Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-07

ever in ten high jump, which Burdick
won with a leap Of 6 feet inches. Far
second but for the competition of Moi
At, Porter and Lawrence, three ineligi-
bles who tied for second.
Somewhat Of an upset occurred in the
sylvania finished only fourth. though less
than half a yard behind Martin OF
Notre Dame. the winner. Between Mar
tin and Minds were Reilly and Thacher of
Yale. The two Ellis sprinted in fine form.
but IL Minds shows his usual consistency
he will round into form for the intercoi-
legiates.
Yale showed her usual strength in the
hurdles which Chisholm won easily
enough. and In the pole vault. where
both hurdles this year, and II Gardner
wins the pole vault the Els will have a
neat nucleus. to which fitzpatrick Is sure
to add something in the shot, and possibly
Thatcher score in the sprints the Ellis will
Always be within striking distance of the
leaders.
Michigan is in much the same condition
as Yale. Craig is now the favorite for
first in the two sprints, while Horner is
reasonably sure of the shotput. OF the
other colleges. Princeton and Dartmouth
failed to show their expected strength.
Dartmouth's victory in the hammer throw
was the only scoring her varsity men did,
over collegians would have their troubles
to win even the New England intercol-
legiates. Princeton failed to do anything
with Cook in the 1OO-yard dash. while
Dwight got only second in the hurdle race
and Speers had to take third in the ham,
mer. None Of the other colleges showed
any unexpected strength.
AS result Of the relays Pennsylvania
still looks to have the best chance to win
the Intercollegiate. with Cornell. Yale
IN 20 n
honors. Harvard did not have her team
present on account Of q series of acci-
dents, but in their class games Saturday
the Crimson did not show any remark
able performances
Haverford Is Soccer Champion.
At the close Of the most successful as
ISOLATION foot ball season in the history
Of the intercollegiate Association Haver-
ford College has won the championship.
Previous to the Harvard-Cornell game
Harvard and Haverford were tied as to
the number Of games won and lost. Har-
ward would have, won the championship
had her team beaten Cornell, but that
game resulted in q draw. This made II
necessary for the title to be awarded to
| the team which had scored the more
goals and had a fewer number scored
against her. Haverford's final record Is
wards, eleven for and seven against her.
This gave Haverford the winning per.
centage. The other colleges finished In
the following order: Columbia. third
Pennsylvania and Yale tied for fourth
and Cornell last
The most remarkable feature about the
season was the tremendous interest de-
veloped at all the colleges. Half a dozen
years ago interest in association foot bal
was confined among the colleges to Penn
] HQv0rf0rd
ing the center of the game in this coun'
try. The merits of the game. however
have become so well known since Their
that 1t has spread throughout the col
lege world and the game is fast catching
hold of the public favor When it IL
has. made in the college world In this
short time it requires no great stretch
of the imagination to picture its future
In fact, the coaches of college rugby are
beginning to realize it's value as pre-.
liminary practice for the latter game and
have recommended that the candidates
| for the more strenuous game condition
themselves through soccer. At Harvard
a number Of rugby players are also mem
bers of the soccer team. and the benefit
to them has been remarkable.
The only thing necessary to make Soc
Ger one Of the most popular of the minor
sports Is its establishment in the Sec
ondary schools of the country. That Is
now being done. though the progress is a
! bit slow. When the schools make the
game popular It will take its place among
the college sports and will certainly be
self-supporting before many more years
Cornell's Foot Ball Plans.
Cornell foot ball men are making ex-
| tensive preparations to put the 1thacans
| on as high foot ball plane as they are
in rowing track athletics and other