The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-21
Many Records Lowered at the
Track Meet Held at Uni
versity Field.
NEW ATHLETIC STARS
SHOW GREAT PR0WESS
Snow Captures Three Firsts,
Making a Total of Is Points
for Team.

In what proved to be the greatest track
meet In the annals Of Utah athletics,
the Murdock academy OF Beaver took
first place from fifteen other schools on
University field. Tho Murdock boys
made a total Of 26 points including FIVE
flrstsi the l., d. S. took second place
with II points, the Salt Lake high third
ished in the following order; Springvllle'
H. Weber Stake 1, Lehi S. Payson and
the B. Y; c. each 8. Branch Normal I.
Granite, Wasatch and Brigham each 3.
During the meet seven state records
went to smash and three stars were dis
covered, McCabe of the Salt Lake school
broke the records in both the mile and
the half-mie runs. winning both events
by narrow margin. Raymond of
Springville came up as dark horse
and captured both the hundred and the
two hundred and twenty. setting a new
state record In both events.
Snow OF Murdock surprised everybody
at the meet when he broke the hammer
throw throw record ,S OF lS7 feet nearly 80 feet
The record OF 10 feet inches in the
pole vault was raised to 10 feet inches
BY Goodwin Of Lehi. the record OF 27:03
IN the 22o hurdles was broken by Hop
kins of Murdoch. who won that event
In 81 fiat, The record of 5:04 in the
mile and 2:os in the half, which were
lished last year by Wheeling. one OF Nc
Cabe s team males.
Break Many Records
Never before have SO many records
been broken in a single meet and never
before was the outcome so doubtful as
but the. relay had been run off the score
stood, between the two leaders. Muir
dock 21 and the L. D. S. is. However
the first runner for Murdoch gained such
a lead that II was impossible 10 head
off the boys from Beaver. Murdock was
the school which won the high school
meet last year. but due to the loss OF
Richards, the man who practically won
the meet for them last year, they were
not considered very strong contenders
Tor this years meet. In the division
strong in the sprints. F. GailacheSr hav,
ing won the hundred in the remarkable
time of ten. lat. Despite this Raymond
a l7-year-old boy from springville. beat
Snow OF Murdock was the individual
star OF the day, winning three frsts and
making a total of fifteen points, or more
points points, than tla any other team in the meet
The day was ideal for the meet and
a large crowd attended. The meet was
pulled off in excellent time and under
the list OF officials: Referee, Coach Fred
Bennion: starter. Dr. Plummer: judges OF
finish. Robert Porter. Prof, Knowlton.
VIII w. Rayand. DR.. Bolin leld Judges
Hedges, Laubly. Erickson. Holmstead
Ashton and Olson: clerks OF course
Stone, Peterson and Kirby: announcer.
Banning. and official scorer, Larsen.
Summary of Results.
The results:
Acknowledgements (springvllle). won;
F. GALLAGHER o.. d. So, second; NJ. Gal
lacher U: y, So. third. Time, 10 25 sec
onds: state record.
Tolman (B- y. Co. second; Ballantyne
(B. Y. c., third. Time. 1855; state rec
ord.
:, Hurdles-Hopkins tMurdock), won;
High jump--snow (durdock). won: Del
by Branch Normal, second; wignall
Pole vault-Goedwin (Leh) won; Chris
Hansen (Brigham), second: Lund o.. d.
81, third.
Y. Co. third. Time. 2:07.
Relay-Murdock, won: l.. ID. S., second
Springvile, third.
SOM. third. Distance, u feet inches
Hammer throw-Snow (Murdock) won;
Clegg (Wasatch). second; Davis Uehi).
22o-yard run--Haymond (springvirel.
won; +. Gsllacher o.. D, Sd, second;
GALLAGHER Is. l.. III. 81. third. Time,
Quarter mile run-Robins IL. d. 81.
won; Hicks Payson). second. Time,
5f:0i.
Shot put--Snow (Murdock). won; Lund
Old. So. second. Clark (Weber), third.
Distance. ~ feet Z inches.
After the meet the University Athletic
club gave the visiting athletes reception
at Saltair where The medals were given
to the winners In the meet,
Big List of Prizes
Prizes for the winners in the Decora-
ton day road race. to be run to Lagoon
Memorial DAY under the directinn of y