New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-02
Thomson Defeats
Lieut.. Sim pson
I'm High Hurdles

BOSTON. Mass March Earl j.
Thomson, the Dartmouth College hur-
dler. surprised the record crown at
the Boston A. A. games at Mechanics
Hall this evening by defeating Lieuten-
ant Robert Simpson. OF the 44th In
fantry, in the forty-five-yard high hur-
die race. The margin of victory was
only few inches, which Thomson
gained by getting off his mark the
Tech, was third. The time was SIS
seconds.
Joie Ray. the national champion,
won rather easily from his specially
selected rivals in the Hunter mile
special event Joe Stout, Of the Uni
vcrsity of Chicago, was second with
Gordon Nightingale, New Hampshire
State, third.
Stout challenged Ray 70. the pace
during the early stages of the race
and succeeded in holding his own for
Fay sprinted away and continued his
maddening pace to the end to win BY
& comfortable margin in the good
time of APP 10.
Loren Murchison. the st. Louis
sprlnter, won the forty-yard sprint
in 4 40 seconds, while William An
drews, Baltimore Poly's star sprinter,
earned first place in a similar race
for schoolboys. Mass. Tech defeated
Dartmouth in its match relay race in
the fast time Of 8 minutes - seconds
All relay races We're 900 yards. eX-
cent the Yale Harvard race, which was
1920 yards,
The summary follows
'o-yard dash-Won by Loren Nlurchson. 81
Louis A. A. Lawrence sullivan. Worcester Acad
eu' seeond. l. 4. Foley, HOLY cross, third. Time.
tosara dash cchooboys)- Won by William An
drews. baltimore Polytechnic tsubs,ilnrc). Time
icy Clos, 'sisqan Msncr .hles and MuOln,
Massachusetts, Institute ~ Technology tsplN.
Downcs Dawdcn and nollilO defeated Dartmouth
(Murray. Maoomhcr. Davis and Jordan. Time.
is-ysrd high hurdles Won by Earl J, Thomson.
bar mouth. lieutenant Robert simpson, 4ith In
Acs ,ie ,hiid Tine 600 IL. '''' '''',
bavdcn, M@sachmscus Institute q, Technology IS
'atas,. rime. ! minas 70 "a seconds S, ,,.,.,..
css si caste rTs defeated nowSon Srcr
fouik Clcayes. Young Time, minutes. II sec
Relay racc-lIoly Gross Freshmen toHricn. sun-
van heating Masuife). defeated Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology Freshmen. Time minutes,
RELAY race Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
lAndrc.s. Mcphan Dodson Thompson, defeated
seconds
Relay race Boston A. A. CMacchIa. Mshoncy.
Roc ilalpn). defeated Meadowhrook club OF
Philadelphia (Trout FiIlman, Berry. Meredith.
Time 8 minutes 10 10 seconds
Relay race Worcester Academy Sullivan Thorn
hli Human. Kingl. defeated Huntington school
Heed. rarrabcc. Farley Breen). Time. 3 minutes
Roay race Tufts (Nilcs phippcn. Gafney.
blair defeated THROWN litisk. Cundcback. For
stall. Niullancl. Time. minutes 90 10 seconds.
Relay rarc Yale freshmen tWcbb. Iiillis, Gar
re, and SMITH defeated Harvard freshmen Chute
Ngltu ~ nd II
Iteay race Dartmouth t"hiltakcr. McGoughran
Dayld and Murray defeated Massachusetts ASri
cultural College u)exine. Wright. Sullivan and
ie~aMr Time 3tG , 3.
Hf.sy Iaec- New Iiq4mIshro Collage , yaT'
Niliyiio Dpran and O'ilcarD defeated lllodc III
1nd state College crclman. Andersen Cocker and
lUcl Tina, 2S.
Hunter Mile Wen by IoIc " nay. Ilincis.
A Co. second Joe stout. University Of t~i'
sofo niird. Gorgon r Nlglingalc New lamp
isuuulne Nigh Jump Handicap won ny Walt
- Whp9n. Boston 4 A. scratch. height feet
inches, sooord II a. l.nruisc. ipson A. \.
.1stH,. Insight feet ~ lncles. hird, John
Feene,. Boston English High az Inrhesl, height.
Three mile nun Won Nv Charles rotcs, SIM
lrsf \ SeA yUfk. second james Iirnigan,
Mfdford thlrd. & h. Lcath Iios'on A a.
fimo--l5 minutes IA - srconds