The Connecticut labor news., 1921-05-06
HONG TOM WINS TWO-MILE RELAY
 IN GREAT RACE
Campbell Brings Big Honor to Yale at Games in Frank
 lin Field.

In one of the most thrilling races ever run, Long Tom" Campbell won the tWo-mile relay championship of America and the MeadoWbrook challenge cup for Yale, at Philadelphia, last Saturday. Campbell led Webb, of Ames University, to the tape by six yards, after it appeared that his famous finishing sprint would avail him naught. Eby, Penn, was a poor second. The time was 7:53 AS.
 Woltere, Amcs, went into the lead at the start and handed Graham's fve-yard lead over Hilles, Yale. Meredith, Penn, was third. O'Brien, who took up the burden for Yale, finished his half mile only two yards ahead of Graham, Arnes. McMullen, Penn, was 30 yards back grasped the baton for the third trip.
 Brown did not make his bid until nearing the finish, when he closed with a great rush and pulled into escond place. His time for the distance was 1 :54 Is.
 Then the struggle between Webb, of Ames, and Eby commenced The pair raced into a lO-yard lead over Tom Campbell, Yale, and with about 300 yards to go both sprinted. They raced down the north side of the track shoulder to shoulder, Webb on the pole and Eby fighting for the inside position.
 With 50 yards to go Webb faltercd and Eby went to the front. Then the spec tacular Campbell, who had been content to follow the pace, broke from the ruCk and flashed by. the astonished leaders be- fore they could realize what happened. Campbell won by six yards from Webb, while Eby was 20 yards back. The Yale mans time was :54 for the half mile.
 Richmond Landon, the Olympic cham pion and high jump record holder, was eliminated in his speciality. Four ath- letes tied for first place at 6 feet 2 3-8 inches. The collegians tossed a coin to decide the issue Osborn, Illinois, was the lucky boy, while Chamberlain, Vir- ginia, and Alberts, Illinois, the Western champion, were awarded second and third prizes.
 The class B college championship at one mile proved a close race between Redlands University, of California, and Penn State from the start In the trio of leaders.
 In a great sprint up the stretch Dris- coll, running the last quarter for BOs- ton, shot in first place and pulled Penn State into second place, both beating
 
 } 3:24 2-5, was a new record for this class, surplanting the :25 3-5 made by Redlands last year.
 In the one-mile freshman champion ship Pennsylvania, Penn State and Dartmouth were punched at the half mile, well ahead of the field. During the final quarter Princeton raced into second place ahead of Penn State, while Dartmouth dropped back.
 In the final of the 120-yard high hurdles Wright, of Nebraska, and Bar ron, the United States champion, push ed Thomson, the Olympic champion, to the limit over the hurdles, but the Dart mouth fier drew away in the sprint after the last hurdle and was a decisive win ner The water soaked turf prevented anything like record time
 As on the opening day, 1t rained all morning, but the weather man was thoughtful enough to cause a cessation of showers at noon. All seats in the stadium were filled early, and by 2 o'clock it was estimated 10000 persons had passed through the gates. A chilly west wind swept across the field and the great thrOng of spectators huddled in their seats under wraps.
 The carnival javelin mark took a tumble when George Bronder, of Penn former New York A. C. record holder, heaved the steel pointed spear 183 feet ii inch in winning the event
 The old record was really nlCked twice, for E. C. Brede, University of Illinois, who finished second, had a throw of 18O feet 81l inches before Bronder toed the line. It would seem that our athletes are taking kindly to Finland'S faVOritc sport.