New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
Three Marks Equalled in
Stirring Strife or
Fast Track.
VALE TAKES THRILLER
IN TWO-MILE RELAY
co,nell Proves Shown by the
Capture of Four-Mile Race
in Remarkable Time.
nv N. O. MGEEHAN.


philadelphia. April 29.-Three worries
...o,ds were equalled at Franklin Field
.,.5,v NJ the twenty-second annual re
!, carnival Yale took the two mile
Lev in 2 minutes and IS seconds IN
spectacular race. Richard Simpson
..,oss in easily in the final Of the 10
,,,s high hurdle race in 10 SECONDS
q, lowering the collegiate record by
* q second and equallins the
lids record Of Forrest Smithson'
IN. the record probably will not be
,n,ved. as Simpson brushed down the
f,.t barrier. Cornell equalled the
lids record Of i minutes oil 30
,.,onds for the four mile relay.
T. was q soft spring afternoon and
~ deal one for a track and field meet;
Tventv thousand people were crowded
40 the stands. record attendance
T., This American substitute for Olym-
-, games. The track was httie
,ssvv early in the afternoon, but the
nv came out brightly later on ana
5-ed IL thoroughly
-bs first OF the schoolboy relay races
sy-.ed 20 rather slow time ana the
,s-,rsters wabbled at the finish OF the
.-,-+ers as the heavy track glued 70
4sir spikes. But as flock after hoch
f,be ithe-limbed youngsters TOOK me
.-ssr trail the times decreased. New
y.rk and vicinity showed some promis-
- rourr quarter milers. The Flushing
,.scoi made the first score for New
yrrs in minutes 43 seconds.
Tbs two-nile relay championship was
as .hriUer OF the day. Princeton led
!. The mile by a few yards. with Chi
-.ro and Yale punched behind the
Trer runner. At the mile stout OF
r'eago. had put the Westerners IN me
inS bv a fghting half-mile that was
early a straight sprint.
Cooper Makes His Bid.
A. the mile and half Cooper. OF
Tsls. made a gallant fight, and DroughI
Y.ls nearly q twenty-yard LEAD ana
--.c.ically the race. i renamed LOT
irsrton. the crack half-miler for Eh'
I, s,ish. Chicago, in third place at
=, mile and a half. sent IN binga
lsnond, the negro quarter-miier,'
0vsr.on had a heart-breaking lead,
n. Dismond. the Chicago negro, al
6ovrh his distance is quarter mile.
ave him a great fight. The negro
r,s running with wonderful smooth
-sss and he decreased the lead by al
-os, ten wards. although Overton ~e-
.isreIline al the driving pace Of
-i-uta S. As se~nds. Overton
-o,ses The finish line just fifteen
uris Ia the lead.
The exnerts who had clicked the last
carter were expecting the announce
cent Of a new worlds record. But the
nee was rru in exactly the same time
u hat made By the Irish-American
Athletic Clubs championship team IN
1910
While the two-mile race was being
N Arlie Mucks. the young Wisconsin
rant. was taking liberties with the
l-srican record FOR throwing the dis
cs The chamnion Of the collegiate
vsirht men made one hurl Of 40 feet
IN inches The former American marx
20, the ancient Greek event was lao
iss; - inches.
Simpson Shows Speed.
The performance Of Simpson on the
agh hurdles was remarkable one; On
. bad start and all but tripped py
;,s FIRST hurdle which he overturned
he passed his field easily IN the centre
o The course and took the last par
rtFs with the ease OF an antelope.
The fact that the record, made on
turf course. EQUALS the worlds rec
orc made on q cinder path maze 'he
Performance the more sensational.
Discouraged a. the start by the
0oviedgc that his record would not
',srd-.f he happened 70 make one
Sizrsor fought the other barriers as
'to1gh he had the world 20 win: ms
'.yis IS somewhat reminiscent OF tnat
q Snithson. the record holder. lie
las the build Of a natural hurdler.
isf'eci technique and a dash that
Mou.d carry him 20 new world
aeo,d yet
The interminable school relays de-
fie;ed attention from the field events
,1' there we've plenty % close con
Tests inside The oval.
Ana Richards. Of Cornell. and Oler,
p lale che Intercollegiate champion,
-se % tho broad jump a. feet 6iz
,cies just an inch below the worlds
nteId. While Richards was COM
Ftng 1 this event he was varying
s mono,ony o. The afternoon by
40 competing in the shot put.
~ ne pole vault Floss. o. Cornell, the
,'erto.leciate t.tie holder. tied with
,,tRsht,er. % Penn. a. T. feet s inches.
se-f others cleared the bar ~ an even
= iftt, but could climb 20 higher.
Cornell Had Easy Time.
10 The four-uile relay Cornel's mil
~ had things their Own way almost
ION he start. They were breczing
-,,2 ihe track evenly and apparently
l'ogi effort II they had known mat
were even close % the worlds rec
f' hey m ght have clipped several
,fotcs from the mark. Potter. ~ho
...a,ec Tor che distance team from
.A-ta. TOOK the r1.le with plenty OF
i'fTy - spare Tor the dash that would
~ set me new notch.
ne mile college champ Ionship re-
~ vas another Of the afternoons
i.-efs. Princeton led for the hTst
~ st'h Wallace and Barrett In
| h.rd quarter Bingham. OF mar
io. tprrtng from the instant ne
-g1t re baton. took the lead anc
- Wilcox flying start. Meredith
'1pec'ed % save ne gay iOi
.ritylyan.s. but. though he ran
',fif race. the distance was 100
80 Tor him 20 recover.
no finish o. the lO0-yard race was
ficsc that only those on a line
- ne tape could tell which 81 four
ltifFz had won Smith, of Niehi-
~, -, smith. ~ Wisconsin; Terschner,
hsrfarG. and Butler, the negro
80 marvel from Dubuque, flashed
~ bunch
y .osksd like Qpadrupie dead heat.
- Dc judges 81 finish announced
- enlth, q Michigan. touched the
- ~ The wink Of an eye befor"