The San Francisco call., 1909-05-30
HARVARD'S FIRST
VICTORY IN 5
YEARS
Crimson Never Headed in Inter.
collegiate Meet; Yale and
Pennsy Follow


CAMBRIDGE. Mass. May 29.-rhs
crimson jerseyed Sprinters. hurdlers.
leapers and weight throwers brought
to Harvard in the stadium today the
championship of the intercollegiate as
sociation for the first time since 1901
Although Harvard was never headed
in the race for points after the meet
was fairly well under way, the quality
of the athletes representing the IL col
leges was so high that three records
were broken, new times being made in
the mile and two mile runs and a new
height being set in the pole vault
w. c.. PAUL of Pennsylvania cut the
mile record from 4;20 SIS. made two
years ago by his fellow collegian. Guy
HaskinS to Ar 40. Then r. J. Taylor
of Cornell ran the two miles in 9.27 3-S.
more than seven seconds off the former
record held by Il. W. Rowe of Micht-
gan also made two years ago. The new
pole vault mark was established by
c. S. Campbell at II feet 3A inches.
The old mark of II feet. held by Dray
Gilbert and Wilson of Yale and Cook OF
Cornell, stood just one year
Yale, which was. looked upon with
favor. had to fight hard for second
place. being closely pressed by Penn
sylvania. with Cornell. another favor
lite. a close fourth. Michigan waSs
fifth: Princeton sixth and the rest of
the colleges trailed for behind
The following men qualified for the
finals in the 100 yard dash:
Craig. Michigan; Foster. Harvard;
Dawbarn. Princeton; Minds, Pennsyl-
vania; Kelley. Williams; Gamble.
Princeton Best time-10 seconds by
Mile run-Won by w. C. PAUL. Penn
sylvania; ". l. McGee. Princeton, Sec
ond; J. l.. Tower Michigan. third. ID. G..
May. Michigan, fourth. Time, 4:17 40
Shot put[won by c. c. Little. Har-
ward. distance as feet ? inches: w. F.
Kruger, Swarthmore. second, 45 feet
third. As feet; T. j. Talbot Cornell,
fourth. 43 feet inches.
440 yard run-Won by T. S. Blumer,
Harvard; W. Palmer, Haverford, sec
ond; E. f. Leger, Michigan. third:
H. ". Kelly, Harvard. fourth. Time'
i2o yard hurdles-won by l. v.
Howe. Yale; J. L Hartranft, Pennsyl-
vania, second; w. NJ. Randa. Harvard,
third; J. C.. Talcott, Cornell. fourth.
100 yard run-Won by r. C. Foster.
Harvard; r. c. Craig. Michigan. Sec
ond; G.. F. Minds. Pennsylvania, third
w. L. Dawbarn, Princeton, fourth.
Two mile run-won by P. ]. Taylor.
Cornell: G. A. Dull, Michigan. second;
III. Jaques. Harvard, third; K. O. West,
Michigan, fourth Time, s;27 3-5-
Running high jump-Tie between
r. G. Harwood, r. p. Pope and S. G.
Lawrence. Harvard; E. r. Palmer.
Dartmouth, and W. Canheld, Yale.
Height feet IL Y inches
Half mile run-Won By A. T. Beck.
Pennsylvania: w. G. PAUL. Pennsyl-
third; r. g. Splitter, Yale. fourth Time.
1855 3-5
Broad jump-Won by z. T. Cook.
Cornell. distance % feet 61t inches:
J. r. Fitzpatrick. Yale. second. % feet
z inch; II. s Babock Columbia. third.
% feet Il inch; w. J. Mayhem. Brown.
fourth. 21 feet 7s4 inches.
220 yard low hurdles-Won by L. G.
Howe, Yale; Gardner, Harvard, seconO;
]. L. Hartranft. Pennsylvania. third;
r. NJ. Rand. Harvard. fourth. Time.
"a 2-5.
Pole vault-Won by s G. Campbell. -
Yale. height II feet 3A inches (neW
recOrd); J. L. Barr. Harvard and L T.
Nelson. Yale. tied for second and third
place. u feet; z. T. Cook. Harvard. and
J. L. Pickets. Pennsylvania. tied for
fourth place. II feet s inches
220 yard daSh-WOn by R G. FOste>,
Harvard: W. L. Dawbarn. Princeton.
second; C. w. Minds Pennsylvania,
third; ]. Watson. Harvard. fourth.
Time. :21 3-5.
Hammer throw=Won by L. c. Tai
bott. Cornell. distance 15S feet 94
inches; NJ. K. Horr. Syracuse. second.
las feet 2 inches. w A Goebel Yale.
third 140- feet y inches. p. A Sulli-
van. Cornell fourth. 1SS feet inches
Total points-Harvard. 80 10. Yale,
% 40: Pennsylvania. 221z: Cornell.
20h; Michigan. II; Princeton, z. Hav-
erford. 3: Swarthmore. 8; Syracuse. ;:
Dartmouth. 21 1-5; Columbia. 2, and
Brown 1.