The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-28
R0DKEY The HERO
Jayhawkers Pay Tribute to Man
Who Defeated Merideth.
h. q. Coaches Well Pleased
With X. C. Athletic Showing.
BY PAUL BRINDEL.

Lawrence, Kan, Feb. 2S.--With
victories in eight events including Tred
Rodkey's triumph over Ted Meredith
in the half mile. X. U. track followers
are busy today congratulating the JAY
hawker track squad which returned
Sunday night from the *. c. a. c.
indoor meet in Convention hail N
Kansas City Saturday night.
Rodkey's great feat of beating the
greatest collegiate half miller in the
United States is of course the one par
ticular feat most talked about. IL
though amply satisfied with the e
sorry that Rodkey did not center his
attention on Eby, the Chicago Ath-
letic club wonder, who won the race.
Could Have Won.
Many are confident that if Rodkey
had held back and not set the furious
pace he did for threequarters # the
race, he would have been able to sprint
past Eby and would have won first
honors instead of the second. But
Coach W. o. Hamilton is more than
satisfied for his protege's time in win
ming the classic was but two seconds
behind Ebys l minute 81 LIS seconds.
And the Kansas mentor is sure that
if the Crimson and Blue phenom was
able to better Melvin Sheppard's Con-
vention hall record. Kansas will nave
little to fear from the Missouri Tigers
in this one particular event. when the
two teams clash in the annual dual
meet, March II.
The meet Saturday night gave track
followers a great chance to compare
the great track squad Hamilton has
this season, with the rather mediocre
team Indian Schultz is trying to
nurse into a winner. And in this the
meet was particularly valuable for t
showed glaring Kansas weaknesses in
the hurdles, sprints and pole vault.
The comparison of the two relay teams
resulted in K. us favor, however, for
the Kansas quartet of quarter 4n1lerS
did the mile event in three minutes,
thirty-five seconds, setting a new X.
L. indoor relay record, and beating the
Tigers time by one second.
The tie of Pittman with Treweel1e
for second place in the high jump
came as a big surprise to X. L. follow
ers for this was one event Kansas has
been counting upon for a sure first
in the dual meet. The shot also was
disappointing for Captain Reber was
sadly off form, and made but third,
being defeated by Warren, a new find
of the Tigers.
In addition to the triumph won by
the Varsity athletes, Floyd Welsh, "A
freshman from oklahoma. added 20
the Kansas honors by taking first in
the 1000 yards handicap run With
an advantage of only twenty-five
yards, Welsh was able to defeat ey-
perienced athletes entered by the Chi
cago Athletic club and other eastern
organizations.
The summary of the events Kansas
placed in follows:
The Summary.
Special $50 yards run-Won by Ely,
Chicago Athletic club; Rodkey, X. T.,
second: Meredith, University of Penn
sylvania, third. Time, 1857 is.
Intercollegiate mile relay-Won b.
Kansas (Elliott. Fiske, Campbell,
O'Leary); Kansas Aggies, second; Ne
braska, third Time, 3:35.
Pole vault-Won by Floyd, Mis-
souri, A c.: Powell. Missouri, secor d;
Pattison, K L.. and Landers. Chicago
A c. tied for third. Height, - feet
S1z inches. CNew indoor worlds rec
ord on board floor.)
Mile run-Won by Marceau, Chica-