The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-27
Big DUAL MEET
At MINNESOTA
Chicago Will Send Davenport
Iowa and Wisconsin
Contenders

Minneapolis, April 27.-Helon
Leach. manager Of athletics at the
University of Minnesota, attended a
meeting Of the conference managers
in Chicago last week. At this meet
ing plans for advertising and running
the meet were proposed and it was
decided that the conference board
would h&ndle all such matters itself,
leaving only local advertising to Min
nesota.
1t was announced at this meeting
that the proposed, rule that no COL
lege be allowed to compete in the
conference track meet that did not
enter a team of at least eight men
had failed to pass the conference.
This rule was proposed to offset the
advantage Of competing colleges
which sent but one or two men who
were sure point winners. The con-
ference decided that the enactment of
the proposed rule. would place too
heavy a burden on the smaller
schools and the proposed legislation
was vetoed.
The rain Of the past two weeks has
not been frequent enough to inter-
fere with the training hours of the
track men and has been welcomed
for the assistance it has given in
getting the track into shape. The
old track roller has been filled solid
with concrete, making it much heav-
Ter and packing the track harder with
each rolling. The, track at present
is in the best shape it has been any
spring and the ground keepers say
that it will be in prime condition for
the conference.
Coach Stage of Chicago has writ
ten that in all probability Ire Daven-
port. who broke two conference rec
ords In the last meet, will enter the
meet at Minnesota. Davenport has
been doing great indoor work this
spring and it is rumored that he may
break his own records this spring II
conditions are favorable.
In dual meet. with Illinois on
! March II, Davenport lowered his in
door record for the quarter from So
seconds to 54:4-5. The same after
noon he ran half and lowered the
BARTLETT gymnasium =. record from
2:05 1-5 to 1904 3-5.. Davenport is
looked upon as one of; the best track
men that Chicago. has ever turned
out and his team mates expect him
to do a big share Of sthe point gain
ing. r
Coach Stage is also expecting good
work from Menual in the shot put,
high jump and hurdles. Menuyal is
football man., his only appearance
in Minneapolis havfftef Seen: in the
Chicago game Of 1909. George Kuh
is out for the hurdles. and broad
jump. He did 16 1-5 in the high hur-
dies last year and % feet, IA inch
es in the broad jump. Straube has
not been running so far this spring
because OF illness, but expects to be
in shape for tae conference. Coach
Stage says that his team suffered a
severe loss when Crawley, captain of
the 1910 football team, decided to
study Spanish in Spain.
Mr.. Stage is evidently laying his
wires to get the pole vault in the
coming meet. He writes that Frank
Coyle beat Murphy of Illinois in the
pole vault in, the Chicago-Illinois
duel indoor meet, jumping II feet, Z
inches. Murphy won the conference
last year by jumping IL feet. 4 1-2
inches. Minnesota has not had a pole
vaulter in several years that could
come near. to this mark.
.IOwa's Future.
Iowa will enter Capt. Wilson, Jams
and Engstrom. Jams win run the
quarter and the half and Engstrom,
who was captain last year, will enter
the high and broad jump. Minneso-
ia won the dual meet with Iowa last
year, but the dope is now that the
Iowa coach has some surprises this
spring. A good line will be had on
both teams. when they meet in their
annual dual.
Joy reigned supreme in the Gopher