Kansas University Weekly.
369
ATHLETICS.
THE ANNUAL FIELD DAY.
J. C. Sanderson Wins the Cowan Medal.
After two postponements on account of inclement weather, the annual field and track events took place Thursday last at the Driving Park. Considering the threatening weather, a fair sized crowd was present. It was a good natured audience, who evidently sympathized with the Athletic Association management in its endeavors to pull off the annual field day show.
The program, allowing for the considerations alleged above, was a good one. There were no world's records broken in the dashes or runs, but the time was fair in each, and the events themselves close and interesting. The jumps were excellent, Sanderson breaking the 'Varsity record on the running broads, and also making his indoor running high jump of 5 feet 6 inches. Rench made a 'Varsity record in the standing broad, 10 feet, 4 inches. The poorest showing was made in the heavy events. Foster winning the shot put in 32 feet, 11 inches, and Outland the hammer throw on 83 feet.
What should have been one of the most interesting events, proved to be the disappointment of the day. Clark and Keeley were the only men of the half dozen entered in the bicycle races to put in an appearance. There was every inducement to the bicycle riders of the University to go into these races, despite the fact that the weather for the ten days previous was against any training, and we would suggest that these delinquents be given six months in company with the L.A.W. sanction transgressors.
The race between Sherman and Sanderson for the Cowan medal, together with the distinction of being the all round Athlete of the University, was a spirited one for the first half of the program. Sherman's best events came in the first half, and Sanderson's in the second, but the dashes proved to be too much for Sherman and whatever chance he had in the jumps he lost by being unable to take part. Sanderson's work was both clean and brilliant. He took three first prizes, two second, and a third, scoring twenty-two points, which with the indoor work made thirty-seven points against twenty-seven for Sherman and sixteen to Nate Foster.
The class relay race was a winner. It created more enthusiasm than was shown at any time during the day. Four classes were represented, the Junior, Sophomore and Freshmen Arts and the Junior Laws. The Laws lost out in the first quarter, but pluckily kept in the race. Of the other classes the honors were easy until the third quarter, when Agnew took a good lead and won the day for the Sophomore class.
The first event of the day was the 100-yd. dash in which Sherman, Hill, Voigts, Squires and Buckler ran. The dash was a pretty one, Sherman and Hill running close for first and second places, Voigts, third. Time 11 seconds.
Rench, won the standing broad jump handily over Sanderson, Sherman, and Cowley. 10 feet,4 inches.
The shot put went to Nat Foster on a throw of 32 feet, 11 inches. Outland second, McDaniel, third.
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