Evening journal., 1921-04-30
necial % The EvenIne Journal.

PH1fsA.. Pa. ADrii s0.ABetzmer,
the University Of Delaware fresh
man. who was entered in the Penta-
thion at the Penn relay events yes
ferdav. won second place in the
iaveiin. Bartels OF Penn, who won
the event. established a new Penta-
fhion record with a throw Of 16S
feet III Ia inches. Betzmer 20 get
second place threw the javeiin 16S
feet IL inches. The Delaware
boy would have won the event had
he equailed the throw he made in
dual meet with stevens at Newark
last Saturday which was 10 feet 6
inches
on one OF his FIRST trials in the
javelin Betzmer made a new penta-
thl6n record for this event. Bartels
held the record made last year
which was 1878 Betzmer made his
throw Of 1885 Ia. establishing a
new record. This record stood until
Bartels' last throw. when he again
took the record with the throw that
won the event Betzmer's exhibit
ton yesterday puts him In the front
ranks Of collegiate athletes. As he
Is only a freshman at Delaware
there is every reason to expect that
during the next three years he will
win many honors in javelin and also
the discus and shotputs as he is a
star in all Of these events.
Legehdre. Of Georgetown Univers-
ify. established a new carnival rec
ord for the discus. which was also
part Of TIE Pentathlon. with a
heave Of i2e feet 8 inches. Betzmer
was seventh in this event with a
throw Of 10 feet s inches. lie was
eleventh in the running broad jump
with a iump Of 10 feet ga inches.
The Delaware athlete did not show
90 we'll In the 400 and 1900 meter
races which we're part Of the Penta-
thion. Legendre won the Pentathlor
BY taking four Of the five events.
Fred Harmer. Delaware speed,
auarter-miler. was entered In th'
44O-yard low hurdle race but did no
set a place. Desch. OF Notre Dame
In winning this event in SO As sec
onds. established a new worlds rec
ord
Delaware's relay team will com
pete in the middle states champion
ship relay and also the class rels'
today. Booth. Delaware's star loni
distance runner ls entered In IN
two-miIe open running event AM
Mcdonnell in the pole vault
The Medley relay championships
which also featured the first day.
program. were productive or som,
excellent team and individual run.
ming
First place honor in the inter
scholastic medley championship
went 10 the Huntingdon High School
quartet Of Boston. which set a new
record Of 4 minutes 80 2-5 seconds
for the event. They won with a
trihe 70 spare from the Cedar Rapids
team.
The intercollegiate sprint relay
Championship proved a popular VIC
tom for the University Of Pennsyi-
Fania runners. with Earl Eby. the
anchor man. bringing out a great
"n'st OF cheering when ne sprinted
~ lne lead near the close OF the
niue contest after taking the naee
rom Lafayette and Princetae r,,r.
81 oerins the final half mile raia,,
University OF Paris o,.-.,.
llA hrst appearance in An,ori-
- competition in this event ana
~ihie tne French four. cobalsti,. y,
hiset seurin. Goniheux and ~ ~
were not quite up TO the speed set 4,
the pace making teams. rnanageS y :,
clinch fourth place with a. A.,
pressive sprint in the stretch r,,,
Captain Delvart was unable A. r,,
because Of illness.
The distance medley relay was
clear-cut victory for western r1
ners for the University Of fiiino
with the Ohio State team at its hee
won after a grueillhg struggle ca
ried almost to the finish tape. Ia.
ern colleges divided the balance
the honors In this event. Pehhsl
vania being third and Columl
fourth.
The races were ruin under a lea
en-. drizzling sky and after the HI
few events the rain slowed up bo
track and infield to such an exte
hat record breaking was out of 4
question. Notwithstanding the di
nal weather condition close to II
300 spectators witnessed the co
tests, holding their places in Il
spen stands until the last race wi
anished