Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-05-13
A. & NJ. COLLEGE
WON TRACK MEET
Contest Was Close and University of
Texas Was Second with Only
Five Points Below the
Winner.

The A. & NJ. College OF Texas yes
terday won the championship OF the
state in track and field events by win
ming the annual intercollegiate meet
by five points from the University OF
Texas. 1t was a hard fought battle
from start to finish, and at n time
when the two big state schools We're
neck and neck on tie points, there was
a period of heart disease among the
student body until the vantage was
again gained. This gives A. 4 NJ.
the championship for the second time,
and for two years championship in
football makes the enthusiasm here
strong.
The meet was not without its spec
tacular features. Records were made
and state records were tied. In the
discus hurl Lambert of A. & NJ. made
los feet 1-2 inches. The published
record is 107 feet 4 inches. In the pole
vault Lawther Of the university made
it at II feet, the state intercollegiate
record being II feet. He beat the
record of the university, which Is 10
feet. In the running high jump A. r.
Lawther of the university equaled the
state record of ) feet 9 inches. In the
12O-yard hurdle Estill of the university
euualed the state record of 16 seconds
fiat. In the SS0-yard run Little of A. &
NJ. made it in 2:O4 AS, lowering a
state record of 2:0S %.
Austin college came with only four
contestants and with these won 10
points. They came only TO give sup
port to the athletics and did not eX-
meet to win. Daniel Baker college
sent a full team, the merchants OF
Brentwood contributing the fund to
send the team. That institution got ~
points.
The following was the tianl score:
Austin college won two firsts. To
tai, 10 points.
A. & NJ. college won six %firsts, four
seconds and four thirds. Total, 40
points.
Daniel Baker three seconds and one
third. Total, 10 points.
Baylor one third. Total, l point.
Southwestern one first, three sec
onds. four thirds. Total, IS points.
University of Texas five tirsts, four
seconds. four thirds. Total, Al points
Daniel Baker was badly crippled by
d. w. Cock, their best man, being
out of the running on account OF i'll
ness.
individual points were distributed
as follows:
Daniel Baker-Coley Z, Cock 3.
Austin College-Smith 5, Eagleton D.
Baylor-Adams 1. He is the Rhodes
scholarship winner at Baylor.
Southwestern-Sheffield II, Cham
berlain /, Headrick 8, Snipes l.
A. & NJ. College-Lambert 10, Schae'
del 5, Eagleston 10, DRESS /, Abbott
3. Klug /, Millender l, Little g.
Lake l.
University of Reconsideration 3
Hoover 8. Rothe l, Bruce 8, Booth l.
Niblo /. Estill s. A. R. Lawther ., H
P. Lawther 5, Holcomb 2.
The following were the final re
suits:
16-Pound Hammer Throw-Schaede
won. Lambert second, Niblo third. Dis
i%tance, ia feet 10 inches.
1OO-Yard Dash-Eagleston won
! Cook second, Rothe third. Time, II
seconds.
Discus Hurl-Lambert won, Head
rick second, Coley third. Distance
los feet PIP inches.
16-Pound Shot Put-Lambert won
Coley second, Adams third. Distance
81 feet Ia inch.
Pole Vault-H. P. Lawther won, Ah
bolt second, Snipes third. Height, 1
feet.
22O-Yard Dash-Eagleston of A.
NJ. won, Sheffield second, Holcom'
third. Time. % 2-5 seconds.
Running Broad Jump-Smith wor
Booth second, Sheffield third. Di;
lance, POS feet.
44O.Yard Dash-Hoover won, Littl
second, Holcomb third. Time, 523-
seconds,
Running High Jump-A. R. Lawthe
won, CoIey second, Klug third. Heigh'
3 feet 9 inches.
12O-Yard Hurdle-Estill won, She.
field second, Driess third. Time, l
seconds.
SSO-Yard Run-Lfttle won, Chea
ham second, Lake third. TIM
2:O5 4-5,
22O-Yard Hurdle-Sheffield won, E
till second, Millender third. Tim
lbs As seconds.
Mile Run-Eagleton of Austin co
Ilege won, Bruce second, Chamberlai
third. Time, 4:55 3-5.
Relay Race-University of Texa
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