Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-31
ILLINOIS vs..
WIS. ATHLETES
Intercollegiate Meeting Between
Conference Teams Is Now
gave MANY nIdA RECORDS
An Attempt to Break In by Non
Conference Teams Is to Be
Made Saturday. -

the universities outside the Confer
ence sends a team strong enough to
surprise the critics, Illinois and Wis
consil are likely again to be leading
~contenders in the Big Nine annual
meet here next Saturday. NOn-Col-
ference teams believed to have dark
horse qualifications are Notre Dame
and Leland Stanford, while some Of
the entries from Kansas are ore
than possible sharers in the major
division of points. .
Illinois Won.
Last year at Madison, Illinois won
by a score of Al ~ points, with Wis
consin second with % r.. The ILL
ncis team is perhaps not as strong as
the one which took the title in 1918,
but the Illinois have one the dual
championship of the conference beat
ing the Badgers, their likeliest rivals,
and also won the conference indoor
meet at Evanston in March, with 36
points to Wisconsin's rs 3-4. NOtre
Danes ability is not definitely known
but the South Bend squad suffered a
defeat by the Illinois Athletic Club at
Chicago not long ago. Weather con-
ditions must be taken into consider
alton in figuring Leland Stanford, last
year at Madison a sudden drop in
temperature wrecked the hopes OF
the Missouri's athletes. the favorites,
and robbed California of a number of
points. ....s ....
A large proportion of the men who
will participate in the events at the
University of Chicago June b are vet
Grams Rivals for years are slated to
meet in some of the numbers and if
the track is in shape and other con-
ditions favorable, records are due to
fall.
100 Yard Dash.
The 10O-yard dash fi1d four lO-sec-
Ond men contending in Knudson of
Wisconsin, Holman CT Illinois, Irwin
of Nebraska and Hardy of Notre
Dame. In their clash at Madison
May 8, the Illinois runner and Ham
nett, his team mate, both beat the
Badger, but the latter, was not doing
his best and nobman's time was 10
10. In Ward, Barandick. and Knight
Chicago has a trio reasonably sure Of
qualifying for the dash finals, and
Copeland of Ohio. Sphinx of Minnesota
and Mckee and Campbell of Leland
are others who may be reckoned
upon.
KnudsOn has q little the better Of
Holman in the 220 having made the
distance in n As seconds at Mime
apolis, the best done in conference
meets In years. Sphinx was his run
ner upon that occasion. Illinois has
Burke and StirtOl available for the
furlong in addition to Holman, and
others now believed possible winners
are Barancik of Chicago, Hardy of
Notre Dame, Shearer of Drake and
East of Purdue.
Quarter Mile Class.
Sanders of Illinois is as easily il
the class of the quarter milers, and
il he is in form and the unexpected
does not happen, he should win tho
440 without any trouble. Gotlitz, his
teammate. may also help the Cham
paign total, and East and Appellate
Of Purdue, Murray, Chase and Camp
bell of Leland Stanford, Lutsell Of
Missouri. and Cornwell aid Breathed
of Chicago are considered likely to
fight for a share Of the honors.
Strom in Half Mile Race.
Illinois leads in half.mile probabili-
ties also with Henderson. whose time
of l:57 40 is the best done by a on
ference athlete this year. and Tap
ping. Northwestern is pretty nearly
sure of at least third place with o.
boa though his best effort: this wear
Ia, been 1888 Il. Phillips Of Ohio.
St:'srnon and Lecture Of chicago,
B%resnatan and Merrill of Wisconsin,
a1d Bonnet of Leland Stanford.
make up the squad believed by critics
to include the probable point win
ners.
Campbell Leads Al.
Campbell of Chicago has made the
best mile of the season anon the
conference distance men. His mark
of 4:26 warrants the belief that he
will be in the from rank. Wilson of
Leland Stanford comes we'll heralded.
and other good milers are Wage Of
NOtre Dame, Wright OF Illinois,
Schmcdel Of Purdue. Harvey Of Wis
consin, Kraft of Northwestern and
Carol of Ohio States.
Mason of Illinois leads the twO.mii-
ers bu. students say he will have to