Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-05-29
CLINE is A WONDER
Rocky Ford Boy the Champion at
intercollegiate Track and Field
Meet in Denver

Having conquered the West in the
greatest intercollegiate meet.in West
ern athletic history, Carl Cline leaves
this week for Chicago to take part in
the National intercollegiate track and
field meet. And with Colorado's great
sprinter goes our hope and expectation
that the Rocky Ford boy will be heard
from right up in front, as he has been
in every event since he first began rae
ing while student in the Rocky Ford
high school.
Carl's latest sensational exploits upon
the field were at Denver last Saturday,
when he as representing the University
of Colorado, was high individual point
winner in meet in which there were
contestants from the Colorado College,
Colorado Agricultural College, Univer-
sity of Denver, University of Utah,
Utah Agricultural College and the
School of Mines.
Pyke Johnson of the Rocky Mountain
News thus tells the story:
To-day two men. Carl Cline of the
Silver and Gold. and Lyle Bingham of
Denver. stand head and shoulders above
their competitors. picked men though they
were. as the finest type Of sprinter and
weight man that the Rocky mountains
has yet produced.
In the lo0-yard dash, Cline won the
most spectacular race OF the day in AS
seconds, or only one-ffth of a second
slower than the worlds record. In the
220-yard dash, pressed to the last by
| HaymoEd of Utah, Cline set the mark at
2l-5-5 seconds, but two-fifths Of a
second slower than the worlds recor d.
held by Ralph Craig of Mi chigan. and
three fifths of second better than his
own past state record.
From the start the meet was replete
with features. but more sensational than
all of the rest was the loo-yard dash.
Cline. Ireland and Nelson, all reputed ten
fiat or better men; Raymond of Utah,
Wickoff OF Denver, Lieberknecht OF the
| Tigers. Nye of c. A. c., and Peterson OF
the Utah Agges all placed in the finals of
this race.
As the eight lined up in the loo-yard
lanes for the finals. six jumped the guns
and were set back, only Cline and Ireland
holding their marks. On the second shot
the octet flashed down the course, neck
and neck. Sprintlng at phenomenal speed,
Cline came down the second lane. with
Raymond OF Utah putting his last ounce
of speed in every stride to get him. They
crossed the tape with Raymond stride
behind and Nye Of the Aggies barely be-
hind him. 1t was a beautiful race. run
under high tension. and not one Of the
eight broke on the course.
Il The story of the 220-yard dash is
one of similar achievement. Raymond
was stride behind Cline all the way,
but try as he could, he could not overcome
the brilliant performance of the great
State star.
The 44o-yard run was heartbreak-
ing but successful effort on the part Of
Cline. In company with three other
athletes. Cline jumped the gun and was
set back. The sturdy little Flagel Of
Utah and Carlson, the Colorado grey
hound. held their marks. To the hall
Flagel and Carlson led. then as they
rounded the curve. Cline made the others
look like they were standing still. as he
passed both and assumed the front, a
place he never lost"
Other Rocky Ford Boys Heard From
With Carl in upholding the honor OF
their home town were Ralph Swink
and Lee Cover, the former of the
Aggies and the latter of the Tigers,
who each made good showing in the
field while Cline was performing on the
track.
In the broad jump Swink took first
place with % feet inches, and in the
high jump Cover captured third place
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