The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-11
|CALIF0RlIANS WIN NATIONAL MEET:
EIGHT RECORDS BROKEN DURING DAY
Eleven Leland Stanford Ath-
letes Score More Than Twice
As Many Points As Their
Nearest Competitor; 1913
Men Represent 70 lnstitu.
lions
By CHARLES W. pUNKLEY

LOT Leland Stanford university,
scored an overwhelming triumph in
the National Collegiate track and
field championship on Soldier field
Saturday, annexing ~ points in an
afternoon Of record breaking per-
formances.
The meet, drawing 1913 Of the ma
tons finest athletes, representing
~ universities and colleges, all fight
ing for Olympic team recognition,
resulted in tying the worlds record
for the 100 yard dash, and before the
onslaught was finished, eight rec
ords for the games were smashed
and two were equaled.
The Californians, winner Of the
Eastern intercollegiate championship,
undefeated in team competition this
season, amassed more than twice as
many points as their nearest challen-
ger, Illinois, which scored 80 ga
points for second place honors.
The Illinois, Western conference
champions. barely beat out Ohio
State which finished third with 80
points.
Final Point Standings
This is how the points were divid-
ed in the National Collegiate Athletic
association meet:
Stanford e; Illinois 80 "a; Ohio
State 80; Washington 26; Iowa Is;
Rice Institute Is; Northwestern "a;
Michigan %; Pittsburgh Is; Chicago
Is 3-4; Ohio Wesleyan Is; Oregon
State IL; Georgia Tech IL; Albion
10; College of Ozarks 10; Drake 9
"a; McKendree 8; Oklahoma 8;
Texas 8; Idaho 8; Michigan Normal
8; Iowa State 8; Kansas Z; Alabama,
Poly Tech, z; Michigan State z;
Nebraska 6; Washington State 6;
College Of the City Of Detroit s;
Wisconsin 5; Penn. College 4; Kan
sas State Teachers. Pittsburgh, Kan,
4; North Carolina 4; Indiana 8; Min
nesota g.; Central State Teachers
college, Mt. Pleasant, Mich, 3-4;
Clemson /; Marquette /.
The University Of Washington,
Pacific coast champions, was fourth
with 26 points. Rice Institute Of
Houston, Texas, and Iowa tied for
9Th with Is each pursued closely by
Northwestern, which pulled up in
9Th place with "a points. Michigan
with % points, was 7th with Pitts
'burgh finishing 9Th with Is. Thirty
eight teams figured in the scoring.
Stanford Strong Afield
The athletes from the golden state
established of the records and
picked up all Of their points, with
the exception Of 10, in the field
events in which they showed remark.
able strength. They placed in of
the Is events and might have scored
in another only for the misfortune of
Nichols, their star hurdler, who was
disqualified in the high hurdles for
knocking down three Of the sticks.
Eric Krenz, the dark, brawny Cali
fornian, led the scoring of the Cardi-
nal team by winning the discus with
record breaking heave Of 140 feet
2 inches, and placing second to his
teammate, Rothert, in the shot.
Spencer, the bespectacled member of
the Stanford team, established new
record for the 44O yard run, when he
beat Russell Walter, the Northwest
ern sophomore, to the tape by q yard,
after . sensational race, in AIT.
Edmonds, star vaulter Of the Stan
ford squad annexed q third record
for the coast invaders, when he clear
ed the bar at Is feet 6 1-2 inches.
Bracey Equals Record
While Leland Stanford was carry
ing off the team championship hon
ors, Aurey Bracey, . husky Rice In
stitute youth, called the Dixie Filler,
was winning the individual honors.
Bracey tied the worlds record for
century when he broke the tape a
scant yard ahead Of George Simp-
son, Ohio State flier, in :09.6.
After tying the world mark, the
Texas sprinter came back and equal
ed the meet record in winning the
220 yard dash from Simpson in 200.
His performances in the furlong tied
the mark hung up by Roland Locke,
the famous University Of Nebraska
dashman in 1926. Bracey was the in
dividual high point winner, scoring
20 for Rice Institute.
All down the line the races were
thrillers from start to finish, with
the crowd Of $4,000 spectators leap
ing up in the excitement Of the close
finishes.
Mile Time Good i
Kiser Of tho University Of Wash
ineton, Pacific coast champion, ran
the fastest mile reeled off in Ameri-
ca this season, when he captured the |
mile event after . thrilling duel with
Potter Of Michigan Normal in ATS. |
His performance equaled the meet
record established by Ray Conger
Of Iowa State . year ago..
In the other distance run, the two
mile event, David Abbott Of the Uni
versity Of Illinois, clipped 2 and 2-1O
seconds off the meet record hung up
by ]. L. Romig Of Penn. State in 1921
by beating Cleaver Of Idaho, the
VESTS best, to the tape by yards
in 0:28.8.
Steve Anderson Loses
Frank Cuehl, captain Of the Uni
versity Of Iowa team and rated as q
certain Olympic prospect in the 400
meter hurdle, took the measure Of
Steve Anderson of Washington,
Pacific coast titleholder, in the 22O
yard low hurdles to set = new meet
record Of :23.2,- 2-1O Of . second
faster than the mark made by Spence
Of the College Of the City Of Detroit
year ago.
Bartlett Of Albion college, Albion,
Mich, threw the javelin farther than
Iit has ever been thrown by an Ameri-
can collegiate athlete, when he tossed
the spear 2l6 feet, z inches for Z
new meet record.
The performance may also b rec.