The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-01

versity won the Missouri Valley con.
ference track and field meet this att.
ernoon with a total of 41h points
over Illinois, Nebraska and other for.
midable competitors. The Missouri
ans victory places them as favorites
In the western intercollegiate meet to
be held at Madison. Wisconsin, June
Z.
Ames was second with Is point
Nebraska third with IT, and the oth.I
er schools finished in the following(
order; Purdue, 16; Illinois, IS; KAN
sas, 141H; Drake, IL; Northwestern
91s; Kansas Aggies, z; Washington
AZ; Tulane, 3; Rolla, o.
Nicholson of Missouri, indiyidu.
star of the meet, did the 12O var,
hurdles in the remarkable time oil
15 1-5, tying the worlds record heidi
by Forest Smithson of Portland, Ore
gon. The Illinois relay. team smashed
the western conference record by 4-5
seconds. another remarkable perform
ance.
Seven thousand persons endured
the heat to witness the struggle. Foul
runners, Cope, East, Murphy and Mall
johnson, fell victims to the high
temperature and collapsed during tnd
events.
Summaries:
100-yard dash-Applegate Purdue,
yohr I'll
er, Ames. third; Coleman, Tulane,
fourth. Time 10 10. asfsss@
Mile run-Hutt. Kansas Aggies,
won; Edwards, Kansas, second; Hag.
gard, Ames. third; Snyder, Ames,
fourth. Time 1880 2-5.
120 yard high hurdle-Nicholson
Missouri, won; Case, Illinois, second:
Hazen. Kansas, third; Perry, Kansas,
fourth. Time Is is.
440 yard dash--Gage Stahl, Drake,
first; G. NJ. East, Purdue, second; w.
Montgomery, Tulane. third; Cissna.
Kansas university, fourth. Time 5O1
fiat.
220 yard low hurdles-Kirksey, Mis-
souri,, won; Case, Illinois, second
Hazen, Kansas third; Maenner, Wash
ington, fourth. Time 25 Id
Discus throw-Thatcher, Missouri
won; Myers, Nebraska, second; John
son, Ames, third; Ceneser. Drake
fourth. Distance 125 feet.
$50 yard dash--Osborne Northwest
ern, Manning, Ames; Murphy, Mis-
souri, Time 1:5S Is.
Pole vault -Reaves, Nebraska, won
Floyd, Missouri; Ray, Northwestern
tied for second: Goodwin, Washington
and Talbot, Missouri, tied for fourth,
Height II feet, oh inches.
220 yard dash-Applegate Purdue
won; Kaiser, Ames, second; Hilton
Kansas, third; Dickinson, Ames
fourth. Time % 2-5.
Half mile rum Osborne, Northwest
ern. won; Manning, Ames. second
Murphy, Missouri. third; Watson
Drake. fourth. Time 1853 is.
Shotput--Thatcher, Missouri, won
Crull Drake, second: Ruffner, Pun
due, third; Kemper, Missouri, fourth
Distance 40 feet, 6 inches.
One mile relay-TlIinois, Henderscn
Hunter, Sanders, Certis, won; Ames
Wilson, Manning, Ferguson, Crawford
second; Kansas. Davis, Cissna, Ross
Black, third; Drake, Crull, Thomas
Oyler Stahl, fourth. Time 1919 ~
(This slices Z AS seconds off confer
ence record Of 1927 3-5. The quar-
tet averaged 40 40 per quarter,)
High jump Nicholson. Missouri
won; Myers Nebraska, second; CraF
ford, Ames, third; Hazen, Kansas 80
Shepard Missouri, tied for fourti
Height 5 feet. 10 3-5 inches.
Two mile -wickham Missouri
won; Ward, Ames. second; Hui1
Kansas Aggies, third; McWhartef
Ames, fourth. Time $3.50 2-5.
Half mile relay Illinois, Hunte'
Sanders, Certis, Case, won; NebrasEs
Howard, Wherry. Myers. Reese, seq
ond; Ames, Dickinson, Ray, Wilso'
Kaiser, third; Kansas, Black, crans
Davis. Hilton, fourth. Time 1870 Y
The quartet cut 2-5 seconds off con
ference record OF 1892 1-5 held by Ns
braska.
Broad jump-Nicholson Nilsson,
won; Goodwin, Washington, secona
Warrick, Northwestern, third; Pheln
Purdue, fourth. Distance % feet i
inches.