THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MARCH 17, 1906.
VOLUME II.
MISSOURI WINS
NUMBER 48
AT THE END THE SCORE WAS 55 TO 30.
Parker Breaks the High Jump Record---Missouri Springs Many Surprises.
Once more the Kansans' hope of victory over Missouri at track went glimmering when for the seventh consecutive time Missouri defeated Kansas at the big Convention Hall meet last night. The Missourians simply ran away from Kansas and won by the onesided score of 55 to 30. The ease with which the Jayhawkers were defeated caused much surprise, since it was generally conceded that Kansas was reasonably sure of several firsts. The Columbia boys were given a number of sure things by the same dopesters, but the only difference was that Missouri won all the firsts previously conceded to her and several others which seemed safe for Kansas.
The summary of events is as follows:
One mile run—Jenkins (M) first, Jackson (M) second. Time, 4:49. Priest (K) ran.
50-yard dash—Tidd (M) first, Branham (M) second. Time, :05 3-5. Driscoll and Wallace ran.
Putting 16 pound shot—Anderson (M) first, Putnam (K) second. Distance, 41 ft. 10 in., second, 37 ft. 11 in.
55 yard high hurdles—Kuhn (K) first, Crouch (M) second. Time, :08. Johnson and Lewis ran.
440 yard run—Tidd (M) first, Driscoll (K) second. Time,:55. Wallace and Stewart ran.
Running high jump—Parker (K) first, Anderson (M) second. Height, 5 ft. 9 in.
880 yard run—Ellis (M) first, Jenkins (M) second. Time, 2:05 3-5. Dennis and McCoy ran.
55 yard low hurdles—Crouch (M) first, Kuhn (K) second. Time, :07. Parker and Lewis ran.
Two mile run—Daniels (M) first, Barnard (K) second. Time, 11:07.
Pole vault—Russell (K) first, Johnson (K) second. Height, 9 ft. 6 in.
Mile relay—Missouri, first; Kansas, second. For Missouri, Tidd, Stewart, Ellis, Leapheart; for Kansas, Young, Wallace, McCoy, Driscoll. Time, 4:24.
A large crowd was out to see the contest and, it is safe to say, got their money's worth. Under the direction of Martin Delaney, director of the K.C. A.C., and his corps of able officials, the meet went off without a hitch. The events were run off quickly and without the tiresome delays that usually accompany a track meet. Much credit is due to the men who made it possible to carry off the events so successfully.
The Missourians sprung several surprises and showed up strong in places where they had been considered weak. In all the distance runs the Kansas boys showed their lack of training by their inability to finish anywhere near as strong as the Missourians.
The biggest surprise of the whole meet was the loss of the 50-yard dash. Kansas rooters had their first bitter taste of defeat when the Missouri sprinters took first and second places over Driscoll and Wallace.
The prettiest contest of the meet was the high jump. No one had counted on Missouri for more than third place, but when Young was forced out at 5 ft.6 in. and Anderson cleared the bar easily, everyone began to open his eyes. From then on it was a match for supremacy between Parker and Capt. Anderson, Parker finally winning with a record two inches better than he had ever made before and an inch higher than the Kansas University record.
Kuhn, who had been counted as a sure winner of both the high and low hurdles, brought another blow to the Jayhawkers when, after winning the high hurdles, Crouch, after being set back two feet, succeeded in winning first in the low hurdles by a narrow margin.
In the pole vault there was no competition and Russel and Johnson had things all to themselves.
The relay race was the most exciting event of the meet. Tidd, of Missouri, and Young started and after a pretty race Tidd came in for a few feet ahead. Wallace with a poor start ran a pretty quarter and came in ahead of Stewart. McCoy was then badly outdistanced by Ellis in the third relay, and made a gap that Capt. Driscoll, after running the race of his life against Leapheart, nearly succeeded in closing. But the lead was too great and Missouri came in with the first honors.
The 440 yard run was another disappointment for the Jayhawkers, when Tidd beat Capt. Driscoll to the tape after a close race.
The relay team, consisting of Capt. Driscoll, Wallace, Young and Dennis, with Russell and Putnam made up the squad that went to the St. Louis University invitation meet to be held today.
