Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-11
MOCULS FIX
UP SCHEDULE
Investigation of Amateur
Standings Is Now
Under Way

COLLEGE STATION. May 10
PA driving rain which began
falling at noon today forced post
ponement of the annual track and
field meet Of the Southwest con-
ference here until Monday.
Faculty representatives of the
conference who have been holding
a series of sessions to work out
conference problems delayed the
decision until a late hour but
agreed upon the postponement
when the track was under water
and there was no prospect Of a
cessation OF the downpour.
Track Good
The opinion was general that
the postponement would not af-
feet the results Monday in as much
as the track is we'll drained and,
given a few hours Of sunshine. will
be In better condition as the re-
suit Of the rain. In the prelimin-
aries yesterday the track was a
little soft and needed settling.
Coaches and athletic business
managers OF the conference in ses-
sion adopted baseball and basket
ball schedules fot 1881 and also
drew up a constitution and by
laws. all OF which were submitted
TO faculty representatives for ap-
provsl. They reelected DR.. r.. N.
Blackwell as president Of the or
~ganization.
Schedules Made
Faculty representatives spent a
great part OF the day considering
schedules but on their program was
a place for discussion Of the in
vestiFation OF athletic conditions In
the Southwest conference schools,
particularly Of means OF financing
it.
AT a meeting last night. Or. u.
A. Penick. president Of the con-
ference. announced an investigation
already was under wav and would
be prosecuted vigorously. Agitation
In this connection BEGAN after the
famous report or the Carnegie
foundation which charged sub
sidizing Of athletics in schools
throughout the country.
University Of Texas Longhorrs
with eight title to their credit,
hold the lead as track and field
champions of the Southwest Con-
ference since the organization Of
the modern conference IN 1915. The
Texas Aggies. defenders or the
title in the meet at College Station
Friday and Saturday. May 9-l0,
rank second with three champion-
ships. and the University OF Okla
homa. no longer 4 member Of the
conference. won tro. Rice Institute
has one to its credit.
Title winners since 1915 are:
1915. Texas; 1916. Texas: 1917.
No meet world War: 1918. Okla
homa: 1919. Oklahoma: 1920. Tex
as: 1921. A. e. NJ. 1922 A. & M:
1923. Texas: 1924. Texas: 1925. Tex
as: 1925. Texas: 1927; Texas; 1923.
Rice: 1929. "A. A. M.
Present Southwest conference re-
cords are:
1o0-yard dash: Cockrell Texas).
1927. Time 99 seconds.
220-yard dash: Poth "a. e. NJ,
1926. Time ZIG seconds.
440-yard run: Parker "a g. NJ,
1927. Time 49.1 seconds.
680-yard run: Brunson Rice)
1928. Time / minute SIS seconds.
One-mlle run: Hooper CSMU)
1927. and Bruns7n Ricel. 1923.
Time 4 minutes 2l.S seconds.
Two-mile run: Esquivel CTexasl.
1925. Time Q minu es 324 seconds
l20-yard high hurdles: Wright
CTexas ,. 1926. Time Is seconds.
220-vard low hurdles: Brown
tSMU). 1927. Time c3.5 seconds.
One-mile relav: Texas Cwysonr.
Vestal. Cockrell. Daniels. 1927.
Time 3 minutes 1879 seconds.
High jump: Shepard Texas
1926. Distance 6 feet 2 1-2 inches.
Broad lump: Farmer "a. a. M.
1929. Distance % feet 10 in.
Pole Vault: Harmon Texas,
1927. Distance - feet II IL inch
es.
Shot Put; Baldwin CTexas). 1928
Distance 81 feet 4 inches.
Discus: Baldwin CTexas). 1929.
Distance l53 feet 4 inches.
Javelin: FLOYD "A a. M. 1929.
Distance 2o4 feet 4 l-2 inches.