New-York tribune., 1921-02-27
Cornell Victor
In Track Meet
Held at Boston
Dartmouth Finishes Second,
Less Than Point Behind;
Thomson Individual Star

BOSTON, Feb. 26.--The Cornell track
team won the annual triangular con-
test with Harvard and Dartmouth at
Mechanics Building to-day, with 3s 1-5
! points. Dartmouth was second, with
IS 3-6 and Harvard trailed, with 20 1-5.
The Tthacans' success was unexpect-
ed, as Cornell had little indoor train
ing. The running specialists, who have
| been the principal factors of strength
with Cornell teams for a decade,
brought their team victory, as aim ost
two-thirds Of Cornell's points were
| gained in three events, the 600 wards.
1000 yards and relay races. Cornell
Won the last In fairly close finish.
| with Captain Earl ]. Thomson, of Dart
mouth, pressing hard in second place.
Thomson was the individual star, the
Olympic hurdling champion equalling
the reputed world record of six seconds
for the non-regulation 65-yard high
hurdles event, gaining second place in
the broad jump and running as anchor
in the relay. His negro team mate, u.
A. Shelburne, brought 10 points to
Dartmouth, dashing in first in the 40
thest.
The only real break in Cornells run
ming successes was by Captain D. r,
0'Connell, of Harvard, who won the
mile run in a duel with T. c. McDer-
mott, the Tthacans' lone-distance
leader. McDermott added to his sec
ond honors in the event third place
IN the 1,000-yard run, which was won
by e. G. Carter, Of Cornell. >O'Connelps
previous exertions forced him to drop
out of the 1,000-yard run.
The CoI1opioto rro,,,,, ,,,L;al
held in Mechanics Building, were on
the same competitive floor as the an
nual indoor championship events of
the New England A. A.
The summaries:
Ho-yard dash-Won by J. Heihurne
Dartmouth: n. o. zavison. Cornell, second
r, G. Anderson, Dartmouth. third. Time,
yard; r G. McDermott, Cornell. second;
y: ,s l. Dickinson. Cornell, third. Time,
800 yards--won by e. o. Gourdin. Har-
vard; w. NJ Chamberlain. Dartmouth. sec
o:s5 As. ''s0"' CORNELL 'h'ro' alme'
500 ,yards-won by H. O. Chapman. Cor
pohsr,v nelh; L. E; lehman Cornell; second; e. T.
-, 4S-yard high hurdles--Won by E. T.
Thomson. Dartmouth; r. s. whitney. Har-
third aha serHns T,me o?os q s. Anderson Dartmouth
eSG5nsIl; Sa1; 6 g; irsh ssrnsll, seeona; :F's5 e.
"fposa0,a, p1oad iarn GornSil; third hi r Time 2;s2
YARD. YARD. distance 90 feet 2 inches; E. J.
Thomson, Dartmouth. distance 20 feet 8
Incl inches. SECOND: K; L. ,Chud, Dartmouth,
distance stance 20 feet s% inches, third.
Harvard, height IL feet inches: e. v.
Gouinlock. Cornell. height 12 feet. second;
hvs,cornered I1,sn tie at II feet for third place.
High 5ump-Won by L. Brown. Dart
tween w. f. Goodeli, Harvard and 7 A
Ramsay, Cornell, al II. 10 In. ~ - "
Shot put-Won BY U. Shelburne. Dart
mouth, distance Al II. OK in; second. ]. H.
Lee, Dartmouth. distance 81 it. Al in;
third. H. A. Jewett, Cornell distance 81 It.
in.
John. Chapman. smith): second. @ Dart,
mouth m tGruenhagen. Goodnow, Moore,
,Thomson): third. Harvard (Chute. Gordon.
N. e. "A. A. Z. championships: 4o-yard
oash---Won By ]. T. Carter, Brown: second,
CHARLES Carroll. Holy Cross; third, Bart
Macchia. Tufts Time. o:4 s-5.
y, l,oo0.yard run--Won by Thomas King.
holy Cross; J: A. caffrey. Boston College
Time, 2:23
46-yard high hurdles--won by ]. i. Sui
iis nvan. Boston College; c. r. Hauers, Har-
thIrd l 'ssHne' Tima' "a 1s Msrr''k' Boston College,
Mile waik-Won by A. s. ober.s Boston
A A.: Edgar G. Wilson, Newton, second
T. Murphy, Boston College. third. Time,
aoo-yard run--won by J. e. Kelley, Bos-
ton College; William Nolan, Boston Col
lsge. second: William L. Smith, M IT.
third. Time. o3e 3-5.
10 eog-yard rmn-Won by D. Caldwell. Bos-
iege, second: Daniel Mullin, Holy Cross.
third. Time, 1:1S 1-5.