Evening star., 1919-04-27
q. US Effort Applauded.

Georgetown's relay was roundly ap-
plauded for its game fight In the face
of the handicap afore mentioned. Nc
Cam made up half OF the distance he
lost to Firor. Hopkins lead-off man.
McDonoush tore away at hreekneck
second runner, but despite n gallant
effort failed to gain more than a few
yards. It was up to Legendre, who
the day before earned the lions share
Of glory in the pentathlon. The big
fellow held back at the start, but
with a burst of speed that all but
overlook the fast-traveling Van Ness
Of HOPKINS.
Mcnamara. former Tech High cap
tain. was the Blue and Gray anchor
man.. His task was monstrous one.
for he was forced to start with
Smith. Hopkins' trump card, in the
van. There are few better middle
distance runners in the colleges than
smith who erossed the me
freshman.
Techs team. which was fourth in
a race won by Harrisburg Tech. with
Dewitt Clinton. second and East
succumbed to stronger and more ex-
perienced men. Carpenter, Joehler.
Goetz and Capt. Gross ran in the
order named.
Penn in Close Finish.
The one-mile relay championship of
America was captured by the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania in a heart
breaking finish. with Nebraska in sec
ond; Cornell. third, and Missouri,
fourth, in q field of eight starters.
The two-mile national relay title
was won by Chicago by eight yards
in q nip-and-tuck race with Harvard
all the way, and in which the other
teams did not seriously figures.
Cornell finished first in the four
mile relay championship in easy
The middle Atlantic one-mile relay
championship was won by Rutgers.
There were close finishes in the
other national championships, the
University Of Pennsylvania frst-year
men capturing the one-mile freshman
won the national preparatory relay
title, after a hard race, and Baltimore
carried off the high school
national championship in the relays.
Negro Star Takes Special.
Sol Butler, the negro star of Du-
buque College. won the honors in the
special event. capturing both the 100
yard dash and the running broad
three feet one-half inch in the broad
jump and ran the 100 yards IN 10 3-5
seconds, with a strong wind against
him.
The only other western winner in
the special events was Griffith. Ohio
State, who outdistanced all competi-
tors in the javelin throw. Erdman of
Princeton won the 120-yard hurdles
on the grass; Landon. Yale, carried OF
the honors in the high jump: Halsey,
hn oh nf- n
tells, Pennsylvania. the discus throw.
The pole vault was a tie between
BreckIey of Rutgers and Myers. Dart
mouth, at twelve feet, and Breckley
won the toss-off.
Weather conditions were again un-
favorable for the sports. AS on yes
terday, a cold strong wind blew across
Franklin Field, making it uncomfort-
able for both contestants and specta-
tors.
The Summaries.
One-nile relay. high schools-Won by West
9hs d. J.sssg sy
Girsrd. PhiIsdeiphia; p hfsh' Brooklyn Manual
i'f1e 0n:-nile nile relay. hish school,-won BY Harris
burg Tech second. East Orange. N. j.; third.
De witt Clinton. New York fourth. Mckinley
Manual. Washington, D. c. Time. s.41 rs.
Bsitimore Friends: second. York. Pa. Col
IeRiate Institute; third, Pennsylvania Deaf,
Time; s;5s ss s-S; n cr,n,s o,,o
e tsi.. P.nn.yissnia. mn iss fee. IN inches third,
an.sa s'e ono S'ss s:ey.a. s ss'
Gilman % Country % School. holland Park. Md;
Roman Catholic High. Philadelphia. Time,
High jump-won BY H. Ladder. Yale. feet
Y finch !: second. c. Krogness. Harvard. feet !
ham Yotne University. and ". Hampton, Penn
uylyania, at S feet 10 inches. Larson was given !
third place on the tump-on.
Pa; second. Blair. Blairstown, N.
fourth. T. s sethiehem. Pa: Time. ssS rs.
feet aH inches second. G. Clark, Harvard. 80
tss Ssaia. IS feet - inches; fourth Gcrdas. Chi
6ne-mile college relay.won by Colgate; Sec
phis; fourth. Delaware. Time. 3.s4 2-5:
and Jefferson; second. Carnegie Tech; third,
Bs,ss,o e fourth Franklin and Marshall 1ims'
u:onship, ons.miie reiay-Won by Johns Hop !
kins (firor. Driver, Bartels. SMITH second,
third, Catholic University. Three
Middle Atlantic states conference A. A.
1Rice. BaFbehenn. Fuller. DEWITT :; second.
IssTh Hs,a & sssA rn nyss
.hip-Won 81 .syracu.s lBurxell. conlin.
third. holy Gross. Three starters. Time. |
X Poie. ' yanlt-.Tie between Brcck,ey. Rutgers.
ed Myers. pa:t:.e:.:!., e.>-es esss; E.=e-;..s