New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
COLUMBIA RUNS
UP A BIG SCORE
In DUAL MEET
Wesleyan Swamped Under
a Shower of Firsts, but
Fights Grimly.
STERLING GRAHAM
STAR OF WINNERS
Captures Low and High Hurdles
and Broad Jump-Potter
Speedy on Track.

Columbia swamped the Wesleyan
track team in the opening dual meet
of the year on South Field Yesterday
by a score Of 76 to so. Eight first
places were won by the Columbia team,
which also scored clean sweeps in the
shot put and the broad jump
Sterling Graham stood out as the
star OF the Columbia team because Of
victories in the two aardle races and
the broad jump. Following the dis
qualification Of Captain Frank Brady.
due 10 inoligibilitv. Graham was en-
tered in both the high and low hurdles
Mt the last minute. He won both cas-
lily, taking the high hurdles in 10 is
seconds and the low in % 2-5 seconds
His best effort, however, was in the
broad jump, in which he beat out two
teammates with a jump OF - feet 7
inches.
G. Potter, Of Wesleyan. was a dou-
BILE winner for the Connecticut team
in the half mile and one mile runs.
while his brother captured the pole
vault for the visitors Potter had a
hard tussle in the half mile run with
Frank Whelan, of Columbia, and sue.
ceeded in beating out the Mornngside
Heights runner in a furious sprint
down the stretch.
Potter led all through Tho first lap
and half Of the second Whelan made
strong bid for the lead in the back
stretch, and, overtaking Potter, went
TO the front with an advantage OF three
yards. He couldn't hold Il against the
superior strength Of the Wesleyan
man, however. and was beaten by ten
yards in the dash 70 the tape.
L. G. Smith. Of Columbia, and G.. X.
eastman, of Wesleyan, had a stirring
struggle in the two-mile run. Smith
winning by letting loose with wild
burst of speed in the last furlong.
eastman made the pace from the gun
TO the end of the sixth lap. although
Smith challenged several times and
seemed disposed to take the lead. At
the sixth lap he just nosed out into a
lead and worried eastman into making
several vain attempts TO win back the
lost ground.
In the last quarter the Wesleyan man
made a desperate attempt 10 brush past
Smith, but found it beyond his power.
Smith went out then. TO breeze home A
winner by fifteen yards. His time was
1904 10, the best that has been made
on the South Field track since 1909,
when Hans Berna made the Columbia
track record.
o. c. Whitney returned Wesleyan
victorious in the l00-yard dash and the
quarter He surprised Harvit., of Co
lumbia, in the century and beat him all
the way. Harvitt was not fooled in the
furlong, however, and won by five yards,
while Whitney was placed third, behind
Kraft, of his own team. Whitney won
the quarter without difficulty, although
Wheian made a hard fight in the last
fifty wards in a vain endeayor 70 put
Columbia in front.
Russell Beatty did not compete, and
in his absence Duke Olmstead had no
trouble in winning the shot-put. Ohm
stead also won the hammer throw.
The summary follows:
lOO-yari dash--Won by %. G. Whliney. IVES
leyan: A Haryiit. Columbia. second; II. d. krAn.
Wesleyan. third Tine. 0'l0 %.
22O-yart dash--WoU by A. H. Harvitt. Coium-
ney. Wesleyan. third Time. O23
4O-yard .run-won BY o. {. whlinsL Wg.-
leyan; F. WhcIan. Columbia. second. V. Nekafda.
Columbia. third. Time. 0j2 Is.
Han mile run--won By g. Potter. WESLEYAN r..
WASiAn ;,,t eGlnT Tlms secsnt L White "'
on'-PilS TP-wsn b 9 fo'i T. ws,sy co ~
Tyo-miio run-Won by L. O Smith Columbia.
G. K eastman. Wesleyan. second; II. Tread
l20-yard high hUrdes-Won by ;. =. Graham.
Columbia: D. " yollmer. Columbia. second. A.
Williams Wesleyan. third. Time. ol9 q
22O-yard low hurdes-won by 5. = Graham.
Columbia. 4. Williams. Wesleyan. second. J. -
Sutton Wesleyan third. Tine. - . 3.
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