The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Sports
Stanford Track Is Dedicated
With Sensational Races
BY r. A. Sr11ytI1

Undaunted by adverse weather con-
ditions. high school athletes from all
parts OF the coast competed in the sec
ond annual meet OF the Stanford Inter
scholastic Athletic Association yester-
day and dedicated to sport the splen-
did new track made possible by the
generosity OF the students OF the Palo
Alto institution OF learning. It would
be impossible to conceive Of more un-
propitious conditions for competition.
but the hardy athletes, bare armed and
bare legged. braved the storm and put
up exciting finishes in the driving rain.
The spectators showed the same spirit
and stood out in the fun sweep 81 the
storm for hours without shelter and
cheered on the Representatives OF their
schools.
Albert Mum. the star OF the Oakland
High School team. stood out for the
second year as the most versatile per-
former on the field He won as his
individual property the Encina Club
cup. He scored more points for his
school than the combined points Of any
other team. making Is out OF the %
credited 20 his team. Mum won the
shot-put with As feet 1O1s inches He
tied for first place in the pole vault
with his teammate, Vail, and Phelps
OF Los Angeles. at 10 feet II inches.
He was third in the shot-put. with
mol Tn fr T--w
throw he tied with Wooley OF Santa
Rosa for first place with a throw Of
1913 feet. To round out his work for
the day. he tied for second place in the
high jump. clearing the bar at feet
inches.
MACAULAY RUNS WELL
Macaulay OF Alameda was one OF the
brilliant performers OF the day. win
ming the quarter-mile event after a
sensational race and also placing the
22o-yard race TO his credit. He scored
al the poftns credited to his team and
landed II in fourth place
Kenneth Lee OF Harvard School, Los
Angeles. ran a remarkable half-mile.
covering the distance on the heavy
track in 2:06. This was pronounced as
good as 2:O2 on a dry track, which is
up TO the standard OF the university
runners in recent years. A team mate
OF Lee set the pace for the first quar-
ter, which was covered in 5s seconds.
Padilla OF Lick foolishly followed this
scorching pace and had nothing IN re-
serve with which TO finish. Lee fairly
ran himself blind and won all out by
some thirty-five yards.
The mile race was the closest Of the
day and provided remarkable finish
between Hanford OF Berkeley High
School and HartweI Of Oakland High
School. These runners are old rivals
and they took matters quietly during
the first half-mile. Hartwen then
started to close the gap between him
and the runners out in front. Hanford
hung on gamely, while Mills Of oak
land also tackled on to take advantage
Of the pacemaking. Once they quick
oned their pace, they drew away from
the rest of the field. In the last hun
dred yards Hartwell and HanfOrd ran
stride for stride. The former put
forth final desperate effort near the
finish and won on the tape by six
inches. The mile was covered in
4.5s 3-5. Hartwel showed the best
style, but his rival viii improve and
Will be q hard man 20 beat IN the COM
ing meets in which they viii be pitted
against one another. Each has won
Z. ,ooa this saasop
HANDICAPPED BY RAIN
The vsulters and the Jumpers were
badly handicapped by the muddy run
ways. The footing was uncertain, so
that the figures OF the results do not
do full justice 10 the work OF the
clever young athletes Added TO this
is the fact that rain interfered during
the past two weeks with the training
OF the runners and Jumpers.
The visitors from a distance were
particularly handicapped in this re-
gard. The Los Angeles representa-
tives were on the train two days and
two nights. Their victory in the re-
lay race came 10 them as an unex-
pected triumph, as they had not con-
ceded themselves a chance in this, the
climax Of the days competition.
The big disappointment of the meet
was the failure OF the team represent
ing the Seattle High School to reach
the scene OF the competition. For
time II was believed the northerners
had passed some Of the serious breaks
in the Southern Pacific tracks, but
word was received at the campus yes
terday morning that they were stalled
in Portland and would not be able to