Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-28
PENNSY TAKES AWAY HONORS
Wins Two Of Three Feature Events
Of Annual Relay Races.
Mercersburg Academy Break. the
Worlds 0ne-Mile Relay Record
for Prep. schoais in Capturing
American Championship


University Of Pennsylvania won two OF
the three blue ribbon events at the an
nual relay races here this afternoon and
Syracuse university took the other, The
two and four mile relay championships
OF America were captured by the Phlla-
deiphla institution after hard struggles
and the one mile national championship
was won by Syracuse after Raidpath,
it's fast quarter-miier. had extended him
self TO the limit to beat Sanders Of II
linois.
some Of the best quarter-miie men in
college were In this event Both Of
Pennsylvania victories were hard won,
Its runners having to extend themselves
right up to the tape.
A hard rain fell during the afternoon
and the track In many places was half
an inch deep with water. Despite this
condition, the Mercersburg (Pa.). academy
broke the worlds scholastic one-mle relay
record In winning the American prepara-
tory school championship. The new time
for prep" schools is s:27s against the
former record Of 3:s0M.
While the west did not fare very well
In the relay races the athletes from over
the Alleghenies showed up we'll in the
field events and In the l9o-yard hurdles.
In the hurdle race Nicholson OF Missouri
university won In the good time OF fif-
teen and four-fifths seconds. considering
the condition of the track. Phiibrook Of
Metre Dame wen both the Discus throw
and shot putting event without much
trouble.
A feature OF the afternoon was the per-
formanee of A. L. Gutterson Of Vermont
university. who won the broad jump by
leaptng twenty-four feet and flee Fights
of an inch from muddy takeoff. In none
of his. tries did no jump under twenty.
three fast II Is probable that he viii be
strong contender for a place. on the
American Olympic team. Summaries:
National relay Championship: One
mile college championship won by
syracuse tWaldron. champlin. Fogg,
Raiupath); second. Illinois Wilson.
Hunter Cortis, Sanders: third penn,
syivania (Saydock. smith, Foster
lnmhia: sixth, Ohio Wesleyan. Time BY
quarters: o.5s. 1:44ss. 2:35. s:2s&s. Massaehu-
sets Technical and McGi1 university
Two-mile college championship won by
Pennsylvania Church, Cross, Lestering,
Bodley): second. Princeton Gordon, saw
Yer. Mckinney. Hayes: third, Minnesota
lTydemau Chaplin. Shaughnessy. Lind.
bergl. Time by halves: 3o4. 4:0sN, 6:0sx,
s:sls. Indiana university scratched.
Four-miie college Championship won BY
Peunsylyania tGuthanz. Langner. Ma
deira Mccurdy.); second. Michigan
Thrown. Smith. Hanayan. Haimbaughl
third. Dartmouth tDolan. Ball. Day, Har-
mani: fourth, Princeton. Time by miles:
4:42as. si2etS. f3:5szs. 1895 Minnesota uni
versity scratched.
one-mile freshman championship won
by Prtnceton; second. Pennsylvania.
Time: $50. Two starters
Other college relays. according to class:
One-mile relay won by 81. Johns college,
Annapolis; second. Galiagaudet, Wash.
ington; third. Mullenburg. Allentown, Pa.
one-mlIe relay won by Ohio wesleyan;
second, Nordham: third. Haverford,
fourth, Rutgers. Time; 3:alas
0ne-nile relay won by Virginia uni
second Carlisle Indians; third,
State college. Time: s.s2st
Field events. ioo-yard dash: Wen by
Thomas Princetonl: second. Patterson
tPennsywania1: third. Robertson tsyra-
cusel:: fourth. feathers tGettys6urgt
Time: e.iass
1oo-yard hurdles: Won. By Nicholson
second, Case Cllinoisl; third.
Kuh fChicaEoe fourth. Griffith (Pennsyi-
rania. Times o.iss
Pole vault Won by Wagner tYalels II
Feet 8 inches: second, Murphy ullinolsl.
y feet inches, third, Wright Dart
Gardner (Yals9. tied at u feet.
High jump: Won by Enright Dart
feet II inches. second. Burdick
(Pennsyfvanta), 5 feet 10 inches; third.
Thorpe (Carlisis}, Lane lPennsFlvansal.
Heyb Penusyivanial, tied and on Jump
off Thorpe won at s feet inches.
shot put: Won by HIibrook (Notre
Danne}. "A feet: second, Kohler fAichisan).
& feet II inches; third. Wnitney Dart
Is feet "a inches: fourth. Leslie
Harvard. q feet ~ inches.
Hammer throw. Won BY Simpson
(PennxyIvaniah is feet ~ inches; sec
oud. Chsids (yalel. fS feet s inches; third,
Marden fDartmouth1. IA feet inches:
fourth. Kohler 6Afichiganl. III feet 81
inches.
Broad Jump: Won by Gutterson tver-
mont university, "a feet and y Of
an inch; second. WATSON eNotre Daniel.
II feet "a inches: third Bahcock Co
Iurnbia}. 81 feet IA inches. fourth Jones
q feet ~ inches.
Discus throw. Won BY Phfibrook tSctre
Darue}. Is feet 81 inches; second. Whit
nav Dartmouth. IL feet 81 inches;
third., Marden Dartmouth. 10 feet "a
inches. fourth. Kohler 6Miehiganl, II
feet "a inene.