New-York tribune., 1906-04-29
MICHIGAN MEN FLEET.
BREAK RELAY RECORD.
Dartmouth and Pennsylvania Also
Score IN Franklin Field Meet.

Philadelphia, April 2S.-AIichigan Dartmouth
and Pennsylvania won the three choice events
to-day at the twelfth annual carnival of track
and field sports Of the University OF PennsyI-
vania on Franklin Field In winning the four
mile college relay championship Michigans feet
runners broke the worlds outdoor record OF
1925 S-5 held by the same university. and the
indoor record Of 1920 is. made by Cornell.
Michigan's time was 1910 2-5.
Dartmouth won the two mile relay champion
ship. and Pennsylvania captured the mile
relay championship after a hard effort. The
Wendell Phillips School, Of Chicago, carried off
the one mile relay high school championship.
Half of the eight field events went to the West.
Michigan taking three frsts in this class of
sports.
About eight thousand people saw the sports.
and were kept in a constant whiri Of enthust-
asm by many close finishes IN the relay and
short distance races. There were about twelve
hundred athletes. representing one hundred and
ninety educational institutions. entered IN the
thirty-five events.
What was expected to be the closest race Of
the day-the four mile ohampionship-proved to
be a procession and easy victory for Mich
igan. Pennsylvania led on the first mile. but the
second Pennsylvania relay could not keep the
lead. and Michgan's second runner easily caught
him and took first place. After that IT was only
would beat Pennsylvania Yale. the only other
entry almost Tapped on the quarter-mils
track
NIichigans feat In breaking the worlds rec
ord stirred I'D much enthusiasm. and Pennsyl-
vania also received applause. as her time was
is minutes "a 20 seconds or 1 1-5 seconds bet
ter than the worlds outdoor record.
Pennsylvania the one-mile relay cham
pionShip principally through the good work Of
CARMEL, the third relay runner. Syracuse had
a good lead up to the half mile but on the third
SDriQtiUE
cUse's best man and passed him. He increased
his lead and gave Pennsylvania's last runner
good start. In this quarter Chicago also passed
Syracuse, but the last Chicago runner could
not hold the position, and Syracuse finished
second.
In the two-mile championship Dartmouth took
the lead from Pennsylvania the second re-
lay, and held 1t against Pennsylvania and Co
lumbia to the finish.
One of the features of the field events was the
high quality OF the entries in the pole vault.
Five of the participants In this contest cleared
IL feet 512 inches or over. Summaries:
one-miIe college relay championship-won by PennsyI
vania OEhitham Haydock. Cartmeu and BonsacE syra-
5Tsylor Merriam s9d sSa4an). third. Time SS
Two-nlils college relay ehampionship-Won by Dart
fSS 2sS MaTh on a 2 .soa PsnnsS
vana CWilcox. Folsom. Latner and Goldwster), third
Foue = i college % relay capionshipwon by sucht
ones TerTy Haskns and Roo1S second Yale GSson. %
WSCawSrd L E1gs and I nain third Tine BY miss
door record Of 1s253 held by Michigan and the indoor
D.
Onsnils preparatory school relay eharnpionshipWon
by Mercsrsburg PENN Academy; Centenary Collegiate
Institute, Hackensack n j. second High School, Potts
town, third Time. 3:s2S5.
Oneraile high school relay champioDshtTWcn by Wen
dell Phillips Chicago; Baltimore City College second;
York Igh School OF Commerce. third Time. 336s5.
The winners one-rne relay other than the
High school OF Commerce New York
(ti-ne 1920; Wyoming Seminary thine. 344es); Cen
tenary Collegiate Institute, Hackettsown y J, time
York Law School time 352s); Wes-:rn Maryland Col
lego time 9351s): Washington ard Jefferson College
,tine 341s): Lafayette College (tims SSli Swarth-
cne-hundrsd yard hurdle-von by Castle
man, Colgate: Armstrong; Princeton. second: J. H Hub
Amherst third: Amser. Pennsylvania, fourth Time
O:15%
one-hundred-yard dash-Dead heat CastIenan.
dead heat and given to Castleman Time, 01O2s.
Gamble, Princeton. third
Pole vaut-Tfs between Phillips. Cornell and SWAIN
Pennsylvania at IL IT, in, ard on toss OF coin swain
ard Allen Syracuse tied for third place IL IT, 5s In
and Jackson won the toss for the place.
High jump-Won by Patterson, Michigan. feet II
inches: second Risley ePennsyvania. feet inches:
and Ryan. Columbia. tied for third place 8
inches and jump on Mahouey place at feet 10
inches
Shot put-won by Coe. Michigan feet S1s inches;
second. Dunlap, Michigan. a feet inches third. Max
well. SwarthmoFe. % feet ga inches
Hammer throw-Won BY Parry. Chicago. $50 feet I
second Shevlin, Yale I46 feet inches third WIKI
ensen. Chicago IA fest 6is inches.
tInp-Won by NJ. Pleasant. Carlisle Indian
School % feet inch; second W P. Hubbard Amherst
inches.
Discus throw-won by Carols Michigan. i2s feet I
inch second Coe. Michigan. ia feet inchess third
Parry. Chicago ia feet Oh inches