The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-09
RECORDS MADE At
THE SPRING MEETS
Some Unusual Athletes Per
formed at the ANA
teur Events.
By AssocIated prcss)

NEW LOttht juno fus---SASeptlOhat
performances have been the rule in
the intecollegiate track and field meets
during the season which closed with
the Western Conference games at Chi;
csgo on June 8. New records were
frequent not only from the various
association standpoints but national
and international as well. Meredith,
Of Pennsylvania Simpson Of Missouri;
Murray Of California; DESMOND of Chi.
cago; Mucks Of Wisconsin and several
others attended during the spring in
tho role Of record breakers.
With this unusual collection Of iath.
letes. from the Pacific coast, East and
Middle West, competing a comparison
Of the results at the championship
meets is Of more than ordinary inter
est. A triangular contest between the
winners OF the Pacific, Western title
games would produce such close
finishes that any forecast OF the re.
suit wouid be at best mere guessing.
This is clearly shown by a comparison
OF the time or distance of the winners
in tho Intercolleg iate and Conference
games held respectively on May ~
ct Cambridge, Mass, on june at Chi
cago, Ill The situation Is further COM
plicated by the fact that Michigan, a
Middle Western university, was rep.
resented at the Eastern meet while
the Pacific Coast was represented at
both games.
Smith Of Michigan and his naS lesake
from Wisconsin won the hundred in
los Fat at the eastern & western meets
respectively. In the 220, Moore OF
Princeton and Smith Of Wisconsin also
tied 30 far as time Is concerned with
81 36s. a third tie occurred in the
40 Meredith Of Penn, and Dismond
both running the quarter in az 2.5s. o
new worlds record for q race around
one turn. The first break in the Sc;
yies to ties Is found In the $50 which
Meredith won at Cambridge in I'm
53s while Scott OF Missouri "A. G.. was
q fifth OF o second slower at Evanston,
An even break OF Shonors occurred
IN the longer distance races; Wind:
nagle Of Cornell winning the Intercol-
iegiate mile Ia Am 15s, to Mason s. Con.
ference victory In Am 20 los. Stout
of Chicago was faster in the two mile
than Potter OF Cornell the respective
times being Stout, On 80 3.5s. 81
Potter ON SO 2-5s. The east was en-
tirely outclassed in the hurdle faces.
Murray Of California won the Inter.
collegiate events with los. for the 100
and "a ls5 for the 900 while Simpson
of Missouri won over the high hurdles
IN IA SIS and the low In 23 Ass.
In the high and broad Jump the sta-
blea were reversed as olerE Of Yale
cleared the bar at Cambridge at SIT
3 "a while Fisher Of Chicago sleaped
eft 10 In at the Conference games.
Worthington Of Dartmouth broad
jumped 24ft Ain, at the Eastern con.
tests: Pogue q Illinois doing 323ft -
inches In the West. Foss of Cornell
was eight inches better in the pole
vault than the quartet Of yaulters who
tied at LIT. In the Conference event.
Gulderieeye OF California won both
the Eastern and Western, hammer
throwing competit ions with. throws of
155ft lin. and 1876 Sin, respectively.
Liversedge Of California took the In.
tercoilegiate shot.put title with a put
Of 46 It q 1-2in and also won the Con-
ference event with Aft Sin, but was
disqualified upon an igibility rule and
the first place awarded to eMucks OF
Wisconsin with o put Of Asst Sin.
Incidentally &c can be stated upon
good authority that Ted Meredith's
$40 yards record Of 81 2.5s will not dis.
place Maxey Longs figures Of AZ I4.5s
on the Amateur Athletic Union rec.
ord lists. When the seasons record.
breaking performance are considered
at the annual setting OF the a. "a. 10.
late In November, Meredith will be
credited with o record for the quarter
around one turn whereas Longs fig
rres will stand as the best for q two.
turn course. The same will hold good
. IN the case Of Bingoi Dismond. the Un.
iversity Of Chicago Splinter. who tied
Meredith's time o week later. his dis
unction ID made In view of the fact
that In the A. "a. q. Championship
games to be held at Newark, N. y, IN
September, o quarter mile track with
q 220 yards straightway on one side
similar to the Cambridge and Evanston
tracks win be used. which will give
but one turn IN the quarter and three