Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-17
NEBRASKA BEATS MINNESOTA
Gophers Lose Dual Track Meet by
Score Of AZ 1-2 to So 1-2.
REED STARRED IN QUARTER MILE
Every Contest Was Notable for spirit
Of Determination and Indicative
of the Most Intense
Rivalry.

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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May ~is.-(special
observation-disclosures hard every inch of
the way. the Minnesota track team Satur-
day lost out to the Nebraska athletes In a
finish that added up point after point for
the Cornhuskers. The final score was 56h
to l2H. but. it does not tell the true story
Of the meet.
The QUARTER mile run furnished the nest
exciting struggle Of the day. The contest
ants included Captain Smiley of Minnesota
who had earlier captured first in the 20,
and Hull of Minnesota, who had won the
half.
In the quarter Hull Immediately took the
pole and led all the way around to the
finish stretch. Towards the last he was
running on herve alone and was unable
20 keen the lead. Reed of Nebraska jumped
N the front and everything seemed to spell
a Nebraska Sictory, when Smiley got up
steam and shot to the front, coming in a
hairsbreadth behind Reed. Had the tape
Seen a YARD further on smiley's swift pace
would have made the event a dead heat.
" Pole Vault a Tie.
Although this was the best night on the
program, the struggle for honors In the
poie vault was a close second. Strae, of
Minnesota, and Rlsserla Of Nebraska tied
at 10 feet. six inches. This was near the
close Of tDe contest, when every point
doomed. upIbiE, and these two contestants
we're sent in a score Of times to work off
the tie. Although both struggled hard to
break the tie neither was able to clear the
stick at a. higher point and finally both
athletes were withdrawn.
The quarter mile showed good time, O:52b,
but. the l2O-yard hurdles was probably the
leader in this line. Harmon breasted the
finish tape, 0:15M. He made this time in
spite OF the fact he was set back two yards
for a false start.
In the i00-yard dash Smiley would prob
ably have won II he had not lost his stride
near the finish. He carried off the go
by pne OF his sprints in the last ten yards.
In the half mile Hull set the pace and
made the first quarter in 50 seconds, three
yards ahead of ANDERSON of Nebraska.
He finished a good fifteen yards to the
good.
The mile was a good race. and proved the
only one in which Minnesota carried off
both places. Rathbun of Minnesota, was
In the lead at the end Of the first quarter
and had yielded to his running mate. Cad
shy, by the close of the second.
Gophera Lead In Mile Run.
In the fourth division Asbury of Nebraska
took the pole, and for one-third of the way
around led the two Gopher runners BY II
yards. Both the latter put up a good spur
and carried the event off handily. They
showed some plucky work, and deserve
some real credit for their exhibition.
In the two mile Connolly had little
trouble. From the beginning of the THIRD
lap the Minnesota runner set the pace
and closed the seventh lap 5 yards in Tho
lead. The last lap he gained 10 more yarui
on the Nebraska athlete.
Minnesota took five firsts, was tied TO
first and second In one event, and secured
seven seconds. Nebraska carried off frs
IN eight events, second In six events ant
was tied for first in another. Summary
1cD-yard dash: Wildman of Nebraska won
Smiley Of Minnesota, second. Time: 0:lO2S
Half mile: Hull nj Minnesota, won; Am
berson of Nebraska, second. Time: 2:0S.
High jump: Hummel of Nebraska ant
Hamel, Nebraska, tied for first and sec
ond. Height, 5 feet, 2 inches.
High hurdles: Harmon of Minnesota, won
Mcdonald of Nebraska, second. Time
0:l5x.
Shot put: Collins Of Nebraska, won; Kel
chan OF Minnesota, second. Distance, 3
feet, one-fourth inch.
2a-yard dash; Smiley of Minnesota, won
Campbell of Nebraska, second. Time: 0:233s
Discus throw: Collins of Nebraska won
EIessle of Minnesota, second. Distance, 10
feet. 5A inches.
Low hurdles: Mcdonald of Nebraska
won. Harmon Of Minnesota second. Tine
0:25A.
Mile run: Gadsby OF Minnesota won
Rsthbun OF Minnesota second. Time: 4:54
440-yard dash: Reed Of Nebraska won
Smiley OF Minnesota second. Time! 0.524l
Two mile run; Connolly of Minnesota
won, Gable of Nebraska second. Time
1875.
Hi mmer throw: Collins of Nebraska won
ostranI OF Minnesota second. Distance
40 feet 1919 inches
le vault Strane of Minnesota ant
Russell Of Nebraska tied for first an,
second. Height: 10 feet s inches.
BroaT jump: Hamet of Nebraska won
Perry of Nebraska second. Distance:
feet.
High school relay; East High tNinmo
Johnson. Alcock, DillmanJ won. Contra
High Garrison. Hopkins. Stewart, White
second.
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