The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-23
WINTRY WEATHER
DOWNS RUNNERS
IN KANSAS MEET
Only Record Bested by Okla.
homa Varsity Star In
Discus Throw

Lawrence, Man,, April Z3.-(AP)
The handicap Of wintry weather
combined with q raw wind that
swept Memorial stadium, bested the
efforts Saturday of q record break
ing entry of college and university
track stars to crack the meet rec
ords at the sixth annual Kansas
relays. 1t was the official inaug-
ural of the outdoor track season in
the middlewest, and crack athletics
of three conferences, the Big Ten,
Missouri Valley and Southwestern,
were thrown into the lists, but with
out avail.
The only record to 60 was in the
discus throw, in which Howell, Okla
homa university, set a new record
of l41 feet 9 inches, downing the
favorite, Baldwin Of Texas, whose
heave Of al feet z inches also was
better than the old record Of l41
feet ga inches, made by Rinefort
of Grinnell last year.
Purple Dominates Relays
Northwestern dominated the re-
lays, collecting nine points by win
ming first, and tying for another.
Missouri collected 8 IL points by
winning q first, tying for third and
fourth.
Illinois totaled eight points in the
relays, while the Texas Aggies and
Kansas got seven each.
Many crack relay teams, chosen as
favorites, fell down. The two mile,
which had been conceded to Iowa
State with two teams entered, went
instead to Missouri, when the
staunch Epstein swept by Caulum
in the final stretch to force the
favorites into second place. The
time was 8:03.
The quarter mile ran true to form
as Kansas and the Texas Aggies
staged a great battle for fir,: place,
victory going to Kansas because Of
the thrilling finish staged by Grady,
century flash. Iowa, the favored
team, bowed to Northwestern in the
mile, it being the second relay defeat
Of the year before the lowans, who
fell once before the Texas Aggies at
the Rice relays.
Illinois took the four mile relay
as charted, with Nebraska being the
only other team to finish.
New Event Carded 81
Oklahoma, with the fleet Keith
running the anchor mile, claimed the
medley relay in the fast time Of 10:-
57.2. It was q new event, and the
record will 60 on the meet books.
Tom Churchill, rising young Uni
versity of Oklahoma all-around star,
flashed to a brilliant victory over
Vernon Kennedy Of the Missouri
State Teachers college Of Warrens-
burg, No., in the decathlon, a new
event added for the benefit of those
for Olympic competition.
The youthful Oklahoman, who will
rake a powerful bid for an Olympic
team berth in that event, ama1s a
total of 7,384.8526 points to take the
event. Churchill, who has been call
ed Oklahoma University's greatest
all-time athlete, won first in the
1900 meter, broad jump, and discus,
took a pair of second places, as
many thirds and fourtks, and fin
ished low only in the high jump, in
which he placed 18th with a leap Of
5 feet 6 1-2 inches.
Churchill took the 1900 meter.
event in 4:44, won the broad jump
with leap Of 81 feet II 3-4 inches,
and took the discus throw with q
heave Of 1873 Feet II inches.
Kennedy to Make Bid
Kennedy was not far behind
Churchill with 7,312.3414 points, high
enough to indicate he, too. will make
a strong bid for the Olympic team.
He won first in the shot put and
javelin, took two seconds and two
fourths. three fifths and . sixth
place.
Oklahoma University's versatile
relay and field performers led all
others in winning places. The Okla
Romans won 10 points in the special
events for q paper total Of % points,
which gave them first rank.
Nebraska was second with is
points, while Kansas collected IA
points, Northwestern 10, Missouri
8 1-2 and Illinois 9. Texas univer-
sity, winning only in field events.
totaled 8 1-2 points.