The sun., 1903-05-30
BECK MAKES NEW SHOT RECORD
A PUT OF ~ FEET II 1-2 INCHES
AT INTERCOLLEGIATE TRIALS.
Harvard Qualines Twenty.one Men and
Yale Nineteen in Preliminaries at
berkeley Oyal-DufTy. Schick, Dear
and Lghtner Win In lOO-Yard Heats.

The preliminary trials in the interc collegiate
| track and field cham pionship were held yes.
terday at the Berk eley Oval and the weaker
candidates were sftsd from the 100, 22O.
40 and $40 yard runs the 100 and go yard
| hurdles and the iive field events, leaving
| only the first class material for the finals
| to-day. The track was In fair shape. the in.
field turf was splendid for jumping and
weight putting. yet only one intercollegi giate
record was disturbed, This upheaval OF
esta blished figures occurred in putting the
i8-pound shot. when Fred Il. Beck OF Yale
sent the sphere the grand distance OF ~ feet
~, inches. exceeding the former cole gate
and intercollegiate record Of ~ feet s1i
inches. made by Beck himself a year ago.
or the big crowd OF colegians who throng ged
the field Beck Is the Oldest acquaintance in
connection with this annual meet. His
first appearance took place half dozen years
ago. He was an absentee for couple of years
and so comes within the four-year rule but
he won in 1900 with II put Of a feet inches.
and last year accounted again for first. win
ming with the figures mentioned.
Al the conclusion Of the trinls it was found
t" nineteen for Yale. and the battle FOR
the. championship will be between these
colleges. Prior t" the trials Yesterday iale
was hot favorite over Harvard. but yeeter
days contests altered matters greatly, and the
wise ones had leaning townrd the Crimson
,has lRt she eoe Is weak s IN the lS a2o and and
she has not man at all In the half. while
lIaryard has good nl-around strength in each
away with first places in all cases. but they
will pick up points here and there and add
% NH w
that is. barring accidents and uneNpected cut
ting in here and there by the smaller COL
leges;
Old-time followers Of Yale yesterday were
trltle taken back by the new athletic suits
Of ns fro SsM "ysn tbs se sT is
worn by OXlord athletes. The legs, Of the
trousers we're fringen after the fashion OF
il addition 70 this, each Yale man nan, had nj. hin,
cnblazoned thereon. The athletes Of old
Ell cut an imposing figure.
KEEN 1H In s G5 puy snd sohc
70 fish,ner Harvard. and the second to
f s0a'ss sisf Tor 1s Sed
Mo%iton Ye's second II ,as %sdersts ,ims
sprIngy action which carried him over the
Harvard accounted Tor three heat. Of tho
2oo with Schlck, Lightner and Grtlk and the
SeT 9e was eS TIC
event alone. Lightner's heat was the sprint
Holland OF GeorHeto wn. last years cham.
pion. was an absentee from the quarter but
his College ssn h., fOSd Belly H
and the third went to +. q. Warren, Cornell
fme but xftE there ses Sc some %
on hand aud won his heat IN the good time
with Taylor, Columbia. second ~ Behind thi.
in hd pnes and st Us foTss
All the way he lay last but coming, around
the bend vent around the bunch with wet
of the high hurdles. won his heat without
turning hair but tlapp 9na Of Yale rolled 6s of
stretch. Clapp and Thomas Of Yale won two
fell to Xmsier. Pennsylvania, and Armstr ons.
Princeton; respectively: -,
all sorts OF records a few days ago just
barely managed no auallfy in inttlnx the
place by hall an inch. The Tiger was not at
his 1st M hs Hsd paTs o to sESS
cuse was the sleeper In this event and when
hi, throw Of ISL feet 81, inches was announced
the knowing ones could hardly credit their
The pole vault furnished the time onored
lohg draWn-out contest. After competition
had crossed II feet and were yet in 1t. Baird
ol Pcnnsylvania srrained his ankle and re-
fir-t maj to clear ii feet 8 inches and he was
followed by McLanahan Yale, and Gardener.
Syracqse.,
a thief had access to the dressing rooms and
got away with an entire suit OF clothes be-
longing to {. BrinkerhOf1 Rutgers College,
and up to late hour. the goods had not
been recovered.
Y.,a Enrtm sN he hs..7Tsn !. by MT
second nrai-W by "; 4 sohlck. Harvard;
1niTa Hes,-w9a by ", D Dear, Pepn,y p lysn,:;
.Ioa M.s Sosn: sssssnd S I%s g :;s"as. M
!; il. converse, Harvard ii, ". E.le.. Yale. second
Time. ia ! : s.eonds ,,
Ke!shum Cornell. second Time; Is IS seconds.
Terd HI Am,s ,sr.nd Fm.' Is
FSpa s.,!on ms.,wop =, .cSga W. BIRD ,n. H.rys,a
MI Me RHS.rr'' s.., Trial Hs:,,wop s:s !, w.m, ~ T.
second; Sc: az j. ", Foster, Harvard, third Time.
''a"'ss sssoaa sssSs %SS By Irving onon Pspnsy!,
rp1ps 1S b; Tns e beh1 mnus
Bishop Columbia. second; l., NJ. AIsit, Princeton,
thlrG. Time. minutes q ! d SECONDS.
440 Yard Run-First trial heat-Won by J. Z.
Hhgh. Harvard; II. A. Rogers, Cornell. second:
Il. y. Hyatt Yale, third. Time, 6l 10 aeconds
Second Hrat-Won by J. A: REILLY. Georgetown:
s. r. Burnsp Yale. second: Z, j. Dives Harvard,
Third Heat Won BY, A. g. Warren, Cornell G =
Time. 81 seconds.
20 Yard Hurdic-Flrst trial--won by E. J.
Clapp. lale; L. Cairns, Cornell, second. Time,
sssopd Hss' Womb Won BY P; TasTs; Yale! y.s;r r.
Third Heat Won by r.. s, Atnslsr Pennsy sylvania:
A. Peterson. Harvard second Time. Is %-5 seconds.
. Fourth Heai-Wo by ". ". Armstrong. Prince.
ton; T.. ". Bird. Harvard. second. Time. 5+-S
?aO Yard Run First Trial Heat-won by ", A
Schick. Harvard: j. ". Elwell Pennsylvania. sec
ond. Time .. l 3 seconds.
Second Heat Won BY ~ T, Llghtnrr. Harvard
w u. Dear, Pennsylvania, second. Time 1875
seconds.
CLERK, Harvard. second Time. % +-6 seconds.
Fourth Heat-Won by |. Grk. HarvGrd'C, B.
Long. Yale. second. Time. 2c as seconds.
FIHLD RvENTs.
Putting the 10 Pound Shot-Thc follovin quail
ned +. &, Beck. Yale. with ~ feet lie Inches: !
+, H. SchoeniusS Harvard. with ~ feet 3 inches: !
C.. II. Robinson Harvard. with ~ feet 2l2 inches
T. r. Glass Yale. with ~ feet: J. Y. yingey, Hur-
ward with 4s feet II. inches.
Throwing 10 Pound Hammer-The following |
qualified: John X. Dewitt, Princeton with 1856 feet !
s inches :C. Van Duyn. syracuse, with Isl feet |
~ inches e. NJ. Harris Yale. with i42 feet 10 !