Word: discusion
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...chances to repeat in the finals this afternoon by qualifying 12 men, two more than either Yale or California, who are intrenched in second position. Houser, the brilliant weight man and leader of the Trojans, more than lived up to expectations by shattering both the shot put and discus marks in his qualifying efforts. Stanford and Georgetown each placed nine athletes in the semi-final and final events scheduled to start at 3 o clock this afternoon, and Harvard trailed on their heels with eight men qualified in the 13 events of the afternoon. The preliminaries were run off under...
...Discus Throw...
...University of Southern California heavyweight broke his second record of the day, this time his own, when he tossed the discus 151 feet 3 3-8 inches. Gerkin and Hoffman finished close behind him in the platter sailing even. In the pole vault Barnes, Olympic and Association champion, was the cynosure of all eyes in the Stadium but he was content to qualify along with four others at the 12 foot mark...
When the last discus hurtled into the Soldiers Field sward yesterday afternoon, reminiscences of other track days were beginning to be aired at the Algonquin Club. It was there that the squad of former contestants in I. C. A. A. A. A. meets gathered to discuss their chances in today's old-fashioned cinder events, and to recall their exploits on bicycles which have now become museum pieces and cinders which have long since disappeared...
...meet consists of only nine events including a relay race, and no competitor, is allowed to enter more than two and the relay. The mile run, discus, javelin, and shot as well as the regular hurdle event are omitted from the program. A 120 yard low hurdle race has been substituted for the more severe collegiate events...