In view of the fact that the University of California has finally decided, by a vote of the student body, to send a team of ten men to compete in track events with the eastern colleges, a description of their team may at this time be interesting. Games have been finally arranged with Princeton and Pennsylvania, and they may possibly meet Chicago and Michigan. Below is given the personnel of the team with the records of the men:
Koch (captain), in high jump, 5 feet, 10 inches; running broad jump, 21 feet; putting the shot, 40 feet, 2 inches; half mile, 2m. 1 1/5s.; 440 yards (unpaced) 53 1/5s.
Patterson, in high jump, 5 feet, 11 1/4 inches; broad jump, 21 feet; high hurdles, 16 4/5s.
Erdgren, in putting the shot, 38 feet, 6 inches; throwing the hammer, 131 feet; pote vault, 9 feet, 9 inches.
Woolsey, in broad jump, 22 feet, 1 inch.
Scoggins, in 100 yards dash, 10 seconds.
Dyer, in 120 yards hurdles, 16 2/5 seconds.
Dozier, 2 mile bicycle in 5 minutes, 20 seconds; broad jump, 21 feet 6 inches.
Hilborn, 440 yards in 52 seconds.
Hupp, 110 yards in 10 1/4 seconds.
Hoffman, 120 yards hurdles in 16 4/5 seconds; 75 yards hurdles in 7 4/5 seconds.
Brown, mile run in 4 minutes, 43 seconds.
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