The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
POLE VAULT WINS
VICTORY FOR
CARDINALS
SIanf0rd'S Unknown Quantity
ScOft Turns the Trick at
Right Moment
By Arthur L. Price
California. '04


vibrant an intercollegiate battle as
swung yesterday over the Berkeley Gin
der path when stanford and the Uni
vcrsity Of California met in their six
teenth annual meet
The score at sthe end was: Stanford
06. California 5s
-Four records We're broken in the field
and two We're tied. The new marks are:
- $50 yard run, 1858 2-5, by John o. Mil
Yer. stanford.
40 yard dash. 80 Is. by ". NJ. Wy
man, Stanford.
Two mile run. 1909. by c. E. New
man. stanford.
Relay race, one mile. SIS. by Stan
ford
Then Captain r. R. Cowies of Cali
fornia tied his own record of :15 As in
Tho 12o yard hurdles. and T. L. Coleman
of Stanford tied the record of % 3-5 in
the go yard dash.
These records made and tied are
AL Stanford California intercollegiate
marks
HAMMER THROW STARTS 1T
The activities really started in the
cid baseball lot west OF California hall
with the hammer throwing stunts OF
the whirling dervishes. Some tarried
10 watch this sport but not fer long,
rs the excitement was within the field.
The thrills started at 2.37 o'clock with
tho crack of the pistol which unleashed
the mile runners. There We're IL en-
tries. The Stanford lads appeared clad
in white costumes Of thin shirt and
thinner pants. Across the breast of
the suit was a broad cardinal ribbon
bearing an embroidered s. The Cali
fornia athletes had. white shirts and
pants, with the blue ribbon over the
chest. The garments were trimmed
and striped with the blue ribbon.
As the mile runners swung into the
stretch II was seen that four cardinal
ribbon bearers were in the lead. Brad
ford set the pace.
The runners hung together. Four
J.. times they turned tho track Then a
California lad lodged into the lead as
the swift parade swept under the live
oak tree at the last turn. 1t was T. B.
Smith. McGregor of Stanford and Err
skinc Of California were close behind
The entire field was not scattered over
% Yards OF track Smith kept. his lead
as the bunch strode down the uproar-
iOus avenues Of cheering sympathizers
and finished not six inches ahead of
AIcGregor.
on a blackboard at the end of the
field were chalked up the numbers:
California 6. Stanford 3.
COLEMON TAKES CENTURY
Then came the hundred yards. with
Coleman. the Stanford freshman. fin
ishing first after two trial heats had
been run Stanfords victory in the
hammer throw was also recorded on
the blackboard at this time Stanford
stood 16, California IL
But California could yell after the
120 hurdles, when three places were
taken. with Captain Cowles equaling
his record. The chief blue and gold
yell leader. perched like a chanticleer
on a wire fence. crowed as Peter Pan
crows over his eternal youth.
John o. Miller. the Stanford hero Of
the day. proved that he had more than
ordinary heroics In his blood in the
40 yards. After running a brilliant
race ne let his teammate. Wyman, fin
fish first and get the credit for the
record that The two men broke.
The two mile race was a splendid
exhibition OF gameness and general
ship. Newman and Worthington for
the big s ran first and second. and
Sweet for California staggered in third
after running Hobart OF California to
= standstiH.
White Captain Cowles Of California
Distinguishing himself in his contest.
the high hurdles, Captain Horton of
Stanford had no such luck In the
final heat Of the go yard hurdles Hor-
ton snapped a tendon when near the
nnish and fell into the cinders.
During this time the field events
were being held. The jumpers were
clearing the bars or Ieaping for dis
tance into the tanbark landing, and the
pole vaulters, with their bamboo lances
were soaring gracefully into the air
and over the bar for the glory OF their
college.
CALIFORNIA WINS HURDLES
B,fore the 22O yard hurdles Stanford
had so 10 20. Then the California win
.ners brought IN points and the even
ness Of the struggle was seen. stan
ford picked up with the 220 yard dash.
won by Coleman. The fate Of the day
lay in the relay race and the pole
vault
The race came first For three laps
Berkeley runners led. Miller's opponent
had start OF 5 yards on him. Miller
beat this down TO nothing. Then Wy
man followed and won the race. The
pole vault was in doubt until Scott,
very unknown quantity, owing TO his
recent lack Of form, cleared the bar at
j feet inches. a height which baf-
fed Sheridan and A. Brown.
The fatefuI blackboard at the end
Of the field recorded the victory. The
500 California rooters barred their heads
sn the heavy mist and sang their hymn
with as much heart as If their team
had won the day. 1t did not seem so
much like a defeat, after all. The
athletes were so gallant and sports
,nanlike and fairplaying. The best team
won at the end. The field day really
was stanford's opportunity TO even up
on the splendid victory California
achieved I'm the wonderful baseball
game on Friday. Honors are even be-
IVY the blue and gold and cardinal
this year. And sportsman feeling Is
Aane.