Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-06-04
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men WHO nave sNuultN tue cANultANA
and watched the work Of Washing
ton State Colleges grand track team,
which is the wonder not only of the
northwest, but of the sporting
world The wonderful work OF lack
Nelson in lowering the worlds in
tercollegiate record il the 10o-yard
dash places him in the front rank of
sprinters and seems to give w S. c.
a cinch on the three events in which
he will enter. namely, the Toe, 900,
and 440-yaTd dashes.
Following is the team which will
represent Washington State College
at Seattle on Saturday June -, when
the University of Idaho, University
of Oregon. University of Washington,
Oregon Agricultural College, Whit
man College and Washington State
College will meet to decide the north
west track championship. Distance
runners, COOL, Welsch, Clark, John
son, North and Stookey: 100. 22G
and 40o-yard dashes, Nelson, Coe
and Lowry; pole vault, eagle and
Dalquist; weights. Hahn and Meade;
Both hurdles and both jumps, Moul-
ton, Putnam, Thompson, LaFollette
and Phillips.
Following are the first places W
S. c. seems certain to take: 100, 220|
and yard dashes; mile run, two
mile run; relay, high hurdles and
broad Jump. 1t seems certain that
w. S. C. will get first, second and
third in the broad jump. for Put
man, Phillips and Thompson are max
ing better records in these events
than any school in the conference mas
shown. At last Saturdays meet Put
man made 21.S; Thompson, 21,10I
AND kn.4lps, 21.1l 1-2, and neither
took the three jumps allowed, for
none of Whitman's men came any
where near these records. Putnam
has made 227 which is more than a |
foot further than has been made in
the northwest this year, outside of
W. s. C.. If these expectations are
realized, it means that W. S. c. VIII |
have eight first places, or 40 points
for W S. c. in firsts alone. Second |
and third IN the jumps brings the
total up to IA and it is believed that |
enough more seconds and thirds will |
be secured to put w. S, G. well over |
the so mark, and no other school in
the conference s expected to get |
half this many points. With Jack |
Nelson, Coe, Lowery and Johnson |
in the relay race that event is con-
ceded to W. S. c., for these are ad- !
mittedly the fastest runners in the
northwest and are confidently expect |
ed to set a new record for the relay. |
'Sportsman's" Views
Washington State College mas turn
ed out one of the most brilliant |
track teams ever developed in the |
northwest, writes Sportsman" in the |
Oregon Journal. Quite often a school
will have number of star men, quite
often a school Will have a team we'll
balanced and capable OF splendid
achievements, but it is a rare thing
for any single schoo! to have so many
brilliant stars and yet ut the same
time nave such perfect balance.
Washington state College could
doubtless compete on equal terms
against any OF the best teams in the
United States this year, in fact it is
doubtful if there is any school east
or west who could DO much better
than break even with Washington
State College, In Nelson. the former
Colorado Agricultural college sprint
er, they have a runner whose work
thus far marks him as one Of the
greatest cinder path travellers in the
world, evidenced by his time in the
100-yard of As and 90 Id In the
440. Either record in itself is a
great achievement, BUT both in
single afternoons track meet is Moth
ing less than remarkable.
In the half mile run in Johnson,
North and Clark the Washington
State College has three runners, any
one of whom seems capable Of equal
ing the best record made by the
northwest collegians. All three of
them run very nearly even and are
all capable of doing 2:02 and better
in this distance. In the pole vault
they have two men better than II
feet. In the 220-yard dash in Lowry
and Nelson they have two of the best
men in the northwest In the broad
jump Putnam does better than 22.2.
and the two other men on the team
are better than 2t-foot jumpers.
COOL in the mile is the best dis
lance man the northwest has prodnc.
ed in many a year He runs with nm
firing ease, and there is no competi-
tor this year who is worthy to meet