Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-29
PENN AND CHICAGO
TAKE BIG EVENTS
Win Championship Relay
Races in Pennsylvania's
Annual Track Meet.
BREWER FIRST IN DASH

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2S.-The University of Pennsyl-
vania and Chicago University
carried off the feature events to-
day in the annual carnival of re-
lay races and field sports on
Franklin Field. The eastern COL
lege twice snatched victory from
western institutions right at the
tape, winning the two-mile relay
championship of America by a
scant yard from Notre Dame,
which ran a plucky race, and TAX
ing the one-mile relay American
title from Missouri by the fine
running of Lennon, the Ouakers'
anchor man.
Technical High was the only one of
the Washington schools to win its race.
1t took the lead at the start and was
never headed. Central Highs entry in
the championship race was fourth. and
it's other team finished fifth. Maryland
State was second in its relay.
Chicago University had little trouble
in capturing the 4-mile relay national
championship. although Massachusetts
Institute of Technology several times
during the race threatened the western
team.
c. Larsen of Brigham Young Uni
versity. in winning the high jump.
made a leap of feet s % inches, break
ing the collegiate record of feet D
inches made by Alva Richards of Cor
nell in 1915. Another record broken
was that by Pennsylvania freshmen.
who won the one-mile relay champion
ship in their class. reducing by 3 4-5
seconds the former figures made by
the Pennsylvania first team in 1913.
Simpson Wins Hurdles.
Other western athletes who won first
prizes were Simpson. the wonderful
hurdler from Missouri. who got a bad
start. but leaped his way to victory in
the 120-yard hurdles; Sol Butler. the
negro athlete from Dubuque. who cap
tured the running broad jump. and
Hustled of Illinois University. who
made the best throw in the discus
event. Butler also ran in the 100-yard
dash. winning his heat. but being shut
out from a victory in the final by
getting a late start.
GanZemuller OF PennSylNdnld Stat0
College won the 10O-yard dash from a
very select bunch of sprinters. but
after his victory it was announced
that he was under suspension. and the
race was given to Brewer of Maryland
State. Second place went to Teschner
of Harvard and third to Butler.
Newsletter of Pennsylvania perform:
ed consistently in the pole vault and
won that event with a vault of IL feet
6 inches. Nourse, the Princeton foot
ball star. was first in the javelin throw,
and Sinclair of the same university
won the shotput
The one-mile preparatory school cham
pionship Of America was won by Ex-
eter after a hard race with MERGERS
burg (Pa.) Academy.
The one-mile college championship re-
lay was a thrilling race. Simpson. wear.
ing an American flag on the bosom Of
his shirt, as did his teammates. led Penn
sylvania and Illinois in the first relay.
Pennsylvania second runner, Capt Dor
sey, then took the lead by a yard but
Pennsylvania s next relay man lost IL
to Wyatt of Missouri. With Missouri
leading by eight yards. it looked like
hopeless race for Pennsylvania in the
last relay, but Lennon showed great
FORM He caught Daggy, Missourfs
anchor man, on the home stretch and
won by about five yards. Illinois never
figured seriously in the race.