The Washington herald., 1920-05-30
GRIFFS CAPTURE TWO FROM MACKS-CENTRAL WINS HIGH
Penn Captures i
Intercollegiate
Track Carnival
b. JAMES, e. tTEIb MEREDITH.

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b. JAMES e. tTEDD MEREDITH.
Philadelphia. May %. = Pennsyi-
vania Is the new American inter-
collegiate track and field champion.
In the closest meet ever held, the
Franklin Field today by scoring
Soh points, only one and one-half
points ahead Of Princeton. Dart
mouth was third with -, and Cor
nell, champions for the last hye
meets, came in fourth with 20.
The other teams scored as fol-
lows: California, .1sh; Leland STAN
ford, Is; Harvard, II; Penn State,
10; M. !: T.. q; williams. q; Yale.
5h: N. Y. University, s; Lafayette.
8; Brown. 2; Bowdoin, 3; Rutgers,
2; Amherst, IN; Boston College. i;
Pittsburg, /.
1t was the irst Penn has won
since the days OF Mike Murphy,
when Capt. Leroy Mercer's team
gained that title at Cambridge In
1913. ....
Maxam's Score Wins.
The meet was not decided until
the last event, the finals Of the 220
yard dash, when Bob 'Maxam picked
up a second place while Princeton
was getting seven points with q
first and third place.
Thousands cheered as the final
score was posted on the board in
front Of the gymnasium 1t looked
like the climax to a big footnan
game.
Although University of California
and Leland Stanford crossed the
continent with only small squads,
both made a good showing. the for
mer getting fifth place and the lat
ter sixth.
New Record Made.
To Earl J. Thomson, of Dart
mouth, went the honor OF breaking
the world record in the 120-yard
high hurdle when he cleared the
high timbers in the remarkable
time of 142-5 seconds. The old
mark was 1885. made by Bob
Simpson. the former University Of
Missouri sensation, twice during the
season Of 1916.
Thomson stepped away from his
great field in the finals and led
walker Smith. OF Cornell, the in
by at least five yards.
Carries Canadian Colorx
In the last nifty yards Thomson
virtually shot away from the 1eld.
He received a tremendous ovation
when 1t was announced that he
broke Simpsons world record.
Thomson, who is a Canadian, will
not represent Uncle Sam in the
Olympics but will wear the Canad-
Ian colors.
Carl Erdman, of Princeton, the
former intercollegiate title holder.
could only pick up a third over the
high timbers and Trowbridge and
Massey. also of Princeton, got
fourth and nth respectively. This
event netted Princeton six points.
Brown, the Princetonian, sprinted
his way to a championship in the
finals of the 100 yards when he
breasted the tape a scant foot ahead
of Gourdin, of Harvard.
Wells. the Leland Stanford lad,
was a strong third, with Dewitt. OF
Rutgers. fourth. and Clark. of
Princeton. fifth. Brown did the CEN
tury in 101-5 seconds. Princeton
picked up 6 points in this event.
Shields Wins Mile.
Larry Brown gave Penn its firsS
points when he finished second in
the one-mile run. being beaten only
by Larry Shields, of Penn State, in
a field of twenty-one starters.
Robert Crawford. of La Fayette, got
in for third place. with G, * Good
win, Of Bowdoin. fourth, and D. B.
Stickler, of Cornell. nosing out r.
NJ McCulloch, Princeton's best
miller. for the fifth and qualifying
place.
Shields timed his rally to a nicely.
waiting until the last 120 yards to
take the lead and then going out
and stepping away from his rials.
who is a twin brother OF
Eddie Shields, of Penn, won by at
least fifteen yards from Brown.
The time, minutes % 2-5 seconds,
was good considering the hot
weather.
The Penn State led ran a beauti-
full race and won with plenty to
spare:
Shot Put.-won by Cam New York;;
second. Shelburne (Dartmouth) third, Hal
fifth, Majors iCaliforniaD. Distance, 43 II.
10h in.
One Mile Run.-won By Shields Penn
STATED; second, Brown (Penn); third, Crav-
ford (LafayetteD; fourth. Goodwin bow
doinl; fifth. striekley tCornelD. Time,
- a-5
44O-yard Dash.-won by Hendrixson CCal-
ifornia); second, Maxam PENN; third, Erby
PENN; fourth. John (CornelD; fifth, Dris-
coll BOSTON,. Time, 4s 2-5.
Running High Jump.-(Equals colleriate
record. .D-Won BY Landon tYale); second,
Templeton (stanford); third, Ramsay (Cor.
nelD: fourth. Clark (Amherst): fifth. Hamp-
ton PENN. Height, s #. 4 in.
i2o-yard Hurdles-won by Thomson Dart
Enidman (Princeton); fourth, Trowbridge
lPrinceton); fifth, Massey (Princeton). Time,
IA 2-5
100-yard Dash.-won BY Brown (Prince-
toni; second. Gourdin (Haryard); third.
Wells (stanfordD fourth, Dewitt (RutgersC:
fifth. Clark (Prineeton). Time, 10 is.
Hammer Throw.-Won by Merchant (CaIi-
Weld lDartmouth); fourth, Cubbare Penn
statel; hfth, sheers CPrnceton). Distance,
l5s It. 2E ini.
Pole vsult.-won by Myers Dartmoutb,.
lied for second, IAnders CPenn),' Jordan
lDartmouth) and lHarwood CHaryard) tied
'or fourth. Petersont tCslifornis) and Weber
lYaIe). Height, II IT. 8 in.
Broad Jump.-Won by Landers CPenn,.
'econd. Gourdin CHarvard); third, Jimmie,
ton stafford; fourth, Way penn statel.
fifth, Merchant tCahfornia). Distance, "a
L. 8 in.
Two Mile Run.-won by Bpovn fym-
amsl; second. swede (Prinestonl; third.
dcMann On. s. To-; fourth. Crofts (Wni,
amsl; NTH, Romig Penn state). Timepl
,:27 3-5. ~
Half Mile Run.-won By Eby tpenn). /. |
tcond Mayer tCornelll: third snrott f(,.n