New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-01


,,n record since 1915. The collegiate
rscord for this event is 55 seconds
sst established by R. Ferguson, Of
Penn, in 1915. It is not every day the
hest Of our athletes can match, let
sIone shstter. any worlds mark.
Watts performance, therefore was
eli the more remarkable in that condi-
tons were anything but ideal for best
performance The air was heavy, de-
mite strong wind from the Southeast,
and the track was just a trite hold
inc. even before the ram.
10000 See Opening Races
This sensational hurdle race. how
over. was only one of the many Incl
cents of sterling athletic exhibition
which graced the first international
annette meeting since Oxford and
cambridge were here in 1914 And so
Jar as Philadelphia's athletic public
was concerned Watts world record per-
fornance was only of secondary i'm
ror4ance. ANYHOW. The 10000 educate
to college ways who sat to the finish
seemed principally taken up with those
events which smecked of the interna-
tionsl flavor. They had the satisfac-
ton Of seeing merrie old England forced
70 strike her colors to rock-ribbed New
England.
Gordon T. Nightingale, of New Hamp-
shire State College. New Eneland's
champion two-miler, took the measure
Of E A. Montague. of Oxford, in the
three-mile international intercollegia
run. Nightingale, apparently eased up
through moss Of the final lap, won by
thirtv-five yards over the Enghshman
IN ii minutes So seconds. Montague
was clocked in 1902 2-5. This was eX-
celent time. when track and weather
conditions are considered
As the field was called to the marks
tie overcast sky began TO leak bit.
1t was drizzle the first few laps,
then the rain turned to almost q down
nour. Before the three miles had been
run the track was slippery and muddy.
1t is possible Nightingale could have
bettered his performance by many sec
onds had he been crowded to his utmost.
He was fresh at the finish, and walked
of the field at the end, stopping occas-
ionally to receive the congratulations
Of friends. Montague finished on his
nerve alone, He almost collapsed at
the tape. and would have fallen had not
A. n. S. Jackson caught him.
Bradley Shows Consistency
E. A. Bradley, Of the University Of
Kansas. won the Pentathlon because
of genuine all-around ability in the
five events comprising the test. rather
than for excellence in any individual
speciality. Bradley, the dark horse, "
was unable to win any one Of the five
competitions. But he displayed un-
usual consistency. He finished second
in the broad jump, second in the jave-
lin throw. third in the discus, second
IN the 200 meters dash and fourth in
the 1,500-meter run.
William Yount, of Redlands Uni
versity, and William Bartels, the hope
OF Pennsylvania, each won two Pen
tathlon events. Yount won the broad
jump with leap of % feet 80 inches.
as against BradIey's 81 feet II a inches.
tie also won the 100 meters from Bar
tels IN sensational finishing sprint.
BARRELS, on the other hand, took
me javelin throw with the fine cast Of
lo2 feet inches, five feet better than
me best Bradley could show, and he
also raced the 200 metres a fifth of a
second faster than Bradley Yet Bar
telS finished second to Bradley in the
pentathlon, while Yount had TO be CON
tent with fourth position. Yount. who
IS Quilt like a model Hercules or a
smaller addition Of Wladek Zbyszko,
and and was highly favored, ruined an ex-
eeiient Chance through an ignominous
e&nlolton with the javelin.
New York has reason to precn it's
1leathers bit, as Howard Cam, of
we" YORK University, brought up the
rear OF the half dozen that finished
ouC the hve pentathlon events. Indeed.
Nann won the discus throw, heavinc
we piatter more than ten feet farther
. .nah MS nearest competitor. His best
49,; ;oss was IZ2 feet 3 inches. Cam fin
ssned seventh in the broad jump. tied
!or NTH In the javelin throw and fin
'Shed NTH IN the 1900 metres.
Big Race Fiasco
rast as she is alleged to be in Ger
IAN IAN spots, Philadelphia is still an hour
o osi ~ a. New York, 1t looked for a time
n'; Vne ofhclals in charge we're deter
n maiea TO make up the difference before
b ssa . as they ran the opening num-
. .eIs with such precision and alacrity
sixty. '''' ''1e 'liS'
man ms $ hustle and hustle developed a
near hasco that robbed the day of at
WI VII. nalf its international flavor.
+ea inc competing athletes and
sains were warned Repeatedly TO be
.ttauy and on their marks minutes
""eao OF the time scheduled for the
. ,aiious engagements, somebody was
@sn1eep at the switch when the American
roiIdege Championship distance medley
o'clock. '"o' Wy "AVeI
mis- was one of the most thrilling
1psooes OF very interesting after.
,br un, YET 1t was contested without
0 OF or the most prominent teams
~ SiCV ,to and Cambridge, the University
svl whlcago and the University of Penn
t55'ah,a. 1t was later agreed to have
Ioo o lnfee teams that had been over
cnmI.. race a special under the same
p,ena t,ons. The Englishmen came out
f srn to fulfill the engagement, but
IN Iu ana Chicago both failed to show.
70 i s the officials called upon them
norn eave shelter. Finally it was mn
Ieu mat because of the increasing
pensed with. Vic
.v anere remain then only to-morrow's
to " ros IN which the Britons may hope
tha,, srleVe Whatever disappointment
Moyta may have felt at the defeat of
t acns AS matter of fact Mon
ner enough beaten, was in no man
ros;at ie race. This year Montague ne
kee.,ated the three miles in Ia minute
time o seconds IN England, but that
than ~ Iast track was no better
'Ae Ao:o2 20 he showed to-day.
Rain Hampers Runners
tho . started to rain heavily just after
t; ae start of this thrce-mile interna.
hs eaal Intercollegiate. Montague. who
viii me rall position. pulled up almos,
tra;i tne pistol and was content to