The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
COLLEGE ATHLETES
SPRING SURPRISES
MANY EXCITING EVENTS TURNED
AT INDOOR INTERCoLLE-,
GIATE MEET.
S M ALL COLLEGES WIN
PENN STATE, COLI M lA AND
DARTMOUTH WINNERS OVER
PENNSYLVANIA. YALE, HAIR
WARD AND OTHERS.
WARD AND OTHERS.

New York, March 6.--College grad
themselves hoarse in the exciting
moments OF the first indoor inter
collegiate games held in Madison
Square Garden tonight. There were
many surprises during the meet. the
representatives of the small organiza'
tions showing ggeat efficiency In max
ing the turns on the small track thar
did many OF the speed wonders OF the
big tracks.
Among the unexpected Happenings
were tho Victories OF Pennsylvania
State In the 750-yard relay and u
Columbia in the 1900 yard event
Pennsylvania State disposed Of Penn
sylvania, Yale and other teams, while
Columbia had the satisfaction of beat
ing on not only Harvard. but the
Pennsylvania team, which included
champions like Meredith and Lippin-
colt.
Exciting Relay Event.
w r. Granger. the colored runner
OF Dartmouth, was the hero OF the
most desperately fought race Of the
night, the 4,o00-yard relay. in which
four men each ran 1000 yards. Yale
and Dartmouth we're contenders from
the start, but at the end OF the first
relay Atha, OF Princeton. was on even
terms with the Yale leader The Sec
ond man made a poor touch Off and
Riley OF Dartmouth, took the lead
from Clark. OF Yale. in the next re.
lay. Barker took up the running for
Yale and in his last lap opened up a
gap Of ten yards for Granger to over
come. Overton was the last man for
Yale and before he had gone a Lap
granger was close behind him. The
positions did not change until the bell
tap. when Granger Jumped Overton.
At the last turn Overton drew up
to Granger's shoulder. but the Dart
mouth man staggered on and fought
gamely to the finish, where he was =
yard in front Of Overton. Princeton
finished third. twenty yards behind.
but was disqualified for improperly
passing the baton. This gave third
place to Cornell. Granger fell down
q the nnish, and had to be carried off
the track.
Cornell had its own way in the first
half OF the 750-yard relay. Ingerso'l
started first for Cornell and opened a
gap of five yards on Appleby. OF
Columbia. The local boys lost more
ground on every relay. and Cornell
"a as seconds
ANOTHER Surprise
There was surprise in the second
down to defeat before the aggrega-
doc Mest Pennsylvania 6tate. The
iffsc STATE lad opened ! mp of flve
yards, and the next man to follow
hom held the advantages. The third
man for Pennsylvania picked up thre Q
yards, but in the next circuit the
State man got back the original lead
of five yards, Patterson had the task
of finishing for Pennsylvania and
not only failed to gain on White Of
PENNSYLVANIA State. but lost ground so
that Pennsylvania state won by eight
yards IN ! minute, - seconds.
Cornell lost its chance for the final
when defeated by Yale less than ten
minutes after the Tthacans had ha,en
Columbia. Before the Anal was run
Pennsylvania and Cornell raced off for
third place and Cornell won.
Penn State Beats Yale
In the final Of the 750-yard relay
Yale and never reIinauished the lead.
1t was a hot race for the flrst two
RELAYS with. the second Pennsylvania
State man touching OF his follower 2
yards in front Of Yale State went
further away and the Anal Yale man
had FIVE yards to pick up. The New
Haven lad gained In the run down
the boad stretch. but ran out at
the boad stretch, but ran out at
honors for Pennsylvania State in ]
minute % 2-5 seconds.
In the Anal of the three hundred
yard Lockwood. of Pennsylvania who
was running third man fell down and
this left the issue between Columbia
and Harvard. The Blue and White
runners cut out a lead OF Ave yards
In the third relay and though the last
Harvard man made a big effort in the
last lay, Columbia won by that dis
lance.