Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-15
HARVARD WINS OVER
YALE BY ONE POINT
Last Few Yards of FurIong
Dash Saves Crimson From
Losing Annual Meet.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May IA C3im-
son point. picked up i'm The last few
yards of the furlonS dash. gave liar-
ward the nineteenth annual meet over
Yale today by score of '2i2 TO DIG. 1t
Was an afternoon OF unexpected rererses
and both teams suffered. Yet there were
some excellent performances and the pole
vault record of the dual games went up
to L. feet 6ls inches, which Capt. Nelson
of Yale accomplished in such easy style
that he attempted worlds record, but
without success. The 1c0-yard high hur-
tie record for the dual meet of II A.
seconds was equaled by c. y. Chisholm
of Yale.
Yale captured seven first positions to
six for harvard. but when it came TO
place points the Crimson had the strong
Ell team.
II was a. srueling struggle Throughout.
ond though Harvard led :0i3 TO 43's
points when the final event came. II was
still anybody's victory. and the interest
in this contest-the 22o-yard ddSh-was
intense. There were three Yale and three
Harvard men in this final and deciding
event.
The three Yale runners shot away
erom the Harvard sprinters at the start
and half way down the cinder track IT
looked Ike Il sure \ die NiNtple Niitii hii|
three blue Jerseys were still we'll in front
with the crimson trailing.
Ranney's Good Sprint.
A hundred yards from the tape there
was sudden burst of Harvard cheers
when 'Dudr Ranney OF Harvard was
seen making a desperate effort % catch
his Yale competitors. He passed one Yale
man and then drew up to another, and
it was only when within few feet OF
the finish that by a final desperate squirt
he passed the second Yale man and Sc
cured second place. BOYD of Yale won.
but Ranney's second gave Harvard the
deciding points Of the meet and made
him the hero of the day. Four thousand
persons yelled themselves hoarse at the
spectacular finish while RanneyS team
mates carried him from the field on their
shoulders.
The Summaries:
Onc-miie run-Won by ii. Jacques. jr., Har-
ward: Il. X. Miller. Yale, second; f. Z. Gray,
Harvard. third. Time minutes - seconds.
12O-yard hurdle. fnals-Won 10y q. \. CHS
ohm. Yale: l.. NJ. King. Yale. second: 7. r.
Long Harvard. third. Time II - seconds.
Shot put-won by J. Il. Fitzpatrick, Yale, dis
lance. 4S feet So inches; II. L. Goddard Har-
ward. second, distance. 43 feet inches: {. c.
Little. Harvard. third distance, ~ feet 81
inches.
44O-yard run-Won by II. W. Kelley, Harvard:
F. NJ. Deselding. Harvard second :. {. 81
Mons. Harvard third. Time 10 % sec"ncs.
100 yard dash. final-Won by G. T. Gardner.
jr.. Harvard: l.. H. Thayer. Harvard, second
J. Tyler, Harvard third. Time, 10 ID sec
Onds
Two-mile run-Won by A. NJ. Haskell. Yale,
p. Newton. Harvard second: +. L. Niets. Iiar-
vard third. Time, minutes IS > seconds:
Hammer throw--Won by 4. I. Cooney. Yale,
distance 49, feet inch: ii. NJ. Andrus, Yale,
second. distance. 142 feet Al: inches; b. D.
Hodge, Harvard, third. distance 129 feet 2ia
inches.
Running broad jump-Won by {. c. Little
Harvard distance, % feet 81, inches: c. W.
Baird, Yale second, distance II feet i0't
inches: J. X. Fitzpatrick. Yale, third, distance
II feet inches.
go yard hurdles. inal-Won by G. p Gard
ner Harvard q. A. Chisholm. Yale. second; L.
NJ King, Yale. third Time. "a Is seconds.
$50 yard run--WOn by NJ. kirjassof Yale: C.
". Ryley. Harvard. second: r. T. Wood Yale
third. Time. l minute 80 seconds.
Running high jump-Won by $. C. Lawrence
Harvard, height, > feat lbs inches: a. ID.
Barker, Harvard. second. feet II inches: ;.
4. Reed. Harvard, and q. :. Dickinson Yale
tied for third place, = feet 10 inches
90 yard dash. finals-W"n 10y +. 7. Boyd.
Yale; u. P. Rsnney. Harvard. second: +. \.
Reilly. Yale, third Time. 22 % seconds.
Pole vault-Won by +. T. Nelson. Yale
height. II feet 6Is inches ia new record: T. A.
Gardner. Yale. second. II feet inches: $ G.
Lawrence Harvard. and !. l.. Barr, Harvard
tied for third II feet inches.
Final score-Harvard. o2l.; Yale. 51is.