The Oregon weekly., May 18, 1908, Image 1

W eekly.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
VOL. IX.
EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 18, 1908.
No. 32
TWO TRACK MEETS ARE WON first, Philbrook (W) second, Huston PRESIDENT KERR OF O. A. C.
(O) third; time 16 seconds fiat.
Oregon Runners, Jumpers and Weight
220 yd. dash— Martin (W) first, Addressed the Students of the Uni­
Handlers Defeat Whitman and
Moon (O) second, Reid (O) third;
versity and the Grangers on
Washington State College
time 21 4-5 seconds.
Last Wednesday
Shot put—Philbrook (W) first,
Manager Bean, Trainer Hayward
One of the most interesting Assem­
Moullen (O) second, Zacharias (O)
and the fourteen athletes comprising
blies of this year, was held Wednesday
third; distance 40 feet 1 1-2 inch.
the University of Oregon Track Team
High jump—Moullen (O) first, Phil­ in Villard Hall. Dean Sanderson read
returned home Sunday from their trip brook (W) second, Foster (W) third; a portion of the Scriptures, followed
into the Inland Empire, and they height 5 feet 3 3-4 inches.
by an earnest and impressive invoca­
brought with them trophies of two vic­ 440 dash—Lowell (O) first, Reid tion. Hon. S. H. Friendly and Pres.
tories. They left on their trip last (O) second, Barners (W) third; time Campbell each gave a short address
Monday and on Wednesday defeated 2:52 1-5.
of welcome to the visiting Grangers
Whitman College by a score of 75 to
Broad jump—Kuykendall (O) first, who were last week holding their
47 and on Saturday Washington State Martin (W) second, Lewis (W) third; state convention in Eugene, including
College by the score of 62 to 60. In distance 22 feet 5 inches.
a concise summary of the situation as
the Whitman meet the runners and
Hammer throw—Zacharias (O) first it stands, in reference to the appropria­
jumpers were in fine form and their Gardner (O) second, Moullen (O) tion bill. Miss Alberta Campbell fav­
performance exceeded anything which third; distance 141 feet.
ored the Assembly with an instru­
Hayward had hoped for. Huston dem­ 220 hurdles—Roberts (O) first, Mar­ ment! solo in her inimitable manner,
onstrated his speed by covering the tin (W) second, Philbrook (W) third; after which the speaker of the day was
100 yd. course in 10 seconds, defeating time 26.
introduced—Pres. Kerr, from the Ore­
Martin, the missionaries’ crack sprinter. I Mile run—Sievers (()) first, Downs gon Agricultural College. Pres. Kerr
Captain Kuykendall won the 120 hur­ (O) second, Mays (O) third ; time 4 :40 I is a splendid speaker—interesting, and
dles in 16 flat and made a broad jump
Relay— Whitman won. Oregon en­ clear, with a fine delivery. I lis address
of 22 ft. 5 inches. Sievers, the doughty tered all her weight men, Moullen, was upon cooperation between the
neighboring Universities, between
little Freshman runner lowered the Zacharias, Gardner and McIntyre.
college record in the mile by winning
Final score—Oregon 75, Whitman State colleges and Universities and
among the lower schools—public, nor­
that event in 4 :40. Dodson also broke 47.
a college record by covering the half
The team stayed in \\ alia \\ alia mal and high.
mile in 2 :02 2-5. Other surprises of until Friday, when they left for Pull­ “The two main requisites for the de­
the day were the winning of the high man. The meet with W. S. C. was velopment of educational work in the
jump by Moullen and Lowell s work hardly as satisfactory as the one with United States are—First, that we
in the 440. He won the race defeating Whitman as several of the men had should carry the opportunity of edu-
Reid, who was thought to be without not recovered from the gruelling work I cation to the doors of everyone. And
a peer in this event in the Northwest. of Wednesday. Rain fell during the secondly, the educational system must
Zacharias showed something of his old meet and the Oregon distance runner's be adapted to the particular needs of
time form in the hammer throw, while were unable to make any creditable the individual. In the development of
the country, the girls must be educated
Moullen surprised many by picking up
ing.
wever several good records were for their life work, as well as the men.
four points in the weights.
The events in detail were as follows:
Huston again ran the 100 in We demand men and women of sterl­
880 yards—Dodson (O) first, Downs
at and Kuykendall the high hur- ing worth, but the demand is too great
(()) second, Cox (W ) third: time
in 16. Kuykendall also beat his because there are not enough techni­
man jump two inches, making 22 cally trained for it.”
2:02 2-5.
Among the («rangers, a few were
100 yd. dash—Huston (O) first, (
inches, which, aside from Kelly’s
nuances, is the best jump made called upon for speeches. President­
Martin (W ) second, Moon (O) third,
,e Northwest for several years, elect Dunston emphasized Pres. Kerr’s
time 10 seconds flat.
rts, the Freshman sprinter and statement concerning the need of hon­
Pole vault—Moullen (O) first, Fos­
er,’ sprung the surprise of the est manhood and womanhood and en­
ter (W) second, Felthouse ( W ) third,
vhcn he won the 220 yd. dash m larged upon that point. State Lec­
height 10 feet, 11 inches.
S seconds. He also took second turer Mrs. Clara Waldo, of (). A. C.
Discus throw Philbrook I W ) first,
to prove the superiority of
e 100 and third in 220 hurdles, I attempted
Dutcher (W) second, Zacharias (O)
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third; distance 100 feet 3 inches.
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120 yd. hurdles—Kuykendall (O)
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