Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-11 | Page 15 | West Equal of East in Athletics Today

WEST NESI EQUAl IL OF DE EAST EASI IN ATHLETICS ATHLETICS' TODAY I I The time when an Eastern man could point to tr track ck records as the last word in ire showing the superiority of the Eastern athletes over those of the West is ia rapIdly rapidly rap rap- Idly drawing to a close In In comparing the Eastern and the tha Western meet representing representing representing rep rep- resenting practically all the colleges and universities of ot the United States the Western track men must be accorded their place among th the best in the theo country o In thirteen events in n which both sections sections' sec see competed three three- events were run in equal time six went to the East Bast and the remaining four fout to the colleges of ot the West In view of the fact that in former fomer years the East Cast has far outclassed the West on the cind cinder er r path this tills showing may be taken as a step toward greater marks and closer competition throughout the country The marks in which the same times were made w were re the yard dash the and the HO dashes In the latter the mark marIe of ot 47 41 5 2 made by Meredith and Diamond establishes a a. new worlds world's rec rec- rec- rec ord The century went in 10 and the in 21 5 3 in both meets The East took the best marks in the mile mUe half half- mile by 1 6 of a second broad jump by of an inch the pole vault and the hammer throw The latter event vent was won in both meets neets by a a. Western man Gildersleeve of California ol ft The records that went to the West West were r the worl worlds world's s record of Simpson In th the low Jow sticks his marle mark of 23 3 5 in the low Jow hurdles the shot put mark of 47 feet 5 Inches and the the- two-mile two mark of Stout 9 29 3