The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-11
PENN AND CHICAGO
. WIN THE FEATURES
IN FIELD CARNIVAL
Fasteners Take Two-MlIe Relay
BY scant Yard From
" Notre Dame

PHILADELPH1A, Pa, April 49,
The University Of Pennsylvania and
the University Of Chicago carried OF
the feature events today 4. theahhuSl
carnival Of relay races and field
sports on Franklin Field. The East
ern college twice snatched victory
from Western institutions right at the
tape, winning the two.mile relay cham
pionship Of America by a scant yard
from Notre Dame and taking the one
mile relay title from Missouri by the
great running Of Lennon, the Quakers'
anchor man.
Chicago had little trouble in captur.
ing the four-mile relay national cham.
pionship, although Massachusetts In,
sfitute of Technology several times
during the race threatened the western
team.
Clinton ,Larseh Of Brigham Young
university, Provo, Utah, in winning
the high jumb made leap Of 8 feet
3 3.s inches, breaking the collegiate
record of feet inches made by Al
ma Richards, another b. Y. u. man,
representing Cornell in 1915. 4
freshmen Break Record
Il Another record broken was that by
the Pennsylvania freshmen, who won
the one.miie relay championship in
their class, reducing by as seconds
the former figures made by Pennsyl.
vania first year team in 1918.
Other western athletes who won first
prizes we're Simpson, the wonderful
hurdler from Missouri, who got bad
start, but leaped his way to victory
in the l20-yard hurdles; Sol Butler, the
negro from Dubuque, who captured
the running broad jump, and Hustled
Of Illinois, who made the best throw
in the discus event. Butler also ran
in the l00.yard dash, winning his heat
but being shut out from victory in
the final by gettin late start.&
Missouri Is outclassed sEfsg4
The one-mile college championship
relay was thrilling race. Simpson,
wearing an American flag on his shirt,
as did his team mates, led Pennsyi
yania and illinois in the first relay.
Pennsylvania s second runner, Captain
Dorsey, then took the lead by yard,
but Pcnnsylvania's next relay man
lost il to Wyatt Of Missouri. With
Missouri leading by eight yards Il
looked like q hopeless race for Penn
sylvania in the last relay, but Len
non showed great form. He caught
Doggy, Missouri anchor man, on the
home stretch and won by about Eve
yards. Illinois never figured serious.
~ in the race. E5Psgtt
In the two.mile race, Chicago led ut
the end Of the first relay. Pennsyl-
yania then took the lead and held 1t
until the stretch in the final relay.
Notre Dame moved into second place
and in the last 100 yards Meehan Of
Notre Dame and Scudder Of Pennsyl-
vania ran shoulder to shoulder, until
about a yard from the tape, when the
Pennsylvania made last desperate
effort and pushed himself to the front
and won. . "E Ill
Many Men Absent T..
War conditions had their effect on
the meet, the largest college athletic
event of the year. There were num-
Der of athletes of championship cali
Der absent and the attendance was at
least one,third less than in recent
years. The loss in spectators was due
mainly to the fact that some of the
large universities have dropped athle'
tic competition because of the war.
The weather was perfect. H. H.
BY winning four out Of the FIVE
events, Howard Berry the University
Of Pennsylvania all-around athlete,
captured the college pentathlon cham.
pionship for the third successive year
Second to Berry was b. Jones; OF
Pennsylvania State college, who had
10 points, while the winner has seven
Berry captured the javelin throw, run.
ming broad jump, 200 and 1900 meter
races. y .....r. .s. ....' .-'..,, .. r.
Chicago University won the Amcri
can championship distance medley
race, with Pennsylvania the only
other entrant. Positions We're revers
ed by the two teams in the American
championship sprint event, but the
winners were forced to their limit the