New-York tribune., 1921-05-29

mouth was third, nosing out Penns
one and one-half points.
Not in the history of the games
honors been so close, the nearest t
having been staged eighteen year,
Ala to Al.
It was the fifth time since 1918 that
the little band of Californians have
invaded the East to combat for the
massive trophy emblematic of the
championship, and despite the fact
that the crowd of $4,000 had q distinct
crimson hue the native sons were given
grand ovation when it was announced
that they had at last triumphed over
the best the East could send into the
fray. 1t was the first time in athletic
history that the title has gone to a
Western institution.
The first break in the contest for
point honors came near the close of the
meet when word was megaphoned to
the spectators that Ned Gourdain and
George Krogness, of Harvard, had FIN
ished first and second, respectively in
the broad jump. This put the Crimson
into the lead over Penn and California.
A mighty roar went up. from the
crowd and the din of drums, horns and
college yells lasted fully three min
utes. Penn, the hated rivals of the
Crimson, had been disposed of, and
the boys who came out of the West
without heralding and who were fight
ing valiantly were overlooked by many
The issue was definitely decided in
the last race of the day. 1t was the
220-yard dash, and if Hutchison, of
California, could place the Westerners
would win. Hutchinson had already
scored in the 100-yard run. and he was
tired boy when he faced the starter
with WoodriEg, Leconey and others.
Hendrixson Keeps Title
Favored by the pole position the
slender visitor raced down the straight
away, crossed the line in third place
end California had won. Woodring was
first with Leconey second. The time
was 81 2-5 seconds, one-ffth Of q sec
ond slower than the record for the
distance.
One individual title went with Cali
fornia's triumph. Hendrixson success
fully defended his laurels in the quar-
ter-mile run. Hutchinson, in addition
TO finishing third in the furlong, placed
fourth in the hundred; Spratt got sec
ond in the half mile; c. NJ. Dorr car
ried off third on the two-mile run;
II. P. Muller finished second in the
broad jump and tied with Dick Landon,
of Yale, for the title in the high jump.
and A. G. Norris tied with r. w. Har-
wood, Harvard, and D. G. Brown, Yale,
for first honors in the pole vault.
Earl Thomson, of Dartmouth, an
Olympic champion and record holder,
was the only double winner of the day.
Earl defended his title in the 120-yard
high hurdles and added the 220-yard
low hurdles honor to his long list.
day came in the sixteen-pound shot-put,
which was won by j. A. Shelburne, of
Dartmouth, with heave of AZ feet 33s
inches. This was one-eighth of an inch
better than the toss Gf c. Halsey, of
{ SsiSss'9R is:s 3. Ts2 'asS.il second with
Fast Mile by Connolly
Jim Connolly, the veteran George
town star, made his first appearance
on the field this afternoon and covered
himself with glory in winning the one
mile run in 4:17 1-5, the fastest time
recorded anywhere this year for that
distance.
Welsh, of Georgetown, who osten-
sibly was in there TO make the pace
for Connolly, led the field to the half
inIle, WHeIe jim Cooh CoiHHlaHu, CAoSeiy
followed by Irish. The Cornell man
went to the front for few strides on
the next turn and then Connolly ran
wild, opening ten-yard lead at the
gun lap.
The Georgetown star ran into the
stretch twenty yards in front of
Larry Brown, of Pennsylvania, and
added ten yards on the short journey
to the tape. o'Connell, of Harvard,
was third. This race resulted in the
collapse of Tom Campbell the Yale
hero, who was carried unconscious on
stretcher to the hospital tent.
Campbell, thoroughly exhausted at
the three-quarters, was in the ruck
with mot chance to finish up front,
but he stuck to the terrific pace. He
continued running, or rather stag
gered, long after he had passed the
finish line, and finally plunged to the
track in heap. Half an hour later
he was assisted from the field.
Kirksey Captures Century"
Morris Kirksey, of Leland Stanford,
gave the dope severe jolt in the 100
yard dash, when he took the measure
of LIE Coney, OF Lafayette; Woodring,
of Syracuse; Hutchinson, of California,
and Lever, of Penn, who finished in
the order named. The sprint was
LnougHt Dy many TO De w WOoQrlng'S by
wide margin, and possibly he would
have won but for break in the luck
which favored the Pacific Coast star.
Kirksey actually beat the gun-that
is, he guessed the fash and was off
like q scared deer foot in front of
the field. Woodring was sluggish for
the first fifty yards, but when he
Strengthened out his stride the Olympic
champion showed fine dash of speed,
being only an inch behind lie Coney at
the tape.
Cornell gathered a nice portion of
the spoils in the two-mile run, which
resulted in one of the most sensational
finishes of the day, when R. E. Brown,
Cornell, snatched victory from "Biondy"
Romig, of Penn State, in the home
stretch, Romig, the cross-country
champion, made the pace from the mile
mark and rounded the last turn with
twenty yards to spare over R. E.
Brown.
The race appeared to be cinch for
iEomig when Brown did the unexpected.
The Cornell boy cut loose sprint
which closed the big gap and carried
MIN over the line four yards in front
OF Romig. Dore, of California. was
ssnlrd, and NJ. P. Brown, Cornell, fourth
the time was 9:32. Simmons. of
syracuse, former cross-eountry title
hh:oider. h: and Andy Stewart, Of Colum