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Show Iv-ivlichigan Finishes Second With Wisconsin Third; California Cali-fornia Romps in Fifth . A'NN ARBOR. Mich., .June .5. Scoring iu eleven of the 16 events, the well balanced team of the University Univer-sity of Illinois triumphed in the twentieth unnu.il outdoor track and field championships of the -western conference on Ferry Field today with a total of forty points, Michigan although weakened through the loss of Captain Carl Johnson in the dash os and hurdles,' landed second place with thirty points. I Wisconsin fought its way into j third place with 25 1-2 points, while J Missouri chiefly through the prowess i of Jackson Scholz. who scored 10 points, landed fourth with It 1-2 points. The all-star team from tho University of California bagged fifth place with 11 1-2 points. The remaining points were divided as follows: Noi.ro Damo and Nebraska Ne-braska 10 each, Chicago 7, Purdue 6, Kansas Aggies 5. Minnesota 5, Earl-ham Earl-ham 4, Cornell 3, Ohio State 2 1-2, Indiana 1 and Amos 1. The meet was so evenly contested that Michigan and Illinois were lied at 27 1-2 points when thirteen of the events had been decided. Wisconsin Wis-consin was dangerous from tho start, but tho showing of the California I squad was a disappointment. The coast team was weakened through the loss of Jack Merchant, the all I around star who failed by a quarter of an Inch to qualify in the broad ! jump. He also failed to place in tho shot, discus and javelin. He won the only first for the Callfornians, winning the hammer throw with a heave of 150 feet seven inches. Honors for breaking the onl record of the meet went to Hoffman of Michigan, Michi-gan, who heaved the javelin 172 Ret 10 Inches, beating his mark made m the trials yesterday by one foot 3 Inches. Two conference records however, how-ever, were tied. Scholz, the Missouri sprinter, equalled the mark of 213-5 in winning the 220-yard dash and the Illinois team tied the record of 4 3.21 4-5 in winning tho one-mile re- Individual honors went to Scholz, Missouri flier, who is rated as one of jjV4- the premier sprinters of tho country. 1 He landed victories in the 100 and 220-yard dashes, beating out an imposing im-posing array of starters. Missouri pulled up In fourth place with 14Vi points and California fifth ivl.n une western comcrcnce rocord was smashed and two wore tied. Sixteen of the 34 teams in tho meet broke into the tablo of points. 100 yard dash Won by Scholz, Missouri; Mis-souri; Johnson, Minnesota, second: Maleckar, Wisconsin, third; Spetz, Wisconsin, fourth. Time 10 seconds. 120 yard hurdles Won by Wright, Nebraska; Andrews, Wisconsin, second; sec-ond; Wallace, Illinois, third; Beards-; Beards-; ley, Michigan, fourth. Time 15 4-5 sec- onds. Tho mile run and 440-yard dash J wero run off during the downpour. After those events were finished the ?' spectators ran for shelter. The skies cleared, however, within twenty min-6 min-6 utes, and the meet was resumed. j.q High Jump Osborne. Illinois, and " Ivey, ISarlham, tied for first and seC- , " ond; Later, Michigan, third; Shl- decker, Ohio State, and Williams, Mls-souri, Mls-souri, tied for fourth. Height 6 feeL S80-yard run Won by Mochan, tint Notro Damo; Sprott. California, sec- ..."-.v ond; Spink, Illinois, third; Nash, con Wisconsin, fourth. Time 1:54 1-5. , J Running broad jump Won by that Johnson, Michigan, Sundt, Wlscon- d M sin, second; Cruikshank, Michigan, third; Keeling. Indiana, fourth. Dls- jn;j.u tance 23 feet TV: Inches. Pole vault Won by Andres, Wls- Leo consin; Westbrook, Michigan; Slaugh- tvait, tcr Michigan; Merrick, Wisconsin, .ife,' and Potorson, California, tied for sec- f ej ond, third and fourth at 12 feet. aiu Height of winner 12 feet 3 inches. MJ 220-yard dash Won by Scholz, i ho Missouri; Messangale, Missouri, soc- erei ond; Johnson, Minnesota, third; Cook, ord Michigan, fourth. Time 21 3-5 (ties El conference record). 3llc 220-yard hurdle Won by Knollln, "Wisconsin; Gallagher, Kansas Aggies, , second; Wright, Nebraska, third; An- I drews. Wisconsin, fourth. Time 25. Hammer throw Won by Merchant. California; Bennett, Illinois, second; Wilson. Illinois, third; Higgins. Chicago, Chi-cago, fourth. Distance 150 feet 7 Inches. Two mile run Won by FuVness, Purdue; Wharton, Illinois, second; Watson. Jvansas Aggies, third; Italh-bun, Italh-bun, ,ourth. Time 9:33. Om d relay Won by Illinois; Mich!, -ii decond; Notre Dame third; Missouri fourth. Time 3:21 4-5. (Ties western conference record), i. --r Runners winning team: Donohoe, Prescott, Spinl: and Emery. One milo run Won by Yates, Illinois; Illi-nois; Burke, Notre Dame, second; Ferguson, Fer-guson, Ohio State, third; Ramsay, Wisconsin, fourth. Time 4:28 2-5. 440 yard run Won by Emery, Illinois; Illi-nois; Bethel, Cornell, second; Butter, Michigan, third; Donahue, Illinois, fourth. Time 4S 4-6. Javelin throw Won by Hoffman, Michigan; Wilson, Illinois, second; Zundt, Wisconsin, third; Miller, Purdue, Pur-due, fourth. Distance 127 feet 10 inches. in-ches. (Now conference record, former record 127 feet 9 inches made by Hoffman of Michigan in trials yestor-Shot yestor-Shot put Won by Bakor, Michigan; Dale, Nebraska, second; Majors, California, Cali-fornia, third; Hlgglns, Chicago, fourth. Distance 43 foot 11 Inches, Discus throw "Won by Higglns, Thicago; Weiss, Illinois, second; Wll- .on. Illinois, third; Baker, Michigan, fourth. Distance 140 fet S inches, |