The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-04
MISSOURI WINS
BIG EIGHT MEET
Chicago is Second and California and
Wisconsin Tie for Third In
Games at Mlnnea-
apolls.
RECORD IN BROAD JUMP
Fred Allen Of California Clears q
Feet, 1 Inch--Davenport Of
Chicago Took His Fa-
vorite Events.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. June s.
The University of Missouri captured
first honors in the big Eight con-
ference track and field games at
Northop Field this afternoon with
total of SIS points. The University of
Chicago was second with 25 1-3:
California was third with 20 points
and Wisconsin fourth with 10 ga.
One conference record was broken
and two tied. These performances are
all the more remarkable because the
track and field were heavy.
Fred Allen, Of the, University of
California, broke the conference rec
ord in the running broad jump,
clearing % feet and one inch. The
former record was % feet and 3-4 Of
an inch, made by H. M. Friend, OF
Chicago University, June 8, 1905.
/ Ira Davenport, of the University OF
4 Chicago, was forced to tie his own
conference record Of 1: sc So seconds
to win the half mile event Bermond
OF the university of Missouri, pushed
/ Davenport hard in the mile and the
Maroon was compelled to run him
self out. Bermond led until the last
/ fifty yards, when Davenport caught
him and nosed him out at the finish,
winning by two yards. Earle Steele,
of the University of Missouri, IN win
ming the two mile race, tied the rec
ord of F. A. Rowe of Michigan, Of
Q.E oCta Cd Inv
liam Johnson, of Missouri, set the
pace for Steele for the first mile and
the pair literally ran the rest of the
field off their feet. Johnson dropped
out at the mile. but Steele was never
headed and finished 100 yards ahead
of Cleveland, of Wisconsin.
/ The pole vault and broad jump end
ed in ties and the points were divid-
ed between the universities repre-
sented. Coyl, Chicago; Graham and
Murphy of Illinois tied for first
place at IL feet. These three men
divided ten points among them, this
giving Illinois six and two.thirds
points. Mercer of Wisconsin, was
fourth. In the high jump Nicholson
OF Missouri and Beeson of California
tied for first place. feet, 9M inches.
Each contestant was awarded four
points.
! Peterson, Minnesota; Morrill,, John
son of Wisconsin and French Of
4 Kansas tied for third and fourth
places. Each university was awarded
threefourts of point.
I Summary
4 100-yard dash--J. WATSON, Notre
Dame, first; Wilson, Coe. second;
straube, Chicago. third Earle, Chica-
go, fourth. Time 10 is seconds.
4 129-yard hurdles-Nicholson Mis-
souri, first; Wilson, Notre Dame sec.
ond; Inuarnstron, Morningside, third;
Resson, California, fourth. Time IS
So seconds.
One mile Hutchinson, Missouri
won; Thorson, Northwestern. second ),
Wood California, third; H. WATSON,
Notre Dame. fourth Time 4:27 As.
44o-yard run-Davenport. Chicago.
first; Bermond. Missouri second; Cur.
It's. Illinois, third; Hill, Minnesota.
fourth. Time 40 2-5 seconds.
22o-yard dash-Wilson, Coe. first;
Richards. Wisconsin, second; Earle
Chicago. third; straube, Chicago,
fourth. Time % As seconds
220-yard hurdles irksey, Mis-
souri,, first; Beeson, California, sec.
ond; Williams, Notre Dame, third /;
Drakem, Illinois. third. Time % T.,
seconds
Half mile -Daveport, Chicago,
first; Bermond, Missouri second !.
Devine, Notre Dame, third; r. Cleve.
land, Purdue. fourth. Time 1856 SO.
Two mile run-steele, Missouri;
first; c. Cleveland, Wisconsin. sec.
ond; Wood, California, third; Con.
nelly. Minnesota, fourth. Time $50.
Pole vault-Coyle, Chicago, Murphy
and Graham, Illinois. tied for first
place. Height - feet. Mercer, Wis
consin, fourth.
Running broad jump-Allen, Cali
fornia, first; J. WATSON, Notre Dame
second; Lambert, Minnesota. third;
Williams, Notre Dame. fourth. Dis
lance % feet, inch.
Discus Throw Roberts, Missouri
first; Stockton, Purdue, second;
Frank, Minnesota, third; Betting, IL
} linois, fourth. Distance 123 feet, 1oA
inches
High Jump Nicholson, Missouri,
and Besson, California, tied for first
Height 3 feet, 9M inches; Peterson
Minnesota, Morrill,, Illinois, Johnson
Wisconsin. French, Kansas all tied
( for third and fourth places
Shot Put Menaul, Chicago, first;
Price, Wisconsin. second; Hale, Cali
, fornia, third; Frank, Minnesota
: fourth. Distance AZ feet, inches.
, Hammer Throw-Price, Wisconsin
first; Betting, Illinois, second; Wood