The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-28
CORNELL ATHLETES YICTORS.
WIN INTERCOLLEGIATE TRACK
AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP.
Yale Beaten After Close Contest --Ithacans'
First Ntctory-New Records IN Half
Mile and Pole Vauit--Schick's Dual
Brackets. 900 Persons See Games.

PHILADELPHIA. May ?7.--Cornell University
athletes were the heroes Of the annual track
and field championship OF the intercollegiate
Association OF Amateur Athletes of America
held here to-day at Franklin Field. They
secured the point honors and tn" champion
ship cup from all the big colleges in fair and
manly style and no one hegrudged them the
well earned victory.
Cornell's win was a bit o: a surprise for
although lots Of people expected them to put
UP stifr fight with Yale Harvard, Princeton.
and Pennsylvania. few expected them to
finish first. Early in the fray 1t was evident
that the battle would be between the Ithaca
lads and Yale, for when the program was
three quarters gone the score was 20 TO is
in favor Of Cornell.
1t must he admitted that the time honored
Yale luck was laggard to-day for the dark
blue went wrong in many vital points
1t Is Cornells first victory, the best to
their credit heretofore being fourth place.
some Years ago. But the score very
close. Cornell only winning by 81, points.
The total tally was: Cornell. 3oi, points;
Yale, IS: Harvard. 2oil; Pennsylvania, 49,
Princeton. Is: Colgate, Amherst and Syracuse,
each; Stevens. =; Swarthnore, ?, and Column
bia and Haverford. I each
The track was in fair shape. and although
the day was trinc heavy II WAS a good one
for fast work. One intercollegiate track
record was shattered. Il. h. Parsons Of Yale
showed his spikes to his opponents in the
half mile. and the brownhared New Haven
beauty's time was minute SO seconds.
II was the fastest half ever seen at an inter-
cole giate meet and wiped the old mark Of
minute 50 ~ seconds. by h. liollister Of
Harvard. of the books. where it has stood
since 1895. Sensational figures we're eN-
pected from Schck. the Harvard >prnter.
but beyond dual wn-the 100 and no
nothing very startling happened He had a
rather narrow escape from defeat by Rub
Miller Of Princeton IN the hundred, and
had not fast quarter been previously taken
out Of Hyman, Pennsylvania. " is hard 10
say how the result would be in the go. Hy-
mans win in the quarter from Dives. 1lar.
ward : sure thing. surprised the critics. His
time of 40 - seconds. only a fifth behind
the intercollegiate record. shows him TO be a
sterling performer for the two furlongs
Munson OF Cornell repeated his win of last
year in the mile, and II was singular that
hi. time vas nearly the same only this year
it was two-nftls Of second faster Hail
Of Yale shovsd his bs for n the os, '.o
Wlgoose OF Cornell let out q, link IN earnest
and the issue lookei to be all one sided. bat
away and clipped. the C'rnelan's wings
in the last few strides,
For the Jumps and wsRhts tsn nasId
pray Of Yale in the pole vault made new
in'etcol eSiate record. He vanted 4 feet
10. pG h, OF e sS rst rIs Just s
crowd broke in on tie grounds and hindered
bray conside rably in his trials, IS twas.
self over this height, getting his legs and
BODY over II, but ne brought down tho bar
with hs rsh, ooT n1n b he was
he has been AZ the game since he VAS inNears
Of age. so it is, easy to account for his pro
the fH,f MANNER. and ii. work was more ike ne
heaves Of champion than inn the preliminary
trial. P5sGsson s sas his r, 2% nrnes
puts him in the front rank Of performers at
the sport
college element and they cheered. Yelled
4ndl. rooted during the rnt,re atternGon;
fvs sptJ ) wv Wendall, NJ +. Halpi. G. J bicses
and N Bishop, New l9rk =, e.. and John y
inent officials
10 YARD RIM
Io'crcoesia'c. and coleElatc rcrort. 2 sec
Semi ii .rnais rirst neat b. W, A. ScAok.
HsTvsrl; T, r. RcSd, Amherst; second 1'm"'
second Hea!! Won hys. Rulon -Ml!sr. Princeton;
". r. knskal, Columbia. second. Time. 10 $50
Final Heat Won by W. A. Schlck, Harvard
S kuIon Miller PrIqrcton second; II T. Road, Road
Tine, 10 $ SECONDS.
In tn" FIRST hent Of the sem-fnals Sohick
M ny ran T Ge rssE IN n~ second hen
and beat Knakal by .,wo yards, in. even time.
In the tinal Ruion- Miller aud Schicl' we're
Yards were abreast. Then to the surprise
Of the crowd. Miller be-an - forg" ahead,
but Schick had some speed in rrserv" and -
seventy.h Ave yards shot to the front. Within
a few yards of the worsted Rulnn Muller
tried again and closed on Sch!cR. but the
Haryd 5 aen Ssns fnd TT T" BY R s
Miller and about the same dlslence divided
kna kal from Read
10 YARD HURDLES.
. intercollegiate record. Is "a seconds. by \, c.
Krat nzeln. Pennsylvan'a: collegiate record Is 90
Pennsylvania; a. Nnnncgut, Cornell, second Time
10 seSon1 Htst- Won by T. n. cas,cnan. Colgate;
T. X. Brown. Havcrtord. second. Tim, i" IS
F. r. Cas,isrnan. colgate. second; 4. WonrcEn,,
Cornell. third; =. u. brown. lavcrford fourth.
Amslcr and vonnesn, had neck and neck
race in the first heat of the scm-tnals, the for
Winning by IN a s.c5 ysad iea An %bsr
Cnstleman won only by inches from Bro wn.
In the final heat Amsler was the first to get
and he '% %th 1 nnG Wn
gut about level and Brown about yard behind
Abon, half way NHnnTsMt spri i, ara h ,rfd
speed. and he fell back level with Castleman
again. tmslcr maintained his lead to the
finish, winning by n ward. and Cas,ianan
beat Vonreg,t by inches for second plac"
with Brown about four yards he mind, bringing
UP the rear
ONE MILE RrN.
intercollegiate and Collegiate record. minutes
~ 2 S seconds. by George ". orion Fcnnsy vania
Won ny u. c. Nunson. Cornell; \. +. Williams.
Princeton. SECOND. n r. White. Amherst third
{. u. HIN. Yale, fourth Timr. minutes rs 5
seconds
There were twenty starters, and when
the pistol cracked there was a scramble for
the lead, hut Alcott of Yale led at the first
quarter. with Munsou. Hin and Williams
close up Camp Of Cornell WAS in the van
at the half. and the time was minutes 10
seconds Along the, hqckstWrc,,ch Munson
three yards behind The par, drew away
from the fleld at every, stride. and in the home;
stretch Williams made his effort. but could
not quite catch Munson. who won by a yard.
Ten Yards separated second and third. and
yard third and fourth,
40 IARD RUS.
Intercollegiate record, - IS seconds. by 7, 3.
Taylor, Pennsylvania: Collegiate record. AZ. soc
onds by Wendell Baker. Harvard. Won by n. 4,
LYMAN PENNSYLVANIA; E. j. Dives Harvard. second;
w r. Rurnap Yale. third: !. c. Carpenter. Cornell,
fourth. Time. 40 as seconds.
When the pistol flashed Dives shot out
closely followed by Hyman. and Burnap
but the Yalc man was interfered with and
.t,,m hjed Dives led along tho At oh and