University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1912-10-11

S. apiece and baseballs $1.25, ant
adding $500 for the cups, the valua
tion placed on them by Prof C. L
Brewer, the contents of the University
of Missouri athletic trophy case are
worth $611.25. The subjective value
but who dares even to conjecture:
The case is of glass, standing abou,
four feet high and running the entire
length of the west wall of the trophy
room in Rothwell gymnasium. The
trophies, formerly scattered, have
been gathered together under the
care of Mr.. Brewer. The room is far
too large for the case. but there was
design in the selection. 1t is expected
that the room will soon be too small.
On the wall above the case large
frame is hung. This is divided into
many small squares, and in forty-six
of these there are pictures of various
athletic groups. There is a picture
there of every basket ball team that
ever competed for the University The
baseball and track pictures are not
complete. Some teams failed to be
photographed. But there is a picture
there of every football team that the
University ever put out. There is a
picture Of the first football team of
1890, which lost its only intercollegi-
ate game to Washington, but after
ward defeated team of engineering
students by the most ENCOURAGING
score of 80 to o. Heavy fellows they
were who wore all sorts of uniforms
and heavy sweaters with big collars
reaching almost to their ears There
is picture Of the team of 1895-the
great team. Perhaps there was
peculiar virtue in the mustaches they
wore. -iE-t' Il .-.- .'. ---,
In the trophy case are seventeen
footballs. One bears this Inscription
done in black India ink:
Missouri, IS.
Kansas, IL.
1901.
Another has this Interesting legend:
Missouri, 12.
Kansas. 6.
1909.
The football used in last years tie
game is also there. Missouri got it
by winning the toss Of a coin.
There are twenty-one baseballs.
some of them showing signs of many
good whacks from bats of Missouri
players.
There are twenty-five cups in the
case. of all shapes and sizes, from
the simplest to the most elaborate,
from the mere goblet to the preten-
tious trophy. One cup does not Who'll |
ly belong to the University. Two
thirds of it does. 1t has to be won
three times before it becomes perma-
nent property. The University has
won it twice.
But the biggest trophy there is
permanent property of the University. /
1t is three feet high. stands on an
ebony base, and is surmounted by a !
metal figure of the flying Mercury. 1t
is the Western Conference Champion
ship Trophy, which was won by the |
University track team-six men-at ,
the games held in Minneapolis in
1911. The team won the meet with a
score of 35 points the
highest score made by such a small
-eam in any conference meet. Among
the universities who trailed behind
on that historic occasion
were Chicago. California. Wisconsin.
illinois. Minnesota. Purdue, North
western and Kansas.
John P. Nicholson, the present cap
ain of the track team, scored the
greatest number of points for Mis-
souri,. He earned nine points, win
hing the high hurdles and tying for
irst in the high jump. The team was
composed of Nicholson. johnson,
3ermond. Roberts, Steele and Kirk
ey. Every one on that team took a
irst. with the exception of Bermond,
Who took two seconds. .~s. %.
Mick" the questioner asked famil-
arly. lets hear little of that West
rn Conference meet Of 1911"
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lis chin and stretched himself as far ,
s the trunk he was sitting on per- !
nitted.