The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MAY 25, 1909
VOLUME V.
NUMBER 94
KANSAS 591-2 NEBRASKA571-2
KANSAS ATHLETES WERE IN GREAT FORM.
Protest Necessary in Order to Get Square Decision—Haskell Meet Next Saturday.
Last Saturday afternoon coach Hagerman's trusty track athletes trounced the Cornhusker team on the Nebraska track at Lincoln. At the close of the meet the officials decided that the final score was 59 to 58 in favor of Nebraska. In order to get this, though, Dr. Clapp the Nebraska coach, insisted that the tie which had resulted from the high jump be decided. The tie was jumped off and Kansas lost.
Hagerman protested the legality of the referee's decision. On account of a shortage of rule books the referee promised the Kansas coach that he would change his decision in case a book was sent to him designating the rule. Hagerman has sent the book and is awaiting an answer.
There are two rules covering the argument. One, rule two, of the Inter-collegiate rules which designates the number of points each place is entitled to followed by a clause stating that in case of a tie the points shall be equally divided among the contestants. The other rule is that concerning the high jump which states that no contestant for points shall attempt to jump a bar at the same height more than three times.
"It was a raw deal. Merely a case of trying to beat us out of a rightful victory," is the sentiment expressed by the men who took the trip. Dr. Clapp is the one who was blamed for the trouble by the Kansans.
Kansas took six firsts and tied for another, and eight seconds and a tie for another. The firsts were made in the hundred yard dash, the two twenty, the shot put, the mile, the broad jump, and the high jump, and the tie was in the pole vault. The second places were taken in the quarter, the half, the mile, the two mile, low hurdles, broad jump, discus, and hammer and the tie was in the high jump. Tne only record made by
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GOLF TOMORROW
OREAD CLUB TO BEGIN TOUR
NAMENT
NAMENT.
Pairing of Entries Will be Posted in Robinson Gymnasiu—Play 18 Holes in Finals.
The spring tournament of the Oread Golf club will open Wednesday afternoon, May 26. Numerous entries, limited to members of the club, have been obtained, and the qualifying round will be played off Wednesday, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Players are asked to report at Tee No.1, Mississippi street, south, where they will be started off in pairs as rapidly as possible.
One round of nine holes will be played in the qualifying round, and the sixteen players with the lowest scores will be paired off for the first round of the tournament on the following day, Thursday. One round must be played on each of the succeeding days, weather permitting, and matches not played in due time will be declared forfeited. Nine holes will be played in each round, except when a tie occurs, and except in the finals, when eighteen holes will be played.
A card showing the pairing of the players and the progress of the tournament will be posted on the bulletin board of the University gymnasium, for the information of those entered in the tournament.
The following are the players entered in the qualifying round: Apt, Bates, Boynton, Briggs, Brodhead, Chalkley, Crawford, Don Carlos, Esterly, Hall, Hamilton, Hopkins, Humble, Johnson, Jones, March, Maurice, McClung, Naismith, Newson, Newton, Payne, Patterson, Carl Preyer, Frank Preyer, Purton, Raymond, Reding, Sterling, Squires, Thomas, Thompson.
LATER: The tournament will be postponed indefinitely on account of the heavy rain last night.
May 30, Decoration day, comes on Sunday this year and so Gov. W.R. Stubbs has proclaimed Monday as the day to be observed. University classes will be dismissed on that date.
Vacation Monday.
KANSAS TOOK AGGIE SERIES
PLAY FINAL GAMES WITH NEBRASKA THIS WEEK.
Kansas and Nebraska for Championship—Missouri Bringing Up the Rear.
Yesterday afternoon on McCook the Jayhawker baseball team with Harlan in the box, walloped the Aggie ball team by the score of 4 to 2. The game was played on a wet and sloppy diamond, but neither team made a single bobble. Baird, the Aggie twirler, was not in his best form and his wildness at critical times cost his school the game. Kansas took one contest from Manhattan earlier in the year and yesterday's game gave Kansas the series with two games to one.
Friday and Saturday of this week the Kansas team finishes the season with two games against the Nebraska team at Lincoln. The result of the conference championship depends on the championship game of the series. So far Nebraska has won two championship games from Missouri, and lost one to Kansas. If Nebraska wins this week her standing will be three games won and one lost for a standing of 750. If Kansas wins the game her standing will be four won and two lost for a percentage of 666.
Missouri is now hopelessly out of the championship running. The Tigers have won a game from Kansas and Washington, and have dropped a contest to both Kansas and Washington and let Nebraska take two from them for a standing of only 333. Neither Kansas or Nebraska can possibly go below the 500 mark.
Nebraska has played games with Ames and Drake and these contests will have to be considered in the final figuring and it looks as though Nebraska had the best claim to the premier honors with Kansas a possible contestant and with Missouri bringing up the rear.
W. R. B. Robertson of the Zoological department has been unable to put in his appearance on the Hill so far this week on account of sickness.
IS PLEASED
PROFESSOR WALKER SAYS MACHINERY IS GOOD.
The Tests Made Prove New Power Plant Equipment To Be Satisfactory.
The test of the new power plant machinery, made on May 7 and 8, showed not only the operating qualities of the machinery but also a most satisfactory condition.
The main engines gave excellent service. The large, cross compound Ball engine, during a measured run of four hours at three-quarter load, exceeded the builders' guarantee for economy in steam consumption by a safe margin. In this condition, it developed power while using but 54.3 per cent as much steam as the best engine now in use in the old plant.
The new steam turbine and alternator were operated for nine consecutive hours and might have continued indefinitely. Professor P. F. Walker says, "The machine gives excellent satisfaction and is brought into service with a smoothness and ease which contrasts with the time required to adjust the usual type of engine most favorably." Owing to an accident to one of the small pumps, the steam consumption could not be determined under regular conditions. The turbine, being a smaller machine, will not be quite as economical as the compound engine.
The boiler room equipment has not yet been worked down to its best condition. The test there was incomplete as to economy but everything operated satisfactorily.
Freshman 8 Wentworth 2.
Saturday afternoon on McCook field the freshman baseball team walloped the Wentworth Military Academy team to the tune of 8 to 2. The freshmen clouted the ball like old timers. Doyle pttched a good game allowing the khaki kids but two hits.
B. B. Shore, '07, is visiting at the University since the close of the Olathe High School, where he has been teaching this winter.
Track Meet Saturday, May 29th,
On McCook Field.
ook Field. The Last Event of the Athletic Season, Kansas vs.Haskell
Turn out and show appreciation for a winning Track Team. Meet begins at 3 o'clock.