet. Seng Of the Agricultural
college threw the sixteen pound ham,
mer 1913 feet one inch, breaking state
record Of 108 feet. Senior of Baker
threw the discus 100 feet 1 inch,
breaking the state record Of 104 feet.
On account of a heavy rain Sunday
the track was not as fast as it would
have otherwise been. In all between
80 and 100 athletes competed in the
meet today. Much competition pre-
vailed in each event and officials are
unanimous in stating that no
smoother track meet was ever held
in the state of Kansas. 1t is prob
able that the next annual track meet
will be held in Emporia on account of
this place being centrally located,
hotel accommodations. The first,
second, third and fourth places
respectively in the different events
were won as follows:
100 yard dash, Christian, x. S. A.
c.; Moore, Normal; Dixon, K S.. A.
G.; Weightman, Paramount; time
Pole vault. Campbell. Normal;
Ross, K S. A. c.; Wilgus. Baker;
Bowman, Washburn; height feet 9
inches.
Is pound shot-put, Senior, Baker;
MARBLE, c. of E.; distance 80 feet 8
inches.
Mile run, Miller, Normal; Kraus,
Baker: Ryan. Paramount: Austin. K.
S. A. c.; time ABB y.
se nFaad B 5ap: M Berger. c Of Of E.
Decker, Normal; distance 81 feet
inches.
220 yard dash, Carr. K. S. A. G.;
James, Paramount; r. -Braden, c. of
E.; French. Baker; time, "a a,5.
100 yard hurdle, Mccormick, G. OF
E.; Hargiss, Normal; Darling, Fair
mount; Jefferies, Paramount; time, II.
16 pound hammer throw, Seng. K.
S. A. c.; Senior, Baker; Mcmillan
Cooper; F. Cooper Plank, Paramount;
distance. 124 feet l inch.
44O yard dash, Bentley, K. s.. A. c.;
Coffman, Baker; Findley. Cooper;
Braden, c. of E.; time 55 1-5.
High jump, Farrar, Baker; Darling.
Paramount; MARBLE. c. of E.; Snoddy'
G. of E.; height, feet inches.
Half mile run. Davidson, Normal:
Budham, Cooper: Cavanaugh, c. OF
E.; Stewart, Washburn; Cavanaugh,
c. of E.; Stewart, Washburn,
time 2:11.
Discus throw, Senior, Baker; Cole.
Normal: Sutton. Baker; Seng, K. S.
A. c.; distance, 10 feet 1 inch.
22O yard hurdles. Hargiss. Normal;
Jefferies, Paramount; Carr, K. S. A.
c.; Mccormick. e. Of E.; time % 20:
2 mile run, McNall, X. s. A. G.;
Davis. Normal; Miller, Normal: Aus
tin, K S. A. c.; time 1888 As.
In the relay race the Aggies TOOK
first, Baker third and the Normal sec
ond.