Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-26

AcHlSylVaNld relay carnival u ItltfS
races and field sports. But one man
from Maine college ranks participated.
Irving Howe of Colby, and he landed
fourth place in the hundred Ward dash.
One worlds record was shattered.
Two collegiate marks were broken and
an eastern intercollegiate record was
bettered
Penpsylvania's sterling quartet OF four
miiers-kauffman, Lockwood, Llppincott
and Meredith, the last two Olympic
champions-set a new worlds mark in
the one mile college relay for the Amer
lean championship when they beat four
runners from Harvard in 3.16, breaking
the worlds record held by the lNsh-
American Athletic Club of New York.
The old record was 31s 10. Harvard $
time today was 3.19 l-5
One collegiate record TO go was that for
the javelin throw. John L. Phillips Of
the University of Idaho hurled the spear
III feet 4 ga inches, breaking the cole
giate record of 1853 feet IA inches held
by Dorizas. the Greek athlete of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Nourz, Of
Princeton and also Of Idaho, broke the
record first with a throw Of JIG feet 5-S
inches
The other collegiate record broken was
In the two mile college relay champion
ship. in which Princeton, after hard
race, set the new figures at 7.55 So. The
Old record was 500 fiat held by Michi-
gan. Chicago finished close second in
this race
100 yard dash, final, won by Drew.
Southern California: second. Smith. Mich
igan; third, knight, Chicago; fourth
Irving, Howe. Colby. Time, 10 seconds.
One mile relay championship Of Amer
lea: Won by Pennsylvania: second, Har-
ward; third. Missouri. Time. BIS. break
ing the worlds record of BIS Is made by
NJ W. Sheppard. H. Gissing. H. School
and J. NJ. Rosenberger Of the Irish
Americans in 1911.
The Pennsylvania team was made
up of Kaufman, Lockwood Lippincott
and Meredith. Meredith ran the last
quarter in As 2-5 seconds.
The Harvard time was 3.19 3-5. The
team ran in this order: Tower, Tesch-
ner, Wilcox and Bingham
Missouri was distanced
cite. ~ feet II inches; second. Roos.
Yale. A feet 10 1-5; third. Richards.
Cornell, 43 feet i inches; fourth. Nc
Cutcheon, Cornell, 43 feet 4 3-4 inches.
one hundred and twenty ward hur-
die, final, won by Kelly. Southern CAL
fornia; second, Simpson, Missouri;
third Hammitt, PennsyIvania State:
fGSAth. Ward, Chicago. Time Is 80.
Fast Time Made
Two mile relay championship OF
America: Won by Princeton Moore.
Atha. Hayes, Mckenzie): second, Chi
cage DESMOND, Stout. Stegeman
Campbell); third, Yale (Overton, Bar
ker, Loveman. Poucher) fourth, Pur-
due Cast, Large, T. Campbell. Vana-
KEN. Time, minutes. 90 50 seconds
This breaks the collegiate record OF
eight minutes made by Michigan in
1913 and is but two seconds slower
than the worlds record held 10y the
Irish American Club
q. One mile freshman college relay
of America: Won by
Yale; second. Penna; third. Columbia
Time. 3.2S.
oIiS ll1IIt tfdI q lcl SEIiObl ICld.
championship of America: Won by
Mercersburg; second, Exeter. Tvo
starters. Time, SIS As.
Smith of Mercersburg ran the last
1saxtef in 40 3-5 seconds.
M4 mile high school relay cham
66lghip of America: Won by Wash
lngto4 D. c.. Central; second, Brook
yn Manual Training; third, Morris
5gh. New York. Time. 3.34
Eualege relay. one mile. won by
Pennsylvania State: second. Swarth-
more - third, Pittsburg, University;
fourth, Fordham. Time, 329 Is.
College relay, one mile, won by Holy
Cross: second, Naval Academy; third.
University Of Virginia; fourth, SYRIA
sruse; fifth. Coe University; sixth, John
Nopkins. Time. 3.26 4-5.
Pole vault, Foss, Cornell and Neu-
sfetter, Penna, tied for first place at
IL feet inches. on try for l3 feet
Ross sprained his wrist and he and
Newsletter will toss later for the place.
Thirteen men were tied at II feet, g
inches, for third place. They We're:
Armstrong, Navy: Porterfield, Frank
lin and Marshall: Floyd. Missouri: Van
kennen. Cornell; Wilson, Michigan;
Curtis Syracuse; Carteg. Yale: John
stone, Yale; Camp. Harvard; Hay
dock, Harvard; Greeley, Harvard; Ba-
ker, Princeton; Sewell, Penna
1t was later announced that in
verifying the height the tape was one
inch short and that the actual vault of
Ross and Newsletter was L. feet 10
inches. Each will receive a first prize.
College relay, one mile, won by Lee
high; second, Rutgers; third, Lafay-
cite; fourth, Washington and Jeffer-
son. Time. 3.S1 As.
College relay. one mile, won by Nor-
cester a(Mass) Polytechnic: second, !
New York University; third. Carnegie
Technical; fourth. Haverford. Time, |
ssgIs-5.
HT-mile college relay championship
OF america, won by Cornell (Speiden. |
Potter. Hofmire, Windnagle): second |
Michigan, OoHnelly, Fox, Tied. Car
rolD: third. Wisconsin (Shardt, Merrill |
Hedges, Harvey: fourth, Penna /
(Humphries. Cotton. Peso, Dorsey,. !
fifth. Ohio State (Nevin, Phillips. Fer /
guson, CarrolDs Time, 1907 SIS.
Broad jump, won by James. Nor+b