The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1922-06-01
CONFERENCE MEET
A GREAT SUCCESS
LARGEST AND FASTEST TRACK
EVENT EVER HELD IN
THE DAkOTAS
STATE COLLEGE TAKES THIRD PLACE
State University Wins First Honors,
Des Moines Second; Close
Contest Throughout

first annual track and field meet of
the North Central intercollegiate con-
ference held here last Saturday and
If they had not been deprived of some
of their best athletes by sickness and
injuries. State would have carried off
first honors. All of the Yellow and
Blue fans were elated over the
splendid showing made by States
athletes against such formidable com
petition.
First honors in the meet went to
the University of South Dakota with
versity ranked second with 80. South
Dakota State college third with %
and MOrningside fourth with % points.
The University of North Dakota
scored five points, and ST. Thomas
college 2. North Dakota State college
failed to score in any event. Creighton
college entered a team but withdrew
at the last moment.
The day was warm, cloudless and
ideal for a large crowd of visitors to
come from neighboring cities to see
the meet. Some parties came from
as far away as Mobridge this state,
others from Sioux City, Iowa, the
Twin Cities and other points in Mime
sofa. About 80 or more rooters drove
up from Nermillion to cheer for the
university team. Many old grads Of
State college took the day off and
zane down for the meet from differ
ent parts of the state.
Every event of the meet was closely
contested and no athlete gained a
point without earning it against the
strongest competition. Most of the
records made in this meet are better
than the former state collegiate rec
ords. The race for first place was
fairly even between Des Moines,
State college, Morningside and u. S.
ID. with Des Moines leading up to the
last three events when the Coyotes
gained the lead and held it to the
end.
A feature of the meet was the two
mile race which was won by Cram Of
State college after running neck and
neck with Dammerow of Morningside
the entire eight laps. The two men
were only a few feet apart at the fin
ish.
The pole vaulting standards had to
be used in order to accommodate the
high jumpers at tie meet. After
easily clearing slA feet, Shelver of
North Dakota and Lyons of Des
Moines, attempted to negotiate a still
greater heighth. Both failed, however,
so they were tied for first, Lyons win
ming the toss for the medal. The
mile relay race which was won by the
University of South Dakota vas the
fastest and n of the most thrilling
relay races ever run in the state.
state college led in this event for the
first two laps but was nosed out by
the University and Morningside at the
finish. The time was 3 minutes,
81 3-5 seconds.
Dammerow Of M~orningside was in
dividual high point winner with 8
points to his credit. Stout of State
was a close second with Z points. All
marks set in this meet will stand as
records of the conference until broken
in some subsequent conference meet.
Some Of the records are so good that
they will stand for a long time. The
time in the dashes and hurdles was
low, due to a strong wind blowing
against the INNER on the straight
away.
The summary of the meet follows:
Shot put-Won by Kennedy, Des
Moines; Thune, South Dakota State,
second; Salisbury, South Dakota
State, third. Distance 80 feet IL
inches.
One mile run-Won by DammerOw,
Morningside; Amundson, South Da
kota university, second; Ambrose,
South Dakota State, third. Time 4:35.
440 yard dash-Won by Erkes,
Morningside; Absher, South Dakota
university, second: Shaffer. st.
thomas, third. Time 81 25 seconds.
100 yard dash-Won by Clark,
South Dakota university; RochO, Des
MOines, second; Jacquith, South Da.
kota university, third. Time 10 20
seconds.
Pole vault-Stout, South Dakota
State and Jones, Morningside tied for
first and second; Evans, Des Moines,
third. Height IL feet 8 inches.
12O yard high hurdles-Won by
Greenman, Des Moines; Williams,
Morningside. second; Woods and
Cornell of South Dakota university
tied for third. Time 16 3-5 seconds.
Discus throw-Won by Salisbury.
South Dakota State; Thune, South d.
kota State, second: Hartung. Des
Moines, third. Distance 116 feet 4
inches