The Washington herald., 1916-04-30
S0x Banked by Johns0ns Superb Pitching Score to
ST. AIbans Win Honors
At Penn Relay Carnival
Local Schoolboys Capture Pre-
paratory Championship from
Exeter and Mercersburg.
WORLD MARKS EQUALED
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SPECIAL 70 Ths Washington seald.
Philadelphia. April E.-Athletes of the
West and East elashed again this after
noon IN, events which constituted the
second and closing days program of
the annnal Pennsylvania relay meet
Glorious weather greeted the army OF
1900 athletic fans entrenched IN the
stands surrounding Franklin Field. Four
colleges marks went by the board and in
setting new standards for the colleges the
successful competitors In three instances
edualied the worlds best records.
st. Adams School. Of Washington. was
double winner, the boys from the Dis
trict Of Columbia grabbed OF both their
events today. Tho st. Alban's first team.
'"ith Brooke Brewer the noted ioo-yard
dash man, running first. won in the pre-
paratory school championship class from
Mercersburg and Exeter. Brewer gave
his team q good lead right at the start.
Maxman ran the last relay for st. Alosn
and finished eight feet ahead Of Reed,
the Aercerseurg lad
ST. Adams other conquest was IN event
No. ~ Of the preliminary relays. when
the team was given first place after
St Johns Prep. Of Brooklyn, had
finished first The officials declared that
the last ST. Johns lad had dropped his
baton on the trip around the track and
thercfore disqualified them. The st.
Adams boys were second, and. therefore.
moved up to first.
Two Worlds Records Eaualed.
Two of the worlds records were
squaled in the championship relays. the
honor of enc going to the Ysle tvo-mile
team, with the intsrcollegiate cross
country champion, ]. W. Ovsrton. as the
anchor and main factor, in the time Of
7:53, which tied the time made by Riley
Bromitow. Sheppard- and Ktyiat. OF the
Irish-Arnerican A. c., IN 1910. The great
distance runners OF Cornell were respon-
sible for the other startling team per-
formance. Four evenly gated nilers
traversed the four miles in 1881 i-5,
which was sxadtiy the time made by
Mahonsy Powers. Marceau and Hedlsnd,
Of the Boston A. A., IN 1913 In both
these Instances the best times made by
collegians were well beaten
individually the great hurdler, Robert
Simpson, of Missouri. stood out as the
only man to place himself on even terms
with the previous best Of the timber
topping brigade. He did not stand alone.
so far as brilliant performances went. for
the great Ted Meredith electrified the
crowd with a quarter Of mile IN o:E7 IS,
which. however, was a fruitless effort,
as the Harvard team had too great 3
lead when the anchor man OF the Penn
sylvania team was dispatched. Mere
ulln. however not Gain q record.
while Simpsons time Of 0:l5 in the hnsl
Of the hurdle eoualed the time standing
to the credit OF F. ". Kelly. In some
ways the performances of Simpson is
unique. as the race yzs run on grass and
be is the frst athiste to run the 13o-yard
hurdles over the turf IN an even IS sec
onds ~
Hucks smaxhes Record.
The other individual record. which
was a collegiate one only, was claimed
by the western giant, Arlie Hucks, in
the discus throw. in which he slxidded
the weight rs feet, II l-2 inches. The
same athlete vas also treading close on
the heels OF record time in the shot put,
which he won with the good put of -
feet IL inches He was the only dual
winner IN the special events, and added
more fustre to the glory attained by Wis
consin on the opening day.
The West did wonderfully well in these
special events. but in the championships
the plums were gathered by the East
ern contingent Harvard captured the
mile. which was the thriller of the after
noon, Yale the two miles, and old re-
liable Cornell the four miles. This with
three victories in the special events,
gave the Fasteners more than the ball
ance OF power even though the West did
take four Of the specials.
There was great duel in the high
jump between Richards, of Cornell. and
Wesley oler. Of Yale. the former gain
ing the verdict after both had tied at
feet. inches. Nourse. of Princeton,
was successful in the jaYelin throw.
who whtrled the spear III feet. IL l-2
inches. The century went to the inter-
collegiate champion, II. Smith, Of Michi-
gan, in as pretty a race for the distance
as ever thrilled big crowd. while Dart
mouth gained winning brackets when
Worthington repeated in the broad jump
with the good leap OF g Ia inches