The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-26
GALLAGHER AND SEARS
Bring the Ithacans out in Track rChampionship.

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 New York. May 2s-The annual track
 and field championship of the In-
 Intercollegiate association of the Amateur Athletic Union of America was concluu-
 cd today at Berkley Oval Wretched
 weather ruined what promised to be the most eventful meeting in the history of 4he organization and instead of crop of < 4ew records. the crowd had to be con
 About 1,5Oo persons of both sexes tried to infuse enthusiasm into the bespatter- &6 athletes who, in spite of the mud, and 161re. responded gamely. As anticipated the battle for the championship cup when the final reckoning came. the anxious boys from New Haven saw with dismay that their old rival Harvard was the victor by the splendid score of A ' points Yale was credited with 30 5-e points, which gave her second place. and Princeton came in third with a total of spectators, Cornell took fourth place with IS well earned points. It is the first time in her many years of competition scored first and when Gallagher trot- ted home in the two miles run and Sears outran all competitors Tn the 22O yards. not 2 man on the ground begrudged Cor
 Georgetown secured fifth place with two wins. ten points and Michigan beat score of 2-s points to 5 5-s points for Pennsylvania. The University of Penn syivania is relegated to seventh place the past four years. The two local col leges, Columbia and New York Universi- ty each scored 5 points, Bowdoin made four points and the remaining half point < Harvard has not won the champion ship since 1892. but sthe victory today the championship cup. This trophy Is t0 be competed for annually for a term of fourteen years. and at the expiration "a ~I.A 1t the most number of times becomes its permanent possessor. So far there are four wins each to the credit of liar ward, Yale and Pennsylvania and as there are but two years more to come, the battle between the trio is expected to be warm. No new records were made today but under the conditions some creditable performances were registered. Duf1y, 0i Georgetown won the iSa yards in 10 Is seconds. The performance of Sears of Cornell in the 220 yards was equally meritorious and on a sound track from his running in the quarter, Holland Of Georgetown. should easily beat fifty seconds The two miles of Gallagher of Cornell in ten minutes was the best per xormance of the day and the time stamps him as ope of the best distance runners sh ting. ' and Dewitt. of Princeton. @ T in pdS the hammer throwing. failed to improve on their performances of Friday.
 in the pole vault. The six men who qualified yesterday tied for first place to- day and divided the eleven points evenly between them. Afterwards they jumped of for the prizes and the first was won by A. Dealin of Pennsylvania with Charles Dvorak of Michigan second and 4U. H. Hord of Yale third.
 Running broad jump, won by c. U. Kennedy. Columbia, 21 feet, 3-5 inches: A W, Ristine. Harvard, second. 21 feet s 2-5 inches; Walter Fishleigh, Michigan, third, 21 feet, 4-5 inches; H. H. Cloud man. Bowdoin. fourth. 21 feet. 8 9-1O &nches.
 Pole vault-Following six men tied for First place at 10 feet inches and agreed to divide the points: F. Deakin, Penn syivania; A. w. Coleman, Princeton; Charies Dvorak. Michigan: J. H. Hord Yale: P. A Moore, Princeton and Walter Fishleigh, Michigan.
 In the jump off for first place Deakin of Pennsylvania won with a leap of 10 feet inches; Dvorak, Michigan, second: