The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-05-03
COLLEGE TRIANGULAR ATHLET-
&c CONTEST PULLED OFF.

| Track tamS or Penn, PARSONS an
Iowa Wesleyan colleges fought on
the championship of the annual TT
angular Track and Field Meet Satul
day afternoon on the Penn. Colleg
Athletic Field, which resembled
duck pond during the drenching rair
Parsons College with fifty-two ant
one-half points carried off the honor
of the meet, Iowa Wesleyan Wit
forty-five and one half points wa
second, and Penn with thirty-seyel
points was third.
Coach Guthrie used every mean
possible to cancel the meet or post
| pone it until more favorable weather
but neither the Parsons nor Wesleyan
officials would listen to the PROPOSE
ton. AS a result all three school:
lost valuable track representatives
from injuries sustained during the
events In the races and hurdles, the
runners were forced to run in water
ankle deep and frequently stumbled
and fell, straining muscles and tend
ons, and scratching badly the legs
and arms of the unfortunate victims
The field records were diminished con
siderably by the rain, which prevented
all the athletes from showing theii
best ability.
The meet was more of a dual con
test, rather than a triangular event
PENIS weakened track team failed to
make creditable showing on the
track, but was formidable opponent
in the field events. Parsons and Wes'
leyan fought at swords points during
the fray, alternating in leadership.
Marshall, Woodford and McCracken,
however, did cause the visiting cinder
path artists to set fast pace in the
running events, and while carrying
off no first positions forced the stars
of Parsons and Wesleyan to go to their
limit to win. Vanderbilt, Conover and
Hester were strong in field events.
Zeigler of Parsons was the individ.
ual star of the meet, and in spite OF
The pouring rain, gave some classy
exhibitions of short distance running,
Morrow and Kepler of Wesleyan FOL
lowed closely behind the former Fair
field high school star. Mesner, cap
tain of the Penn team, led the Qua
ker delegation in placing and number
of points won
The meet was a bitter disappoint-
ment TO the local athletes. as we'll as
to the representatives of the visiting
Few attended the activities
at Penn Field on account of the rain.
Results of the meet follows:
100 yard dash-Zeigler, Parsons,
first; Kepler. Wesleyan, second; Gal
Gallagher, Parsons, third. Time II
seconds,
One mile Morrow, Wesleyan
first; Stever, Parsons, second; w
Macy, Penn. third.
100 yard hurdlea-Keesey, Parsons
first; Messenger, Wesleyan, second;
Woodford, Penn, third.
440 yard dash-Zeigler, Parsons,
first; Morrow, Wesleyan, second; East
Wesleyan third
220 yard hurdles-Kepler. Wesley
an, first Marshall, Penn, second;
Keesey, Parsons, third, Time 29 sec
onds.
One half mile run-Morrow, Wesley
an, first; East, Wesleyan, second; Nc.
Cracker, Penn, third.
220 I'd. dash-Zeigler, Parsons, first ;
KeEler, Wesleyan, second; Dean, Yves
leyan, third. 40
Mile relay-Wesleyan, first: Par
sons. second; Penn, third.
Two mile run-Larimer, Parsons
first; Ernest Patterson, Wesleyan
second; McCracken, Penn, third.
Half-mile relay-Wesleyan, first;
Parsons, second; Penn. third.
Pole vault-Hester, Penn and Zeig
Ter. Parsons, tied for first. Wesleyan
and Parsons Golfers, also tied fol
third.
High jump-Mesner, Penn and Con
over, Penn, tied for first; Abbott, Par
sons. third.
Broad jump-Mesner. Penn; first; Kra
COW. Wesleyan, second; Zeigler, Par
sons, third
Shot Put-Flinspach, Parsons. first;
Vanderbilt, Penn, second; HyZor
Wesleyan, third.
Discus Throw-Flinspach, Parsons
first; Vanderbilt, Penn, second; Hest
er, Penn, third
Official-W. G. Stevenson, of Drake
University.