New Britain herald., 1917-02-22
VERTON SETS NEW
 INDOOR RECORD
le Captain Gives Wonderful
 Exhibition Of Speed

pohnny Overton of Yale and Andy
 lily of Holy Cross furnished the
 Fills at the annual indoor meet in
 Ertford last night. the Yale f1ier
 Eering the armory record for the
 le run, doing the distance in 4:24.
 king a short rest, the Blue speed
 Pnder, came back in the 1,OOO-yards
 F, and after starting from last
 hce he steadily crept up to the
 Ed, and on the last lap. he ran
 lay from his competitors, while the
 pwd cheered him to the echo. It
 Is the most wonderful exhibition of
 inning ever witnessed in the Capitol
 Fy. ~
 Kelly the Holy Cross boy won the
 yards dash in easy fashion and
 hde a gallant attempt to catch Will
 x the Harvard f1ier in the relay
 ce between Holy Cross and Har- Erd which was won by the latter am. Minot, opposed to Reilly, FohSa up q 6Ap oi uDOuC OV yarQS
 inning next to last. and when Kelly as called upon to regain 1t, his
 and effort proved unavailing.
 New Britain sent big delegation
 the games and when the membe
 St. Joseph's Y. M. A. A. made their Ppearance, big hand was extended
 them. However. the locals failed
 their relay event with Bristol and Fafford. the Bell City boys winning {ter one of the most exciting finishes i the night The Kiernan brothers
 II beautifully but Kilray lost some Found and, when Tommy Faulkner E out in pursuit of the Bristol boy
 ere was some ground separating em. Tommy, however, kept plug Ing along and when the runners hit te final stretch, they were abreast, ft the terrific pace set by the local py proved too much for him and
 he neared the tape, he collapsed, Ht revived a few seconds later. The games were the most success
 l ever conducted by the organiza- pn, ending in plenty of time for local bople to catch the last train which |4s not been the case in past years. he hall was decorated in elaborate kshion, and a brass band dispensed Atchy music until the poor selection announcer would waive his big kegaphone and order them to stop, ntil he,fwould humble something hat resem bled the English language nd was accepted as the results of be events.
 The summaries: .. Relay Race-Won by Massachusetts F1stitute of Technology; Bowdoin sec hd. Time, 3:37. Mile Run---Won by Overton, Yale: keed, Yale, second: Hutchinson, Har- lard, third. Time, 4:2O 1-5. 75 Yards Dash-Won by Kelly Holy Holy Cross, third. Time 0,:0S. Mile ,Relay-Won by Williams, Matz, Stewart. Kisser, Bliss;) Am herst (Thayer, McNamara, Eastman Bell:) second. Time. 3:42. Mile Relay-won by Dartmouth |reshmen, (Thomson, Chamberlain EIarum, Hopkins;) Syracuse fresh hen, Garrett Sassen, Chapman btreet,) second. Time. $40. Mile Relay-won by Dartmouth kAllison, Phillips, Lazay, Worthing- Eon;) Brown. (Murphy, Carder, Bes. Der Isaacs) second. Time. 3:36 Is.
 Mile Reley-won by Wesleyan kBeckwith, Williams, Kraft, Knipe; New York university, Mcdowell Crowther Finley. Many,) second Time, SAP.
 soO-Yards Dash.-Won by De Ger nea, Yale; Crehore, Yale, second FTreadway. Yale, third. Time 0:34 4-5 Mile Relay-Won by Trinity |,Goldstein, Bjorn. Hahn. Fox.) Mas |sachusetts Aggies, (Bainbridge |Clough Lyons, Pratt) second. Time |3:44 4-5.
 1000 Yards Run.-Won by Over ton, Yale; Rolf. Yale. second; Mar shall. Yale third. Time, 2:21 4-5. 75-Yards High Hurdles.-won b: |Thomson Dartmouth; Spur, Yale |second; Farwell. Yale. third. Time |0:o9 3-5.
 600-Yards Run.-Won by Chase Dartmouth; Dumphy, Holy Cross second; Ireland, Yale, third. Time Tz:34.
 Two-Mile Relay.-won by Dart mouth, (S. w. Holbrook. R. l.. Hol brook, Duffy, Legay;) Massachusett Institute of Technology, (Halfacre McCarten. Stephens, HerzogD secone Time, SPA 2-5.
 Mile Relay-Won by Harvare (Teschner, Meanix, Minot, Willcox Holy Cross, Doyle, Mahaney, Refill. Kelly,) second. Time, 3:S3 2-5.