New-York tribune., 1899-05-28
PENNSYLVANIA VICTOR.
TAKES 81 POINTS TO HARvARD's 2s AND
YALE's 22ia.
,,o,,n .Sp COLLEGE RECORDS BROKEN
PRINCETON WINS FOURTH PLACE IN THE

,,n ,xn COLLEGE, RECORDS BROKEN
pr,xcrroN WINS FOURTH PLACE IN THE
rSrERcoLLEGIATE CONTESTS
r,. tventy-fourth annual track and field meet
,,s Of the intercollegiate Athletic Association,
.s,cn came 10 close yesterday at Manhattan
x,.id resulted in an overwhelming victory for the
sthIetes from the University Of Pennsylvania. At
,ha end OF the day the scores showed that Penn
svvania had made 81 points. Harvard
oud with points. and Yale third, with 22is points
The questionable honor of fourth place finally
decided in favor Of Princeton by point. Prince
ton having II and Syracuse 10
II was a practical walk-over for the from
Pennsylvania. Out of the thirteen contests. the
Quaker City took nine hrsts. three seconds.
one third and fourth. From any point Of view
this must be looked upon a remarkable show
Ing Many people OF the opinion that Mike"
Murphy, the sturdy trainer with Yale and
now the guiding star for Pennsylvania in athletics.
deserves considerable credit for the splendid per-
torrance Of his men.
Athletes, trained only athletes be who are
In the hands of capable trainers the Quaker City
ren looked to be In perfect health and strength In
nearly every contest in which they entered
the visitors from Pennsylvania showed up TO the
best advantage when II came to a desperately
fought finish. This was where condition told. and
II noticeable that Pennsylvania had plenty OF
Il In reserve od-timers who had followed track
OF the members OF the Pennsylvania track and field
team. As compared with the representatives Of
other colleges. they appeared TO advantage in this
respect Years must he taken into account In sth-
letcs in horse races. bicycle in fact.
any other sports in which the muscular energy
and physical development OF the matUred indi-
vdua Of the greatest importance in a severe
contest
THE WEATHER WAS IDEAL
The attendance was good compared with that
generally at athletic contests in this city. 1t
can hardly he said that there was the same noisy
enthusiasm shown as is customary al baseball and
football games. There was noticeable absence OF
Yale and Harvard supporters. One or two groups
Of lusty Pennsylvania students had all they could
do 10 keep up with the Victories which came their
way. while a small body Of supporters Of Old Mas
sau gave excellent vocal support TO the NewJersey
representatives,. The contests were free from acc-
dents The weather conditions favored excellent
time In all of the running contests. The sun was
under cloud most OF the afternoon. There was
hardly a breath Of air stirring Under these cir
cumstances il was not surprising that two records
were broken yesterday to add to the record made
by Kraenzlein Friday. Kraenzlein was not
compelled 10 take part again in the running broad
Jump. as his performance Friday had been so
good that none OF the other competitors was able
70 get anywhere near the figures set by him in the
preliminaries. In the quartermile run Long. or
Columbia. made a runaway race Of 1t, breaking
the intercollegiate record of O49l7 His ZINE tor the
distance war 4s 2-5 seconds. Kraenzlein added an
other worlds record to his string in the l2o-yard
hurdle race He fairly ran away from his field,
and won ne pleased in Is 25 seconds. illustrating
forcibly TO the experts who were present that ne
holds this contest safe for long time Many are
OF the opinion that he further lower the record
whenever the conditions favorable and he feels
disposed.
The nnal Of the lco-yard dash furnished mag
nifcent contest Jarvis a Princeton sprnter. led
TO within twenty yards of the tape, when Te~ks-
bury, with a magnificent burst of speed, breasted
him and won by about half foot. 1t was finish
OF the Wefers sort and the onookers watched the
actions Of the tinekeepers closely they drew 70
one side TO consult their watches. That the race
fast was apparent TO all, and some OF those
present were Of the opinion that the time was
close the recognized record OF as seconds. held
by Wefers The time 10 seconds fat most
creditable performance under any and all condi-
tions Kraenzlein. Tewksbury and Grant were the
bright particular stars Of the day, although Gre
gan. Of Princeton; Burke. OF Harvard; Long, of
Columbia. and McCracken came in for their share
Of applause
The field was in excellent condition, but The
stands looked musty and old The attendance was
estimated at between $500 and 5000. Pretty girls
and handsome mstrons in becoming spring and
summer gowns. added 10 the general attractiveness
Of the scene. From the heights OF distant Coogan's
Bluff foated an immense Yale flag. but It did not
bring victory 10 the Of Old Eli. The only
chance for criticism was found in the running off
Of the field contests. The track races were fin
ished in good season. and the last contest was
over soon after o'clock The delays in finishing
the field contests were vexatous.
THE ONE-MILE RUN.
One Of the most exciting races OF the afternoon
was the one-ulile run. In the last quarter OF this
John Bray, of Williams. overlook j. F. Gre
gan of Princeton, who had held the lead up TO
that point The williams increased his lead
10 three yards. turning into the stretch for home
Cregan, with supreme EFFORT caught Bray some
forty yards from the tape and won with little
y Yaies only win was effected by R. C. Clapp. the
pole-vaulter. who beat the intercollegiate record
with vault OF L feet inches. Then he attempted
The sf'1 baT wss sse placed at ii feet inches and
frs: attempt he got seaT oyer out o so Good
and he gave up the attempt. <,, n.
Some Of the officials were as follows: Ref
G + Kirby. G H Mapes and II. Guerra, \; Y: A;
C. and G e , rattersqR a. d G; A; suqEes Weeks a'
J. H Booth and w: J; Swan. r. r. A C. Time
kse2ers-M Bishop and r. stoll n Y; a & wen. ~ n.
dell. Harvard.
SUMMARY BY COLLEGES.
hundred-and- -twenty-yard hurdle-Unversity OF
Pennsylvania nrst Harvard second third Yale
second University Of Pennsylvania third HA-
Four-hundred and forty-yard run-Columba FIRST Yale
'eS9nd Yale third GeorsstoWn fourth .c,s Yale third
Yale fourth n. ~,
TNxo-rnile run-Universy Of Pennsyivena nrsf Unl1
versty Pennsylvania second Harvard third Coriei
fourth
hurule-C
Pennsylvania first Harvard second Harvard 'hiIu' 0
versity Of Pennsylvania fourth - r...,,
Half-mie run-Harvard first. University Oh Feaas''
second Yale third. Yale fourth, ,
Two-hundrei- nd-twenty-yard runUrivertty o. fenn
sylvania first, second. Harvard tiro' syr~cuS'
fourth A..
University Of Pennsylvania second. Harvard thiro A
ward
Running high jump-Unversity OF PennsyNana nrS'
Harvard second Princeton third. Yale fourtn, -, ~
Poe vsut-Yale first. Yale second Cornesi thiru O'
nel fourth A.,
Running broad tump-Universty OF Pernsylvana hs|
Syracuse second Harvard third Syracuse fourth-
Putting the sho-universy Of Pennsylvalia hrs' oS'~
second Harvard third. Princeton fourth L.,
The points were scored by the colleges as ioi-
lows: