The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-05-29
NEW JAVELIN
RECORD IS SET
BY HAMILTON
Tiger Captain Heaves Spear
l73 Feet l IL Inches in Val
ley Meet at Lawrence
on Saturday.
WINS RELAY
Bert Evans of Sedalia, Relay
and 4O-Man, Elected Cap
tain of 1923 Tiger
Track Team.
NEBRASKA WINS RELAY

Brutus Hamilton, captain Of the Tiger
track team, represented Missouri for the
last time at the Missouri Valley track
and field meet at Lawrence, Kan, last
! Saturday. Brutus was second in indi-
vidual scoring honors, with 10 l.3 points.
His only first was his record breaking
throw of the javelin, which established
a new mark Of 173 feet ~ inches. The
old Valley record was l69 feet Z inches
made by Gilbert, Pittsburg Manual
Training Normal School.
Hamilton also placed third in the shot
and discus, and fourth in the pole vault.
The old injury that he received in the
Drake Relay Meet kept him from placing
in more events.
The half mile and mile relay teams ran
two good races. In the half mile relay,
the team ran the distance in faster time
than the old Valley record, although they
did not get first place. Nebraska won
the mile and established the new time of
| minute % 3-5 seconds. The old record
of | :29 2-5 was held by Missouri. In the
mile relay the Tigers were beaten about
eight feet.
Burill, who placed fourth in the 22O
yard dash, ran the distance in pa Sec
onds and was but six feet behind Smith
Of Nebraska. who won, and established
a new mark of q $40 seconds. The old
record of q 3-5 seconds was held by
Jackson Scholz, Missouri.
Missouri got fifth place with total of
II l-3 points. TO-.
Following the meet, Bent Evans, of Sc
dalia, relay and 440-man, was elected
captain Of the 1923 Tiger Track Team.
The summary:
440-yard run-Won by Wolters. Ames;
second, Bier, Washington; third. NJ.
Smith, Nebraska; fourth, Mangum, Okla
homa. Time, 1872 seconds.
l20-yard high hurdles-Won by Brad
ley, Kansas; second, Cish. Nebraska;
third, Kearney. Kansas; fourth, H. Alyea,
Pitsburg Normal. Time, Is rs seconds.
lO0-yard dash-Won by E. Smith, Ne
braska; second, Irwin. Kansas Aggies;
third, Pauiu, Crinnell;,, fourth. Noble,
Nebraska. Time, GAS seconds. Ties
Valley record.
Mile run-Won by Allen, Nebraska;
second, Feike, Drake; third, Fischer, Ne
braska; fourth, Frevert, Ames. Time,
minutes 81 Is seconds.
Discus throw-Won by Bradley, Kan
sas, l27 feet l01a inches; second, Moul.
ton, Nebraska, l26 feet ll1a inches;
third, Hamilton, Missouri. l26 feet 3-4
inches; fourth, Broadly, Kansas, l22 feet
So inches.
Half mile run-Won by Higgins,
Ames; second, Wolters, Ames; third
Martin. Central Wesleyan; fourth, Gard.
ner, Nebraska. Time so as seconds.
-22O-yard dash-Won by E. Smith, Ne
braska; second, Irwin, Kansas Aggies;
third Paulu, Crinnell; fourth, Burrill, |
Missouri. Time q $40 seconds, new
Valley record.
220-yard low hurdles--Won by Riley.
Kansas Aggies; second, Porter, Baker;
third, Kearney, Kansas; fourth, Greene,
Ames. Time, q 7-l0 seconds.
Shot put-Won by Bradley, Kansas, Al
feet 8 IA inches; second, Hartman, Ne
braska, al feet one-fourth inch; third,
Missouri, 40 feet liz inches;
fourth, Moulton, Nebraska, 80 feet 10
inches.
Mile relay-Won by Ames Hammer.
ly, Wolters, Higgins, Coleman second,