Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-01

era WORD, OF LAFA YETTE, ..
TNs SHOWS OIL YNPIC TEAM CALDER
IN RELAYS ON FRANKLIN FIELD
BY ROBERT w. MAXWELL

4 DOB CRAWFORD, Lafayettcs great distance runner,
proved to be one of the star performers at the relays
nss like the defeat Of e. A. Montague. of Oxford in
the three-mle Johnny Bartess defeat in the pen
tcring OF the worlds record in the 40 yard hurdles
but Crawfords work stood out like the only umbrella in
rsnstorm.
Bob was in the sprint medley and ran last for Lafay.
cite. He also started last for Penn, Minnesota and
Massachusetts Tech far in the lead. Nobody
pected Lafayette to do anything in this hence the
7 big surprise when Crawford came through.
\, Penn stepped in front the start and
headed When the last relay put Eby started the
half mile with lead of fifty yards the Lafayette
man Crawford started to make ground and ut the end
OF the first quarter running easily. but still in the
Near the final turn he started to sprint and passed
Minnesota and Tech In the homestretch another burst
speed wdened the gap and drew him closer the Penn
man, but he defeated by about yards Eby's
time was :54 1-5. and although Crawford was not
clocked. he must have close to that figure His
work yesterday should win him place the Olympic
team.
Crawford has been running well this year. doing the
mile on indoor track in minutes and % seconds
IS what is known blind runner" because he throws
back bis head and closes his eyes in the homestrec and
never knows how far he is in the lead how ground
to make up. He just hard he and lets il
go at that Dr. Harold Bruce coach OF Lafayette dis
this last winter after his star had been trimmed
I, by Larry Shields in Baltimore
n ALTHoUGH Cruntord IS distance runner ne
N EGO yard dash much anything else but that
- sort Of training seems TO agree tch him.
= ~ ORDON NIGHTINGALE, Of New Hampshire State
~ College, furnished another huge thrill during the
afternoon. Gordon, who also is known as the New Eng
land country champion, three miles several
seconds faster than E. A. Montague of Oxford thereby
= springing surprise and winning the
o Ordinarily long distance event becomes quite unn
teresting after the first mile for usually takes
Y the lead adds to it time goes and doing
regular monoogue with the other contestants trailing be-
hind Yesterday, however, it different From the
start Nightingale, Montague and Mcmahon, of Boston
Teen, put on very pretty struggle which was not de
I cided until the last lap.
VA Graf of Nebraska first to take the lead and h"
held It until it time for the others to take it away
from him. The westerncr his wrist watch and kept
looking it if he had important engagement some
place and wanted get through with the as soon as
X possible. He leading the end of the first mile.
and then Nightingale started to creep Montague was
his heels and the end OF the fifth lap resting
comfortably in third place Nightingale second and
/, Mcmahon in front.
Nightingale leading at the end Of the second mile
McMahon second and the Englishman third Right here
is where Montague lost the He tried pass the
leaders, but time he sprnted Nightingale also would
speed up The British therefore forced TO
the outside for two laps and used himself up. He
admitted after that he felt himself slipping after
the eighth lap and knew he had tough job his hands
a. The New Hampshire youth showed excellent general