New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Nv A. c. CAVAGNAR0


Young University has another high
jumping star in Charles Larsen. This
rangy athlete hoisted himself over the
bar to-day at height of s feet 6%e
inches in the annual relay carnival OF
the University Of Pennsylvania.
This marvellous performance smashed
the intercollegiate mark Of 6 feet "A
inches, held by Wesley NJ. oler' OF
Yale, and also yettereu the best cole
ciate figures, feet inches, credited
TO Alma Richards, who gained athletic
prominence in the same event at the
same Utah institution.
Larsen attempted to break the worlds
record of 6 feet Z sic inches, and al
though he succeeded in clearing
height of 6 feet 77s inches he knocked
the crosspiece down with his elbow
Larsen had hit the ground when the
stick bounded OF its supports.
No intercollegiate Record
While Larsen will be credited with a
new collegiate performance, he will not
get the intercollegiate record, as his
feat was not accomplished in a cham
pionship meeting.
A relay carnival mark was shattered
in the one-mile freshmen relay cham
nionship race when the Penn quartet
COMPRISING James Hough, Frank Davis,
Sherwood Maxam and Earl Ely, crossed
the finish line in the time of 3:22. ms
erased 34-5 seconds from the previous
hest effc:s. which was recorded IN 1910
bv Joe Lockwood, Hal Kelly, Frank
Bacon and Ted Meredith. Only Penn
State opposed the pupils Of Lawson
Robertson in this event, but from the
start il was one team affair.
Through the great work OF the
princeton athletes, the Eastern colleges
succeeded in earning an even share OF
the honors with their Western rivals
in the eight special events on the pro-
oramme. D. c. Sinclair, the shot-put-
fer. and r. L. Nourse. the junior ma
tional iavelin champion, made this out
come possible by earning first place IN
their special events.
Pennsylvania furnished one victor in
w. Newsletter, who cleared helgnt
Of 10 feet 6 inches in the pole vault.
Brooke Brewer, the youth from Mary
land State College, recorded the fourth
victory for the East when Edward
Ganzemuller, of Penn State, was dis
qualified after winning the lOO-yard
dash.
Resides Larsen, the victorious West
ern competitors were Bob Simpson, OF
Missouri. in the 120-yard high hurdles;
Sol Butler, of Dubuque College, IN the
running broad jump, and NJ. Hustled Oh
Illinois, in the discus.
Walkover for Penn
The University of Pennsylvania relay
teams enjoyed a walkover in the cham
pionship competitions. They captured
The two-mile race, the first contest for
the Mike Murphy Challenge Cup, at one
mile, besides scoring victory in the
freshman race. Chicago won the four
mile title race hands down, while Pitts
bruhg defeated Fordham by inches in
the one-mile event.
Rob Simpson, the worlds hurdle
champion, again displayed his superior
ity by easily winning the 12O-yard
event. The Missouri wonder was timed
over the grass course in 10 % seconds,
and while this was two-fifths Of sec
ond slower than his time last year, u
was fine performance after bad
start.
AS the starting pistol was fred, Simp-
son was brushing back his hair and be-
fore he got away his rivals had gained
several yards advantage. The Missouri
runner quickly made up the lost
ground, and as the fourth hurdle was
cleared, had advanced into the van. IL
al
ming over the obstacles in faultless
fashion, he went on to win by four
yards.
Charles Erdman, of Princeton, was
second, while Frederick G. Smart. the
new phenom of Northwestern Univer-
sity, was several feet behind in third
place.
The trial heats resulted in the elm
ination of one Of Simpsons most dan
gerous opponents, when w. B. Ames, Of
Illinois, the Western indoor intercol-
legiate title holder at this distance, who
has a mark of 144-5 seconds, was
forced to drop out through an uninten.
tional elbowing by Harvey Barron. of
Penn State, shortly after the start Of
the second heat.
Trouble In Century
The spectators held the officials re-
sponsible for the trouble in the cen
fury dash. Although GanLemuller, Of
Penn State. was recently suspended for
competing in a novice race after he had
previously earned his first medal. the
authorities failed TO take action against
him until the final heat had been com
pleted.
Ganzemuller took the measure OF a
great field Of sprinters. gaining the lead
practically from the start and winning
by several feet from Brooke Brewes