Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10
new HAMPSHIRE
WINS TRACK MEET
Boys from Grenite State College
Run Close Contest with
Green and Gold Team, Mas.
sachusetts Aggies Coming
Under the Wire Third

New Hampshire State triumphed
over Vermont and Massachusetts, Agri-
| cultural College IN the triangular
track meet held at Centennial Field
Saturday afternoon. 1t was one of tho
best meets seen here in a long time,
the New Hampshire boys and the
Green and Gold team fighting a close
contest all the way. with only a few
points margin at any one time The
final score was: New Hampshire State,
80 1-2; Vermont, 81; M. a. C.. Al ID
Five Vermont records were broken
in this meet, four of them track rec
ords and one field record. These were
| in the one mile, run. won by Night
! ingale Of New Hampshire in four
minutes. 81 3-5 seconds, the previous
record being four minutes, As seconds;
| in the 440-yard dash. won by Melville
of New Hampshire in So seconds the
previous record being 81 seconds: in
the ssO-yard dash, won by O'Leary Of
New Hampshire in minutes, is
seconds. the previous record being
minutes Is seconds; in the two
mile run won by Leath of New
Hampshire in nine minutes and SO
seconds, the previous record being 10
minutes, 20 2-5 seconds; and in the
discus throw, won by Sawyer of New
Hampshire, with distance of lis
feet, the previous record being 100
feet, seven inches.
A feature of the meet was the ex-
cellent work of Bellrose of Vermont,
the freshmen who starred in track for
Rutland High School last year. Belle
: rose was easily high point man OF tho
meet with five firsts (25 points) to
, his credit. thus scoring Just about half
Vermonts total score. He took first
place in every event which he entered,
including the high hurdles, high jump,
low hurdles. broad jump and pole
vault. the last event in which he took
, part. When he finally cleared the bar
in perfect shape at 10 feet, after Cree
and Stafford of New Hampshire had
. both failed on their third attempts,
Bellerose was given a rousing cheer
by everybody present.
Be1lerose's nearest competitor In
number points taken was Sullivan Of
the Massachusetts Aggies, who took
firsts and second, making IS points.
Dewing of NJ A. c. secured seven and
one-half points; Rockwell of Vermont,
+ seven points; Batchelder of New
Hampshire State, six points. and no.
| body else went above five points.
1t was not a meet of individual stars
as so many track meets are. With the ex-
cepton of Bellerose of Vermont and Sui
" Ivan Of Massachusetts, no man took moro
n than one first place.
s The New Hampshire team, which won
y the meet, brought to Burlington an un-
d usually well-balanced team, and IS of
g, them took places in the various events.
: They depended upon fresh man to win
II in each event, SO that not one of their ath-
d letes took more than one first, although
70 the team secured five firsts. Batchelder.
their high point man, took two seconds.
= The only other man on their team to place
s. in more than one event Boomer. who
i took second place in the broad jump and
tied for third place in the high jump
Nightingale. the famed long distance
runner and candidate for the Olympic
team, entered only one event besides the
II. relay for New Hampshire. This was the
mile run. which he won in record time,
four minutes. 81 3-5 seconds.
Of Vermont was weak in the distances,
New Hampshire having nearly everything:
l. in the mile rum the two mile and the $50
IF yard Massachusetts featured in the
lg dashes. Vermont came in strong in the
IL hurdles and the field events. such as the
shot put. broad jump, high jump and pole
= vault.
in In the events, the results Of which are
PC given below first place counts five points,
d. second place, three points, third place,
n two points and fourth place one point.
"a 100-yard dash-First. Sullivan ND; Sec
"a ond. Dewing C); third, Rockwell N);
~ fourth. Capt. Felker On. HI; time, 10 >.
-. seconds
+, One mile run-First, Nightingale On
:, H); second, Slate (ND; third Hubbard
y. IN. H; fourth, MCGEE (V). Time. foul
-. minutes. 81 3-5 seconds.
~. Shot put-First, Clutter V); second
81 Batchelder On. H.); third, Cotton (N. HI
fourth. Dewing (M. Distance. 36 feet
ne one inch.
ng 12O-yard high hurdles-First. Bellerost
%; (V); second C. Adams CV) third, Meserv'
'o' (M); fourth, Lane IN. H.. Time, II sec
"a onds
us Discus throw-First. Sawyer IN. H
p second. Batchelder IN. HI third. Pur
ms cele CD fourth, Meserve M. Distance
no l15 feet.
is 440-yard dash-First, Melville IN
h; second. Granger N); third
Hunt IN h: fourth Capt. Runnal
(V). Time. So seconds.
High jump-First, Bellerose tV)
on second, Sullivan (M; third Dewin'
(M) and Boomer IN HI tied. Height
five feet, five inches.
are Two-mile run-First. Leath On HI
OF second, Dillingham; On h; third
at Slate (M): fourth. Capt. Lyons tM)
ur- Time. nine minutes. SO seconds.
ioil Z2O-yard low nuruleS-rlrSt, ftiic
rose (v); second, Woodwork M)
en-, third, Meserve CD: fourth, Hollwa
mas (V). Time, 81 LIS sec.
ate SsO-yard dash-First, OLeary IN HI
md second, Baker IN h; third, Mac
As Cready (AD; fourth. Gordon on
be Time, . minutes, lis sec.
sen Broad jump-First. Bellerose w
OF second, Boomer On HI; third, Rock
i'm well CV) fourth, Acheson (M). Dis
and tance, 20 feet, lie inches.
OF 200-yard dash-First, sullivan mi
liss second, Rockwell (V); third. Dewn
cal (M fourth. Granger (V). Time, % g.
ooo seconds. e.
ok Pole vault-First, Belierose w
uth second. Stafford IN H) and Cree IN II
rde tied; fourth, Randall (v). Height, 1
ad- feet.
ny, Mile relay-Won by New Hampshir
ana Hunt Nightingale, O'Leary and Me
10 willie; second, Massachusetts. AchesoI
and Sullivan. Irish and Woodwortt
oy third Vermont, Bison, Hollway. Smit
and Greene. Time, three minutes,
ON seconds In this race. first plac
ere couned five points, second place, thrs
I'm points and third place one point.
'ms The following acted as officials
IN this meet A. NJ. Brown, referee; II. ]
ia DenninG, clerk Of course; o. *. Jer
IS ney and Ii. e. Hazen, assistant clerks
n OF