New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
By A. C. Cavagnaro

i-iioH Haoe llSeII evident 70 YIN the
point honors in the forty-second an
nual renewal of the intercollegiate
Association track and field champion
ships, which were held on Franklin
Field here to-day. During the early
stages of the meet the leadership see-
sawed with Pittsburgh and Dartmouth
as contenders. Then the Ithacan
athletes scored heavily in severa,
events, which enabled them to compile
the comfortable winning margin of
At points It was their fourth con-
secutive triumph
The University of Pittsburgh ceIe.
brated its first appearance in the
games by finishing second with total
OF 30 points. This high position wes
gained principally through the indis
vldual efforts of Frank J. Shea. who
again stamped himself as the best
quarter-mlier IL the country
Dartmouth weakened toward thu
end, but Harry Hillman's bows fnisbad
third with 26 points Then came
Princeton with 19 points. followed hv
creed Raymond and Frank Davis. the
only Pennsylvania scorers, with IA
points. 40
Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
noiogy was sixth, with I3 points and
Iolumnla sprang a complete surprise
by scoring II points.
Inc game produced a large number
OF surprises and upsets. Especially un-
expected was the thrilling yictorv hv
Charles Shaw. of Columbia. in the last
STRIDE of the S80-yard run and the re-
larAaoie running of Frank Shea, the
national champion, of PITTSBURGH. who
captured the 440-yard run in 473-5
seconds.
Close to Record
This time is only one-fifth of q see.
ond behind Ted Meredith's worlds rec
ora. Raymond did 81 3-5 seconds for
the 22o-yard sprint. which is within
mark.
E. E. Myers. of Dartm outh. was dis
appointment in the pole vault. which
event showed coming stars in Roy
Eastercay,. Of Pittsburgh. and John
Jordan, of Dartmouth, who tied for
first honors. A0'
The individual titles were rather
ilnerally distributed. Princeton. Pitts
ourgh and Cornell romped off with two
each, while Dartmouth. which got one.
was tied with the Pittsburgh team for
ahoenef championship. Columbia won
us hrst collegiate title in six wears
with the victory of Shaw, while Johns
hopkins and Lafayette also jumped
INTO the winning column for the first
time in many seasons.
1t ives the preponderance of Cornell
strength in several events that enabled
'ne ithacans to retain the title. A list
OF thirteen contests was held, with tho
cornell representatives being unable
TO place in only five of them.
=, Cornell's biggest gains were made in
III birt
OF OF the fiye places; the broad jump. with
three places, and the 22o-vard high
hurdles, with two places. These three
contests alone netted uhirtv-one of the
Ieam's points, enough to win the meet
frlnceton tailed points in eight events.
while Massachusetts Tech and Dart,
mouth scored in five competitions.
II was unfortunate, indeed, that only
Two thousand persons were on hand to
witness the spirited competition. which
compared favorably with the brilliant
games of peace times. The track was
IN splendid shape and the athletes were
keyed up to top form
Columbia earned the honor of fur
nlshlng the most sensational finish of
the day when Charles Shaw toppled
% oyer Kenneth a. Mayer. of Cornell,
"n1, oy ms performance in the trials
OF friday, was top-heavy favorite for
the title. Shaw's win would not have
oeen realized without his indomnitable
nghtlng spirit: He closed rapidly on
Mayer in the last fifty yards. when he
was almost ten yards behind the leader
frank Shea left little doubt about
the winning of the quarter-mile run
from the moment the starting pistol
was hred. As the field came into view
OUT OF the chute he was in the van by
hve yards. Setting his own pace and
showing much natural strength. Shea
gradually opened the gap so much that
at the end he was twenty yards ahead
of ]. M. Murray, of Dartmouth.
The summaries:
TRACK EVENTS,
One mile run-Won by w c. klenspehn I.,ar-
cite; G F. Halsaere. Massachusetts Tech. second;
Cornell. fourth Il. Shepard. Columbia nth Time.
burgh; j. n Murray. Dartmouth. seso; second f",s Il
fourh rsnn j. csro 1ard saub cOlunhs
~: l2o.yard high hurdles-won by C R. Erdman
T5ow6Tdse; ps o,rl Princeton third r. cleminsshsx
pl,S loo-yard dash-won by W H Ganzsmull.r.
cuse,ts sc fourh H. l. shAts.ssen lasse CRASH. Sassa
sSo-yard run-wou by c.. Shaw. Columbia; X.
A. h,,rs Mayer ,b,G Cornell second; G. " AlOrisht Prs.
fourth: f. L. Abren. Cornell. fifth Tine.
Two mile run-won by Ivan c. Dresser. Cor
nei; ID. r. Peek. Cornell. second: W. K Nc
TCo.neii. fourth; {. G. seelbach. Cornell. hith.
:, go yard low hurdes-won by C. r. Erdman.
Princeton W. Smith. Cornell second: " H.
Ciemnngshaw. Cornell. third: f. B. Bickford Coz
neil. neil. t9ur,h; G. A. Trowhrtdge. Princeton. nth
zz0-Yard Run-won by C. Raymond. Pennsyi-
Pennsylvania. third: r. ". Bosssr,' Mass schusstss
Tech. fourth. X. T.. Brown. Princeton. fsth. Time.
OH 80.
:. Putting l6-Pound Shot-won by w C. Beers.
Dartmouth. with 10 feet ~ inches H. +. Cieye-
l. Sinclair. Brown. With 80 feet 9is inches. ulird.
Is. Sutherland. Piusbvryh with IS feet 8 inches.
fourth: 7, Chandler. Swarthmors with 3s feet 81
inches. fifth.
Sutherland. Pittsburgh. With i52 fest ~ inchss:
l. ID Weld. Dartmouth. with l35 feet S& inches.
second; X: c. Bceyan. Dartmouth. with III fcet
inch. third: A Stevens. Harvard. with Ia feet 10
inches fourth; Bangs Cornell. with liz feet
Running High Jump--won by NJ Firor. yohns
tfopxns with feet llS inches: M Andersop.
Dartmouth. with fest sh inches. fourth. " 9.
Beers. Dartmouth. with feet sA inches. ffih:.
Poie vault-Tie between r. Essterday Pitts-
burgh. and j.. e. Jordan. Dartmouth. for nsss
place with II fsss iashss; J. ,grscslsy Rusgsg;
and D. B, Ford. Yale. all tied for third paAp
with ~ feet.
Running Broad lump-won by r. X yels4s
Cornell. with s2 feet inches. II. Schultz. Coum-
ton Cornell with 81 feet 5N inehss third y.
smith, Cornell with q feet Az inchss foesreh;
J. NJ. Summeriu. hutgeIs. with ~ fest H.