Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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N01-rhwestern,YEar Book W :ME 1 5 if fy. GARRELS OF MICHIGAN SAMSE OF INDIANA Tying the world's record in 120 yard hurdle Breaking world's record in pole vault Results of Conference Meet Held at Northwestern Field, June 2, IQO6 TRACK EVENTS Event First Second . Hamilton QI. NJ Stewart Record 1oo yd. dash . . . 10: 1-5 Third Merrill 220 yd. dash . . . 22: 3-5 . Hamilton QI. N.j Stewart Markley fMiamij 4.40 yd. dash . . . 50: . Merriam Waller Rideout 380 yd. run . . 1158 2-5 . Ramey Coe Myers One mile . . . 4:30 3-5 . Coe Maloney Verner i Two mile . . 10:00 I-5 . Rowe Dull JacksonCMissouriD 120 hurdles . :I5 1-5 . Garrels Hodgen Shauver 220 hurdles .... :25 I-5 . Garrels Waller Mackey Relay race, fmilej . . 3:29 3-5 . Chicago Iowa Wisconsin Points in relay race not counted. Egg, F O LI O 32

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gg, SYLLABUS ii Conference Meet June 2, I 906 . The sixth annual meet of the Inter-Collegiate Conference Athletic Association was held on Northwestern Field June 2, IQO6. Under the direction of Tom Holland, the field had been put into fine shape, and almost ideal weather made prospects bright for an exceptionally good meet. The track is by far the widest and best in the west, and the 220 yard straightaway is an unusual feature. Seventeen colleges from the Middle West were represented by two hundred and twenty- eight athletes and the west bleachers were crowded with spectators. Two college bands, our own and that of Purdue, paraded the football Held before the first event. They later occupied the east bleachers. The first event was the 120-yard hurdle race, in which Garrels of Michigan won in an excit- ing finish with his running mate, Hodgen, a close second. Scarcely a yard behind was Shauver of Northwestern, who ran a wonderful race considering that he had not expected to enter until that morning and was not prepared. The time was first announced as equalling the world's record, but later it was given out as I5 2-5 seconds, one-fifth ofa second slower. Hamilton of Iowa Normal showed himself to be a star by winning both the ' ' hundred and two-twenty in fair time. Coe of Michigan ran away from all competitors in the mile and allowed his team-mate, Ramey, to beat him in the half-mile. Garrels won the 220-yard hurdles in great style. The high-jump was a disappointment, five men tying for first at a poor height. The take- off for both the high and the broad jump were soft and a good performance was impossible. In the pole vault, however, Samse, of Indiana, carried away the honors of the day. He broke the world's record by a large margin and set the mark at a height that will not be touched for some time. He cleared the bar at I2 feet 4. 7-8 inches and barely missed at I2 feet 8 inches. Haggard of Drake also broke the Conference record in this event and his performance would have been remarkable had it not been for the more wonderful feat of Samse. ' When the last event was over, the score stood :- Michigan . . . 62 4-5 Drake . . 3 Chicago .... . . 20 3-5 Missouri . . 2 Iowa Normal . . . . II Beloit . . . . 1 4.-5 Wisconsin . . . 9 Northwestern . . I Illinois . . . 7 4.-5 Miami . I Indiana . . 5 Purdue . I VV 1- 0 LI 0 453 31

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Q SYLLABUS Us Tom Holland TRAINEP. AND TRACK COACH All the world admires the man who wins-but how about the trainer who has the goods but not the stuff to work with? Tom Holland came to us at an inopportune time, for himselfg at a time midway between the breaking up of an old system and the launching of a new one. We were yet unwilling to test the latter, so, with the odds all against him, he tried to give us what we wanted and almost failed. Yet before he left us he had one chance to show what he was made of. The Conference meet came to us almost at the last moment of his stay. With the best track in the West for the meet fand with a two man team, that had never trained consistently during any Part of the season, to do Northwestern's scoringj it was up to Tom to run off the most successful Conference meet in the history of the Big Nine -and he made good. From the report of the starter's pistol in the loo yard dash to the breaking of the world's record in the pole Vault, there was not a hitch. No trainer ever came to Northwestern who left behind more friends among the student body than did Tom Holland, and that alone bespeaks considerable for the spirit and ability of the man. ' 'l to A'A'l E F1-ed shauvef Captain of 1906 track team, and winner of third place in the 120 yard hurdle race in the conference meet, SNAPSHOT AT CONFERENCE MEET Wg 4 dw 0 M. 'ff I I X 1 V-1 ,f .1 ,,.. ,cf Q Q G5 , ,A , X rf Af' ' M ,, W , 4' if 9 :Zigi 1' 4 f M ffgufj cf , 1 1, V- f 0 A if W J, K 11,10 1 1 .rigs , 2, f P 4 , 1: 0 f2.rri32M.,':-:E.3:1, y..-, A gr 313 ' . rn l yi 4, '4 ii ' V157 Petro 33 455