Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
HARVARD BREAKS
MILE RELAY MARK
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| Continued from First Pase.)
Maxfield of Lafayette was first in the
! shot-put and first place in the pole
| vault was divided between Foss OF
Cornell !. and Newsletter of Pennsyl-
| vania.
The best race of the day was that for
the one-mile championship. There were
| ten teams entered, but only Pennsyl.
| vania. Harvard and Missouri came tc
| the scratch Kaufman and Lockw GOD
| for Pennsylvania let Harvard set the
| pace in the first two quarters, but each
shot out in front coming down the
| stretch and took the lead. Lockwood
gave Lippincott the third Pennsylvania
man, lead of two yards over Will
| cox of Harvard, and the Olympic cham
| pace until they entered the stretch
| where Lippincott spurted and passed
| him. WILCOX, however. pulled up on
the flying Lippncott and the latter
! gave Ted Meredith but a scant yard
| advantage for the last relay Meredith
| increased the distance, but coming into
| the stretch, Bingham, Harvard's last
runner. began to close up the gap and
! compelled Meredith to let out every
| thing he had to win by two yaros.
Missouri was outcla sSed.
| 1T was evident that a record had been
| broken. as the last quarter was run
| very fast When it was announced
| that the Pennsylvania team had lower
| ed the record there was wild enthu-
Siasm, and this was followed by more
| cheering when Meredith's time of
0,4S 20 for the quarter was announced
| Wilcox and Bingham ran creditable
race against the two olympic cham
pions, and it was their speed that
forced Lippincott and Meredith to eX-
tend themselves. Mel Sheppard,
member of the team that held the old
record. saw the race and applauded the
! performance of the Pennsylvanians.
Princeton a Victor.
The two-mlle relay race was warm
affair between Princeton, Chicago and
Yale The Tigers led all the way. but
the other teams were always at their
heels In the last relay of a half mile
Poucher of Yale forged to the front.
only to be passed by Mckenzie. Prince
! ton. and Campbell. Chicago. These men
came down the last fifty yards shoulder
to shoulder, and about yard from the
finish Mckenzie stumbled and fell
across the line. The finish was eN-
tremeIy close. and after the Judges had
put their heads together for a rev
minutes it was announced that Mcheh-
zie had won the race, and also that
Princeton had broken the coileslate
record.
The four-mile relay was an easy VIC.
tory for the champion runners OF
Cornell. They led by more than ioo
yards during most of the race. M!chi-
gan and Wisconsin were together most
of the distance, and in the final sprint
Carroll of Michigan beat Harvey OF
Wisconsin for second place. PehnsFi-
! vania and Ohio State trailed behind
tional situation. Foss of Cornell and
Newsletter of Pennsylvania tied at II
feet 10 inches. Foss sprained mis- wrist
in trying to vault * feet, ana nrst
place was divided between the two
Thirteen men tied for third place at IL
feet . inches, a remarkable perform
ance There We're twenty-three men IN
the contest at II feet 6 inches.
Many of the one-mile relay races for
The minor colleges. preparatory and
was hot and proba bly, the largest
crowd that ever saw the relay games
here was out to enjoy the sport. The
summaries:
The javelin throwing compeution
was warmly contested. After Robert
/. Nourse of Boise Idaho, wearing the
colors of Princeton, had broken the
collegiate record of 1853 feet 81. inches.
made last year by NJ. DoriZas, nj
yersity of Pennsylvania, by hurting the
javelin 10 feet SO inches. John l.,
Phillips of Moscow. Idaho. Il University
of Idaho student. broke the new rec
ord with IL throw of III feet -.
inches.
Summary.
High school one milo rclay-W"n ir Morris.
New York city. second, Trenton, fh'rd. haf-
risburS Technology. Time. 3s5 49,
High school ono mile rc!ay-non by Masten
Park Buffalo: second. Wilamspor, Pa, third.
Reading, Pa; fourth, Steelt"n, Ia. Time
3. SO 80.
High school one mile relay-Wcn by Worcester.
Mass. Classical: second. Erasmus Hall Ne"
Providence. r. l.. Technology, Time. ;at -
Javelin throw-wen by Ihillips, Idaho Uni.
ve-sitr. distance. III feet a. inches, breakh I'm,
by Dorizas. Pennsylvania: second. Nourse'
Princeton, l7s feet 5M inches; third Berry Berry
Bachlnan, Notre Dame 1$3 leet %. inches.
Preparatory school mile relay-Won by vii
mington Conference Academy: second; st. Tfan-
els Assist High School, Philadeiphia: thirG,
York Collegiate Institute. Time, :: 40 A.
Preparatory school onc-mile relay-Won b,
ark, n j. Academy: third. West Town, \. J..
Academy fourth, Harrisburg Prep Time
s. -.
ST, Adams Washington ID. C.: second Roman
Catholic High School, rhiadclphia; third. We
n%nah N j. Military. Tine ME- "a" .,ay % Won by
Brookiyn Prep: second ST. Johns Prep. Brook
yn third, Germantown Academy Philadelphia;
High jump-won by Richards. Cornell. the
Olympic champion. height. . feet inches; sec
onu, Deler. Yale. u feet lncneS. IaHes Norln-
western University. and tombstone. harvard,
tied for third place at feet.
Richards afterward dried to break the col
egiate record of feet inches. made by
Horine Stanford University. He cleared the
bar at 6 feet inches.
One-mile college relay : Won by Maryland
Agricultural second, Gallaudet, Washington;
third Delaware College. Time. 3.37 40
One-miie college relay-Won by College City OF
New York; second, Stevens Institute; third.
Drexel, Philadelphia. Time. $50 30.
College relay. one mile - Won by Dickinson;
second, Catholic University; third, Manhattan;
fourth. Gettysburg. Time 332 80.
College relay, one mile-Won by Lchigh: sec
nyton and jefferson. Time 3.31 4 3.
College relay, mile-Won by Worcester
(MassI Polytechnic: second. New York Uni
versity; third. Carnegie Technical; fourth Hav
erford Time. 3.:;2 %.
College relay. miIeWon by Pennsylvania
State second, Swarthnorc; third. Pittsburgh
University; fourth Fordham. Time. 30 -.
College relay. one mie-Won by Holy Cross:
second Naval Academy: third, University of
Virginia; fourth, Syracuse; fifth. Coe University;
sixth John Hopkins. Time, 3.2G A..
Two mile college relay; championship Of Amer
ica-Won by Princeton Moore. Atha. Hayes,
Mckenzie): second, Chicago DESMOND Stout,
Stegrnan CampbelD: third, Yale tOverton, Bar
ker, I-oveman. Poucher): fourth, Purdue Cast,
Large, +. Campbell, Vanaken). Time, minutes
J5 80 seconds.
This breaks the collegiate record of minutes,
made by Michigan in 1913. and Is but two Sec.
onds slower than the world record held by the
Irish Athletic Club.
One mile freshmen college relay; championship
Of America-won by Yale; second Pennsylvania;
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