The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-07-06
UNIVERSITY Of IDAHO GETS
TWO MEN ON OLYMPIC TEAM

| winning CWO pldc6S OH CnS American
team at the Olympic games. "Pat"
Perrine and R. Neil Irving, the two
best all round athletes ever produced
by the University of Idaho, have both
won places on the team, by taking
fifth and fourth places respectively in
the try-outs held in New York, Sum-
day. The word came to Moscow by
wire and caused rejoicing among the
friends of the two men and the uni
versity people. Both are Idaho men,
both are young and their victory will
reflect great credit on the school
and the state.
Perrine, 26-Irving 80 Points.
NEW YORK.-Five western col
legiate all-around athletes and one
from Georgetown university earned
the right to represent the United
States in the pentahlon contest at the
Olympic games in Belgium at the fl
nal tryouts in Brooklyn today. There
were % aspirants for places in teams
as we'll as H. Masuda, a Japanese
| Olympic athlete.
| The six men who excelled i'll the
tests in all five events, together with
the points they gained are:
| Brutus Hamilton, University of
Missouri, II points; Robert Leagen-
uIt, GCOISCtOWIl cI GfCl
ett L. Bradley, University of Kansas,
%; Leon Perrine, 26, and R. N. Irv-
ing, 30, both from the University of
Idaho, and Joseph L. Baker OF the
Univ ersity of Michigan, who also had
&c.
Perrine won the Rocky mountain
pentathlon recently. The pentathlon
events were running, broad jumps,
javelin throw, 200 meter run, discus
throw and 1900 meter rur. Regard
less of the final allotment of points
by the judges, the point scores in
these respective events include.
Perrine 5, 2, 10, 10, 4.
Irving A, 3, Is, 2, 5.
Irving Halls From Rupert.
Rupert Neil Irving of Rupert, Ida.
who won fourth place in the National
Olympic tryouts for the pentathlon
held in New York City, Sunday un-
der the auspices of the American AM
ateur Athletic Union, is a junior in
the University of Idaho. He is %
years old, five feet seven inches in
height and weighs ITO pounds.
In this three years at the Universe
ty of Idaho Irving continued a bril-
in both football and track. After a
son of S. A. T. G. football in the fall
of 1918, Irving stepped into prom
inence in the intercollegiate athletic
world by taking three firsts in the
Northwest Conference track meet
held in the spring of 1919. In this
meet he established new Idaho records
in the discus and shot and came close
to the Northwest javelin record which
is held by an Idaho man. He con-
tinued his successes by sweeping the
first places in the weight events in
the P. N. A. meet held in Portland in
June.
Last fall Irving starred as back
field man on the University of Idaho
football team, and this spring won
first in the javelin and shot in the
Northwest Conference track meet. He
qualified in the sectional Olympic try
outs in these events held at Pasadena
on June 9th, and will enter the finals
in Boston on July 18th.
Irving's performances in the weight
events are considered nothing short
Of miraculous on account of his small
has developed the perfect form which
overcomes his handicap in size.
Although Irving has specialized in
5he weight events, he has maintain
ed an all-around development, and
of Idaho athletic enthus-
asts did not hesitate in picking him
as likely pentathlon candidate for
5he Olympic team The funds to
send him to the tryouts were raised
ey University of Idaho students and
1y the Rupert Chamber of Commerce.
Irving, and his team mate, Leon
Perrine, of Nezperce, will also enter
5he decathlon tryout to be held in
New York on July 9th.
Leon, 'Pat" Perrine of Nexperce,
[da., who won fifth place in the Ma
,ional Olympic tryouts for the pent-
atflon held in New York City, Sun
lay under the auspices of the Amer
can. Amateur Athletic Union, is
strictly a University of Idaho prod
lct When he entered the University
If Idaho in the fall of 1916 he had
never kicked football, shot bas-
let, or run a race. This year he
marked himself as one of the greatest :
lll-around athletes that Idaho has ev-
r had by winning his 81" in football,
and track.
Perrine is barely 22 years old, is
feet II inches in heighth and weighs
rs pounds. BY persistent practice
e has developed himself until this
ear he was strong enough to star at
ackle on the eleven, fast enough to
lay center on the basketball team,
nd versatile enough to place in six
vents in the dual track meet with
Washington State College this spring.
Perrine can toss the weights, hur-
lie, pole-vault, broad-jump, or dc any
f the only ID standard events in a
rack meet with about uniform abil-
~ Although he has never entered
or decathlon competition,
e was believed to be likely con-
ender for the national honors by
of Idaho students, who
lbscribed the funds necessary to-
end him to New York.
Perine, and his team mate, Neil
wing, of Rupert, will enter the de-
athlon tryouts to be held in New