Purdue debris . CONGDON HURDLING VERNER AT THE TAPE gave a creditahle showing, taking into consideration the long railroad won his event and Glover made a third place. Our next dual meet was oxer at Champaign with Illinois. Congdon andThomas showed their best form of the season, and the former won the _20hurdles in close to record time without being pushed. Thomas got the rightswing on the hammer and hurled it a distance of 158 feet 7 inches. The _dash was close and Lucas was beaten b\ the smallest margin. There was considerable comment about the outcome l the state meetbut we did
Purdue debris . CONGDON HURDLING VERNER AT THE TAPE gave a creditahle showing, taking into consideration the long railroad won his event and Glover made a third place. Our next dual meet was oxer at Champaign with Illinois. Congdon andThomas showed their best form of the season, and the former won the _20hurdles in close to record time without being pushed. Thomas got the rightswing on the hammer and hurled it a distance of 158 feet 7 inches. The _dash was close and Lucas was beaten b\ the smallest margin. There was considerable comment about the outcome l the state meetbut we did not figure as large as we would have liked, and the championshipleft us for the first time in three years. 253 Captain Vcrner showed himself a wonder at this meet by winning threeevents ; the one-half mile, the mile, and the two-mile. In the half mile thestate record was lowered. The much talked of mile runner, Barclay, ofIndiana, took the dust from two of our men, as Verner and Rutledgefinishe
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