The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
MEREDITH BEATEN
IN GREAT QUARTER
Quaker Put Behind Scratch in
Princeton Games and Fin
ishes Third.
ELLER FIRST IN HURDLES

PRINcEroN. May Average athletes
We'd with stars In. Princeton's sixteenth
open handicap track meet this afternoon
and so we'll were the handicaps allotted
that close finishes were the order Of
the day and TIE crack entrants had to
exert themselves to earn places. While
there was rot the large entry list Of
prominent amateurs there was a year
ago more OF the stars showed up.
Princetons own runners figured heavily
In the scoring and Pennsylvania trailed
along a poor second.
The great race OF the afternoon was
the quarter mile. Meredith's entry was
received after the other handicaps had
been made and he was accordingly set
six yards back OF scratch. Bu, not
daunted in the least the speed king
opened up and was soon on even terms
from scratch. Together they overhaul
the pack and Meredith swung into the
lead as they rounded the last turn. Ten
yards from the finish Richardson,
aIother Tiger. pu, on u burst OF speed
and Meredith 20 victory In the time OF
~ As seconds. Meredith's time for the
quarter was estimated at ~ seconds,
white Moore did II In so. with the track
in poor condition.
The competition was close in the fur
long. hal: and mile. Lockwood OF
Penn. with a three yard handicap In
the 220 yard. nosei out Lippincott for
first in 20 seconds. In the half mile
scratch. managed TO take the lead on
the turn into tie homestretch. but IN the
sprint Dorsey of Penn. who had a start
OF fifteen yards, and barr OF Princeton
passed him and took first and second
places respectively. Cooley of Prince
ton won the mile. but Mackenzie. bat
fling ON even terms with Devanney OF
the Mllrose A. c.. took second honors
j. j. f;ller of the Irish Americans
was the only star amateur who stood
out above tn, rest. He was too heavily
handicapped in the century, but in the
22O hurdles 10 easily defeated Ferguson.
PENIS crack timber topper. in %
seconds. The summaries
100 Yard Dash-won by r. G. Roberts.
Princeton, 5is yards. second, h NJ. shan
l-y. Princeton, yards. third. X r.
iso Yard High Hurdles-won by A W.
Erdman. I.awrenceyine. yards. third. Il.
NJ Pritchsrd. Irish American A. e.. ,
y"snf E T,mt Won - - b, 'sfoTds Cooley Prince.
ton. IS yards: second. }. H. Peeso. Penn
sylvania. Is yards, third. l. u. Mackenzie.
Princeton. scratch. Time. minutes Is "a
40 Yard Run-won by H., }. Richard
son. PRINCETON; yards. second j. T. Mere
third. W, Il. Moore, Princeton. scratch
Time; ~ - seconds;
sylvsnia. Is yards. second. Barr. Prince.
ton. 20 yards: third, Hayes. Princeton.
scratch. Time, minute 80 - seconds
American A. G., feet, with 90 feet \.
inches second. j. J. Cahill Milirose a.
e. ,,tI'ch. WIN 20 iert - in'hrs 'hird
!; t p '""f''F''h' Princeton feet wit"
Two Mile Run Won BY 9 4. sch-n-r
Glsnakupulos. Mulros- A. e.. 100 yards
third, II. : Morrison. Princeton. 1870 yards
''m Broad Jnmp~Tle for in f.t S.,w..n @
Gibbs PhIladrlphia College " ost-opathy.
- Counor Irish American A. G.. inches
with . feet 81. Inches
2sO YARD Low iIurdles-won by ]. J.
Eil.r, !. \. A. e, scratch. second. A W
stewart. Princeton. yards. third. X. l..
'raw ford. Princeton. yards Time, "a
seconds
ssO Yard pash-won by ! f. Lockwood
Pennsylvania. yards. second. u. r. Lip.
pin'oti frnnsy wanna. scratch. third A
II. Snowd-n, Princeton. III yards. Time.
o. ~-,uud-.
Hammer Throw Won By X. l.. hours.
Princeton, 40 feet. with ls3 feet 4 inches
second. q. Geunert. Princeton a. feet.
with 1873 feet "a. Inches. third. r l..
Matsuk-s. Greek American A A, 50 feet.
with III feet 3ig inches
Pole Vault Tie between Il l.. Hunter
q. b. e.. j. \. Baker. Princeton. ami J.
VI cary, Princeton, ~ feet inches each.
High Jump"Won by J. r. Hardin.
Princeton. d inches. with feet: tie for
srcond between j. j. Nolsn. T. :. A G..
! Inches. and j. II. stewart, Princeton. !
inches. a. feet II inches
Iuterclub R-lay-Won by cap and Gown
club; s-Cond, 'loist-r Inn; third, Charter
club. Time, minutes - ~ seconds
lnt-r"laSs Relay Won by 1916. second.
1915: mira. 1917. Time. minutes 81 Is
seconds.