The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25
RELAY
TEAM BREAKS
MILE RECORD
Meredith Runs Last Quarter
in R 2-5 Seconds-Tigers
Take Two Mile Race.
LONG EVENT EASY FOR
CORNELL; DREW WINS


thousand persons cheered wildly this
the last quarter OF the one milo
college relay championship with teeth
set and straining every nerve to beat
Bingham Of Harvard by i've yards AaA
place the worlds record OF minutes
IL seconds TO the credit OF the Uni.
versity OF Pennsylvania. ~,
In order to clip the Attn Of a second
from the mark established by the irish
American A. c. team In 1911 Meredith
had TO run the circuit OF Franklin Field
track In 48 2-5 seconds. the fastest time
made by any Of the hundreds Of men
who competed in the second and nhal
day OF the relay carnival. Those who
shared with Meredith the honor OF the
new record we're +. Kaufman. ], Lock-
wood and Don Lippincott. while BlnS.
ham OF Harvard was entitled to a meas-
ure of praise. as Meredith started two
| yards in the lead and had to run his
best to gain three additional yards. ...
! Princeton's quartet OF sterling half
| milers accounted for the two mile relay
after one Of the most desperate races
/
forced the wearers OF the Orange and
! Black to the limit. and Mckenzie Of
| Princeton fell under the tape but over
| the finish line less than II foot In front
| OF Campbell of Chicago, with the AN.
| Choir man of the Yale team. only i've
yards further back. The Princeton team
! set up new collegiate record of Z
| minutes SIS 3-5 seconds. dspacing the
minute performance of the Michigan
| team two years ago. ed
| Cornels matchless distance runners
| took the four mile relay, while Yale had
the satisfaction Of winning the fresh,
man championship handily The pre-
paratory school championship went to
| Mercersburg after n rafting race with
Exeter. and the high school title waS
annexed by Washington Central High.
despite a plucky finish by Brooklyn
Manual Training.
Though the Western teams were
beaten in the relay events the indvid-
uals from far across the continent did
all that was expected ~ them In
the special contests. Howard Drew
came through in the century run in
spite OF a reported pulled tendon. He
! won easily enough in ten seconds, but
his victory was not nearly as impress
slve as that of year ago, and there
was strong breeze blowing behind
him to help him along.
Fred Kelly the other southern Cali
fornia representative and the Olymplc
hurdle champion. won his favorite event,
hut he showed no marked superiority
over the other timber toppers, and in the
final squeezed home less than a yard
In front OF simpson OF Missouri in IL 3-5
seconds. The event was run over a
grass track for the first time AT this
meet, and in one OF the semi-fnal heats
Ward OF Chicago was clicked In Is rs,
but he finished only fourth in the de-
Gliding heat
John ". Phillips Of Idaho helped to
swell the far Western victories by win
ming the Javelin throw with 1T feet AZ
inches. making a new collegiate record
10 replace that OF l.9 feet 81, inches,
made BY Dorizas OF Pennsylvania last
wear II. L. Nourse 81 Princeton also
broke the old mark and pressed tho
Westerner hard with Il throw of l76
feet 5as inches
Alma Richards ~ Cornell WAS an
other brilliant performer. He won the
high jump with . feet > inches. and this
was announced a collegiate record,
though tho athletic almanac states that
both HORNE and Beeson have beaten
this jump IN college competitions There
was no reason Ia criticise tho style OF
Richards, however. and he made his
big lump with comparative ease after
really winning the competition at &
feet inches, at which height Weslay
Oler Of Vale failed. Richards also ia
we'll with the shot, taking third place
with put ~ 81 feet II inches. Max
tieid. the revolving collegiAn. won this
event with ~ feet | inches.
The pole vault hrousht out the great
est collection OF men ever seen IN this
country Two dozen essayed the task
ana only ono failed 20 clear eleven feet.
while the high average merit OF the
performers was shown further when
] .. - 4
feet inches,
l. W Smith OF Mercershurg carried
Of the palm in the younger division by
a remarkable quarter mile when landed
his team In front OF Phillips Exeter for
tho preparatory school championship
Starting seven yards behind Buckshaum
. Of Exeter the Mercershurg boy over
, hauled him i'm the stretch and came
home ten yards to the good with the
credit of 40 81 seconds for the cup
There were many close races in the
relay class events. hut the real thrills
were reserved for the two mile and ono
mile college championships, which came
near the end of the programme Prev
GUS to that New York had captured
some OF the honors, Morris High boys
. winning a high school event, BROOKLYN
% Irep "A preparatory race, and the col
, lcgc OF the C.ry OF New York proving
4 successful over Stevens Institute and
other colleges.
, The largest championship fold started
in the two mile event, with Moor" of
Princeton in the lead for the tirsi guar
ter East Of Purdue went by the T1gef
in the next lap and led by ten Yards
m the end of the nrst relay,
. with Overton of Yale on the heels ~
East Atha OF Princeton quickly made
: up the lost grou,l ana was i've yards
e in iron, Of the seconi purdue run
= ncr with Barker of Yale holding CT q"
$ third place.
=. S,egeman Of Chicago opened the ewes
. ~ the spectators In the next half mile
I when he raced by IN" Yale and Purdue
Y men and turned over has baton 10 Camp
= bell only five yards behind Hayes o.
. Princeton, Yale was sim third only
q three yards back, and with Mckenzie
taking up the running for Princeton and
Poucher for Yale great race was IN
: prospect for the final half mile Camp
9 bell and Poucher rushed ~ Mckenzie
6 at the beginning OF the las, lap and
; going up the back stretch raced 50 hard
against each other that they left Nc
kenZe FIVE yards behind,