Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-11-26
FIELD DAY AT TIE UNIVERSITY.


lctic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the Glass
Cup.
Viewed from the spectators standpoint
Saturday was as fiue Il day for an athletic
contest as could have been desired. How
ever, the reverse vas the opinion OF tho
contestants who assembled at Athletic park
Saturday aftornoou Owing to the lateness
ia season the grounds wers very muddy and
wholly unsuitable for the breaking of
records. The contest this fall was for n
silver cup purchased VITA mopoy contribut-
ed by the four classes and costing about $50.
The uncertainty connected with the date of
the contest had allowed very little practice.
consequently the records were not so good
AS those made last spring and very few were
broken.
The first event was the 100 yards dash.
In this the number of contestants was 50
large that it became necessary to run the
men four at q time. In the final contest OF
the best four, j. Allen, '93, won first
pace, Armstrong, 1913, second, and Stewart,
'Gi, tbird
The next event was putting the shot; in
this there were three entries. Pratt, '93,
lost in first trial, but attegward made good
throw and tool; first place, H. Allen, '9j,
taking second
Next came the one-hait mile run, Root,
'03, taking first place; Cudworth, '93, sec
ond, aud Thompson, 80, third,
The standing broad jump was next con
tested, resulting i'll Il victory for J., Allen,
'93, followed by Kyle, 90, and Lowell, 30.
IN the contest for pole vault but three en-
tries We're made sanctuary, ~, beating his
private record and taking first place, with
Cudworth as second.
IN the 40 yards dash, Botsford, '94, cas-
ily took first! and Lamb, '34, second.
Only three men entered in the mile waik.
Stevens, ~, and Wheeler, 81, were very
well matched, but III the last 100 yards Ste
vens made a decided gain and non first
p.ac,.
Baker, '92, easily won first place in the
hammer throw; Pratt, '93, taking second.
Several entries were made for the running
hroNd jump, which was easily won by l.. AL
len, 81, 10y jump which broke the college
record 10y seven inches; Pratt, 1913, tooN
second.
One of the best events of the day was tho
hurdle race in which Pratt, '93, won first
place and Stewart, 'g4. second. Pond '03,
did some good WORK and reached the goal
first, but unfortunately displaced one of the
hurdles and was thus ruled out.
The event of the day the tug of war
for class championship in this contest the
prophetic words, How art the mighty fall
lcn.n were strikingiy manifest. Tho event
opened with 'D2 opposed to 49,. The seniors
did some good work and kept the inc even
Nntil the last half minute, when the rope
about the harness of 92'r anchor slipped,
thus giving the sophonores the advantage,
sad they won by gam of three inches.
Martin anchored 90, with stevens for .. ,
anchor. Then came tho tug between %
juniors were confident OF victory, but in the
first half minute the freshmen gained six
inches, which advanta sc they held, and
easily won the tug from '93 Root
anchored '93 and, in absence OF Doten,
Sharpe acted as '95s anchor. The
championship now lay between "a and %.
Considerable excitement was shown and in
terest for the two classes was about equal
y divided The opposing teams were both
under the specified weight, of the two, 81
being the lighter. During the first minute
little gain was made on either side, but in
tho last hae minute the sophs with a
desperate effort made u decided gain,
thus giving the victory to '94.
The next event was the running high
jump, which easily won by l.. Alien,
1913, who won second ut Spring. fed last
6pring Pond, 93 took second place.
The 29o yards dash had several contest
nts. Among them Botsford, 04 and j.
.llen, '93, were very evenly matched uatlI
re last 80 yards, when Botsford made Q
A ash ana won first place, with Allen as sec
Dad.
The fncl event was the ono milo run.
In ills there wore L large lumber OF con
tcatants, but Boot SO, easily won first,
with Wheeler, "a second.
The executive committee had decided that
each first should count five points, each
'econ1, two, and each third, one, and that
the class gaining the largest number Of
points should 10 considered winner of thC
class cup. As Il result of the contest the
juniors took 60 points, the sophomores 3
the seniors seven, and the freshmen owing
to the absence of some of their best men
five.