The New York herald., 1921-04-24
PENN TRACK TEAM
DOWNS HARVARD
ON HEAVY FIELD
Earl Eby Scores in the 440
Yards and Half Mile
Runs.
DOUBLE FOR E. GOURDIN
Crimson Star Wins 100 and
Broad Jump-Final Score
50 1-3 to AZ 2-3.

specia, Despatch to THE NEW YORK HnRALp.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-For the first
time in the history of track athletics
Pennsylvania won a dual meet to-day
from Harvard, the final score being
SO 1-3 to AZ 2-3. 1t was the first meet
ing in twenty-four years and only
their third meet.
Several thousand spectators, includ-
ing the French athletes, turned out
despite the rain. The track was sew
eral inches deep with mud in some
places. but the time proved much
faster than anticipated. especially in
the 220 yard DASH when Bob Mamam
of Penn won in q As seconds, which
is within one second of the new worlds
record claimed by Charlie Paddock, the
Californian.
MaNam was Obliged to take off in the
mud in starting the 220 but showed
such a burst of speed that he beat Ned
Gourdin, Harvard's noted colored ath-
lete, by at least three yards. Maxam's
21 4-5 seconds Is within two-h hfths of a
second Of the fastest time ever made by
Penn man on Franklin Field and
equals the winning time In last years
intercollegiate championships
Although beaten in the 220. Gourdin
OF Harvard proved the individual high
scorer, with 13 points. He won the 100
yard dash in 10 1-5 seconds from Max
am, was first in the running broad
jump with leap of 20 feet Az inches
nd not tn l,a
Two for Earl Eby.
Earl Eby, Penn's captain and star.
was a double winner when he took the
440 and $50 yard runs. Eby did the
quarter in 40 As seconds. winning by
three yards from Wharton of Harvard
with r. Chute Harvard, third. On a
dry track this performance would have
been good for at least 4S second quar-
ter.
IN the half mile r. f. Colt of Har-
ward set the pace most of the way, but
at the proper time Eby shot out and
won by two yards from George Meredith,
younger brother of the illustrious Ted.
who passed Colt on the stretch. Eby
did the half In 2 100 4-5
To Everett Smalley of Penn went the
honor of turning in two first places in
the hurdles. He beat Smith. a team
mate, over the 120 yard sticks in Is 4-5
seconds by two yards. and had just as
much TO spare over Jacks, a teammate,
In the low hurdles, which was covered
in % As seconds
One Of the real surprises of the meet
was the defeat of Capt. Dennis O'Con-
nell of Harvard in the two mile run by
Head. captain Of Penn's cross-country
team. O'Connell was purposely saved
from the one mile run, which was won
-. - g.. 1r1A .nf
he would be fresh for the two miles.
Head set a terrific pace for the Crimson
leader and won by twelve yards in
9.524-5. O'Connell challenged him on
the home stretch but the Penn youth
was equal to the occasion and won with
rlenty TO spare.
Johnny Bartels, the Hoboken lad.
wearing the Penn colors. won the shot
put with a heave OF Al feet / n inches.
and was also third in the running broad
Jump
Two of Harvard's football players.
r. r. Brown and J. r. Tolbert. took first
and second places. respectively. In the
hammer throw. the winning throw be-
ing 135 feet AZ inches.
Bob Harwood of Harvard did as ex-
pected when he won the pole vault at
12 feet. He was first tied by Temple
OF Penn at IL feet inches, and won
the jump off. High jumping was poor,
Reynolds and Nichols of Penn tieing for
first place at feet inches. II rained
hard during this event.
Penn won nine first places to Har-
wards four.
The Summaries.
TRACK EVENTS
fno Yard Daah-Won by Edward Gourdin,
Harvard second, Rob Mnxam, Pennsylvania
third, y. A. McFadden. Pennsylvania.
100 Yard High Hurdles-won by Everett
Smalley. Pennsylvania second. +. a. Smith.
Pennsylvania third. r, s. whitney, Har-
gTS Hair Nine Ms Rnawon e 40 seG0IS by Earl Eby Penn
ayvania; second, George Meredith. Pennsyl-
yania third. II. i. Colt Harvard. Time,
900 Yard Low Hurdles--won by r. s.
Smailey, Pennsylvania; second, RAY Jacks.
Pennsylvania third, Il. W. Fits. Harvard.
goo Yard Dash-won by r. s. Maxam,
Pennsylvania second, r., GourdIn, Harvard
third. r. A. Mefedden, Pennsylvania. Time,
Mile Run--won by Larry Brown. Pennsyl-
ynnia; second, a. :. Fox. Harvard third. w.
40 Yard Run-won by Earl Eby. Penn
syivania second. y. Wharton. Harvard:
third. r. Chute. Harvard. Time. 40 80
two Mile Run-won by n. 8. Head. Penn
sylvanla second. y. y o'Connell, Harvard;
third. II. M Mahon. Harvard. Time, o. 80 4-5.
FIELD EVENTS.
Broad Jufnp-Won by H. Gourdin Har-
ward, distance 20 II. ~ In. second. n. Wan
ricker, Harvard. 20 u. 10 In. third. j. Bar
tells, Pennsylvania, 20 Z. 81 IN,
t6 Pound Hammer Throw-Won by Y. y.
Brown, Harvard, distance f35 II. AZ In;
second. ]. II. Tolbert. Iia rvard, 126 n. In.
third. v. 8. Frank Pennsylvania. 123 IT.
ph In.
High Jump--Tic for first place between c.
y. woodside and p. $; Nichols, Penn-ylvania.
height n. in; third, tie between W. +.
Goodeil and G. O, Krorness. Harvard.
10 Pound Shot put--Won by J. Bartels,
Pennsylvania, distance Al ~. 1A In. sec
ond, J. Y. Tolbert, Harvard, 40 n. in.
third. ]. c. Thurman. Pennsylvania. 50 n.
81 In.
height IL feet second. Temple. Pennsylvania.
II n. s IN. third tie between Hoite, Penn
sylvan Goodel. Harvard, and Krogncss.
Harvard. II IT, In.