New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
YALE WINS ON TRACK
Defeats Harvard by Close Score
in Annual Dual Meet.
WRANGLE OVER POINTS
Alleged False Start in Two
Twenty Yard Hurdles Causes
Difference.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

New Haven, May l3,-Yale defeated Har-
ward in the annual dual track meet here
to-day by score of SAY TO 4s1, points.
That is the technical score but the real
score was. Yale b9i2 and Harvard Az a
dispute arising over the final heat In the
POO yard low hurdles. Yale had qualified
Chisholm and Plat. and Harvard Lewis
and Cummings. The Harvard men broke
away and covered the distance in a jog in
the time Of "A is seconds, the Yale men
not starting.
The Harvard runners claimed the gun
had been fired. Lewis saying something
snapped" The starte- ordered the men
back, but James f. Sullivan, the referee,
refused to allow it, saying the Harvard
runners had beaten the gun by two yards,
and it was the starters fault.
His Interpretation was held to be correct.
but on an agreement among the Harvard
and Yale captains. Foster and fitzpatrick,
and ". F. Garcelon, the graduate man.
ager Of Harvard, who said 1t was the only
sportsmanlike thing to do, the race was
run over, Chisholm winning easily for
Yale and Cummings and Lewis, Of Har-
ward, finishing in the order named.
Mr. Sullivan refused TO allow the second
race to change the points, and advised Mr..
Garcelon to do away with the rules next
year and let sportsmanlike officials rule.
The matter was left in allegiance, 10 be
adiudcated at a meeting later.
Yale's superiority in the sprints. hurdles
and field events won the meet Yale won
al three places in the 22)-yard dash. broad
jump and pole vault. first and second places
In the shot-put and 1o0-yard dash and first
in both hurdles and the high jump. total
of eight firsts, to Harvard's five. Harvard
made a clean sweep OF all three places In
the half-mile, mile and two-mle runs. be-
sides taking first places in the 4i0yard and
hammer throw.
The track events were all well contested.
Reilly's performance in winning the lD-
yard dash in 10 seconds fiat. with less than
a half yard separating all six runners, was
especially interesting. Yale's four men 10
qualify in the 800 led the two Harvard en-
tries to the tape, holding apparently plenty
Of reserve speed. and with strong wind
aiding the distance was covered in % sec
onds fiat.
The surprise of the day was the placing
of Farrar second 10 Kelley, of Harvard, in
the 440. 1t was a close race all the way
down the stretch, against the wind, Kelley
winning by about three yards. in the fast
time OF soils seconds. Chishom's work in
the two hurdles was particularly good. He
won both events easily and In superb form.
Plat, of Yale. fell down In the final heat
Of the low hurdles. Captain Foster OF Har-
ward. after placing third In the 1Oo-yard
dash. pulled tendon In the first heat Of
the 22O-yard dash and was forced to re-
tire for good, after running $50 yards. Har-
wards superiority in the distance runs was
very clearly marked, the Yale men putting
up losing fights for third places.
The performance of Gardner, of Yale, In
tho pole vault on the vaut-off. after three
Yale men had tied for first place at II feet
inches, was the best individual perform
ance of the day, as in the exhibition he
cleared ~ feet inches. but Mr.. Sullivan
refused to allow IL as record because It
was not done in competition.
The summaries follow
10O-yard dash-won by Reilly, Yale:
Thatcher, Yale: second Foster; Harvard
sso-yard run---won by Jaques, Harvard:
prebbie IT,. Hazard; second .'N, Whiteman' Har-
is-pound shot put-Won by Fitzpatrick. Yale
Al feet e% inches; Greenough. Yale. second
~ feet y inch; Leslie, Harvard. third, Al
feet IL inches.
44o-yard run-Won by Kelly Harvard; Far
rar. Yale, second, Simons, Harvard, third.
Time, 0:50 10
one-mlle run-won by II. Jaques, jr.. Har-
yard Everett. Harvard. second Lawless.
Harvard third. Time. 1876 As.
120-yard hurdles-Won by Chisholm, Yale;
Cummings. Harvard, second Larkin, Yale
third. Time, 0:15 As.
220-yard dash-Won by Blenisten, Yale;
Snyder, Yale, second: Thatcher, Yale. third
Time, OPP.
High tump-Won by Garfield. Vale. feet
inches: Dennis. Harvard. second. feet S
inches Walter, Harvard. and Schenck, Yale
tied for third, feet inches.
Hammer throw-Won by Cable, Harvard
14s feet 8 inches; Childs, Yale. second, 1873
feet II inches; Mersereau, Yale, third. 13s
feet Y inch.
Running broad jump-Won by Holden
Yale, q feet ga inches; Fitzpatrick. Yale.
second. 21 feet 4A inches; Greene, Yale, third.
% feet II y inches
Pole vauit-Tie for first place between Gard
ner, Yale: Wagner. Yale. and Byers, Yale.
Two-mile run-Won by wilmington. Har
ward: Ryan, Harvard. second, Lawless Har-
ward third Time, 1901.
220-yard low hurdles-Won by Lewis, Har-
ward; Cumming. Harvard. second: no third
Time. 0:44 Is.
22o-yard hurdles Cre-runl-won by CHS
holm. Yale Cummings Harvard. second; ;
evils Harvard third Time. 0:24 o-S.