The sun., 1919-03-09
Taylor Sets Il. 4. u. Mark;
Walker Equals Record
Former Betters Standing High Jump Figures in Title
Meet at 18th Regiment, While Comedian Wins
Honors in 70 Yard High Hurdles ....
BY GEORGE p. UNDERWOOD.

uom Elmer Smitn, Lawson Robertson
great University OF Pennsylvania sprtn-
ter. Connie Shaughnessey. national 440
yard champion, was fourth.
hush settled over the crowd when
the athletes answered the call to post
for the 500 yard event. With such men
as Meredith. Shea, Campbell. Baker and
Caldwell in the event spectators knew
they were in for stirring contest. Sell
lers was little thought to have a change
OF placing, let alone capturing the event.
At Eunfre Homer Baker shot to the
fore and won the first turn. Baker g
friends roared approval for they thought
Homer would make front race of it
and bring home the bacon. Homer tried
hard enough. but his old FIRE and
strength we're missing.
Baker circled the first lap in the lead
with Marvin Gustafson of the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania and Meredith hang
Ing on his flank. On the second lap
Sellers suddenly came up from behind
and with cannon ball squirt Jumped
Baker and wrested away the lead. Ho-
ner answered the den with another
sprint and fought to overtake Sellers.
Once in front. however, Jack was not to
be headed, and he chung gannely to the
lead. crossing the line three yards ahead
OF Baker. Gustafson finished a good
third. Sellers's time, lis S-5. was SPLEEN
did. The summaries:
The Summaries.
so Yard Dash, Trial Heat--First heat
won by W. Loren Murchison, st. Louis
A. A.: F. Motley. Meadowbrook Club. sec
won by Bernie wefers, Jr.. New York A.
c.: Fred Teschner. Glencoe A. c.. second.
50 Yard Dash. Final Heat--won by Loren
Murohison, st. Louis A. A: Bernie wef.rs.
Jr., New York A. G. second; Fred Teseh-
%s.aoxs 9s0 Club. fourth. Time. S'' si
seconds
1000 Yard Run-won by Joie Ray. III.
versity OF Chicago. third: Dave Caldwell.
Boston \; A.. fourth, Time. 2:is IS.
inEaie. New Hampshire state College: Clyde
Bohland. P.ulist 4. c. third; Cecil Leith,
800 Yard Dssh-won by Loren Murchi-
son, 81. Louis A. A.; James j. o'Brien,
I:oushi'n Lyceum. second: Elmer Smith.
shaushnessey, knights OF St. Antony.
fourth. Time, 81 rs seconds. "
rs Pound shot-.won BY Pat Mcdonald.
'5rondsr. unattached. ~ feet y inch.
second; Harry Carroll, Psstine A. C.. 40
feet ~ inches, third; Fred orben. Brook
500 Yard Run-won by John Seller
New York A. c.: Homer Baker. Glencoe
A. c.. second: Marvin. Gustafson, Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania. third; Dave Caldwell.
one Nil. uuami,ed weight p. s. 4. L.
II. 6. tHender.on. Hart. weE, samp.on) !:
Erasmus Hail High School murphy Snow.
Rick Hasnoop. second: Flushing High
s sshSoi .ARp ,, ,, LS,hss ry.: Brown,
t sSsTD'0n 4im. H0 $685. Kaufman c'rk
20 Yard High Hurdle Race-won BY
Waiter smith. Cornell Cniversity: c. R.
Erdman. Princeton University, second ;
Fred Pollard, Meadow Brook Club, fourth
Time, GAS seconds. Equals American
Standing High Jump--won by Lieut..
William II. Taylor, Marietta Y. NJ. C. A.
(ohiol. feet AZ inches. a new American
inches second: Sam vronman. clsrk House
A. A, 4 feet inches third: Edward Ber-
ouist. Bronx Church House. feet s
inches. fourth.
New York A. C; W. ]. RoIker, New York
A. C., second; Sam Labowitz, Pastime
.id. 4. G. Au1;S' ZINE 'e is:.; MeFn'"s-
One and seven-eishths Mile Reisy Race
!Kunkel. Roberts, Kl.in,pehn and CraS-
ford), second: Columbia University liar
son; Shaw. Vert and Sheppard third /;
snd D.v. A. T. nsFssn Pores
Standing Broad Jump-Won 10y Lieut..
10 feet 81 inches; ]. {. Hoskns Chicago
4; a.. 10 feet ~ inches second. T. 8.
third Fred Maurer. Bronx chu1es Houss.
feet 10t inches, fourth