Article from the Drake Delphic, recapping the 1916 Drake Relays. It highlights the dominance of the Wisconsin team and the success of Chuck Hoyt from Grinnell.
Drake Delphic article published the day before the 1916 Drake Relays. The article sees a good chance of a new Drake Relay Record being set in the Four Mile Relay. The article is continued on page 2, and lists the current records for the Relays.
Four page newspaper article from the April 22, 1917 issue of the Drake Delphic. The article talks about the highlights of the 1917 Drake Relays; including a World Record matched by the Notre Dame Two Mile Relay team and the great hurdler Bob Simpson.
Elliott Evans of Drake nears the finish line while relay team member Gordie Hoffert jumps in celebration. Behind Evans are team members Dave Compton and Dennis Hunt. Drake won the four-mile relay with a time of 16:39.7.
Northwestern University noses out Notre Dame in the Mile Relay with a time of 3:19.8. Runners on Northwestern relay team were Henry Kietel, Fritz Kaumanns, John Fleming and Winslow Heg.
