University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1911-04-27

ever known" said f. T. Steele, cap
tain of the University of Missouri track
team this year, during tanning bee
was between Shannon Douglas and
l'Cupe' Haddock. Shannon was Mis-
Isouri's best cuartermiler and sprinter
after Bob Br3nham left school. He and
HaddocK met in every Missouri-Kan
saS track meet and in lot of other
competitions and, believe me. they
were real rivals athletically. This was
not in q personal way, you understand
but just on the track.
| 'Cupe' was faster than Shannon in
the dashes, rut Douglas was better in
the Ilarier and hall. 'Cupe' realized
that Shannon had him beaten over the
440-routc. so he did not take a defeat
over that distance by Shannon much
to hear;. But when they met in the
dashes the fur would fly.
| Shannon was one of the best bluff
ers VIC have had here for a long time
He felt he could not show his heels
TO Haddock over the short route unless
| he hal Haddock scared. So he started
out % get 'Cupe's goat He tried lots
of times. but he did not seem to have
much luCk. Finally he determined 10
try trick he had thought of.
He went to HaddOck before thc
meet began and started a conversa-
tion with him. y
q" 1 hear You guys think you are go
ing 10 win this year, he said. This
was before one of the indoor meets
in Kansas City. They tell me Kansas
is counting on you to take the dash to-
night. Forget it. | am going 10 beat
YOU of the mark tonight and you never
will be in the running.
SO that night Haddock was looking
out to sec that he was not beaten at
the mark. lie was afraid of Shannon's
getting lead az the start. The race
was only to he fifty-yard dash. Well.
when ;he starter said On your marks
Shanlon go, set. 'Cupe' saw him and
was determined not 10 be left at the
post. At the command Set 'Cupe'
was all on edge. Shannon made a for
ward lurch as if he were starting
HaddJck fell forward across the line,
he wdS so anxious not TO let Douglas
beat ann at the start. OF course he
was put back two yards and Douglas
won the race.
Another time they We're running
in relay. Shannon was a little ahead
on the second round on the Conven-
tion Hall track. Three laps went to
the quarter and both were getting anx
iouS, for they had been running neck
and neCf all the way. Shannon man.
aged } ;0g his elbow into Cupe's side
at the same time HaddOck retaliated
with = push that sent Douglas into the
boxes surrounding the track. They fin
ished thi race Glowing each other. |
forge: who won.
'Whan 1oili OF them were entered in
the N. 4 c. meet in ST. Louis one time
they %er2 assigned 20 the same room.
The athletes got into st. Louis about
l O'clock in the afternoon and most of
them 'ried o get little sleep before
the meet that nish. Shannon and
HaddJck Game into the hotel lobby
about 6 C'clcCk.
Where have you been SHAM -
asked one OF the athletes.
I got little sleep answered
Douglas.
How about Cupe?'"
Well. Cupe was afraid TO 20 to
sleep When I was in the room; an
swered douglas He didn't know what
wouli happen TO him.
On" meet in Convention Hall, Doug
las and HadGock We're slated to meet
each o.i.er iL the quarter. They were
talking before the meet Haddock had
been running the event in better fine