The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
SPORTING NEWS

record of 40 feet inches by tossing the
missile Al feet 8 inches.
Captain Harlow was in the pink of con-
ldition and scored Il points He cap
tured the record in the 440-yards dash by
turning the trick in 50 Is seconds. The
old record was Sc seconds. In this race an
unfortunate incident occurred The run
ways used for the short dash had been
left in place and as the runners rounded
the corner into the stretch five of them
were well punched, Harlow in the lead
and on the pole. Richmond, whose spe-
cialty is the 440-yards run, was in fourth
place, behind a runner from another
school. As he swung out to make his race
at the 100-yards pole the runner in front
Of bin suddenly turned out to take the
runway and Richmond was forced to shift
quickly. He tripped over the iron peg and
nearly fell, but recovered himself suf-
GENTLY to make finish SO close that the
Judges picked him for the third man, but
later reversed the decision and gave the
point to Herford Of keene. 1t was I'M
fortunate that the ruuways we've left in
place.
Harlow Shows Versatility
It was nearly 3 O'Clock before the II
entries in the short dash We're sent away
every one of the entries Harlow, whose
speciality is long distance, showed his yer
satility by capturing third place, just nos
ing out Richmond, who was slow IN leav
ing the mark
Robbins had an easy time in both hur-
die races, not being forced to extend HIM
self. He can make better time than he
did Saturday if he is forced.
In the broad jump Richmond jumped
only twice. his second jump of IS feet l
inch being more than any Of his competi-
tors could do Oh their third trials.
Baker, who WIS reported to have run
the mile in Bellows Falls in 40 30
week ago, found a mile in 800 too fast
| for him and did not even get place.
| Harlow Embossed his sprint in the stretch
and finished well within himself an easy
winner over Coulter of Vermont academy.
| The strong wind held the runner back in
! the distance RUNS, but Richmond ran the
half in 2.13, two seconds faster than he
ran it last year at the local track meet
and 4 30 seconds faster than he had to
run it to win at Burlington.
Staples Of Keene, who is pitcher OF the
| ball nine, was the most versatile man Of
any of the visitors. He gathered u points
in all. He was second in both short
dashes and in the SS0-yards run, and was
one Of three in tie for first place in the
high jump.
Pearson. and Moran of BrattIeboro were
/ dropped from the list of competitors be-
cause of scholastic troubles and Gallup's
entry was withdrawn.
The meet was long-drawn-out,' the half
mile run, the last event, not being staged
until Z o'clock. The pole vault held back
the three events that followed it, for it
IL rf,Sl
The following is the summary:
Summary Of the Events.
100 yards dash-Won BIZ Leisure, Keene;
ID, Staples Keene Sd. Harlow, Bratte
boro. Time II 10 secs.
}, 40 yards run-NVon by Harlow, Brat
tleboro; ID, Hall, Brattlcboro; Sd, Her
J ford, Keene. Time % Is secs. Cree
J ord ..a
) 30 yards hurdles-Won by Robbins
: Brattleboro; ID, Winchester, Brattleboro
3D., Gushing, Vermont academy, Time Is
secs.
Mile run-Won by Harlow, Brattleboro
I'd, Coulter, Vermont academy; Sd
Stone, Keene Time 305
220 yards dash-Won by Herford
heene; I'd, Staples, Keene; Sd, Kreuger
Vermont academy Time 24 b secss.
100 yards hurdles--Non by Robbins
Brattleboro; ID, Cushing Vermont acad
envy; Sd, Hobart, Keene. Time 10 secss
II $50 yards run-Won by Richmond
5 Brattleboro; ID, Staples, Keene; Sd
Il Grout, Vermont academy. Time 213.
Broad iump-Won by Richmond, Brat
tleboro; I'd, tie between White and kreu
ger Of Vermont academy Dis. Is feet
. inch.
/ Shot put-Won by Haskell, Brattlc