The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31
Cornell IS Victorious
on Franklin Field
fthacans Win Banner Event OF
Intercollegiate Athletics
on Muddy Track

PHILADELPHIA, May 30.-Under
weather conditions that were about as
bad as could be imagined for track
meet the stout hearted athletes OF
Cornell university today on Franklin
field won the intercollegiate champion
ship, the premier college athletic event
Of the year, by a margin of 4 " points.
The total points scored by the Ithacans
was "a Pennsylvania was second with
291h Yale third, %; Harvard fourth
1T1a, and Dartmouth fifth, II. Mlchl-
gan and Swarthmore each made 6
points. Princeton and Columbia made
each and Syracuse 8.
No records were broken, but good
time was made considering the condi-
tions. A heavy rain which set in early
in the day was coming down in tor
rents when the meet began. The track
was flooded in many places and the
field was ankle deep with water.
Cornelrs all around work was ex-
cellent, her men scoring in seven
events. The 1thacans took four firsts,
three seconds, two thirds and one
fourth. Pennsylvania also scored In
seven events, winning four f1rsts, two
seconds, one third, one fourth and di-
viding one fourth place.
noteworthy feature of the day was
the performances of the Yale pole
vaulters All four of the Yale men
who qualified yesterday tied for first
place at II feet.
100 yard dash: seminnal three to qualify qualify
Won by Cartmell Pennsylvania; second, Gamble
Princeton; third, Lemontaine. Yale. Time
10 As. Second heat-Won by Sherman Dart
mouth; second. Whitman, Pennsylvania; third
Carey, Yale. Time. 10 %.
l2o yard hurdle. semifnal, two to qualify
First heat-Won by Talcott Cornell; second, Rob
bins Yale. Time. :16 2-5 Second heat-WoI
:i6 4-5.
One mile run, final-won by Halstead. Cornell
second. Rowe, Michigan; third. HAYNES, Colum
44o yard run, hnal-Won by Taylor, Pennsyl
vania; second, Deseldipg Harvard; third, Car
penter, Cornell; fourth. Henrie, swarthmore
I2O yard hurdle, final dash-won by Shaw
Dartmouth; second Taloott, Cornell; third. Rob
bins, Yale; fourth, Howe. Yale, Time, 10 30
inches; third, Little, Harvard ~ feet sa.
inches; fourth. Stephenson, Harvard, AZ feet
inches.
High jump-Palmer OF Dartmouth and Har
wood Of Harvard tied for first place at s feet 81.
Newberry Of Pennsylvania and Somers Of Har
vaTS tied for fourth plaSs at % feet 81 INCHES pa
Whitman. Pennsylvania; fourth, Gamble. Prince
ton. Time, 10 3-5.
Points-Harvard lels, PENNSYLVANIA l21s, Cor
Michigan 8, Columbia 3. Princeton l.
Two mile run, fnal-Won by TRULY, Cornell
second Young & Cornell; third third Hall Columbia
220 yard hurdle: Semifnal-Won by Hart
ranft, Pennsylvania; second. Howe. Yale. Time
second, Gardner. Harvard. Time. 25a4.
Broad jump--Won by Cooke, Cornell, % feet
ssxS nsas e
s Inches; fourth, Sherman, Dartmouth, u feel
Points-Cornell. "a; Harvard, 151s; Pennsyl
vania, 1215; Dartmouth, 13; Michigan. O.
Swarthmore, 9, Yale, 4; Princeton, 3; Colum
bia, 2.
semihnal: 200 yard dash-First heat won b,
Whitman, Pennsylvania; second Blumer, Har
ward Time 30 40 Second heat won BY
CartInel, Pennsylvania; second, Sherman, Dart
mouth Time, % Is
feet 21a inches; second, Horr, Syracuse, 151
feet 8 Inches; third Baker, Cornell. $50 fee
e1a inches; fourth, Folwell, Pennsylvania, 14s
feet 10 inches.
sylvania; second, French Cornell; third Kir
jassef, Yale; fourth, Frantz, Princeton. Time
2:02.
900 yard hurdle. nnal-won by Howe, Yale
second Hartranf. Pennsylvania; third, Shaw
Dartmouth; fourth, Garner, Harvard. Time
:24A.
Pole vault, fnal-Dray, Nelson. Gilbert ant
Campbell, all of Yale, tied at IL feet, and L
points go to Yale.
Sherman, Dartmouth; fourth, Bluner, Harvard
Time, %.
Points final. scores:
Cornell. "a; Pennsylvania, 2914;. Yale. 90
Swarthmore, 8: Columbia, 4: Princeton. 4; Syra
cuse g.