The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-03
COLLEGE ATHLETES.
Annual Field Day on the Princeton
Field.

| Princeton, N. j., May 1.-The eighth
annual handicap field and track athletic
games open to all amatuers under inter-
collegiate rules, were held here this after.
noon, under tbs auspices OF she Prince
ton University Track Athletic associa-
ton. There was a very literal list OF
entries from Harvard, Yale, Pennsylva
MIA and Columbia universities and q
large number Of spectators watched the
| contests. The weather was excellent and
with the exceptions Of fairly strong
wind every thing was satisfactory to the
contestants. The sport began with two
mile bicycle handicap. This event was
run off on the now cycle track and the
other athletic contests took place on
Varsity field The summary:
Two mile bicycle handicap, won by e
Hill, Jr.. Yale, (2O0 yards); second,
Hubert, Swarthmore, (6o yurds); third,
M. ii. Mcclure, Columbia, (l70 yards).
Time, ass.
$50 yards run, won by John Gregan.
Princeton. Is yards); second, A. @.
Harrison, University of Pennsylvania,
$40 yards); third, J. D. Steele of Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Time, 2.0a l-5.
Burke of Boston who was "a scratch
man did not start.
One mile walk, won by H. L. Price,
q. of P, eco YARDS; second, ". T.
Worth, U. of p, eco yards); third, ]. F.
Adams, Yale. $50 yards). lime, min
utes, IS 1-5 seconds.
Putting 16 pound shot, won by a. G.
Potter, Princeton Is feet), actual put
81 feet...5 inches; second, J. q. McCrack-
en-, o. of P. Is feet), actual put 80
feet. inches; third M. Richards, Law
renceville Athletic Association Is feet),
actual put SO feet, 5,inches.
One hundred yards dash, won by @. S.
wills, Lawrenceville school, Go yards) !;
second, A. D. Gantz, Princeton. 20
yards); third, D. @. Byers, Yale, (33
yards). Time, 9 as seconds.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle.
won by E. III. Clark. Boston Athletic
Association ar d Harvard Athletic Assoc
citation, 70 yards); second, +. vanburen.
Yale Athletic Association. e yards);
third, j. McKibben, U. OF p, Is yards).
Time. 16 seconds
Four hundred and forty yard run, won
by Herbert Ssnsenig, Haverford college.
CAS- yards); second, W. B. Rodney, Hav-
erford college, Gao yards); third, N. c.
Robbi, Princeton, (S5 yards.) Time,
48 seconds.
Running high jump, won by G. d.
Dudley, I.awrencsville school, Il inohes)
actual jump 8 feet s inches, second, T.
B. ConkIing, Haverford college, G.
inches), actual jump feet 10 inches
third, j. D. Windsor, U. of p, (scratch),
actual jump feet.
One mile run, won by L. b. Palmer,
Princeton, 100 yards); second, L. S. Par
ret, Drexel Institute, (65 yards); third,
R. j. Ross, Haverford college, CAS- yards).
Time, 4.44 2.5.
Two hundred and twenty yards dash,
won by q. s. Wells, Lawrenceville
school, Us yards); second, j. S. Quillan,
Fordham college, and New York A. O.,
a yards); F. v. Chappelle, Yale, 1-2
yards). lime, % 3-5 seconds.
Two hundred and twenty yards hurdle,
won by P. B. Van Ingren, Yale, g
yards); second, e. G. Perkins, Yale,
soratoh); third. s. n. BLUR, Columbia.
Time, % 4-5 seconds.
Throwing 16 pound hammer. won by
Re. II, Clarke Boston A. A. and Har-
ward A. A., go feet), actual distance
Iii feet five inches: second, j. G. Nc
Aiken. z. of p, q feet inches), actual
throw 1872 feet inches; third, S. O.
Craig, Princeton, (S5 3.4 feet), actual
throw 107 feet Ia in ches.
Pole vault won by A. G. Tyrler.
Princeton, (scratoh). height 10 feet 8 1-a
inches; second, s. M. Strayer, Princeton,
90 inches) actual height feet 4 Ia
inches; third, q. I. Dudley, Lawrence
vile school, 70 inches), actual height
feet inches.
Ihe score by points is as follows: I
Princeton, IS; Yale, II; q. of P, 16;
Hsverford college, 10; Boston and Har-
ward, 10; Columbia, 9; Swarthmore, 2;
Drexel Institute, 2; Fordhain and N. Y.