South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-06
CAPT. MEEHAN OF
NOTRE DAME RUNS
FAST HALF MILE
Wins From Best Collection of
Runners in Country
Time l:54 Is.
By Assoelated Press

by Associated Press
ANN AHBOR. Mich. June g.
Scoring ia eleven OF the sixteen
events. the well-balanced team of
the University OF Illinois triumphed
in the twentieth annual outdoor
track and field championships OF the
Western conference on Ferry field
today with a total OF 40 points.
Michigan. although wea X e n d
through the loss Of Capt Carl John
son in the dashes and hurdles.
landed second place with 80 points.
Wisconsin fought IT'S way into
third place with % = points. while
Missouri chiefly through the prov
ess OF Jackson Scholz. who scored
ten points. landed fourth with l4h
points. The all-star team from the
University Of California bagged
nth Llace with liz points. The
remaining points were divided as
follows. Notre Dame and Nebraska.
10 each; Chicago. a. Purdue. s.;
Kansas Aggies. S: Minnesota, Il;
Earlham, 4: Cornell. 3; Ohio State.
"a Indiana, I, and Amcs, 1.
Evenly Contested
The meet was SO evenly contested
that Michigan and Illinois were tied
at p points each. when 3 Of the
events had been decided. Wisconsin
was dangerous from the start, but
the showing OF the California squad
was a disappointment.
HOnCrs for breaking the only rec
ord OF the meet went 20 Hoffman,
Of Michigan. who heaved the javelin
172 feet. 10 inches, beating his
mark made IN the trials yesterday
by one foot. three inches. Two con-
ia
Echolz. the Missouri Splinter, equal
led the mark OF :21 3-5 in winning
the 220-yard dash, and the Illinois
team tied the record OF 1921 As in
winning the One-mile relay.
Individual honols went TO SchCiz,
the Missouri flyer. who is rated as
one Of the premier sprinters OF the
country He landed Victories in the
100 and 22O yard dashes. beating
out an imposing array Of starters
Thrilling Races.
The quarter. half mile and two
mile races were the thrillers of the
meet. Furnas. Of Purdue. broke the
tape in the two mile event after a
spirited race with Watson, of the
Kansas Aggies. who led for the first
mile and a half Furnas passed the
firing Kansas man when they raced
into the last half and never was
headed, covering the distance in
9:33 There were 20 starters.
Yates. OF Illinois, captured the mile
event in a sprint after allowing his
rivals 20 set the pace for three-quar-
tiers OF the distance.
Eddie Meehan, OF NOtre Dame,
ran a remarkable race In the half
mile. winning by a yard In the fast
time OF 1854 Is Spratt CT CalifOr-
MIA, niLped Sphinx az the tape for
second place.
When the meet started. the sky
and weather were clear and a warm
sun was shining. But half an hour
later a thunderstorm suddenly
swept the field. drenching the 5000
spectators 20 the skin. Three or
four Of the events We're decided in
downpour OF rain. The storm
passed. however. and the meet was
finished under ideal weather condi-
tons
Summaries:
Mile Run-won by Yates Hi
nois: Burke. NOtre Dame second.
Forson. Ohio State, third; Ramsay,
Wisconsin. fourth. Time. 4:2S %.
44O Yard Run-WOn by Emery.
Illinois. Kasper, Notre Dame. sec
ond: BretsaU. Cornell. third. Dona-
hue. Illinois. fourth. Time. AS As.
100 Yard Dash-WOn by Scholz,
Missouri. Johnson. Minnesota. sec
ond. NIaleckar. Wisconsin. third;
SpOtz. Wisconsin. fourth Time. 10.
100 Yard High Hurdles-WOu by
Wright Nebraska. Andrews. Wis
Cousiu. second; Wallace, Illinois,
third Beardsley, Michigan, fourth.
Time 10 As.
Discus Throw Won by Higgins.
Chicago. Weiss. Illinois. second;
.Fs
ican. fourth. Distance, 40 feet, s
inches.
shot Put-won by Baker Michi-
gan: Dale, Nebraska, second Ma
jors. California third; Higgins, Chi
cago, fourth. Distance, 43 feet. II
inches.
Javeliu Throw-won by Hoffman.
Michigan; Wilson. Illinois, second.
Sundt Wisconsin. third. Miller.
Purdue, fourth. Distance, 172 feet.
10 ihches( new conference record;
former record 10 feet. Q inches.
made by Hoffman, OF Michigan, in
trials Friday
High Jump. Osborne. Illinois. and
IVey Earlham, tied for first and
second: Later. Michigan third:
ShideCker. Ohio state. and Williams,
Missouri tied for fourth. Height,
six feet
Eight hundred ana elEulA NaIu
run won by Meehan, NOtre Dame,
Sprott. California second Sphinx,
Illinois. third; Nash, Wisconsin.
fourth Time 1854 1-5
Two mile run won by F'urnas.
Purdue. Wharton. Illinois, second,
Watson. Kansas Aggies third, R6th-
bun. Ames. fourth Time 9:3S.
Two hundred and twenty yard
hurdles won by kuollin. Wisconsin;
Gallagher. Kansas AEgies. second;
Wright. Nebraska. third; Andrews,
Wisconsin, fourth. Time 0:25.
one mile relay won by Illinois.
Michigan, second; Notre Dame.
third. Missouri. fourth. Time 1921
Is tTies western conference rec
ord Runners ON winning team
DOnohue. Prescott. Sphinx and
Emery.
Running broad jump won by
Johnson. Michigan; Sundt. Wiscon-
sin. second. Cruikshank. Michigan.
third, Keeling. Indiana. fourth.
Distance. % feet. IL inches
Pole vault won by Andrews. Wis
COnsin; WestbrOok. Michigan,
Slaughter. Michigan. Merrick. Wis
consin. and Peterson. California.
tied for second, third and fourth at
L. feet Height of winner. 2 feet.
three inches