Michiganensian. [1923]

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CAPTAIN SIMMONS
"Walt" is another of Michigan's flashy sprinters,
being a consistent ten second man.

CAPTAIN-ELECT BURKE
Burt was a dependable man in dashes, the century
being his best event.

REVIEW OF SEASON
Coach Farrell, at the beginning of the 1922 track season, had but nine letter men around which
to build the team that was to represent Michigan on the cinder oval. Of the twenty men who had
been awarded track letters in 1921, twelve had been lost to the team by graduation. This list
included such men as Captain Butler, Losch, Walker. Westbrook, and Burkholder. In other
schools veteran stars were plentiful. Early in the season it became common knowledge that possibilities for more than an average team were very slight. The men who must carry the burden
were not of the caliber of the men who had represented Michigan in previous years. From the
All-Frosh squad came men of ability, but they lacked experience and seasoning. It is well to note,
however, that these men, while not always winning, often forced their opponents to break records
in order to win first place.
Chicago invaded Ann Arbor on February i8, for the first meet of the season and met defeat at
the hands of the Wolverines by a score of 77-18. The results of this meet, however, caused no
great amount of joy in the Michigan camp. In the words of Coach "Steve", "Chicago's team
was miserably weak and the victory didn't mean much." Jack Bowen, sophomore miler, won his
race in the fast time of 4 minutes 29 seconds.
On February 28 a team composed of reserves and men who needed the experience of the meet,
journeyed to East Lansing to compete in the State Relay Carnival. In eight events the Wolverines
won six first places and tied once for first honors. Three new records for the M. A. C. gymnasium
were established.
Next came the Illinois Relay Carnival at Champaign. In this meet some of the best track
talent of both the East and West competed for honors. Michigan, somewhat handicapped by
illness, was relegated into a minor position. Illinois, with the best balanced combination in the
Conference, had little trouble in carrying off first honors. The work of Hattendorf, who won second
place in the ooo1000 yard invitation event, and of Landowski, who tied with Merrick of Wisconsin
for first place in the pole vault, are especially commendable.
With the Indoor Conference Meet at Evanston only two weeks away, Michigan bended every
effort to polish off the rough spots in various events and to present a reorganized team. On March
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