Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-01
Mark Set by
lllini Team in
Four-Mile Relay
Illinois Athlete Hurls Javelin
for New American Dis.
tance-Joie Ray Beat.
en- by Watson.

DeS Moines, Ia, April 30.-Sensa-
tional racing and brilliant perform
ances in the field events resulted in
an avalanche of broken records in
the thirteenth annual Drake relays
Saturday
A worlds record was shattered in
the four-mile relay, new American
mark was set in the javclin throw,
and new intercollegiate record was
created in the running high jump.
Two records for the Drake games
were cracked and two were tied.
The crack University of Illinois
team clipped six and fifth seconds
off the worlds record for the four
mile relay, covering the distance in
17:45. The former record of l7:5l Is
was made by the Boston Athletic
association team in meet at Easton,
Pa, nine years ago.
Angler Sets Record.
The Illinois team of flyers was
ecomposed Of Howard Yates, captain;
Russell Wharton, John Patterson,
and Gordon McGinnis. Yates, al
though beaten to the tape by Krogh
Of Chicago in the first mile, covered
the distance in AIT 3-5. Patterson
ran the second mile in AIS rs, and
McGinnis, running third for Illinois,
covered the distance in 4:2S 3-5, fin
isking nearly a lap ahead Of the
field. Wharton, the anchor man Of
the quartet, stepped the fatest mile
OF the race, breaking the taps in
4:25 SIS. His nearest rival was $50
yards in the rear at the finish.
Milton Angler, another Illinois per-
former, shattered the American rec
ord in the javelin throw when he
heaved the shaft 202 feet, 9 IL
inches, breaking the former record
OF 1917 feet 5 ID inches made by
James c. Lincoln of the New York
Athletic club in New York in 1920.
The new high jumping record was
created by Lloyd Osborne, also of the
illinois team, who clearded the bar
at six feet six inches i'll the running
high jump, height never before
reached in intercollegiate COMPETE
ton, according to Knutc ,Rockne, the
Notre' Dame football coach and ref
cree of today's games.
With a bright sun blazing down on
the field and slight breeze blow
ing, conditions were perfect for a
record-breaking performance and Os-
borne continued in his efforts until
successful.
After bagging the lions share of
the honors, the Illinois team finished
its days work by setting new
record for the Drake quarter-mile
relay, winning the event in $40 rs.
The former record was 5:2l SIS The
Illinois half-mile team tied the Drake
record by winning the event in
l:28 As, which gave Illinois victories
in three of the five university class
relays. -1
Collapses After Race.
Honors for cracking other Drake
records went to the Cedar Rapids
1a.) High school team. which set
new mark of S:27 As for the two
mile event and 3:3l Is for the mile
The team also tied the Drake record
for the half-mile high school relay.
covering the distance in "a 3-5.
Perhaps the most thrilling race of
the day was the one-mile college re-
lay. which went to Centre college |
of Danville, KY, in 3:5l As. Berry
man. after running furnishing race
in the second quarter. fell in col
lapse. He set desperate pace and |
made UP at least so yards for his
team. a . /
The Occidental college team of
Los Angeles, Cal. which represented
the far west i'll the meet. won the |
half-mile college relay. while the
Michigan Aggis won the two-mile !
college relay. !
The bicprst upset of the meet was