Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-06-05
FIVE NORTHWEST RECORDS FAIL
BEFORE PREMIER ATHLETES
Conference Marks in Low Hurdles, High jump,
Pole Vault, Half Mile and Relay Smashed
In Conference Meet at Pullman

ance or the magnificent specimens of
young manhood was striking indeed,
as they serpentined the field. the
teams taking the order in which thew
finished in the conference meet of
last year. Following the athletes
were the Idaho band and some 300
fans.
Clyde (U. of W. Wins Mile
The announcer called for the en-
trants for the first event, the mile.
and four athletes went to the start
ing point. The starters gun sound
ed, and the first event was on. For
three and one-half hours thereafter
excitement was intense, and never
once was there lull to quiet the
tense nerves of the onlookers, as rec
ord after record was broken. Mckay
| OF Whitman set the pace for the first
lap but at the start of the second lap
was passed by Payne of Oregon, who
maintained his lead until the last
one-eighth, when Clyde of the U. of
| w. took the lead and Dewey of o.
A. c. went into second place. Payne,
who had set a terrific pace through
the third quarter, ran into the curb
and quit and Mckay of Whit
man took third place. 1t was
Clyde's race by II feet, and the
time, 4:24 3-5, while three seconds
short of the winners conference rec
ord, was good enough to give the
audience an intimation of what was
in store for them.
The shot put, as was also the case
in the discus, was not up to the
standard of the sprints, jumps and
weight events, Cook of the U. of O.
taking first place at AZ feet 81
inches, Johnson of o. A. C. second at
Ala, and Philips of Idaho third at
3S:11&.
Six men went to the mark for the
440-yard dash, and three of them,
Dietz of w. S. c., Loucks of the U. of
o. and Kadderly of o. c., were set
four yards for over-eagerness in
starting. This handicap probably
cost Loucks a conference record, as
he finished first in 40 3-5 seconds, or
only $40 second short of the con-
ference record held by Jack Nelson
of w. S. c. Massie OF idaho took the
lead at the start but was passed
by both Loucks and Kadderly near
the finish and Dietz of w. s. c. was
close behind.
Record in Pole Vault
The pole vault, ordinarily of lit
tie interest to the average tah
proved one of the features of the
meet, with Williams and Cochran,
both of the U. of W., and Monroe of
W. S. c. all clearing the bar at
heights they had never before
reached. Williams finally took the
event at II feet 81 inches, new
conference record, with Cochran sec
ond at III. On his fourth attempt
Turk" Monroe, w. S. c. cleared the
bar at 11:7 and took third place,
surprising himself and his followers
and giving w. S. c. her first point.
Six men started in the 22O--yard
hurdles. and the finish was Rass-
mussen, o. A. c., first; Hoover
Whitman, second; McCroskey, w. S.
c.. third, but both Hoover and NC
Croskey. as we'll as Fee of the U. OF
o. and Lockhart of Idaho were dis
qualified for knocking down over
two hurdles, and second place went
to Ludwick of Whitman, third place
going by default. The time, 10 80
seconds, was only two-fifths short Oh
a Northwest record.
Williams Stars in TwO-Mile
It remained for Jimmy Williams
of w. S. C. to furnish the sensation
in the two-mile event, and the red
headed w. S. C. wonder, although ne
finished in only second place, pro
yided a thrill that will give him a
prominent place in w. s. c. athletic
history for many years to come
Payne of Oregon U. took the lead at
the start and maintained it all
through the race. With nearly a
quarter of mile yet to go, and IN
last place, Williams started sprint
passed De Haven, Lake and McClei-
land in order and came down the
final stretch fast gaining on the won
derful Payne and only few SECONDS
behind him. Payne's time was .
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