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TRACK AND CROSS COUNTRY, 1925-26—Continued

Texas Relays at Austin: Illinois won the half-mile university relay in 1 :29.3 (new Texas relay record) — ( H a l e , Sullivan, Yarnall, Schoch) ; Illinois took second in the twomile relay (Stellner, Rue, Duncan, White) ; Illinois took second in the quarter-mile relay (Hale, Sullivan, Yarnall and Schoch) ; Illinois took second place in the broad jump with Wallace; Werner took third in 1 20 high hurdles but was disqualified for knocking down three hurdles. Southwest Relays, Rice Institute, Houston, Texas: Illinois won the half-mile relay in 1:28 4/5 (Hale, Sullivan, Schoch, Yarnall); Illinois won the 440-yard relay in :43 2/5 (Yarnall, Schoch, Hale, Sullivan) ; Illinois won the medley relay in 7:45 4/5 (Yarnall—220, White—440, Duncan-—880 and R u e ^ m i l e ) ; Werner finished first in the 220-yard low hurdles9; Wallace placed second in the broad jump. Illinois again took possession of the relay challenge cup. Ohio Relays at Columbus: Illinois won the distance medley relay race in 10:46.4, breaking the record (Duncan, Sullivan, Sittig, Stellner) ; Illinois took second in the mile relay (Mehock, Runkle, Yates, Sittig) ; Werner took second in both the 220-yard low hurdles and the 120-yard high hurdles; Meislahn tied with Weeks of Michigan for third place in the high jump; Simons took second in the broad jump; White won the pole vault—height, 1 2 feet; Lyon won the shot putt—-distance, 44 feet, 6]/2 inches; Lyon won the triathlon shot putt also-—distance, 45 feet, 1 3/8 inches; Shively placed second in the triathlon hammer throw. Kansas Relays at Lawrence: Illinois took second in the quarter-mile (Yarnall, Schoch, Hale, Greathouse) ; Illinois took second in the half-mile relay with same team; Illinois won the four-mile relay (Rue, McElwee, Dickinson, White), time—18:18.3; Wallace won the running broad jump-— distance, 2 3 feet, 8 inches. Drake Relays at Des Moines, Iowa: Illinois won the quarter-mile relay (Schoch, Greathouse, Sullivan, Hale) in :43.2; Illinois won the half-mile relay (Greathouse, Schoch, Sullivan, Hale) in 1:31.1; Illinois placed third in the onemile relay (Yates, Runkle, Sittig, Schoch) ; Illinois took second in the four-mile relay (Stellner, Rue, Dickinson, White) ; Illinois won the medley relay (Duncan, Mehock,

Sittig, White), setting a new meet record of 8:53.3; Werner of Illinois placed third in the 220-yard low hurdles; Meislahn of Illinois tied with Drake and Utah Aggies for second place in the high jump; Barnes of Illinois tied with Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma Aggies for first place in the pole vault—height, 1 2 feet, 6 inches; Wallace of Illinois won the broad jump—-distance, 23 feet, 1 3/4 inches; Wallace of Illinois won the hop-step-and^jump— distance, 47 feet, 6 J/2 inches. Triangular Track Meet with Notre Dame and Ohio Wesleyan—at Notre Dame: Illinois won with 89 2 / 3 points; Notre Dame second with 54 2 / 3 points and Ohio Wesleyan third with 14 2 / 3 . Illinois 751/2, Iowa 59!/ 2 . Illinois 64, Michigan 71. Conference Meet: Illinois second. Illinois placed in six events of the National Collegiate Track Meet at Soldiers' Field, Chicago, June 12. WRESTLING, 1925-26 Illinois 18, Minnesota 2 Illinois 14, Chicago 6 Illinois 6, W. Virginia 19 Illinois 11, Wisconsin 13 Illinois 9, Iowa 8 Illinois 8, Ohio State 6 Illinois, west section champion, took the Big Ten title from Ohio State, east district champion, in a post-season match. SWIMMING, 1925-26 Illinois 38, Purdue 31 Illinois 27, Chicago 42 Illinois 44, Indiana 25 Illinois 25, Wisconsin 35 Illinois 22J/2> Iowa 44J/£ Illinois 38, Washington 31 Illinois took seventh place at the conference meet at Ann Arbor. WATER POLO, 1925-26 Illinois 9, Purdue 0 Illinois 1, Chicago 5 Illinois 13, Indiana 0 Illinois 7, Wisconsin 3 Illinois 6, Iowa 5 Illinois 8, Washington 1 Illinois won the conference championship, recognized by nine-tenths of the Big Ten coaches.