St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-29
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE NOTES.
Third Annual Meet of the Dartmouth Inter-
scholastic Athletic Association.

lnlru annual meet OF the DARTMOUTH inteT"
scholastic Athletic Association.
st. Clare of the Academy spent few
days in town recently.
Dartmouth has played half of her
championship games in base ball, win
ming one from Amherst and losing one to
Amherst and two to Williams.
The first annual debate with Williams,
held Thursday, May 81, at Williams
town, was won by Dartmouth.
At a meeting OF the class of '9S, Tues
day evening, W. S. Adams, '9S, St. ]. A.
80, was elected junior manager Of the
foot ball team. This insures his election
to the general managership in his senior
year.
The event of the season in the athletic
line will be the first annual meet of the
new Triangular Athletic association
which is to be held on the alumni oval
June 8. The association is composed Of
Amherst, Dartmouth and Williams,
whose previous records at Worcester in
sures an interesting meet. Extensive
preparations are being made for the oc-
casion. Bleachers seating 1000 people
are being erected on the north side of the
grand stand and special trains will be
run to accommodate the crowd. Prof.
Crehore has invented way of timing
races by electricity, thus insuring accur-
ate time to the hundredth of second
and will use it for short distance races.
1t will be a good opportunity for visitors
to see Dartmouth at her best.
Last Saturday at Worcester, Dart
mouth Won the championship of the N.
E. l. A. A. The association is composed
of the nine leading colleges in New Eng
land with the exception of Harvard and
Yale. Dartmouth won forty points,
eleven more than her nearest competitor,
Brown. Steve Chase was easily the best
man on the field and won first place in
both hurdle races and the broad Jump.
Pringle won first in the mile run with his
usual ease.
The third annual meet of the Dart
mouth Interscholastic Athletic associa-
ton was held last Wednesday on the
alumni oval. The track was in good
condition, the weather all that could be
asked for, and the supporters of St. J. A.
in abundance, that is during the trials in
the 100 yards dash when Stickney and
Burroughs won their respective heats.
Prot. Crehore applied his new invention
for timing the hundred yards dash and
found it worked to perfection. With
faithful training on the part of the excel
lent material in the Academy, there
would have been no reason for any one
to be disappointed by the outcome. The
following is list of events and names of
the winners:
100 yards dash, won by Campbell of
Vermont Academy second, Schoonmaker
OF Concord High school; third, Hooker
of Troy Conference Academy time II 3-5
seconds.
Half mile run, won by Newton of Ran
dolph High school; second, Brady of
Vermont Academy third, HARDWOOD of
Kimball Union Academy; time, 2 m, S19
seconds In this event X. Clark of the
Academy was pushing the winners at
the beginning of the second lap when he
tripped and fell, thus throwing him out of
the race.
Two mile bicycle, won by Dodge of
Manchester High time, $50 Is.
In the trails Abbott won second place
and Allen third in their respective heats.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdles,
won by Sherman of Windsor High; sec
ond, Gilbert OF Vermont Academy; third,
Sprague of Windsor High; time, Is 25
seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yards dash,