The Washington herald., 1922-04-13
HILLTOP TRACKNEN'
BEAT PENN STATE.
lie CENDRE SHIN ES.
Pentathlon' Champ Sets
New Marks in Javelin
: And Broad Jump.

BOD LeOenure, ndtlonal pentathiOn
champion. won six first places and
smashed two Georgetown field
records yesterday when the Hill
toppers defeated Penn State in "a
dual track meet. 20 to Sc.
LeGendre broke his javelin mark
of 1863 feet made in the South
Atlantics last year, by heaving the
spear III feet inches. The old
record was made on the Hilltop
oval. On his second reap in the
running broad jump. the. Maine
boy shattered the existing field
record by registering 22 feet II
inches.
Capt. Jimmy Connolly scored ten
points for the Blue and Gray, win
ming the $50 and the mile. smash
ing the track record in the latter
event.
Harold Barron, Penn States
Olympic champion. won both
hurdles. LeGendre led all the way
in the hundred. O'Bryne trailing a
year behind. with Palm. of State,
bringing up the rear The time
0:10:2 was fast. considering the
cOnultlOnO the track.
LeGendre won in the furlong.
beating Grimes. of State. and Gaf-
fey. a teammate. Time, O:22 3-5
seconds.
Kinnaly. of Georgetown. stepped
out in front in the 44O-yard dash.
and was never headed. finishing
with five yards to spare on Edger-
ton, of Penn State. Hile. of State.
crossed the line In third place.
Time, 0;52 2-5 seconds.
Connolly Wias Half-MiIe Race.
Jimmy Connolly. and Shields. of
State College. were the favorites
In the half mile. Marsters, Con-
molly. Shields and Brewster passed
the judges at the quarter mile post
in order. Connolly took the lead
at the turn. and Brewster passed
both Shields and Masters 200 yards
from the finish. Shields dropping
ont at that point. The Hilltoppers
made a clean sweep of the event.
Connolly leading Brewster and
Marsters in the record time of l:5y
fiat.
A strained tendon prevented
Shields from meeting Connolly in
the mile run. and it developed into
a walkaway for Jimmy, who ran
his usual dependable race. EncK.
Penn State. beat Ganley. of George
town. for second place. Time. 4:32.
Cooper. of State, captured the
two-mlle from Fitzgerald. of
Georgetown. winning by 100 yards
Snyder garnered a point for Penn
state. coming in third. Time, 9:5g.
Hooker, Blue and Gray dark
horse. cleared the bar at feet y
inches for first place. with Green
and Heckle. of Penn State, tied for
second in the running high jump.
LeGendre heayed the iron ball
IS feet llL inches: Mcmahon, OF
state, won second place. and Mar
oney. of Georgetown. was third.
Tice. OF State. vaulted 10 feet q
inches. which netted him first place
in the pole vault AFFORD, state.
tied with Volkmor. Georgetown. TO
third
LeGendre Breaks Own Record.
The second record of the day
went by the boards when LeGendre
threw the javelin III feet s inches.
beating his former record by Is
inches. Maroney. Georgetown. fin
lshed second. and Palm. State. was
third.
LeGendre hurled the discus Iee
feet inches for his fifth win of the
afternoon. Maroney. Georgetown,
second. and Mcmahon. State. third.
LeGendre jumped twice in the
running broad event. and had to
leave to face the starter in the
:O0-yard dash. but he left behind
him mark of 22 feet IL inches. his
second record-breaking performance
OF the day, for the others to shoot
at. and it proved good enough to
win. Grubb and Ressler. of Penn
state. finished in the order named.
The 120-yard hurdles was won by
state Barron. Kaufman and Hile
running one-two. three. Hennes-
sey. the Hilltop entry. failed to
place. Time: 0:16 2-5 seconds.
Barron made it two straight by
leading the field in the 22O-yard
hurdles, although Tullar. of George
town. challenged him near the
finish when Hile nosed TuIlar on,
or second place by hair. Time,
0:27 2-5.
| Pete Herman