New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-07
0VERTON WINS
TWO RACES AS
YALE TRIUMPHS
Princeton Far Behind in
Dual Track Meet at
New Haven.
fBy Telegraph % The Tribune


New Haven, May 6.--Yale won the
annual dual track meet from Princeton
at Yale Field to-day by score of 6617
to 371a. There were thirteen track and
field events, and in these Yale won ten
first places for total of 80 points. No
records were broken, but excellent
times were made.
A light rain which fell last night
may have had something to do with
the fact that the performances were
not record breaking. Ideal weather
conditions prevailed overhead, for
there was plenty of sun to keep the
athletes from becoming chilled during
their performances, and there was
practically no wind.
Johnny Overton, the sensational
young Tennesseean, who has proved a
big asset TO the Yale track team this
year. won first place in the half-mile
and mile races. Colwell, of Princeton,
and Overton ran great race in the
mile. IL had been predicted that over
ton would win this event easily, but as
it turned out he had to fight Colwell
every inch Of the way, and only eight
feet separated them at the finish. They
covered the distance in minutes
% 2-5 seconds.
The half-mile was one of the last
races of the day, and Yale had won
the meet when il came time 10 start
John Mack, the Yale coach, and W. NJ.
Oler, jr, the Yale track captain, told
OvertOn not to run in the halfmile,
although he had been entered in that
event. Overton loitered about the
starting mark, and just before the
starting gun was fred took his place
and ran the race, disregarding the in
structions given him. He won easily,
leading Barker, of Yale, to the tape
by a good margin.
Cy Young, who has slept very little
during the last week on account OF an
liberated tooth, won the two-mile run
in 9 minutes 81 AS seconds. He Tapped
four men before he finished one of the
prettiest races Of the afternoon.
Princeton made a good showing in the
220-yard dash and the 220-yard hurdles.
Captain Moore won the first event
over Treadway, of Yale, while Craw-
ford, Of Princeton, defeated Farwell,
of Yale, in the hurdles. Yale's showing
to-day points TO close meet at Cam
bridge next Saturday, when the Ellis
meet the Harvard team in a meet
which will decide the last leg Of cup
for which both teams have been COM
peting for five years.
The summaries:
1cO-ysrd dash--won by II. / Tresdwsy. Yale:
W H. Moore. Princeton. second: A. II. SnoSden.
Princeton. third. Time. 0;lO 20.
coward dash-WOn by w. Is Moore. Princeton
II I Treadwsy. Yale second: c. NJ. Stewart. Yale
I?o.yard huriies-won by ]. v Fawell. Yale:
r. l.. Crawford "a. Princeton. second: + l. DAVIS.
Yale third Time. Oi6 Is.
22O-yard hurdles-Won by Il l. Crawford. 50.
Princeton: J Y. Farwell. y ale. second; NJ. o. VIII
44O-yard run-won BY !. J. Richardson Prince
ton. il 5 T. Cooper Yale second; c. Jsckes.
Princeton. third. Time. $50 S.5.
SSO-yard ruu-Won bv J. W Oyerton. Yale A
o Barker. Yale. second: J. 81 Bar. Princeton.
one mile rHl-Won by ]. W oyeron. Yale; x.
G. Colwen. Princeton. second c. A Underwood.
Princeton. third. Tine 423 IS.
Two-mile ruu--Won by II. $ Young Yale. X. q.
Glover. Princeton. second: c. H. Bhehon. Prince
high jump-wou by ". NJ. oler. H.. Yals.
hcisGt fest: G G. clifford. Yale. and W VI.
paw Princeton tied for second at feet 10 Inches
Broad !ump-Won by ]; N Hampton y ale. us
Is,ance % fee, . inches. second. q, Z. Nichols,
Vale distsnce u feet So inches. third.
Pole yaur-H. Buck. Yale J. II. heyl 1Ae;
II W Johustone. Yale. aud J. ID. Nssel. Yale. tied
SHOT 'pI,-Won by J NJ Brsden. Yale. distance
a. fe,f 10 inches. d c. Sinclair. Princeton dis
tance q feet =. inch. second; C.. l.. HeSnigef.
P9estoa distance 2s f S4 i4ehb I ISI Yale. d.
,s6rs ia feet ", inches A. C Gennert Princeton.
distance 1874 feet 3. inches. second = valdez
Ne distance 1870 feet IN inches. third
Tiasi score-6sn 10 SIN in favor Of Yale.