New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24

"a feet ll% inches, made by Pat O'C
When the bronzed stag toed the line
Il was apparent that he would attempt
70 leap his way into the athletic hall
~ fame. He had only run one heat in
The l00-yard dash, which he won. and
rever before was his chance better to
yssIsze his ambition of new worlds
-seotd in the broad jump
OF slowly, he Increased his speed
IS he flashed down the narrow lane.
ard when the tafe-off was reached he
vas in the air perfectly, at slightly
higher elevation than usual, indicating
greater distance. The crowd in the
s&nds scented an unusual effort as
(euydin's legs made the plunge for
ward ard hit the soft sand pit.
Tsk-s Honors Modestly.
Tho spectators gasped and the off
Gals rushed to the pit. The tape was
shxed. and then came the announce
ment that threw the $4,000 persons
II to q frenzy Of excitement. Gourdin
lad accomplished the seemingly i'm
possible. He bore his honors modestly,
although besieged by admirers who
rushed &c congratulate him.
The harvard star, after a short rest,
made another effort, but failed to pass
the twenty-f our-foot mark. He had put
sll of his strength in the initial record
breaking leap, and his purpose
achieved, hts nerves refused to re-
spond further
AbrauaIns, of Cambridge, contesting
against hopeless odds, finished second
with % feet l inch, and Krogness of
Harvard was third with 81 feet 7s4
inches.
Five Yale-Harvard and Oxford Cam
bridge meet records were bettered and
one equalled. Brown and Landon beat
the previous marks in the hammer
throw aud high Jump, respectively.
Krogness tied the figures for the go
yard high hurdles, and Tom Campbell
lowered the record for the half mile.
The other two extraordinary perform
ances were turned in by Rudd in the
quarter and Stallard in the one-mile
yun,
Yale Freshman Surprises
Aside from Gourdin's great leap, pos
silly the performance of Malcolm Doug
lass, captain of the Yale freshman track
team, was the greatest surprise, This
youth, who had previously engaged in
only frAshman conn., etition, stepped out
on the track to-day and won the two
mile international race without appar-
ent effort.
Douglass defeated Seagrove Of Cam
bridge By fifty yards after running
McInnes, the Oxford star, into a state
Of collapse in the excellent time of
9:32 1-5. The Yale freshman went into
the lead at the gun, and although close
pressed in the early stages. held his
lead valiantly, withstanding challenge
after challenge from Seagrove.
NIL, l.
the end of the first mile. He was run
ming last, within striking distance Of
Douglass, with hrogness and Wander
pyle, team mate, IN between. The grit
Y little Englishman spent his last bit
Of reserve TO reach Seagrove and was
heard to tell him that he (Seagrove)
would have to win.
The Oxford man staggered around
the track another quarter of Q mile and
crashed unconscious to the turf. Sea-
grove tried hard TO make up lost ground
On the bell lap, but Douglass was run
nlng well within himself and won hand
Campbell Beats Rudd
Tom Campbell, Yale's premier ath-
lete, covered himself with glory in TAX
ing the measure of Rudd in the half
mile. Tor, came from behind with shat
sprint which has ever characterized
his running when in form and won
after the hardest kind of g duel in :55
Sie1nens Of Yale, set sizzling pace
which Rudd refused to follow, leaving
the job to Milligen, Oxford. At the
quarter Milligen dropped back and
Eudd came up into third place. Sic
mems vas in there to 'fcook" Rudd,
put the Briton was wary and iet Camp
oeA take the pace until the last turn
h ncf,s .t,,L, p,,I< Il
Jumped the field, with Campbell on his
9esis. Fifty yards from home Tom
Grew Up on even terms and the two
raced down the straightaway abreast.
kudd was the first to give ground,
ana that in the Last ten yards, Camp
oeh barely nosing his opponent out at
ae tape IN the closest and most thrill
ing finish of the meet.
NOT until tho Americans had turned
PACK the Englishmen in three events
gla the colors OF the invaders show to
ae mont. This was in the quarter
aile run. which resulted nj brilliant
s s,ssory for Captain BeriI Rudd, who
saefled the Dark Blue To- a new record
fat. 'p' 40 s'''N'a
Winning Effort Costly
Inc Sturdy Rudd flashed across the
u une ten feet ahead of Chapman, Of
t,a'e who led Cox, a teammate, by two
t Get This race probably cost the Ok
sno,fo-Gambridge captain victory over
Sampbell in the half.
otaslard followed with sterling per-
.Ofmance in the mile, which he won
yyssiiy IN the fast time of 4:20 2-5. Tat
sam was the only real contender, and
~ es hnished thirty yards in the rear.
captain O'Connell, of Harvard, dropped
ui,,. when he turned an ankle and
ai.lis closed 100 yards behind latham.
as was expected, J. Il. Tolbert scored
Easily IN the 16-pound shot put. The
harvard whale threw the iron ball 43
sse. inches in winning from Jordon,
!. Yale, who had covered AZ feet 6h
sacaes. Reese, of Nebraska, and OK
'0fa, was third, with Al feet 9b inches.
george Krogness, of Harvard, was
tsstarned the winner in the 220-yard
s.gn, hurdles, and this victory also was
wv Unexpected as Trowbridge, the
saf Of the visiting team, was unable
y compete. Human, Of Yale, was sec
els' and Partridge, of Cambridge,
saId. The time was Is 30 seconds,
snch equalled the Harvard record
made in 1909 by Captain w. M. Grant,
v tae Crimson's intercollegiate cham"
u0hship team.
$4,000 Witness Struggle
~ was estimated that the huge and
aighiy decorated stadium held 5000
persons. The attendance undoubtedly
would have been larger but for the
s ssct that this town has again ex-
sEsslsneed the bite Of the baseball bug.