Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
WEST AGAINST EAST
Stirring Athletic Contests on
Franklin Field.
WORLDS RECORDS MADE
FOUR-MILE RELAY RACE WON BY
MICHIGAN.
Ten Thousand Spectators Witnessed the
Sports Conducted by the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 29-A new
worlds record and sensational performances
in nearly every one of the events marked
the University of Pennsylvania tenth an
nual relay carnival on Franklin Field this
afternoon. The four mile relay race for
the championship of America the Univer-
sty OF Michigan won for the third time in
succession, setting new mark Of Is min
utes 70 80 seconds IAN average of 4:36 for
each mile. The second worlds mark to
be bettered was in the discus throw, which
again went to Michigan. Garrells hurled
the missile 1856 feet " inch. Although this
beat the worlds record, 1t as not allowed
to stand. because the judges detected some
faulty construction in the discus which the
Michigan man used.
Between East and West.
Nearly all Of the big contests were
tight between the east and the west, in
which the west had decidedly the better
of the argument. Besides winning the four
mile relay and the discus throw. Michigan
took second in the broad jump. and like
wise in the shotput. Chicago University.
after leading to the tape In the one mile
relay championship. lost to Yale after Gro
man stumbled and fell. The Chicago man
had clear lead Of a yard, and contended
that he fell across the tape and thus won.
The judges, however. refused to allow it
and gave first to Yale. second to Pennsyl-
vania and third to Chicago. The time for
this event was 3:22 As. just 1 1-5 seconds
slower than the worlds record.
Hogenson, the Chicago University fresh
man, captured the 100 yard in 10 seconds
fat, beating Dear of Pennsylvania by
yard.
Purdee University, from Indiana. helped
to swell the victories of the west when
Thomas captured the hammer throw beat
ing out the eastern giants. Shevlin and
Harris of Yale and B. Vanduyne of SYRIA
cuse.
To cap the climax Of western triumphs,
the Wendell Phillips High School of Chi
cago won the high school championship
Of America with ease. All told. more than
1000 athletes from every section of the
country took part in the carnival.
Rain Made Track Heavy.
A drizzling rain fell through part Of
the morning, and, although 1t made the
track heavy, the contests were so keen
that record-breaking performances were
made right and left. Close to 10000 spec
tators sat around the big stadium and
cheered the competitors in the arena be-
low.
Outside of the vests remarkable sweep.
the feature of the games was the victory
of Mt. Pleasant, a full-blooded Indian
from the Carlisle school. in the broad
jump. The Indian cleared twenty-three
feet one and one-half inches, nearly a
1901 ana a nail better than the nearest
OF his white competitors.
or the relays, the one, two and four
mile events, which carried with them the
championship of America, were the fea-
lures. The world champion, Yale quartet,
led from the start in the two-mile event
and won by ten yards in the good time of
8.07 40. Dartmouth was second Column
bia third and Pennsylvania fourth
Stirring Contests.
The one and four relays were STIR
ring contests from the start to the fin
ish. In the mile Chicago jumped into the
lead and held It. In the third relay Tay-
lor Of Pennsylvania, the intercollegiate
champion, drew up into second place, but
Lyman, who took up the running there
was run completely off his feet The fin
ish found Yale, Pennsylvania and Chi
cago punched. In the last twenty five
yards GrOman of Chicago opened up a
gap of two yards. but fell just before the
tape was crossed, and Yale snatched an
undeserved victory from the westerners.
The four mile relay was a fight between
Yale and Michigan. The Michigan team,
like Chicago led from the start but on
the last relay Hill of Yale challenged
Rowe OF Michigan. The two men ran al
most stride for stride throughout the
mile. with the Michigan man setting the
pace. The last quarter brought the i'm
mense throng to It's feet with cheers.
Rowe, however, had too much of a sprint
left in him and beat out the Yale man by
a yaTu IN the world record time 1870
80 for the event.
In the other special events Amsler of
Pennsylvania was an easy victor in the
hurdles in 10 40 seconds. Marshall of
Yale and Moff1tt of Pennsylvania tied for
first in the high jump at feet IL inches.
Coe of Boston won the shot-put with a
heave of Az feet ~ inches.
Central Finished Fourth.
Washington was represented in the race
for OF school q m niOpShjD A r.
lea by the Central High School team. The
Washington team made a game fight, but
could not finish better than fourth, the
event going to the Wendell Phillips High
School team of Chicago. which created
new record for the distance. Trainer
Foley had good team to represent Wash
ington, but it could not get going right.
Georgetown University Law School won
its relay race in most decisive manner,
beating out the New York University Law
School and the Jefferson Medical College of
this city. The New York team led until the
last relay, when the southerners took up
the race and finished thirty yards in the
lead.
Washington was once more represented In
the 1OO-yard dash by Charles Seitz, the
holder of the worlds indoor record for
sixty yards. The event. however, was won
by Hogenson of Chicago. with Dear, a
Washington boy now at Pennsylvania, In
second place and Seitz close up in third
place.
The Summaries.
One hundred and twenty yard hurdle
First heat won by Catlin. Chicago; Eales.
Yale and Symonds. Princeton, dropped
out. Time. 10 seconds.
Second heat won by Amsler, Pennsyl-
vania; Ashburner Cornell, second; Arm
strong, Princeton, third. Time. Is 40 sec
onds.
One mile high school relay-Won by Eras-
mus Hall High School. Brooklyn, N. Y:
High School Of Commerce. N. Y, second;
Pittsburg third; Newark. N. j., fourth.
Time, 35 40. Baltimore City College did
not start
One mile relay college championship Of
Amerlca-Won by Yale (Burnap, Parsons,
Coholan and Ewing: Pennsylvania second
SHAW. Whitman. Taylor and Hyman):
Chicago. third Uightbody. Blair, Quigley
and Groman): Syracuse fourth (Ralph,
Rother Cox and Fisher. Time, 1872 4-5.
Two mile relay college championship of
Amortization by Yale armstrong, Tilson,
Moore and Parsons; Dartmouth second
earns, Jennings. Prichard and ThralD:
Columbia third Fulton, Hetherington,
Mcdonald and Taylor; Pennsylvania