New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-14
By GAVE.


ticularly instrumental in the Violet
furnishing a distinct surprise IN win
ming the point honors in the fourth
annual track and field championships
of the Middle States Collegiate Con
ference held on Ohio Field yesterday.
Although Cam accounted for ten
points, In tho way Of victories in ths
l6-pound shot put and the discus, i.
remained for Seymour B. Many. 20
make the victory possible over Lafay-
cite College by one point, with the anal
score reading rs TO "a
This was accomplished IN the run
ming broad jump, the Anal event, Of
the day, with James Evans, the star
Lafayette jumper carrying tho burden
Of safeguarding the advantage OF the
two point margin then held by his col
lege. With ultimate victory dependent
on the efforts Of either man, the spec
tators had many uneasy moments dur
ing the competition. Not falterins
under tho severe strain, Many cleared
a distance Of % feet S11 inches, which
established new meet record. Evans
did not perform as expected, being
credited with an effort OF 81 feet 10
inches.
With the announcement OF tho Vio1et
victory, tho students went on Wild
rampage around the field. They had
occasion 70 make merry, for n the
meetings during the past three years
New York University was all but losb
in the rucS Of the point score.
Rutgers Does Well
Rutgers College, winners Of the tito
last year, did Unexpectedly well VITA
out the services OF many Of last year
members. in finishing third with the
count of 10 points. Closely pressing
came Swarthmore College, win lSia
noints. Thirteen institutions have
membership in the association and an
but Washington and Jefferson succeed
ed IN collecting points.
Considerable credit is also due AVN
Lent and Floyd Egan IN their contriog-
ton 70 the New York University total'
Lent finished only bare two ieeI De,
hind T. Tony Msrtone, Of Franklin 'na
Marshall, in the 44O-ysrd run, setI,t y
/ the pace up 20 within ten ya;ds OF the
| finish, when the Pennsylvania ltaila.
| passed him. II was the most brilliant
/ finish Of the afternoon. Egan engaged
/ in a pretty duel with Carroll Paulson'
| OF Lafayette, in the running nigh jump,
and after each man had failed 20 cieAt
six feet the points were divided.
The meet furnished many upsets,
large number of the champions beng
unsuccessful in retaining their utles.
During the course Of the meet, 1--WE new
records were established, New YORK
University being credited with tgo'
while its members were responsiois
for the creation of as many more. lony
Nartone won the 440-yard in 90 3-b sec
onds. accomplishing the new mark IN
his trial heat Cam raised the shot
nut record TO IS feet inches, while
in the running high Jump Egsn ana
Paulson. Of Lafayette, raised ina ng-
ures one-sixth Of an inch, when trey
tied az 5 feet II 10 inches. Twelve sec
onds were clipped from the two-mie
run record when +. T. Flood, from
Dickinson College, covered the dis
lance in 1905 Is. Many accounted
for the fifth new Performance.
Maxfeld Is Disappointment
Lafayette suffered greatly through
the moor showing Of w. c. Msxtield'
who was looked upon 20 score over
Howard Cam in the shot put and DIS
Gus throw. However, the Lafayette IA
vorite tumbled badly, finishing second
in the shot and third in the discus
throw. In the shot event, he held hrst
position until Cam entered the circle
for his final effort, when the New YORK
student heayed the lesden ball 20 rec
ord figures, and displsces Msxfeld as
the champion and holder Of the best
marx
Another athlete 70 share the in
dividual honors with Cam was Law
renee Gowdy, % Swarthmore, who won
both the l20-yard and 22O-yard low
hurdles in impressive fashts-, showing
a clear superiority over the efforts or
his rivals. In the 8S0-yard run, Pete
Haney. from Lehigh University, won
in the fast time Of 2;0l. With tho ex-
ception OF the two-mile run, the sth-'
letes we're retarded severely IN their
efforts against Father Time By the
strong wind that blew directly across
the track.
The summary follows:
One-nns rin-won By p. T. Mccain. IshEai
. hey, 20 .r.rr i.,a,r,is. fogr,h
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Ii Inc : ~ ram. sb,.wo, ~ Howard Cam.
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.lo5sd ~ Won y ? T Msr,gn- --,azgn
and Marshall. Alvin lent ArT l9rt university,
second. r uassy. L.hlsh. thiri !. Cosmsn.
Rutger. frl~h Imc. 81 Do
ls..rs~I llrh lurfas-Mn ~ r G0Rdg.
s,aftrlo-.. I rrgIr Klfgfp second. v.
Uo-r "a Stevens Irvlfuts third @ hIndis. Ia
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