Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-05-24

uelOEe InS DIG conference meet at
Portland in June win take place on
Rogers Field next Saturday afternoon
when the University of Idaho com.
petes with the State College for state
cham ionship honors for both Idaho
and Washington.
Judging from past records the
meet should go to the Washington
school by safe margin. However,
anything in the way of walk-away
is out of the question. In fact, every
indication points to the closest of
contests, a single event probably
throwing victory to either side. Idaho
was defeated by Whitman only by
the narrowest of margins and has
strengthened its team decidedly in
the past two weeks. Contrasted to
this we find majority of the local
track men losing an entire week S
training on account of encampment.
Anyone familiar with camp life at
Charleston would hardly call 1t the
best of training for athletes who ex-
pect to take part in a coming meet.
In passing we might add that a num-
Der of the "rooks" took their spikes
along, expecting to work out during
the week. However, after the first
day the duties(?) of camp life were
entirely too exacting to permit any
thing of the kind.
Despite the unfavorable circum-
stances Coach Osthoff met his pupils
at the train Saturday noon and herd
ed them out to the track, where he
sent them through their PAGES in a
way which made them think of the
many hours of sleep which they did
not get the night before.
AS much of the present week as
possible will be spent IN hard work
in the attempt to overcome the
weeks loss of training and the pres
ent outlook is that the team will go
up against Idaho in proper condition.
The results of the meets two weeks
ago gave a fairly accurate means of
comparing the strength of the two
teams. Watts of Idaho is showing all
kinds of class in the dashes, while
Loux is right at his heels. With these
two men against Cooke the 100 and
220 look to be pretty races. AL
though defeated by Kinder, Watts
was a close second in the fast time of
10 flat, pushing the missionary to
the limit in both of the sprints.
Passing to the quarter and half
both events must be conceded to us.
The work of Ritter and Dietz gives
them this event handily, while Cap
tain Bartlett and Schultz should place
first and second in the $50 without
much trouble. Bartlett has been i'm
proving rapidly since the Washing
ton meet and will undoubtedly make
fast time in the middle distance.
The mile also belongs here, while
the two-mile will be considerably
closer. Rucker took this event for
Idaho in the meet with Whitman in
only three seconds slower than Will
Jams time on the same afternoon.
In the weights Loves discus throw
ing, which gives us an easy first in
that event, seems to be the only sure
thing. The hammer and shot will
be a toss-up, with Buck Phillips as
the star performer for our neighbors
across the line.
The javelin promises to be the
classy event, with Phillips of Idaho
and Dietz of Pullman as the chief
contenders The former broke the
Northwest record in the javelin by
hurting the spear 157 feet two weeks
ago in the Whitman meet. The above
Dietz has ever made, but does not
necessarily eliminate his chances for
winning, as the authenticated boy IS
no SLOUGH either when it comes to
heaving the long stick.
When we get out of the runs our
chances do not look quite so bright.
Hunters time of :25:2 in the low
hurdles looks awfully fast while
Watts in the high sticks seems TO
have little the best Of the argument
according to newspaper dope.
Chances on the jumps are but lit
tie brighter and a division of the
points is all that could be hoped for.
The broad jump goes to Idaho on ac-
count of their claim for having two
men who jump close TO % feet. The
high jump will probably go the same
way, Scott being the high man TO
all appearances. The pole vault is
more of question. If Rowland can
clear II feet he will probably get
away with first place. Otherwise the
result is a toss-up.
OF course the above dope is likely
IN he hadly unset but the decisive