Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-29

cessive year the track and field ath.
letes from Cornell triumphed at the
Stadium in the intercollegiate tracs
and field championships. winning with
a total Of As points, 16 points more
than were scored by it's nearest rival
Yale. The Ithacans' total was AZ
points more than it's winning score q
year ago at Franklin Field, Philadel-
phia.
Monkeys athletes counted points in
all except two Of the 10 champion
ship events. scoring only three first
places to be sure. bot showing won
Cerful balance in team work. The
best evidence of this year was that the
team took the first four of the five
places in the two-mile run.
The University Of California and
Leland Stanford University each
teams nearly equaling Cornells
scored % points. the Pacific Coast
count. University of Pennsylvania
was strong fifth with IS points.
The other scores were: Dartmouth
a.: Michigan, 10: Harvard, II;
Princeton, 10: BowGoin, s.; Syracuse
s; Pennsylvania State, 2; Institute +
Technology, l.
Meredith and Murray Stars.
The running Of Ted Meredith, the
University Of Pennsylvania flyer, was
as year ago at Philadelphia, the feat
ure, although he shared in a meas
ure his honors with the Leland Stan
ford timber topper. F. S. Murray
Both created records, but MEREDITH
got two, setting new worlds mark
of Al 2-5c for the quarter-mile run
on a trek with a turn, and later COW
ering the half-mile ir I'm 53s flat for a
new Intercollegiate mark.
Murray's time in the high hurdles was
the same as he did on Friday, and which
was not allowed because of the wind. He
came through in the final in 15s flat
not only setting a new mark for the in
tercollegiate games. but equalling the
worlds amateur high hurdle record as
well.
Bowdoin's Scorers
Guy Leadbetter, Bowdoins hammer
thrower, was forced to be content with
second place in that event, Gildersleevt
beating Leadbetter's throw by nearly
three feet. Savage could do no better than
fifth in the low hurdles.
The summaries:
Final 10O-yard-Won by H. L. Smith,
Michigan; second, w. B. Moore, Prince
ton; third, E. A. Tescher. Harvard
fourth A. F. Van Wrinkle. Cornell; fifth,
T. l. Treadway, Yale. Time, los.
Final 120-yard high hurdles-Won by F.
S. Murray, Leland Stanford; second. L.
E. Gubb. Cornell; third, T. L. Preble,
California: fourth, J. K. Norton. Leland
Stanford; fifth, J. V. Farwell. Yale. Time,
15s, a new intercollegiate record.
Final mile run-Won by L. v. Wind
nagle, Cornell; second, H. L. Carroll of
Michigan; third, J. w. Overton, Yale;
fourth. H. B. Wilson, Stanford; fifth, r.
G. Brown, Massachusetts Institute Tech
nology. Time, Am. 15s.
Final 440-yard run-Won by ]. E. Mere
dith, University of Pennsylvania; second,
E. c. Riley. Dartmouth: third, w. D.
Grim. Cornell; fourth, w. Wilcox, Jn.
Harvard fifth, H. ]. Richardson, Prince
ton. Time, II 2-5s. new worlds record.
Final shotput-Won by H. B. Lever
aedge, California, distance 46ft. 1-2 in:
second, c. W. Spear, Dartmouth, distance
46ft. 3S in; third, A. w. Richards. Cor
rell. distance A5ft, II ga in: fourth, E. r.
Canghey. Stanford. distance 45 #. in.
fifth, j. NJ. Braden, Yale, distance, 45 II.
IA in.
Final two-miie run-Won by D. F.
Potter. Cornell: second, J. S. Hoffmire,
Cornell: third, f. Frey. Cornell; fourth.
j. c. Corwith. Cornell: fifth. J. 7. Put
nam. Yale. Time. an,. 60 2-5s.
Final high jump-SYon by w. NJ
O.er, Jr.. Yale, heigh. It "a in; sec
ond, F. L. Maker. California, height,
6ft., 1Ain.; third. tie between A. w.
Richards. Cornell. ]. o. tombstone,
and c. c. Clifford, Yale, at
CIT. Aln.
Fiua, c20-yarc low hur6lles-Won by
F. s. Murray, Stanford; second. ]. V.
Farwei: Yaie; third. ]. X. Norton,
Stanford; fourth. G. NJ. Brown. Penn
sylvania State; fifth, ". A. Savage,
BowGoin. Time, "a 1-5s.
2eo-YARD DASH.
Semi -firels-F1:st heat won by W.
B. Moore Princeton; second. H. I.
Yale; third, D. w. Coax
ley. Dartmouth. Time. 22s.
Second heat won by F. Kaufman,
Of Pennsylvania; second, A.
F. Van Wrinkle. Cornell; third, E. L.
Smith, Michigan. Time, 22s.
Final 22o-yard dash-Won by W. B.
Princeton; second, H. L. Smith,
Michigan: third, A. r. Van Wrinkle.
Cornell: fourth, II. I. Treadway, Yale;
ffth. F. Kaufman, University Of
Time, 81 3-5s.
Hammer throw-Won by C. c. Glider
sleeve, California, distance 155ft. lin;
second, G. w. Leadbetter. Bowdoin,
distance 152ft. 4in.: third, D. H. Rich
ardson, California, distance 151ft, 81
n: fourth. c. F. Hagemann, Cornell,
distance 143ft. s1kin.; fifth. c. A. Pud-
With, Dartmouth. distance 143ft. Yin.
Final SS0-yard run-Won by J. E.
Uni. of p; second. w. ].
Bingham, Harvard: third. l.. c. Scud-
Ter, Uni. Of p: fourth, G. NJ. Taylor.
Cornell: fifth, c. Peterson, Syracuse.
fine, I'm. 53s, a new intercollegiate
ecord.
Final broad jump-Won by H. T.
Dartmouth 24ft Ain.: