Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-28
SPORTING NOTES.

| It beats the Dutch how many high
| jumpers out on the Pacific Coast are
| credited with doing 6 feet or better
| Here IS another one: Crane of Tacoma
High is said to have cleared feet q
inch in a dual meet May H. The sum
mary reads "6st feet" but of course
that is out of the question.
Roderick Tower '16, of Philadelphia
Won the Dodge cup race from field
of five at Cambridge, Mass, Tuesday.
covering the 220-yards in - 2-5 sec
onds. The race was open to members
of the four classes at Harvard. The cup
must be Won four times for permanent
possession.
Jim Thorpe, former all. around anna
teur champion, and Artie Shafer of
the New York Giants were interested
spectators at the New Englands, Sat
urday. The Indian, in particular. came
in for much attention. One oid-time
athletic follower remarked on noting
the build of the indian: THE Redskin
looks fit to jump right in and clear up
the meet
OF course the finding of four-leaf
clover by a member of the Harvard
Freshman crew was responsible for
the defeat of the Cornell youngsters
on Lake Cayuga, Saturday. couple
of fast winning crews will fill the bill
with most of us. Those who have
watched the Harvard youngsters all
the spring have been convinced that
they had the markings" of an excep-
tional eight They filled expectations.
1t is the. general opinion that Dart
mouth has become too strong in track
athletics to remain in the New Eng
| land Intercollegiate A. A. A. The
great growth of s the college gives
| Dartmouth decided advantage over
the other colleges of the association
in the number of men available and
eligible for athletic teams. 1t has, too,
on the whole a higher class of compe-
ltition, which brings greater resources
for the development of teams.
Bart Sullivan, the Holy Cross coach
brought down one of the most formid-
able collection Of Holy Cross athletes
for the meet. In fact, the Purple 5
showing in the meet was one Of the
surprises Before the contest no one
gave tie Worcester college Il look in
among the leaders, but Sullivan's team
was in second place until it was beat
en- out through Brown securing a place
lin the discuss event Holy Cross has
made a fine record in the track game
the past season.
| Jack Mcdonald of Tufts put over !
dark horse in the two-mile run. Atwater
who was reckoned second to Ball o.
Dartmouth, outfooted the Dartmouth
crack all the way. and retained re
markable sprint at the finish. Atwater'i
time of minutes IS 3-5 seconds, a new
New England intercollegiate record, /.
about the fastest two-mile pertormanc,
made, this season. TOO bad the Tuft
athlete is not eligible TO compete, mex
Saturday.
Sportsman would extend to Dart
mouth and Harry Hillman his con
gratulations upon the all-round excel
lence of the team that won the New
England college championship, a team
that in the main contested up to form
land in some instances exceeded expec
Itations. The outstanding Performance
of any members of the Dartmouth
team was the splendid running o
Franz Marceau, who was actual
coming" in the finish or the mile ru
land was not more than 10 yards be
hind the wonderful Taber and prob
ably nearer eight. There is it'll
doubt that Marceau ran inside of AZ
POS Harmon. too. merits praise 70
the manner in which he kept up clos
behind the terrific pacemaker fror
Brown.