Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
L. A. HIGH
WINS MEET
WORLDS RECORD EQUALED IN
TALL HURDLES
Pasadena Team Gives Winners a
Chase Which Is Finally De.
cided by the Relay
Race


Pasadena high school ................ 80
Harvard Military academy. ........... 28
Los Angeles Polytechnic. ............. 10
Whittier high school .................. 8
ThrOOp Polytechnic ................... 0
Los Angeles high school yesterday
won the County league championship
from the teams of the various high
schools of Los Angeles county by Il
narrow margin of four points from Pas
adena high school, with Harvard a close
third. Polytechnic made a showing in
but few events, taking three firsts, a
second and third. Whittier entered
but two men, Woods in the half and
the mile and Redman in the broad
jump. Both men annexed one second
place
Broken records were the order of the
day. One worlds record, that of
Kranzelien of Pennsylvania, holder Of
the Intercollegiate high hurdle record at
Is 1-5, was equaled by Robertson of
Polytechnic, who beat his competitors
to the tape by twenty yards in this
race. Robertson's wonderful record
will not be official as he did not leave
his hurdles standing. Although q wind
blew down the stretch at times 1t can
be said that it affected the steeplc
chase less than any of the other events,
as it was comparatively quiet at the
tIlfle IulS race was iuiis AeobSi loOii ieNS
been defeated but once in two years
over the barriers, and If he would clear
the hurdles, instead of knocking them
down, he could easily establish South
ern California record.
Among the other records broken were
those of Cline and GartZmann, both OF
Harvard, who held the Southern Cali
fornia 100-yard record at 10 1-5. Thorpe
of Harvard today twice ran the event
in 10 seconds fiat. In the 220-yard dash
Coleman of Los Angeles high broke the
Southern California record which was
held by Stanton and Cline of Harvard
at % 3-5 seconds. leading Thorpe to the
tape by a scant yard in % 1-5 seconds.
Wallbridge of Los Angeles high broke
the County league record for the shot
put by one inch, throwing the weight
"A feet 10 inches.
Gibbs of Pasadena advanced his own
time for the broad jump, clearing the
ground for % feet 61s inches. This
mark is a much better one than any
made by California colleges this year.
Two records were broken in the mile
run, which was the best race of the day
outside the relay. Woods of Whittier,
who had not been considered in making
up the dope, jumped to the front at the
sound of the gun and set the pace all
the way excepting a short distance IN
the third lap. Woods ran splendid
race, but was headed at the beginning
of the stretch and lost to Valley OF
Harvard by three yards in the time OF
4:42 2-5. This record betters the County
league time, held by K. Lee of Har-
ward, by 1-5 seconds. 1t betters the
Southern California intercollegiate rec
ord. held by Stanton of Harvard since
1904 by Q 3-5 seconds. Stantons time
of 4:45 was expected to stand for some
time to come. Valleys record will
probably hold for several years.
The half mile record of 2:O5 3d. held
by II. Lee of Harvard, was bettered by
is of second by Robb of the same
school, who won the race today from
Milsap of Pasadena by five yards in
2:05 2-5.
Probably the most wonderful per-
formanee of the day, aside from Robert
sons record for the high hurdles, was
the showing of Woods. Woods ran the
mile race without coaching or sup
porters. He came unknown to every
nody in the crowd, and with proper
training should have won his race, as
he was easily best. Valley ran real
race holding back in about second or
third position until IL came tiihe ior
him to sprint.
The quarter was an exciting race. Or
the many entries to this event only five
wero on their marks when the starters
signal was given. Carter OF Los An
geles high, who has record OF o2 z-5'
won the race by five yards, with r.
Smith of Pasadena second, an eyelash
IN front of Lane of Harvard. The time,
53 seconds, was within two-f1fths OF 4
second of the record.
The mile relay race, which wound up
the meet. resulted in another broken
record. The Harvard team, composed
of Thorpe, Valley, Lane and Robb, led
TO the beginning of the last lap. where
Carter the high school quarter miller,
snrinted and took the lead. Robb, how
ever. caught him at the beginning OF
the stretch and won by fifteen yards.
The time, 1888 4-5, breaks the County
league of 3;39 held by Harvard by l-5
seconds. Pasadena was thir9, anu
Polytechnic, the fourth team, dropped
ont at the last of the third lap.
High school was lucky to win the
meet, as the change i'm the results of
single event would have enabler Pasa-
dent to either win or at least tie the
leaders. Harvard consoles herself with
the thought that the might have won
if Lee had run the quarter" Poly
technic can point to the equalling of
the worlds record and to having made
eight points in the high jump. They
are also pleased that Rickerhauser, who
won the hammer throw, beat Wall
bridge of Los Angeles high, who de-
feated him in the dual meet. Wall
bridge failed to place yesterday in that
event. Whittier needs no apology. If
that school had a few more athletes
like the men they entered they would
be able to show up some of the other
bigger institutions. Throop entered but
few men. and though Smith made a
good showing in the dashes he scored
no points.
The officials of the meet were: Ref
cree, George Braden; starter, Claude
Braden; clerk, Boren; timers. w. Robb
Goodman and Lowsley; judges of finish.
Tipton, Price and Gallup; judges of
weights, Hull. Cuddeback and Gault;
Judges of jumps, Wyckoff, Squire and
Merrick; announcer, Manuel
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