New Britain herald., 1920-07-17
NEW RECORDS SET IN
 OLYMPIC TRYOUTS
High Jump, Hop, Step and Jump
 and Discus Marks Changed


 preliminary to the important Olympic try outs to determine America's track and field men for Antwerp which are being held here today, the of the nations junior athletes. competing yesterday in their annual struggle for supremacy on Harvard's famous horseshoe-shaped athletic field. smashed three championship records and produced a succeRsion of track and field tests which have seldom been exceIlcd in junior conlpe- tition. Two of the new marks were recorded h. New Workers. Louis Watson. sprightly high jumper of the Alpha \. C.. the Metro politan sN. \. T.. champion. annexed the national junior titIe with the championship record leap of e feet . inches. This remark ahl" effort showed into the discard the old 'satk of . feet inch made by C. L.. Scibert, u5 chicago. in the titl" rIeetlhree years ago
 Kaufmen oeist. the rangy Siuety-second Tscet '. NJ. II. \. athlete. made another of ne trio of championship marks when he ,e ,eptured the junior running hop. skip and lump championship This star hopped. skipped and jumped 46 feet inches. dis placing the old meet mark Of i5 feet inches which was originally made by F. Mccarthy, of the old Irish-Americsn X. C.. in 1918 and WAS last equalled in l9l4 by ]. F. Mclaughlin. of the Boston A. A. N iIliam Rosenberg. of the Glencoe \. C., also registered performance in excess of the old r-cord in carrying off second medal. HoEenberg's effort was Is feet l-4 inches.
 Discus Record Falls.
 The third champfonship record made in the discus-throw test when three com petitors shot the Greek missile out beyond the mark of 1.s feet inches made by A, w. kOhl0T. | nfNefsttN or MtehlRan. m 1918 William K. Bartlett. University of Oregon. won this title with heaye of 15s feet 1-s inch: second place went to R. q. Walker. New York A. s'., with 1sS feet [ 1-s inches. and the third man to beat the old mark John <. Boyle. Of Los Angeles. with 13o feet [ inches.
 The metropolitan districts skinny repre- sentstion played A conspicuous part in the afternoons activities While the team did not measure up strongly in quantity, it was notable in quality and the re- auit- that before the afternoons ended for the juniors. eight titles had been bagged by the lads from Gotham.
 Eddie Farrell. formerly of the Todd Ship- yards A. A. but now competing unattached. 1 sprinted of with the furiong wreath; W. F. Morton. Jersey Harriers A. A, annexed the quarter-mie title: W. F.. Massey, IT,, of Princeton, sporting the silks Of the New York A. C.. won the is0-yard high hurdles tItle: Garland <. Courage. another wearcr title: John Conway. rastime \. c, took the ss s-pound weight crown. and Paul Courtois. , Mohawk A. c.. captured the broad jump title. The other titles for the metropolitan district went to Watson and Geist.
 Boston A. \. Team Leads.
 The Boston \. \. led in tho for the team championship trophy with the com manding total Of g points. This margin was nine in excess of the accumulated by representatives of the Army. The New , York <. c. conspicuously weak Tn it's team finished third with ls tallies and the Pastime A. c. fourth with 12. Rep resentatives of the Psulist A. C. fifth with 10. the Mohawk A. C. sixth with 6. , Alpha A c seventh with :. Jersey Harrfers and Ninety-second Street Y. M 1T. A. tied with Hin School and University of Oregon for eighth. |
 Because several events which have no ] Olympic games parallel were not included in yesterdays junior championship program the team championship will not be finally decided until later In the season.
 Farrell. in addition to carrying on the s20-yard title. finished runncr-up for the 1oo-yard crest in a driving finish with F. O.
 
 The former Todd Shtpyard sprinter just missed taking the Century title in a race that was run in 10 l-5 seconds. but redeemed himself later when he cap tured tho furlong title after a close tussie with Richard Moore. of the T.. $. Army. The time was 2e s-5 seconds. two-hfths of a second slower than the meet record.
 Morton. winner of the quarter-mile title. also entered for two events. but his victory in the 44o-ysrd race graduated him into the senior class before the second event for which he was entered was called. Nor ton also entered in the hslf-mile run.
 Courage Wins Mile.
 Courage gave a convincing display of supe- riorty in racing on with the mile title. The entering the last haif-miIe carried nine rivals around the final two laps a dizzy pace and opened up a gap of 70 yards c. ]. Clear, Jr.. Boston A. A. Eddie Rank. paulist A. C.. just managed to last long enough to garner third position. despite a spectacular closing burst by John L.. Dough- the 4:53.
 watson's jumping over the crossbar st- tracted continued applause from a crowd of about 5000 which looked lost in the famous concrete stand. The negro athlete sought to call it day after winning the title with feet ? inches, but the crowd urged him to go for a crack the American record. Watson essayed the task. but failed on his next attempt to clear feet inches
 The spectators who remained for the trial heats in five events of the senior program which were conducted immediately follow ing the completion Of the junior events rewarded with particularly brilliant quar- ter-mile by Ted Meredith. New York <. C. representative, who holds the Olympic Soo-meter title. The great middle