Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-26
Clifford Gallagher Is Real
Speedy When 1t Comes
to 80 Yard Hurdles.
IS A FRESHMAN, TOO
Saltwater Farmers in Kan
sas City Athletic Club
Meet Today.
Special to The World.

Special to The World.
STILLWATER, Okla. Feb. 25.-In
Clifford Gallagher, d freshman stu
dent at oklahoma y. Il NJ. college, the
AEsios believe they have track man
who will some day hold the worlds
record in the 5O-yard low hurdles and
the dash of the same distance.
1t would not be an extraordinary
surprise if he should start his reputa-
ton Saturday. February 26, when he
enters the indoor meet OF the Kansas
City Athletic club as member Of
the Oklahoma Aggie track team which
viii compete.
Young" Gallagher will be entered
in the special race with John Jacobs
of Oklahoma university. Joe Loomi5
OF the Chicago A. c., present world )
record holder, and Simpson of Mis-
souri, university, according to an an
nouncement made by Physical Direc-
tor Ed Gallagher of the Aggies. pro-
vded the entry can be arranged AT
this late date, and it is believed it
can be.
Clifford is a brother of the physical
director, who himself is an A. & NJ.
alumnus and one of the most famous
athletes e'er turned out of A. & NJ.
ed holds three oklahoma records,
those OF the 1O0-yard dash, the 220-
yard dash and the 220-yard hurdles.
While the worlds record held by
Loomis in the 5O-yard low hurdles is
D 2-5 seconds, and while Jacobs mark
| Is 6 10, Clifford Gallagher has sew
eral times this spring done the hurdles
| in 80 seconds, one-fifth of "A second
behind the record and quite bit
ahead Of Jacobs. He has made the
| 50-yard dash in 8 2-5 seconds. In the
official dash and hurdles ut Kansas
| City the Aggie freshman may at least
| crowd out one or two of the men who
have regulations already made.
Five men will represent the Aggies
at Kansas City in the indoor meet
They are Hueston and McElroy, pole
vaulters Horton, 1,000-yard handicap
runner: Correll, one-half miller. and
Gallagher, in the short dashes and
| hurdles.
Injury Eliminates Woods.
Ed Woods, Aggie high jumper and
| holder of the state pionShil
mark of feet 10 l-3 inches. will not
be able to accompany the team to
| Kansas City. a few days ago he
| slipped on mat in the gymnasium
while practicing jumping and severely
| sprained his ankle. II was hoped for
| a while that the ankle would recover
sufficiently to enable him to make
the trip, but at the last minute ii was
found that the injury was too serious
This elimination of the Aggies star
jumper and one who was expected to
place high in the X. G. A G. meet has
been big disappointment to A. x NJ.
supporters. While Woods oklahoma
record stands at 8 feet 112 inches IN
the high jump, this spring he mas
cleared the bar at feet II IA inches
several times in practice and had
hoped to set new record. His injury
should be well 10y the opening of the
outdoor track season this year.
Woods boasts an unbroken string
of victories, having never been de-
feated in the high jump since he
began as a high school jumper.
The Aggies will not be represented
in the relay at Kansas City.
lIueston, McElroy, C0rrell and Hor-
ton are in reasonably good shape,
having had considerable outdoor prac-
tce this spring and they should lie
Tlacers in their respective events
Saturday
Hueston unofricially has vaulted Il
feet inches. which is three inches
higher than the oklahoma record
held by Taft Talbot, an Aggie
alumnus