Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-06-22

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study Of the two big college track and
field championship meets held this sea-
son the conclusion Is reached that the
entry Of the United States into the war
has not to date seriously affected the
athletic ability Of the various college
teams. Notwithstanding the many ad-
ditional duties that the Undergraduates
have been called upon to assume, the
lack OF time for training. small squads
and inadequate coaching facilities. the
best performances in the title meets
are shown to be .94S per cent Of per-
feet.
In order to arrive at these figures the
very best records made by college ath-
letes in the thirteen standard events,
at any time, were used as the standard
of perfection and the winning time or
distance Of the best performances in
both the ]. C. A. A. A. A. games at
Philadelphia and the conference meet
at Chicago, taken as the seasons basis.
According to this system when How
ard Drew, OF Drake, won the hundred
in ten seconds fiat at Chicago, he ran
$50 of perfect. his record OF 3-5 sec
onds made at Berkeley, Cal, in 1914,
being, with that OF B. j. Wefers, the
best time ever made by a college
sprinter. In the same manner when
Hammond. Of Pennsylvania, won the
2a0-yard dash at Philadelphia in Il
3-5 seconds, his time. the best Of the
season was .951 Of the existing record
for the event.
Win From Worthy Opponents.
Taking each track and field compe-
ttion in turn on a similar basis it is
quickly seen that the winning atm
letes were remarkably proficient and
capable in their specialities for in no
case did they win without strong op-
position and in some instances frac-
tons Of seconds and inches separated
first, second and third place men. The
highest percentage performance was
made by Shea, Of the University OF
Pittsburgh, who captured the intercol-
leyiate quarter mile at Franklin field
from a fast entry in Al 3-5 seconds,
just one fifth Of second slower than
the record made by Ted" Meredith, at
Cambridge, in 1916. Shea therefore ran
on 1886 basis as compared with Mere
dith's performance.
Poorer showings were made in the
high Jump and the pole vault as IN
these events the winners were close to
100 percentage points below the best
records. Osborn, OF Missouri, was the
leading high jumper, winning the con-
ference title with leap Of feet, Tx
inches. This was but 1913 per cent OF
George Horine's record Of feet, 6h
inches, made at Stanford, Cal. in 1912.
yesterday, Of Pittsburgh. the best pole
vaulter in the two htular meets.
cleared the bar at twelve feet, which
was .917 Of the record vault OF R. A.
Gardner, Of Yale. who set the present
mark at 10 feet, 1 inch at the 1. c. A.
A. A. A. games OF 1912. The hammer
throw was the weakest field effort, to
falling 1872 points below what might be
termed perfection.
The average of .s46 is nevertheless
remarkably high for the present un-'
settled collegiate conditions and shows
conclusively that high standards In
athletics can be maintained in the
leading institutions even under exist
ing handicaps. Til, following COM
piIation, which might well represent an
all-American collegiate track team for
1918, shows the winner and his per-
Torrance as compared with the best
record made by Il ccnegian and the
percentage Of the performance when
compared with the record: