The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-05-20
STATE COLLEGE
WINS BIG MEET
LOCAL ATHLETES CARRY AWAY
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT
MONDAYS MEET
STATE UNIVERSITY WINS SECOND HONORS
With Dakota Wesleyan Third and
Huron and Yankton Trailing-Skin-
ner is Star of the Local Team

The State College boys romped away
with the South Dakota track cham
pionship in Mondays invitation meet
at State Field. The five leading insti-
tutions of the state were represented
and the points were divided up as fol-
lows: State College, Sc; State Uni
versity, 44h; Dakota Wesleyan of
Mitchell, 42k; Yankton, 16; Huron IA.
The result of the meet was some
what Of a surprise, as locally it was
not known just what the other colleges
had, but it was a very pleasing sur
prise. 1t Is the first state track cham
pionships that has come here
since the old days, when the
State College boys used to regularly
sweep the boards at the state meets.
The weather was cold and raw and
considering this the time made in the
various events was good. There was
a very fair crowd out for the kind Of
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that if the weather had been warm big
delegations from the surrounding
towns would have been here. The
weather was pretty chilly when the
meet started, and along toward the lat
ter end an icy wind that chilled to the
bone came out of the north, driving
most of the spectators home or to
shelter.
Skinner was the star of the local
team and Vidal of the university and
Chase Of Mitchell. performed In fine
style for their teams.
The results of the track events are
as follows:
100 hurdles-Vidal, University, first;
chase. Dakota Wesleyan, second; Dick.
ey, Huron, third; Caldwell, State,
fourth. Time: II sec. fiat.
Javelin throw-Laxson, State, first;
Allison, State, second; Whitlow, Da-
kota Wesleyan, third; Berry, Dakota
Wesleyan, fourth. Distance: 1877 IT.
Z in.
Pole vault-Skinner, State, first;
Chase, Dakota Wesleyan, second; Wag-
ner, State, Schroeder, Huron, Wood
ward, Dakota Wesleyan, tied for third
place. Height: 10 IT. 81 inches.
Mile run-Strachan, State, first;
Robinson, Yankton, second; Boyer,
Yankton, third; Mathieson, State,
fourth. Time: 4:41.
Discus-Dickey, Huron, first; Wood.
ward, Dakota Wesleyan, second;
Green, Yankton, third; McKinnon,
University, fourth. Distance: 112 IT,,
10 inches.
High ~Jump-Vidal, University, first;
Laxson. State, and Young, University.
tied for second place; Burton, State
and Chase, Dakota Wesleyan, tied for
fourth. Height: S #. Z inches.
100 yard-Cass, Dakota Wesleyan,
first; Quigley, University, second;
Skinner, State, third; Stevens, Uni
versity, fourth. Time: 1913.
440 yard-Meade, University. first;
Knox. Dakota Wesleyan, second;
Voigt. Huron, third; Abbott, State.
fourth. Time: 1873.
Shot put-Chase, Dakota Wesleyan,
first; Woodward, Dakota Wesleyan,
second; Schroeder, Huron, third;
Johnson, State, fourth. Distance: 35
#. 5 inches.
220 yard hurdles-Quigley, UNIVERSE
ty, first; Young, University, second;
Caldwell, State, third; Berry, Dakota
Wesleyan, fourth. Time: 25:4.
Half mile-Lynch. State. first; Rob-
inson, Yankton, second; Meade, Uni
versity, third; Lindsey, Huron, fourth.
Time: 2:6.
Broad jump-Vidal, University,
first; Skinner, State, second; Wood
ward, Dakota Wesleyan, third; Chase,
Dakota Wesleyan, fourth. Distance:
20 #. liz inches.
Hammer throw-Chase, Dakota Wes-
leyan. first; Hoover, State, second;
Wagner, State. third; Skinner, State,
fourth. Distance: 1872 It. / inch.
220 yard-Quigley, University. first;
Cass, Dakota Wesleyan, second;
Stevens, University, third; Jordan.
d kota Wesleyan, fourth. Time: "a
sec.
Two mile--Strachan. State. first:
Boyer. Yankton, second; Ladd. State.
third; Cook. Huron, fourth. Time:
l0:47h.
One mile relay-Won By Stats Col
|lege: Lynch, Caldwell. Olson. Al