The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-06-05
Thirty years ago, a Kalispeu boy
enrolled at Stanford university. Ath-

he graduated, he broke the facnlc
Coast conference twO-mile record. HIS
time performance was 10:1O.3-5. The
previous record was 1926. His best time
at the distance was $3.50, but 1t was
trial run and not made in competition:
therefore, did not get into the official
records. Ed Nash, long resident OF
Butte, manager of the Butte Electric
Railway, was the athlete. After gradual
ton Nash returned to Kalispell. moving
to Butte 25 years ago. A Stanford atm
lete who breaks a conference record IS
rewarded for life, such a performance
emitting him to two tickets to any and
all athletic events in which the falo
Alto institution participates. ......
Ed didn't see Stanford beat Southern
Methodists on New Years day, though
seats were set aside for him. He did
collect a few bets from gentlemen VINO
caused vacuum in his pockesbook
when Stanford lost to Columbia and
Alabama in previous Rose Bowl games.
The two-mile record set by Nash in
1906, has been bettered several times.
Arnold Gillette, a Montana University
athlete, was one of the runners to 90
the trick At a conference meet a lew
wears ago, Gillette hot-footed into the
limelight by breaking the one and two
day. His tWo-mile was CLICKED at 9:42.
and the mile was covered in 4:3l. Gil
Iette was the fastest distance runner
of all Montana boys who engaged IN
collegiate competition. Before Guette
was born the kid from Kalispeu en-
joyed that reputation.
When ]. Lyman Bingham of Chicago,
assistant to the president of the Ma
tional A. A. u, was in Butte last year,
he sat in at sports tanning bee. While
football was being discussed, the talk
drifted to punterS and punting. Carrldeo
of Notre Dame, Howell OF Alabama. and
other kicking hot shots were mentioned.
Finally Bingham, former Denver Uni
at the same school, told his audience
that the greatest punter he ever saw
was a resident of Butte. According to
Bingham. Duke" Schroeder was the
creme De mentha of kicking men.
Schroeder was Q star at Butte Hi and
Denver u. The Duke" Bingham re-
lated, would average 60 to 70 yards
only would the pigskin 60, far, but it
would take height as well, giving a
player, if he were on crutcheS, time to
get down the field before the ball would
be caught or picked up. Schroeder
could kick the ball out of the park, and
knew how to carry it too" said Bing-
ham.
At the present time Bingham is in
Denver temporarily. He conducted the
national A. A. U. basketball tournament
held recently.
Bingham had a younger brother,
Glenn, who also graduated from Den
yer u. Glenn coached Billings high
teams for several seasons, later going
to his Alma Mater as freshman coach,
while his brother was athletic director.
When Glenn went to Denver from Bill.
Ings, he had lots of company. He sold
Don Bowman, George ODonnen, Jimmy
Scilly and Ted Algeo, Billings high ath-
letes to enroll at the mile-nigh school.
All four of the boys made the varsity
football and basketball teams.
This ODonneu lad made quite cul-
minative record at Billings and Den
yer. he kicked LOG goals after touch
downs without a miSS-a worlds rec
ord. When he finally did miss one at a
game played at Denver, he caused more
talk ana commotlon than II he had
made the kick click. In these days OF
6-6, 1912 and 1913 contests, a bird
like O'Donnel would be an answer to
a cOach'S PRAYER.