The sun., 1919-05-11
YALE'S TRACK
TEAM BEATS
PRINCETON'S
Score 81 Points to Tigers
43 on a Slow, Soggy
Field.
ERDMAN THE DAYS STAR
Orange and Black Captain
Takes Both Hurdle Events
Jones Gets Century.
Special Despatch to THn suN.


PRrNcrToeS N. j., May 1o.-YaIe's
aquatic track team splashed, waded. and
swan through the annual track and
held meet here this afternoon, pulling
sixty-one points out of the mud al
against the forty-three which The Tiger
cinder stars gathered. ~.
Tho meet furnished several surprises,
especially In the track events which
were generally conceded to Princeton.
Eight nrsts, seven seconds. and seven
thirds, out of the thirteen events told
the tale and spelled defeat for the Or
ange and Black representatives.
Erdman the Days star.
Erdman, the. Tiger captain, carried
of the individual honors Of the after
noon by capturing both hurdle events In
handy fashion. Jones. of Yale, who
won the century dash and placed eecond
in the 22o, followed with seven points
while Clark took third laurels with q
first and third to his credit. NJ
Tho heavy rain made the field hope.
lessly slow, so that in the majority OF
events, the times did not even approach
the records. ess,
Yale Jumped to the lead in the 400
yard dash by capturing the first two
places. Jones, who won the event,
broke the tape in 10 2-5 seconds, with
Smith second, and Clark of Princeton
. close third. Clark came back in tbs
z20 yard race and romped across the
line an easy winner. followed by two
visitors. Jones and Heffehinger.
One OF the features Of the afternoon
was the work done by O'Brien Of Yale
In the one mile run. Raymond. Prince
toms star entry, was generally conceded
the victory in this event. but the sturdy
Ell lad ran q perfect race and led his
rival by a safe margin at the finish.
Thrills in the Half Mile.
The half mile event also brought few
thrills to the handful of spectators who
braved the weather. Penfield, the Or!
ange and slack hope, put on a desperate
squirt toward the finish, but as he passed
Drisooil the latter stopped and fell
against him. This threw the fleet Tiger
| on his pace SO that Prizer pushed past
| him for q victory. Penfield taking sec
| ond, with Wrenn, the other Princeton
| entry. third.
The hurdle events proved an easy win
for Erdman of Princeton, who ran both
races a fifth OF a second slower than the
records. Trowbridge. his team mate. fol-
lowed him across the tape In both races.
Yale's real strength lay in the field
| events, and the Blue representatives
| justified their claims by capturing every
one OF these contests and taking all three
places in the pole vault and hammer
| throw.
Gait, Yates star weight man, wns
closely pushed In the shotput by Halsey
Of Princeton. The former finally won
with a put of 40 feet sM inches while
| Halseys best heave was 40 feet 1%
| inches, Just two inches short. Landou
| of Yale. who bettered six feet in the high
| jump, won this event at s feet ia
| inches. The summaries:
Summary.
100 Yard Dash-Won by Jones, Yale:
third y Tine ss AZ seconds ND Clark Prince.
ton; Jones, Yale. second; Hereiinser. Yale.
third. Time Is LIS seconds
$40 Yarl p'shIwon by Ferroli; Prince.
Yale. third. Time. So as seconds.
Halt Mile Run-won by Pr!zer, Yale :
ton, third. Time. Q minutes 6l-S second'.
Milo Run-won by o'Brien. Yale; Ray
TGnd Princeton, ,s,2s ru :se9nd; F0r'sm'n'
i2o yard Low Hurdles--won by Erdman,
| Princeton: Trowbrdge. Princeton, second :
shsdd'R Tas a,s third Ime R5S bv
man. Princeton Trowbridse, Princeton.
second Heneiinser. Yale. third, Time. 20
| seconds.
! Two Mile Run-won by McColloeh.
| Princeton; waterman. Yale. second; Rog =
| ers. Princeton, third. Time, 10 minutes
| 1875 seconds
Broad Jump--won by Cole. Yale: I've
| lacker Princeton. second: Tunssell Prince
ton, third. Distance. q feet inches
Pole Nault-Ford Yale: Rogers. Yale;
| Sweeney. Yale; all tied for hrst place ht
| 10 feet.
High Jump-won by Lsndon. Yale:
/ Hitchcock Yale, second; Baird. Princeton.
third Height feot sh inches.
Shot Put-won by Gall. Yale: Halsev.
Princeton second: Hammll. Yale. third.
/ Distance, 40 feet 3%inches
| Hammer Throw-won by Acosta, Va >;
| Vorys A., Yale second; Morris Yale.
third, Distance. it9 feet inches