Judge — June 20, 1908 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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their utmost ability by such a’tumult of cheers as has seldom been heard in this city. At the last half of the lap Hughes was still in the lead, though John- ssed trim close, only separating the men, The wearer of the dark brown was at the point of exhaus- tion, however, and to the onlookers it seemed as though he must col- lapse completely before reaching the tape. John- son also was running PUTTING SOLE INTO HIS WORK. only with the greatest difficulty, though now INTERCOLLEGIATE PRESIDENTIAL MEET. he was on almost even HE FINALS in the open intercollegiate presidential meet terms with the Brown I were run off this evening in the presence of a large and star, When only ten enthusiastic crowd of rooters. Theodore Roosevelt, of Har- yards from the finish, vard, acted as starter, and the winner of the 1904 meet and he brought the last iota present holder of the title received an ovation as he stepped on the of strength in his sin- track. ewy body into play, and A SUMMER IDYL. Promptly at eight-fifteen the large ficld was started off by the hurled himself forward “Twas sweet to sit alone with her. crack of the ex-champion’s pistol, and W. J. Bryan, of the Nebraska in a last desperate at- {felt a throb sublin Y. M.C. A., succeeded in taking the pole. He was closely followed tempt. Hughes, how. Wen, in the grass, the grasshopper ig . a ‘o breeze and leaf beat time. by Taft, of Yale, and Fairbanks, the crack four-miler of the Wash- ever At this point the account Still in her p ¥ caks off just as we are * Was there of pitying love. going to press. * LT popped. She gently raised her lamps. news w mitted by wireless, it is supposed that a v ity of Nebraska interfered with the proper transmission of the message.) GRAMAM HAWLEY, SAVED THE DISHES. Husband—* But why did you dismiss the cook this morning, when the Higgse: ing to dinner to-night?” CLOSE ‘TO ‘THE FINISH Wife Because at eleven a.m. we had only exactly enough dishesleft to set the t the long green stamps, How are you fixed for ‘dough “1 bet you the striped “Bet you he won't, if nereases."” ington branch of the W. J. Hughes, of Brown, with Johnson, Folk and Cannon, unattached, fell in y behind the leaders, the inder of ‘ld being bunched together about three yards in rear, This order, however, was not long main- tained, as after the fourth lap Bryan and Fairbanks, who were unable to keep up the pace, fell behind, while Johnson moved up among. the this time on it was a cl contested Johnson and Taft, now one and now the other setting. the pace, while the field gradually strung out until half a lap separated the tail-enders from those in the front rank. In the four! Knox, Bryan, Cannon and Fairbanks with comparative ease, until he was on even terms with Taft, the powerful Yale run- ner, in which position he remained for the next lap. With the beginning of the sixteenth and last lap, Hughes lengthened his stride, and, with a terrific burst of speed, suc- © in passing Taft arid taking the pole from Johnson. The latter was not to be defeated without a struggle, however, and summoned all his strength for a last des- perate effort. The excitement became terrific, and the runners were urged to SWEET WILLIAM—A FAVORITE FLOWER. comicbooks.com