Evening star., 1921-06-05
ILLINOIS IS BEST
IN BIG TEN MEET
Easily Wins With 81 Points.
Two Conference Records
Broken, One Tied.

~HICAGO, June 4-lilinois,
I with a team which swept
~ through the setond, third,
fourth and fifth places, but won
only two firsts, today was an easy
winner in the twenty>hrst annual
track and field meet Of the Western
Conference.
Michigan, by winning the relay
through the great running Of Butler.
was second, scoring 35la points to
Illinois 81. while Wisconsin finished
third. with a score of 20.
Other teams finished as follows:
Notre Dame. 25; Iowa. 17is: Ames. IA;
Northwestern. Is; Missouri. IL; Ohio
Michigan Aggies. 3. and Butler. l.
Records Are Shattered.
Two conference records fell before
the brilliant work of the collegians
and another was tied Hoffman OF
Michigan set a record for the javelin
throw of 17S feet inches. the old
mark being 172 feet 10 inches. which
he also held. Johnny Murphy. Notre
Danes high jump champion. cleared
the bar at feet 2H inches. to beat
the old record of feet "a inches.
made by Carl Johnson Of Michigan in
1918. Billy HAYES. also of Notre
Dame. was aided by a strong wind
in the 100-yard dash and crossed the
tape in S4a seconds. to tie the record
held jointly by himself and several
others.
o0-rard dash-won by Hayes. Sotre Dame
nos" Time, 90 " ~ I,es s emfsr.nce % 1.cart cor,
hell held Joint jointly by Blair. Chicago; MAJ. Illinois.
2a0-yard dash Won by Wilson. Iowa: sec
ond; Hayes. Not.e Dame: third. simmons
Mic,isan; fourth. sfnorehesd; Ohio; fifth, Hult
.4o.ysrd rnn--Won by Butler, Michigan: SEE
ond. Sod. Northwestern; third. DECAY; Michi
nth. Dorahoe. Illinois. Time. o.s1.
Half mile run-Won by Higgins, Ames sec
ond. Yates; Illinois: third. Nash. Wisconsin
fourth; r,s Webb Spes; hfth. bHrkh''der Aieh
One-mi,r run-wca by Wall. wisconsin
/; second. second. MeGinnis. Illinois: third. Patterson
Two-milc rnn-won BY wharton. Iilineis
second. R..hhsn. Ames third. Furn.s; c. G.
12o-yard high hurdles-wou by Knolliu. Wis
sSn' third ,nn.
! fifth. W"otan. Northwestern. Time. Is nat.
| 22O-ynrd low hurdles--wen by Nollin. Wis
consin second. Wsllaca, s. H., Illinois: third
| Anderson. Minnesota fonrth. Desch. Sotr
Dame: fifth. Pittenrrr. Ohio. Time. o. "a s-5.
Onemile relay-Won By Michigan: second
| Illinois: third. AmeS: fourth, Chicago: 9TH
Netrr Dame. Time. $50 2-5.
High jnmp-Wou by Murphy. Sotre Dame
Osborne. Illinois. and Alsrti. Illinois. tied To-
| second and third Hoffman. Iowa: Walker
Michigan. tied for fonrth and fifth. Height.
| feet cR inches New conference record: the oil
m.rk Of 9 feet 81. inches. by Carl johnson
Michigan. in 1910.
Broad 1nmp-wop ny Cruikshank. Michig1n
| second, Hamilton. Missouri: third. stineh
| comb. Ohio: fourth sundt. Wisconsin: fifth
Osborne. Illinois. Distance. 23 feet 2H inches
Shotput--Won By shaw. Sotre Dame: s.cond
vanohden. Michiesn: third. Weiss. Iliineis
f! fourth eundt. Wisconsin 9th, Hamilton, Mis-
| sonri. nfstarre. - feet.
| Hammer throw-Won hy~ Hill. Illinois: sex
ond. FurnesS. Illinois: : third Rlackwood. North
| western fourth. White, Ohio ffth. Redmon
| Chicago. Distance. I'D feet
| Iavelin throw--Won by Hoffman. MichiRnn
! second. Dunn. Michtsan: third. Bird. fllinois
/ fourth, Hamilton. Missouri hfth. Sundt. Wis
| consin Distanc~ l1S feet 4 riches. New con
| florence record. The former mark Of 172 feet i
inches W.. held by Hoffman Of Michisan.
PoSe rault--won hy Merrick. wisconsin
| sccond. Hamilton. Missouri: third. Hogan
Nntre D.me: fourth. DA-ine. A. A. Iowa
! ffth. Wilder. Wisconsin,. Height. 12 feet.