Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-23
STATE RECORDS
ARE SHATTERED
At j. N. N. FIELD
Five University Athletes and
One Of High School Lower
Marks Varsity Winner Of
the Meet,

Six state records We're broken in
the duadrangular track meet held
yesterday at the University field. The
University of New Mexico won the
meet with Ga points, the Indians fin
ished second with 30, the high school
third with 20, and Menaul school
fourth with :. More than 300 spec
tators saw the meet.
Smaulding with the highs was the
greatest individual point winner with
three frsts and three seconds, and
captured a state record. Red
Thackrey, of the university, also was
a star, romping home with three
firsts and two seconds and hanging
up two new state marks. Smaulding
scored 22 points and Thackrey Il.
Claibourne, t. N. NJ. covered the
two-mile course in 10 minutes, IS sec
onds for a new state record. Ray Nc
Gamma, l.. ~ NJ, cut the time for the
half-mile from minutes, 10 seconds,
to minutes, 3-J sec0nds. Thack-
rey, e. n. NJ. heightened the distance
for the broad Jump by a fraction of
an inch The previous record was
20 feet Ia inches. Thackrey's is
20 feet, 8 1-2 inches. White, U. n,
Riss HtVht itt GAolt iiSi jump mo- ~
raising the height from feet, 4 Ia
inches, TO feet, IL inches. Thack-
rey broke another record in the l20-
yard high hurdles, lowering the state
record from IL 30 seconds to II I'D
seconds Smauding, high school, adj
ded three inches to the pole vault rec
ord. raising the height from 10 feet
to 10 feet, inches.
With total of sixty-eight ath-
letes entered from the four differ
ent institutions the fifth annual city
track meet proved to be a record
breaker in TWO senses. The athletic
field at the university was in good
condition, white-lined and circled.
Three tents for the visiting teams
were pitched IN the south end OF the
field
Despite the one-sided score the
meet was fast, snappy and closely
contested at points, and marked an
other step in the advancement of
western athletes. Coach Hutchinson
seemed well pleased after the meet
ana spoke with enthusiasm of the
coming interscholastic meet TO be
held on University field Saturday.
Eleven high schools will compete
for athletic honors of the state Fri
day and Saturday, the 2Sth and 2sth.
The meet is held under the auspices
of the University of New Mexico each
year in an effort to familiarize the
school folks OF the state with the con-
ditions ut the varsity
On May 3 the varsity and Aggie
squads will journey to Tucson, Ariz.,
there to enter the Triangular meet
against the University Of Arizona.
With six state records, including Ray
McCanna's record Of last year In the
440-yard dash, the University hopes
To bring home the bacon. Another
week of hard work, then two games
of baseball with the Aggies and the
two squads go to defend the laurels
Of New Mexico against Arizona, IN
the first meet Of this kind ever held.
Results of Yesterdays meet.
100-yard dash--Smaulding, A, II.
s.. won; Thackrey, Z. A. M, second
doe McCanna, L. y. NJ, third. Time:
10 2-5 seconds.
shot put--Hola Tso, Indian won
Namaza. Indian, second; Smaulding,
A. II. S.. third. Distance, 80 feet,
inches.
2-mile run.--Claiborne L. n. NJ,
won. Tsyitee. Indian, second; A. Con
zales, Menaul. third Time, 10 min
utes. as seconds
Half-mile run---Ray McCanna, L.
N. NJ, won; Bodt, L, n. NJ, second;
Calavasa. indian, third Time, min
utes. S-5 seconds.
Running broad iump--Thackrey L, |
n. NJ, won, Smanlding, A. IL. S.. sec
ond, Joe McCanna, L. n. NJ, third !
Distance, 20 feet, IL inches.
120-yard high hurdles-Thackrey !
L. y NJ, won; Spencer, Indian, sec |
ond; Teller, Indian, third. Time, ! |
1-5 seconds.
Running high iump--White, U. n !
NJ, won; Smaulding, a. II, s., second, |
Williams. indian, third, Height,
feet, IL inches.
i4O-yard--Ray McCanna, L. n. NJ.
won; Hood Indian, second Boldt, !
L. y. NJ. third. Time, 80 seconds
flat.
Mile run--Calavasa, Indian, won;
Louden. {. y. NJ. second, Tsyitee, In
dian, third. Time, minutes, SO As
seconds.
220-yard low Misunderstanding L.
~ NJ, won; Pence, A. IL. s., second;
Spencer, Indian. third. Time, n So
seconds.
iscus-Threlkeld, L. ~ NJ, won;
Feather, L. n. NJ, second. Hola Tso II
Indian, third. Distance l02 feet
Ia inches.
Hammer throw--H Gonzales, Me-
maui won. Hola Tso. Indian. sec
ond Feather. l. \. NJ, third Dis
lance, 1871 feet ; Ia inches.
Pole Smaulding. A. II. s.,
won. White. L. " NJ, second; Walk
err, L. N. NJ; Gonzales Menaul, Tel
les, Indian, tied Ter third place.
Height, 10 feet, inches
220-Sard dash - Smauiding. A. II.
s, Won. Thackrey, L. y. NJ, second:
Joe McCanna. L. \. NJ, third. Time,
2S Id seconds
Half-mile relay--Nohl and Friday, |
L. y. NJ. won; Indians, second: Me
maui. third. Time, / minute. 81 sec
onds.