The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
By W. Russell Cole, Stanford '05

By w. Russell Cole, Stanford '05
We got licked yesterday. That is,
our Stanford freshmen met decisive
defeat at the hands of their baby
brethren from Berkeley in the fourth
annual intercollegiate track meet on
Stanford field At that, it was most
+ honorable defeat. and there was no
! thought of spanking the youngsters
( and sending them 70 bed like naughty
children when it was all over
CALIFORNIA; athletes OF the 1912 class
won the meet by a score OF 70 to 4S,
and they won it on straight form and
/ by force Of the fact that they composed
/ by far the better team. The wearers
OF the cardinal did the best they Were
capable or, fought to the finish of
every race, and 20 the lest trial in
every field event, and what more could
anybody ask? 1t was a good, clean
meet exciting al times. even brilliant
/ in places, and we are satisfied We
are satisfied and just as happy-al-
I most-as though the lads we rooted
/ for had won the laurels.
When the last score was taliied and
! the cheering across the field had died
down we stood UP in our places. barred
our heads as we always do whether in
victory or defeat and sang that song
we all love, Hail, Stanford, Hail"
And over in those other bleschers the
rooters from across the bay arose
when we did and they, too, stood with
heads uncovered while we sang Isn't
that true craftsmanship Isn't that
enough TO give US the right to say
honestly that we don't care so very
much after all what the outcome was?
JUST LIKE PREDECESSOR
1t wouldn't be just the thing TO say
harsh things about our Stanford fresh
men, even had they been beaten by
greater score. The boys OF 1912 did
just exactly what the boys of 1911 and
I 1910 and 1909 did before them. for
I Stanford has never won a freshman
meet since such affairs were included
/ in the intercollegiate athletic schedule.
Yet Stanford wins intercollegiate meets
now and then. which is in itself an ex-
| cellent commentary on Stanford train
ing methods; and so, as philosophers.
We are already looking forward to the
/ intercollegiate struggle.
There was more of interest in the
meet yesterday than attached to the
mere result There was lots of promise
/ for the future, and unless all indjca
! tions fail the names Of several of the
young athletes who battled for the
( first time yesterday under college colors
will some day be blazoned big on the
pages of western college athletic his
/ tory 1t was q day for the rising of
new stars. and the brightest of these
! stars were easy to pick. They were
! Gabbert, Wallace, Harold and Allen
| Of California, and Coleman. Newman
and Peake OF Stanford There were
others, too, but these must be mem
toned first
SMASH TWO RECORDS
To Captain Gabbert Of the California
team and Newman of the Stanford team
fell the honor of smashing two fresh
men records. The former tossed the
hammer l41 feet and 1 inch. and the
latter lowered the record time in the
two mile run by II seconds. bringing
1t down to 10 minutes and IL seconds
which is only three-fifths of a second
slower than the intercollegiate record
itself And, though he broke no rec
/ ords' Captain Coleman of stanford
must be included as the third member
or the top notch" trio for he Won
the 100 yard dash and the 220 yard
dash in true intercollegiate stvIe ara
also sped a glorious race in his Ian 30
t the relay.
NeWman's race in the two mile was
the most magnificent of the day and
mad he been pressed at all through the
last quarter Of a mile he undoubtadlv
would have torn down the intercoueoi-
ate record as he did the freshman rec
ord At the end of the first mile the
race was already between Newman and
Martin and Myer of California with the
rest Of the runners outstripped Mver
gradually dropped back half a lap and
at the beginning of the seventh round
Newman passed Martin and Increased
his lead TO 20 yards during the next
circuit of the track. Then it was a
runaway. Newman ran free, easy and
without apparent effort, spurted a bit
at the end and finished strong. breast
ing the tape just as Martin was turning
into the stretch.
sEPULvEDA INJURED
Stanford suffered a loss In the sec
ond heat OF the 100 yard dash, when
! Sepulveda. counted upon by the cardi-
nal as a strong contender for honors in
both this event and the 220 yard dash.
tore a tendon in one leg and fell head
long when 80 yards from the starting
line. Sepulveda had to be carried from
the track but though he will be on
crutches for some time the accident
should not interfere with his future
showing.
Coleman of Stanford took both the
100 and 22O yard dashes easily. win
ming by margin OF yards and without
exerting himself TO the utmost. He has
long, free stride. and with careful
training should develop into danger
GUS record man.
/ Wa1lacn nf California MAS In a class