The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-13
MITCHELL the WINNER
University Team Proved Too Strong
a Contender in the Athletic Ev-
ents Monday Afternoon.

IN -holiNsty -AAASI itOoh.
/ With a cold, dusty wind blowing
over the athletic field and only two
schools competing where there should
have been three, due to the Huron
bunch failing to catch their train,
the track meet Monday afternoon
lacked the snap and vim hal would
have characterized it had conditions
been better. The final result of the
meet was evident after the first few
events which tool away the excite
ment that Accompanies al occasion of
this sort where it is close and inter
esting. Mitchell's athletes all did we'll
some new men making an exception
ally good showing, two of them Win
ming their emblems. The meet is Civ
en- below as it was run off and the
ell to Al for Yankton.
Low hurdles-Sheeks, first; Hardy
second. Tine IS is seconds.
One-half mile run-Kirkpatrick
first; Gilman of Yankton, second.
Time 2 minutes, IS seconds.
Pole vault-Bollinger, of Yankton,
first; Swanson of Yankton, second.
Heigth, 9 feet. 6 inches.
1OO-yard dash-Sheeks, first: kad-
niger, second. Time IL seconds.
Hammer throw-Todnem, first;
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6 inches.
5O-yard dash-Vaughan of Yank-
ton, first; Coulson, of Yankton, sec
ond. Time 6 fiat.
High iump-Hardy, first; Swanson
of Yankton, second. Heigth, . feet
. inches.
One mile run-Gilman of Yank-
ton. first; kirkpatrick, second. Time
5 minutes, II 1-2 seconds.
High hurdles-Hardy, first; Sheeks
second. Time, 1875 seconds.
220-yard dash-Kadinger, first;
Coulson of Yankton, second. Time,
|25 is seconds.
Shot put-Hardy, first; sheeks,
second. Distance, 81 feet, Z inches.
Discus throw-Carlson, of Yank-
ton, first; Todnem, second. Distance,
80 feet five inches. Lauritz Miller.
in exhibition threw the discus over
| ITO feet, better than the state record.
44O-yard disadvantages, first,
Nordness of Yankton, second. Time,
81 seconds.
Two mile run-Potter. first; Mel
son of Yankton, second. Time IL
minutes. 81 seconds.
Broad jump-Sheeks, first; Hardy,
second. Distance, is feet, 9 inches.
Relay race-Yankton defaulted to
Mitchell.
From~he time and distances Civ
en- above very little can be ascertain
ed relative to the merits of the ath-
letes on both teams, as all records
were made in the teeth of a strong
wind which numbed the spirits of
those taking part.
MlLCIell S ldlluIe 10 SlOW up III
the 5O-yard dash was due to Sheeks
stumbling at the start and losing
about 8 yards which proved too great
a handicap in so short a distance. In
the century he showed his superior
ity as a Splinter. winning it by a big
lead. Kadinger also did some good
work, taking second handily after be-
ing penalized 2 yards. In the high
jump Hardy was not even pushed and
could have gone 5 inches higher
without much effort. In the 44O-yard
dash Kadinger was by far the best
man. Setting a killing pace at the
start he drew away from the bunch
and Hoped in at the finish to the time
Of 81 seconds. Kadinger's work as a
new man this year has been remark
able and his races Monday show his
great abilities as an athlete.
The most spectacular race of the
day. because of its finish, was the two
mile run. For three times around
the track Dunn, of Mitchell, broke
wind for the bunch. then dropping
behind a Yankton man he kept close
at his back. On the sixth and last