T. L. Eyerly, of the class '05, who has been principal of the Marysville high school this year visited friends at the University this week. Mr. Eyerly has been away from his school for several weeks on account of sickness, but will resume his duties next week.
COASTING ACCIDENT.
Miss McCracken Hurt Thursday Night.
In a bob sled mixup on Kentucky street Thursday night, Miss Louise McCracken was quite seriously injured, sustaining a double fracture of her leg just below the knee. Frank Brock, who was guiding the sled, attempted to steer past the Beta "bob" which had not been taken from the road. He did not quite clear it, and the accident resulted. Several sleds were following one another in quick succession and it is a wonder that more were not hurt. It will probably be six weeks or two months before Miss McCracken will be fully recovered.
ENGINEERING NOTES.
A new Richle 60,000 pounds tension and compression testing machine has been received for the testing laboratory. It will be set up immediately and be put into use by the classes in Strength of Materials. This machine makes a valuable addition to the equipment of the laboratory.
To get a degree from the School of Engineering, one must present a thesis, which requires a great deal of original investigation. The Kansan publishes today the subjects which the senior "civils" have taken, and will eventually publish the thesis subjects of seniors in other departments.
J. Clyde Baldwin and Astley Purton are working on plans for the drainage and reclamation of swamp land along the Wakrusa.
A. R. Mann is investigating the flow of sewage in the Lawrence sewerage system. He is making these investigations in Lawrence as it is a typical residence city.
Strickler and Ward are investigating the effect of clay on the strength of cement mortar. It is generally supposed that sand containing clay weakens cement mortar. It is to settle this question that this work is being done.
Zimmerman and Parker are designing a sewerage system for the city of Olathe, their home town.
Dolph Blanpied is experimenting with cement.
Dunmire and McGillivray, who have been making an investigation of Kansas stone as road building material, have collected stone from the eastern half of the state. They have put in a laboratory in the basement of the shops and have made abrasion, cementation and absorption tests on fifty different samples besides experimenting with the effect of repeated freezing and thawing.
Chester Smith, '04, is getting out a thesis for his master's degree. He is working on some phase of sanitary engineering.
LEAVE TUESDAY
BASE BALL MEN HAVE HAD LITTLE PRACTICE.
Wichita League Game Canceled---- The Team Will Be Picked Monday.
On Tuesday, the base ball team will leave on its Southern trip and will be gone two weeks. Its seems rather absurd to talk of base ball, when not more than four or five days actual practice has been held and when the individual players have not had a fair trial. The winter weather, that should have come a month ago, has waited until March, and the team will have to start with a complement of players, who have showed up the best—a difficult task at least.
Primarily the schedule was arranged for practice and the chance of winning all the games does not seem very probable, but with the college teams Kansas ought to take every contest. The chief disadvantage will lie in the fact that Texas and Oklahoma Universities have been practicing for two months and will be in good shape.
The only change in the schedule as announced in the Kansan a few days ago, is the dropping of the Witchita Western Association team on account of the inclement weather. The first game will be played with Friends on next Wednesday. Oklahoma comes on Thursday and Friday and the next week will be taken up in playing Texas professional and college teams. The last game will be played with the State Normal during the first week in April.
Texas University will be the hardest proposition of all the college teams played. Last year Missouri's crack team suffered a shut out at Austin and the Jayhawkers will have to hurry if they win.
The team will be chosen Monday and the following men will probably be the fortunate ones: Brookens, catcher; Hoffman, Krimeyer, Jones, Taylor or Meade, pitchers; Young, first base; Wilson, or Heatherington second; Bailey, shortstop; Johnson, third; Brown, Bloss and one of the pitchers will make up the outfield. Hoffman will take care of one of the positions most of the time on account of his strong batting.
The Kansan will have daily reports from manager Lansdon and the team's progress will be posted on the Kansan bulletin board.
Contract Not Let.
The board of regents met for their regular monthly session Thursday afternoon. The entire time was spent in discussing the letting of the contract for the new gymnasium building but as all the bids were to high no action was taken.