The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-08
Nodak Relay Team Sets New Record
Mosher, Nichols, Hill and Pear>
son Negotiatiate Two
Miles in 8:14:6

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 8.--(F-
Three meet records fell before the
drive Of college and high school ath-
letes here Saturday in the final ses-
sion of the two-day Dakota relay
competition which brought together
TOO athletes from five states in the
18th renewal OF the classic.
Two track marks and the pole vault
record were surpassed as a warm sun
heat down on the field.
The University OF North Dakota's
tWo-mile relay team of Roy Moeher,
Hugh Nichols, Wayne Hill and Roy
Pearson started the record breaking
with time Of 8:14.8, clipping IL Sec
,, onds off the mark Of 8:16 made by
Augustana in 1881.
Establishing their lead at the start
Of the first mile, the North Dakotans
never relinquished the advantage and
never were in danger. Pearson, bril-
liant half-miler. finished about SO
yards in the lead. Yankton was Sec
end and Augustara only a few feet
behind.
The Cherokee. Iowa. high school
quartet lived up to expectations in
shattering its own Glass A two-n1ile
relay mark. Sjostrom, Hitchcock.
Jensen and Graves toured the dis
lance in 1888 to supersede Chero-
KEGS own mark Of 8:26.8 made last
year. Graves, anchor man, broke the
ape about $50 yards ahead OF F1and"
reau which finished second Brook
ings was third.
The third mark to fall was in the
college pole vault, Lawrence Hansc0
Of the University Of South Dakota.
sailing over the bar at 10 feet, 4 inch
es. The former record Of II feet 5h
inches was held by Baxter OF Iowa
State Teachers college.
An upset in the meet was the de-
feat of Ralph Pierce, University OF
North Dakota sprint star, who was
eclipsed by the rush Of Ptak OF Yank-
ton college, in the college and uni
versity 1O0-yard dash. The Yank-
ton speedster beat Pierce to the tape
by more than yard after racing him
on even terms until just before the
finish. The summary:
College 120-yard high hurdles-Won
by March, South Dakota; Terry,
Wayne Normal, second; Mccain,
South Dakota. third. Time, 1864 sec.
onds.
High school loo-yard dash-Won by
Wertz, Aberdeen; schefflett, Aber-
deem, second; Meyers, Sioux Falls
third. Time, 1917.
College half mile relay (first Sec
tion)-Won by Iowa Teachers; South
Dakota, second: Augustana, third.
Time, 1885. Second section)-Won
by South Dakota State; Yankton, sec.
ond; Simpson, third. Time. 1882 tal1
winners in second section.
Glass H high school half mile relay
Won by Sioux Falls; Aberdeen. Sec
ond; Brookings, third. Time, 1885.
College and university. tWo-mile re-"
lay-Won by North Dakota (Mosher,
Nichols, Hill, PEARSON; Yankton, sec
ond: Augustana, third. Time. 8:l4.8.
(New record; old record, 8:l6, made
by Augustana, 1879
High Jump, college and university
Won by H. Hanson, U. s. D.; L. Han
son. U. S. D., second; Winslow. U. N.
D.. third. Height, It. 1917 inches.
College and university 100-yard
dash-Won by Ptak, Yankton; Pierce,
U N. D.. second: Hulin, Iowa Teach
ers third. Time, 1o.5 seconds.
Glass A high school two-mle relay
Won by Cherokee, Iowa; Flandreau
Indians, second; Bookings, third.
Time, 1888. New record; old record
s:26.8 made by Cherokee, 1922
College and university javelin throw
Won by Walker, Northern Normal;
Kortan, s. D. State. second; Hertz,
Augustana, third. Distance, 100 1eet
2 inches.
Glass A high school mile relay-Won
by Sioux Falls; Cherokee. Iowa, set
ond; Aberdeen, third. Time, 1898.
College and university pole vault
Won by L. Hanson, U. S. D.; Myers,
Iowa Teachers, second: Pierce. Iowa
Teachers, and Baker, Wayne Normal,
tied for third. Height, 10 feet 4 inch.
es. (New record: old mark, II feet
81. inches by Baxter, Iowa State
Teachers.)
College and university mile relay
Won by Simpson: South Dakota State,
second; Yanktoa, third. Time. 3:30.6.