The Monte Vista journal., 1916-02-12
kHY MACK DAVIS is
COLORADO COLLEGES
GREATEST ATHLETE
riger Track Star Has Won More
Than One-Fourth of Points Made
BY c. c. Track Teams in Three
Years. Baseball and Football
Expert

Socky Mountain athletics but you'll
lave a hard time finding an athletic
hcord which for all-around brillian-
!, equals that of Mack Davis of the
Ia16 Colorado college track and
feld team. In very few places in the
puntry can an athletic record be
bund to surpass that of the premier
thlete of Colorado college and the
ockies.
Right now, Mack holds the con-
Arence pole vault and shot put and
kdoor high jump records. He holds
he state outdoor high jump record.
lie is an all-conference football
hard, the second best pitcher in the
bnference, and is making a strong
Id for the all-star basketball center
Election. Otherwise, he isn't very
ftive in athletics.
Mack stands 6 feet 2A inches in
IS bare feet and weighs III pounds.
|e is member of the senior class at
blorado college and is considered
be of the best students in the col
ge. He has pleasing personality.
here probably is no student who is
litter liked by both faculty and stu
Ents. Altho he has given a great
(al of his time to athletics since he
IS been in college, he has still
und time to keep up in his studies,
ID most important of all, to work
way thru school. Men of Mack
lvis' type will do more to raise the
hndard of intercollegiate athletics
an all the regulations that can be
vised.
This phenomenal package of
aims and Drawn came to Colorado
llege in the fall of 1912 from
pnte Vista, where he had already
hieved prominence as an ath-
fe. He wore the Black and
Did for the first time in the spring
1913 and for the first time in
story, Colorado college defeated
University of Colorado in a dual
Jet. This victory came on May 16.
vis won II of the 611A points
de by the college and set new
cord of II feet inches in the pole
ult. Since that time he has been
mainstay of the Tiger field
i'm.
Is Individual Field Star
Only once in the three years that
has been in intercollegiate ath-
ics has Davis failed to be the in
idual star of every meet in which
has participated. That was in the
Inference meet of 1914 when he
n only 10A points.
Davis has taken part in nine out
pr meets and in one indoors. Only
ce has he won less than 13 points.
ice he won IA and once he led
IN II. Out of the total of 563 "
|nts made by the Tigers since
Wis entered college, he has scored
", or more than one-fourth of
pm. Truly, his record is marvel
His specialtieS are the high
np, pole vault and shotput. Sever
lines he has won points in the dis
throw. He has made two new
lords in the pole vault, two in the
Ptput and two in the high jump.
records which stand today are:
ehotput-42.4 feet.
Pole Vault-11.52 feet.
High Jump-6 feet 2 inches (in-
brs).
A Consistent Winner
During the last three years Mack
won the high jump in nine out
III meets. Three of those times
was tied. He has won the shot
eight times, and in the two other
ets he took second. He has won
pole vault seven times and has
zen one second in this event. He
9 one discus victory, a second and
Ehird to his credit, besides a sec
y IN the indoor broad jump.
IWlce All-COnference Guard
JAWS put Monte Vista on the ath.
map Of this section of the coun
not only because of his prowess
spring athletics. He has played
er-collegiate football but two sea
49, but both times he was selected
an all-Conference guard position