The sun., 1917-06-10
HIGGINS SKATERS
AMERICAN RECORD
Hurls Javelin 1914 Feet II
Inches in Western Con-
ference Meet.


fell before the onslaughts Of the athletes
in the seventeenth annual Western Inter-
collegiate Conference track and field
championships held here on Stagg Field
to-day. Team point laurels went to
Chicago University with 64a points and
individual honors to Bob Simpson OF
the University of Missouri, who captured
three first places and one fourth, rolling
up 16 points.
Higgins of Chicago University wiped
American and meet records off the slate
by winning the javelin throw with the
great hurl Of 1874 feet IL inches. Hig-
gins's great heave shattered the former
American mark OF 100 feet 6 inches
made by George Bronder, the Cornell
athlete who competed for the Irish
American A. c. of New York at Newark,
n, j., September 9, 1915.
The hurl surpassed the former confer
ence record held by Arbuokle Of Purdue
by twenty-five feet. In Higgins experts
predict America soon will have a 200
foot javelin thrower. Higgins also cap
tured the shot put for his college.
Fall Does Mile In 4,15 4-5.
Fall Of Oberlin showed himself to be
one Of the greatest milers that ever
donned q spiked shoe when he breasted
of Ohio State. Otis OF Chicago and other
cracks in the great time Of 4 :15 As.
clipping three and two-ffths seconds of
the former record. held by Ivan Myers
of Depauw University. After smashing
the record in the mile. Fall, with a few
minutes rest, came back and captured
the two mile race for Oberlin. defeating
a classy field.
Bob Simpson performed up to his
rlra n ri IA
gated Missouri farmer. pushed hard by
Ames OF Illinois, topped the timbers in
tho 100 yard high hurdles in IA AS sec
onds took the 220 yard low hurdles in
the great time of "a 1-5 seconds; won
| the running broad jump with the splen-
did leap Of % feet az inches and
grabbed fourth place in the blanket nm
| ish that featured the 100 yard dash.
| Simpsons all around exhibition was one
| OF the most remarkable seen in cham
| pionship meet In years.
Chicago Takes Team Title.
Simpsons great work largely was re-
| sponsible for the University OF Mis-
| souri, finishing third to Chicago and
Illinois in the point scoring. Chicago $
| keenest rival was the University OF
Illinois The nlini had a splendidly bal
| anced team and scored in every event
except one. Chicago had a preponder-
ance Of stars. however. and defeated the
Illini 54h points to 42h. Falls double
victory gave Oberlin fourth place. Mis-
souri, scored "a points and Oberlin 10.
Hoyt of Grinnell was clocked in the
great time Of 81 As seconds in the 220
yard clash. He was beaten in 10 sec
onds In the 100 by Scholz Of Missouri
and Sol Butler of Dubuque. The sum-
maries:
Track Events
32o Yard Dash-Hoyt. G:innell, won
Feuerstetn. chisaSo. :soond; eus. heusins' In
100 Yard Dash-Schols. Missouri. won
Butler. DUBUQUE. second; HOyt. Grinne!l
| third. Time. 10 seconds.
4o Yard Run-Curtiss, Chicago, won
Sphinx, Illinois, seeond; Clark. Chicago
hiIs Ha, Tms Ms RanJcns. sG ns ssS9nds Chicago
Rodkey. Kansas, second; somers. Illinois
third. Time 1909 rs.
Two Mile Run-Fali, Oberlin, won; Ten
ney. Chicago. second; Mckinney. Illinois
third. Time, s:41.
one Mile Run-Fali, oberlin; won; Todd
Time. AIS 40. New Conference reeordI.
isO YsrS s, HuTalss-simpsog1: Missouri siss2u,i
SSn SStT. ba%s % ,hira. % Tms. s'Ga a. seconds seconds
22o Yard Hurdlcs-Simpson. Missouri
won; seibie. Missouri. second; Ames. III
Mile Relay-Chicago (Feurstein. Brink
man, Curtiss. Clark, won; illinois, second
Sorthwestern. thlrd. Time, S'I2 t-es
Field Events.
Running Broad Jump-Simpson, Missouri
won; Overbee, Illinois. and Kreidler. iii
nois. tied for second. Distance. 2a fee
3A inches.
man, Notro Dame, second Hustled, iii
nois, third. Distance, 4S feet ION inche.
Discus Throw-Husted, Illinois, won
Beekman. Notrs Dame. second; Hlggini
Chicago. th;ss. Distance, 13A feet IL !
inches.
Arbuckle, Purdue, second: Vedder, Illinois
third. Distance, 1874 feet IL inches. (Ne'
Conference record).
Pole vault-Graham. Chicago. won
Fisher. Chicago, and Wnkin. Ames. tie
for second Height, IL feet s inches
Kansas, tied for hrst: Webster. Illinoi
and Luther. Indiana, tied for thir(
} Height. feet Q inches.
, Hammer Throw-Bennett. Illinois. woT
Brelos. Chicago. second; Hustled. lilinoi
third. distance. ibi feet inches.