South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-01
WESTERN ATHLETES
EXHIBIT STERLING
FOR M AT RELAYS
Murphy, Alberts, Osborne and
Chamberlain Tie in High
Jump at o. 3-8.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 80
Remarkable athletic performances
by western athletes were the out
standing feature OF the final day Of
the 9th annual relay carnival Of
the University OF Pennsylvania
staged on Franklin field here this
afternoon. on a water soaked track
and turf with cold, chilling wind
sweeping the field. the tall, 1.-the
middle section Of the country won a
number OF important competitions in
impressive fashion.
OF the more important college
championship races. Illinois cap
tured the four mile event after a
steady race. which caused both Cor
nell and Princeton runners to falter
under the strain. The Cedar Rapids
high school also entered a splendid
combination relay team in both the
one mile high school championship
and the two mile intersch elastic tit
ular run, and raced away with a
double victory.
In the individual contests Weiss.
Of Illinois. won the discus throw. Os-
borne OF Illinois tied with Cham ber-
lain OF Virginia. Alberts of Illinois
and Murphy Of Notre Dame in the
high jump at feet. ? 3-S inches.
and on the toss for prizes won prizes
In the order named.
y. ID. Fourth i'm Mile
In the opening quarter Of the one
mile college relay championship
race, Cornell and Syracuse runners
led at the end Of the first lap. Eby
Of Pennsylvania beat out Syracuse
in the second lap, while the French
runners were last.
Pennsylvania was first in the third
lap, with Syracuse and Cornell at
their heels. Brown OF Pennsylvania
and Woodring Of Syracuse had a
shoulder to shoulder duel all down
the stretch and the Syracuse star
just managed to hold a chest lead
TO the tape while Cornell finished
some six feet back of Pennsylvania.
with Notre Dame fourth, several
yards back. The University OF Paris
four were outdistanced early in the
race.
The University Of Illinois milers
were always the leaders in the four
mile college championship race. Be
fore the first mile had been finished
Illinois. Cornell and Princeton were
distancing the field. consisting of
Penn State Syracuse and Lafayette.
At the second mile post Illinois led
Princeton by 10 yards. with Cornell
90 yards back of the Tiger runner.
In the third mile Cornell took sec
ond place from Princeton. and in the
fnal two laps Of the race made a
game attempt to overhaul Wharton,
who was anchor man for the west
erners. The latter had plenty of re-
serve. however. and won 10 yards
with Princeton third, 100 yards back
OF the Ithacans and Penn State well
distanced Syracuse and Lafayette
did not finish.
Tied Pole Vault.
Merrick of Wisconsin tied with
Gardner of Yale in the pole vault al
u feet six inches and won first
place on the toss. while two of the
next three places also went TO west
err vaulters Sandefur Of the Uni
versity OF Kansas won first place il
the shot put and was second t.
Weiss in the discus. Brede of ILL
nois was second in the javelin throw
and Wright OF Nebraska second il
the 120 hurdles and Pauiu of Grin
nell second in the 100 yards dash
Notwithstanding the heavy track
the Iowa state quartet of half mileri
| hailing from Ames, which es.ab
/ lished a new American record o
/ 1852 % for two miles at the Drake
relays. Des Moines, last week. forced
/ Yale to run with four-ffths Of a sec
/ ond of the old record OF 1853 TO wiz
/ today in what was the best and mos
/ thrilling of all the championship
/ events.
Eastern athletes were not without
I their share of the glory, however
| for in addition to the remarkable
race run and won by the Yale -four