DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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CAPTAIN LgCOUNTH STONEX 1pole vault and high hurdlesy-Straining his back at I. U. kept him from hanging up a new I. C. A. L. pole vault record. CAPTAIN-ELECT 1113mm? HOUSE 00W hurdles and broad jumpk- 11Jinfs1: consistent work made him the logical choice for 1915 captain. 11PAT11 GUTHRIE 1dashes1-Here he comes! There he goes! Thafs 11Pat3, 31

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F teeet COACH JOHN P. NICHOLSON Coach John P. Nicholson; DePauw,s new Track coach, hails with a record of athletic honors equal to that of any man in the Middle West. Coach Nicholson was a member of the last American Olympic team and holds the Western Con- ference record of 15 1-5 seconds for the high hurdles. Before Kelley of California made the present worldis record of 15 seconds for the 120-yard hurdles Nicholson had the distinction of tying the former time of 15 1-5 seconds oftener than any living athlete, having accomplished this feat four times in two years. Coach Nicholson began his career on the track while in the University of Missouri, being on the teams of that institution for the years 1911, 1912, and 1913, and being captain in his senior year. He was the leading point winner for the Missouri team which captured the Western track title in 1911. In the Conference meet the following year he won the title of champion individual point man and in 1912 and 1913 he carried off the individual honors in the Missouri Valley meet. Coach Nicholson also holds the Missouri Valley records for the high hurdles and high jump. His best records are: High hurdles, 15 1-5 seconds; high jump, 6 feet 134 inches; broad jump, 22 feet 10 inches. Nicholson was a favorite in the Olympic Games, having previously defeated 2111 the other entrants in the high hurdles. A stumble at the ninth hurdle 0f the final heat clost him the international race. 30

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; SP0T J LIGHT anle vault, high jump and broad junlp A reliable all round performer. Hlimw MYERS mi1e and half mild H01der of I. C. A. L. half mile rec- ord. He is determined to have the mile record this year. mJIICKEYu KEYS mammer throw The diHiculty was in finding the ham- mer after it came down. 32