Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-30
DESCH AND LECENDRE shine
AT QUAKER CITY RELAY meet

made it's first appearance in Ameri-
can competition in this event and
while the French four. consisting of
Biget, Turin, Goullieux and Ferry
were not quite up to the speed set by
the pace making teams, managed to
clinch fourth place with an impress
sive sprint in the stretch run. al
though without the services of Cap
tain Delvart, who was ill.
The distance medley race was a
clear cut victory for western runners
for the University of Illinois, with the
Ohio State team at it's heels, won af-
ter a gruelling struggle carried al
most to the finish tape. Eastern COL
leges divided the balance of the hon.
ors in this event, Pennsylvania being
third and Columbia fourth.
The races were run under a leaden,
| drilling sky and after the first few
events the rain slowed UP both track
and field to such an extent that rec
ord-breaking was out of the ques-
ton. Notwithstanding the dismal
weather conditions. close to $4,000
spectators witnessed the contests,
holding their places in the open
stands until the last event was fin
ished
Broad jump: (Pentathlon) won by
r. Legendre. Georgetown, distance
2111; second, b. Hamilton. Missouri.
distance 21.S Ia; third, H. Osborn,
Illinois. distance 215.
Javelin throw: (Pentathlon) won
by w. Bartles. Penn. 1853 feet II IA
inches; second. A. Betzner, Della
ware. 1853 feet 6 IL inches: third, B.
Hamilton, Missouri, 1872 feet 0 inches.
2O0-metres dash, fpentathlon) -
Won by r. Legendre. Georgetown.
Tied for second and third. e. Brad
ley, University of Kansas and W.
Bartels. Pennsylvania Time: 90 3-5
seconds.
! American college championship
sprint medley relay race--Won by
Pennsylvania maxim, Gill. r. Nc
Fadden, Eby). Lafayette second,
| Princeton third, France fourth.
Time. 3.31 As.
! Inter-scholastic medley relay
championship of America-won by
Huntington High school, Boston.
Second, Cedar Rapids High school:
third. Exeter Academy: fourth,
Hutchinson Central High school.
, Time APO 49, seconds.
Two mile international run---won
by r. b. Buker, Bates college; Sec
ond c. c. Furnas, Purdue: third,
Nightingale, West Virginia. Time,
9.25 3-5 seconds.
! Discus throw: (pentathlon) won
! by Legendre, Georgetown, distance
126 feet 8 inches: second, B. Hamil-
, ton, Missouri, 1913 feet II inches;
third. V. Clapp. Annapolis, 121 feet
! Z inches.
1900 metres (pentathlon) - Won
by r. Legendre. Georgetown: Sec
ond, B. Hamilton. Missouri; third, E.
Bradley. u. of Kansas. Time $50.
Pentathlon, final point score-For
five events: Broad jump, javelin
throw, 200 metres run, discus throw
I'd 1900 metre run: Won by r. Legen-
Dire, Georgetown, 10 points: second, B.
Hamilton, University of Missouri, IL
points; third E. Bradley, University OF
Kansas. IS points; fourth. w. Bartels,
Pennsylvania, 10 points; fifth, "
Clapp. u. 8. Naval Academy, %
points: fifth. c. Reinartz, Muchlen-
berg College. 20 points.
American College Championship
Two Mile Medley-won by University
of Illinois; second. Iowa State; third,
University of Pennsylvania; fourth,
Columbia. Time 10: 81 3-5 seconds.
Order running winning team-Don-
ohue. Brown, Yates, Wharton.
Throwing IS pound weight--won by
G. Dandrow. Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, SO feet 1-2 inches;
second. F, Skidmore, University OF
the South, 80 feet Z ID inches: third,
L. Weld. Dartmouth, % fet, Z inches.
44o-Yard Hurdles (run as one heat)
Won by A. Desch, Notre Dame. Sec
ond. T. Pittenger, Ohio State; third,
l.. Hill, Ohio State. Time 50 As Sec
onds.
Running Hop.Step and Jump--won
by Fl. M. Osborne, University Of NIL
nois, as feet, 9 3-4 inches: second, F.
Beablossom. Oklahoma A. q NJ, Al
feet. II inches; third. HI. e. Halter
slie. University Of Pennsylvania, A
feet Ia inches