Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-22
Leads Dartmouth by Narrow
Margin Of z IA Points.
Brown, Third; Williams, Fourth; BowdoIn,
Sixth and Maine, Eighth.
POINTS WON.


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Worcester Mass, May 21.-Amherst
hopes of winning the championship Oh
the New England intercollegiate Ath-
lctic Association for the fourth success
sive year were realized. Saturday, Dut
the well balanced team She sent TO the
18th annual meet did not win without
4 hard struggle.
Dartmouth was close competitor
and it was not until the last event but
one had been run off that the result was
certain. Amherst's score was 3SA and
Dartmouth's 361h. Brown was poor
third. with II points. and M. l. T. and
Williams were tied for fourth place
with IS points. Bowdoin and Wesleyan
trailed with II and II points respective
~. and Maine, Tufts and Trinity finish
Ell in the rear in the order named. The
University of Vermont alone failed to
win o point.
When the two Hubbard boys Of Am
;,erst rOmped to the finish ahead OF their
Dartmouth competitor in the final of
the 2o0-yard handicap the meet was de-
cided. Amherst was then sure winner
and the students. who had come down
prepared for a victory. got out their
land and started around the track in
triumphal march.
Three intercollegiate records were
broken and three more were equalled.
u c. Denning of Bowdoin beat his own
record made a year ago by throwing
the hammer IA feet and one-half inch.
The OLD mark was 1873 feet and eight
inches. F. H. Ehmke of Brown contri-
buted to the success Of the meet by adj
similar treatment to his
last years record in the discus throw.
he set the mark at 119 feet
and three inches, seven inches better
than last year.
w. Z. Hubbard, whose points filled uo
the gap that was needed by Amherst to
take the championship. distinguished
himself early in the afternoon by VIM
ming the running broad Jump. at a dis
tance never before e1ual!ed in the in
tercolle giate games, % feet. 21s inches.
The previous record was 90 feet 5A in
ches. which has stood since H. c. Van
Weelden made it in 1902.
dash. the low hurdles and the 1OO-yard
dash are undoubtedly worthy of much
Praise for the work they did in equal
ing the records of the association in
these events. it must he BONE in mind
that there was a strong breeze blowing
down the home stretch. which aided
them materially.
TO G. L. Swasey of Dartmouth be-
longs the honor of having equalled two
ecOrds. He won the sprint in 10 sec.
OndS flat. the same tina in which A. ?.
Curtenius of Amherst covered the dis
lance in 1898. The record was eGualled
in 1901 by H. II. Goldman Of BOwdoin
under adverse conditions. Last year
Swasey won this event in 10 2-5 seconds. |
His other triumph was in the 22O-yard
dash. which he reeled off in % Is Sec
onds, eQualling Cloudman's record of |
1901. He took this race with apparent
ease. and was fresh at the finish.
Leavitt. who got away with two firsts |
for Williams. was in such good form |
that he scaled the low hurdles i'm 81 Is |
seconds. thus e1ualling the record made |
by G. y. Buroh of Tech in 1898 and |
equalled by Pearl P. Edison of Dart
mouth in 1901. This was race upon |
which the result of the meet depended.
and the two Hubbards did their best to |
head the Williams man. although their
main object was to come in ahead Of |
Shaw. the Dartmouth entry.
The summary:
SSO-YARD RUN.
Won by Thrall. Dartmouth: Jennings.
SECOND: Il: F. White: Am
fourth. Time Pm. 1-5s.
ONE-MILE RUN
Won by A. L. Wright. brown; n. f.
ham. NJ: |. r.. third: II. H. Thurlan.
Brown, fourth. Time. Am. Sc SIS. '''''
TWO-MfLE RUN.
Won by A.. L. Wright. Brown: f. NJ.
Benson. Wesleyan. SECOND; d. S. Robin
|. T.. fourth. Time ION. IL AS.
1aO-YARD HURDLES GIFT. eIN).
First seminal. won by r. G. Leavitt
williams: J. Fl. Hubbard. Amherst sec:
md f;ri tmei leS; ,s Second heat won by NJ
ioin, second; time. l6 ass. Final heat
won by r: G. Leavitt. Williams: I n
w1ain t Amherst second: H G. Tobey.
ourth; time. Is 4-5s. ''
22O-YARD HURDLES.
First semifinal heat. won by r. q. J,eav-
II, Miintaims; J. II. Hubbard. Amherst,
'econd; time. q POS. Second heat won
~ w; +. Hubbard. Amherst; shaw Dart.
MOUTH. SECOND: time, 26 2-5s Final heat.
Won by r; G. Leavitt. Williams: j. ii
hubbard. Amherst. second; ". p Huh.
'ard. Amherst: third: Shaw. Dartmouth,
ourth; time, % 1-5s. ,
FIELD EVENTS.
Putting 16-pound shot-Won by R. E.
; ;,,a R Amherst. AFT. 6Ain.; A. C. Den
mg: Bowdoin. second. eft lin. Marshall.
Villains. third. 4Oft. 4Ain. F. Fl. Ehmore $
'rown. fourth: 3sft. lin. =
Cumming high iump-W. ]. Shaw of I
tame: J. w. Zellu of Tufts, G. d. Brown.
r.. OF Trinity. and c. U. Bishop Of Am
oints. "'iu oi'ioe" 'he 5
Throwing 16-pound hammer-Wcn by A. 8
!. Denning. BowdOin, l32ft lin, VI j.
,napp. M l. r., second. I26ft. Tin; Gage, I
dartmouth. third, 123ft Gin: r. + Roll [