Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-25
B0WD0IN IN LIST.
The Collegiate Athletic
Trials at Berkeley Oval
Opens With Extra Good Competition
and the Results in Doubt.
Bowdoin Of Maine. Makes Good Shown q
And Will Keep II Up.

trials ana qualifying competitions OF
the 10Th annual track and field cham
poinships Of the intercollegiate Asso-
citation of the Amateur Athletes of
America, were held today. at the
Berkeley oval under the most favor
able auspices. The finals viii take
place, tomorrow.
Up to the hour Of starting. today. It
looked as If Yale would easily walk
away with the championship cup. but
as the competition progressed, mat
tcrs became serious and even the most
sanguinc Of old E.li's admirers admit
ted that she had hard task cut out
for her In the finals. Harvard surprised
the critics By her splendid showing and
not "A few predicted victory for the
wenrers Of the Crimson. Princeton
too, Will be a rather stiff customer IA
the final rec koning ana II looks as III
the issues should rest between tine
trio named. Pennsylvania has Won the
championship for the past three years.
but she is sadly out Of the hunt. this
year. ana cannot expect better than
third or fourth place
For the first time in the history Of
the association the middle West was
represented. The task fell to the Uni
yerslty OF Michigan. whose small team
made a magnificent showing among The
Eastern cracks. They qualified for the
fisll In every contest in which they APP
pearef in years.
The features ~ today's meet from an
athletic standpoint WAS the running Of
Arthur H. Duty q: Georgetown. He
won his heat ~ the 100 yard in the
mos, decisive fashion in the world =
record tirnc az Q 40 seconds. bat
slight breeze blew against his back
and the record viii hardly to accepted.
Duffy iS ~ the opinion that he can re-
peat the performance IN fiat calm
ana the same iIca Mas shared by many
experts prcacnt. Eat whether or not
Duffy repeats his figures III the final
ne will have his hands full 10 carne
home ia front 81 Sears ~ Cornell. The
Ithaca youngsters showed rare turn
OF speed. today. and is strong 7 strong
10 seconds performer. CIoudman nf
Bowdoin. WON his heat Of the 100 yards
with a lot TO spare.
The two mast notable abscntcca ~
the carnival were Paul Potter. the
Williams Hurdlcr ana J. :. spar iser
the Yale high jumper. Tho latter was
declared ineligible at the last moment
by his college. but M one could ac-
count for the absence OF the Williams
men.
II was generally expected that De
Witt. the Princeton hammer ihrowcr.
would beat Plaw's intercollegiate
record of Ia feet. ; inches. but the
young Tiger hercules said he preferred
70 reserve his efforts for the finals.
ono of the surprises OF the day was
the poor performance of Myer Prin-
stein in the running broad jump. The
Syracuse man holds the worlds record
Of q feet. IA inches and when 1t was
announced that h. could not even
qualify and only jumped y feet. | -
inches. the crowd was dumhfounied.
Prinstcin was sick ana was unable to
do himself justice.
4 nasty spill occurred ~ the first nat
Of the i-mlo bicycle race. Bornitz OF
PENNSYLVANIA. ana l."vick If Prince ION.
came down at the lower turn ana Ran Of
Columbia. in irving 10 avoid n smasNup.
los; control Ut his wheel ana was rrc. ip-
ta;ci over tn" rail for 4 distance Il about
10 feet into the stand. u.Si.!c VI 4 scw
bruises ar"Ind tn. face and arms he wa,
no; injured. Following are The sumnl-
rics:
ln yards RIM trial heat. won by II II
Ciuudman. B0Wd0.n. q. a. NcstrrY,
Pennsylvania. second. Time. - % sec
uudS.
Second heat won by + NJ Sears. COR
Time. 10 II seconds
Third hat won ~ NJ 7. Lighter.
Time l., caTtuds
Fourth heat Won ~ A. F. DuTv,
Georgctown 4. n. Ingham. Yale. second.
Time. - seconds.
Fifth heat Won by &. pupree Vac: /
F. iiaigh. Harvard. second. Time, 10 sec
onds.
Sixth heat Won by y. H. Hargravek sic:
L. H. Goodman. Jr. Pennsy ivania, sec
ond. Time. IL Is seconds.
Heats Tor second mon: First heat won
n 81 seconds. Second heat won bv j. r.
Mct.an. PENNSYLVANIA. Time iG IS see
Putt-n- -G-pound shot trials: T. Shell
laic. 4, feet inches: {. II. Robinson,
Harvard. + feet I inches: $. q. Ellis,
Harvard. 10 feet inches; a, l.. GIL. Yale.
aIi-mide run: First trial heat won by
W. ". Hayes. Michigan: J. NJ. Perry.
Princeton, second. r. 5, RelienEer. Cor
nell. third; !. w. Nutter. Bowdoin, fourth
Time. minutes - seconds
40 yards run: First trial heat won by
F. c. Rust. Harvard: J. Nufer. Michigan.
second; A. |. Dcutchficld. New York Uni
versity. third. Time. 80 % seconds Sec
ond heat won by j. l.. Manson. Harvard:
w. Holland, Georgetown. second. Time
81 Is seconds.
220-yards hurdle: First trial heat won
by j. G. Willis Harvard; II. III. Lyon.
Cornell, second. Time, - 2-5 seconds
Second heat Won by !. II. Converse Har-
ward: w. @. Purcell. Cornell. second.
Time. u Is seconds. Third heat won by
J. Il. Thomas, Yale: r. ii. Goodman. Jr..
PENNSYLVANIA. second. Time. p 3-5 sec
onds. Fourth heat won by j. Howard
Pennsylvania; l.. J. Clapp, Yale second
Time. - i-5 seconds.
22o-yards run: First trial heat won by
II. II. Cloudman. Eowdoin: J. Anderson
Pennsylvania, second. Time. - seconds
Second heat won by +. NJ. Sears. Cornell:
n. ii. Hargrave. Yale. second. Time. II
50 seconds. Third heat won by j. s
Westney. Pennsylvania: {. u. Young
Cornell. second. Time. - Is seconds
Fourth heat won by Preston Edmonson
Georgetown; +. ii. Webb. Harvard. sec
ond. Time, % % seconds Fifth heat won
by j. l.. Haigh. Harvard; J. Wales Cor
nell. second. Time. 80 ID seconds. Sixth
heat won by {. Dupee. Yale; NJ T.
liShtner, Harvard, second. Time, .; Sec
onds.
Heats for second men: First heat won
by n. II. Harsravc, Yale: time, 81 1-5 sec
onds. Second heat won by NJ r. Light
ner. Harvard: time. . seconds.
Throwing 16-pound hammer: j. Y. De-