The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-30

responsive, ever reSourceful Larry
Penn State in throbbing finish in
40 3-5 seconds.
Browns startling $50 yards in /
A minute "a seconds brought to Penn
|Asylvania's great four the supreme sat
%sfaction of excelling not only the
Recognized worlds mark of minutes
Pr rs seconds set by Iowa States men
In 1921, but the wondrous time of Z
minutes 502-5 seconds recorded by
the Oxford Cambridge team in the
carnival here two years ago.
Because it was made by combina-
ton team the time of the British col
legians was not accepted as the Of
fetal universal standard. But now
there no longer need be any discussion
| about that record. Penn, beaten by
the Englishmen in 1920, more than
compensated for that beating and it's
disappointments, with the steller quar-
tet of half miles this day
A Stirring Duel.
w udL a. IdCe-dllu WHdl a. Sill
duel in the last 200 yards as Brown.
amid a thunder of cheers, dashed up
10 wrest the precious lead from A.
Helffrich of Penn State. What a
storm as Helffrich, calling on every
ounce of his strength, speed and stam-
I ina. went in pursuit of the flying
Brown and his lost advantage. And
what hurricane of cheers from $4,000
! threats as Brown brolSr the tape a
winner by ten yards.
1t was a struggle OF struggles l in
this great meet which has become
famous the world over for startling
developments. 1t was a dsappoint-
ment for Penn State to be beaten when
victory seemed to be in It's grasp. but
there was sweet balm in the knowl-
edge that team had been forced to
run faster than a two mile relay even
had been run before to gain the vic
tory. Penn State also excellcd the
Old Worlds record. Until to-day z
minutes Sc seconds stood as the stand
ard on Franklin Field. That time was
recorded by Johnny Overton's great
Yale team in a pulsating finish in 1916.
Ted's Brother Was In 1t.
For Brown that heart testing tustle
which meant victory brought glory such
as has come to few of PENIS illus
trious sons on the cinders. Yester-
day it took a remarkable half mile by
Brown to give the American sprint
relay title to Pennsylvania. A smash
ing half was needed, and Brown had
it in him. To-day an even greater
half was needed, and again Brown came
through.
Brown, by the way. holds the worlds
record for 1000 yards. Contributing
with Brown toward the record smash
ing feat were George Meredith, brother
Of the famous Ted, who sat in the
stand and howled with all the gust
he used to show on the track, Johnny
Holden and Elverson McMullen They
proceeded Brown in the order named.
When McMulen passed the baton to
Brown, Helffrich had got twenty-five
ward lead from the swift Larry
Shields, Penn States great star. 1t
was severe task indeed, which con-
fronted the Pennsylvania, but he went
at IL with a vim and increasing de-
termination.
Gaining speed with every stride. Brown
really got warmed to his herculean task
as he shot into the backstretchs There
he was winged Mercury himself as he
SKINNED over the cinders and in
trice made up twenty yards. The cheers
from the stands grew IN volume az
Brown kept going ahead. and as they
turned away from the backstretch
Brown made his big bid.
Brown shot to the front and Brown
remained the conauering pacemaker to
the finish PENIS time by half miles
* * .SE 1.E and
1:49 2-5.
Meredith Takes Lead.
Meredith took the lead at the start.
but at the half Brewster OF Georgetown
was in front. In l :56 4-5. Meredith was
second at the mile. Holden of Penn was
leading by ten yards.
Then came Larry Shields for Penn
state, and that team at once came up
tender. Shieldss great men made him
first, to give the lead to Helffrich. Shields
did his half in / .57 2-5.
PENIS record was the only new worlds.
American or Intercollegiate mark, but
there were three new relay carnivals
standards and two performances which
tied old meet records. George Bronder
made a new carnival mark in the javelin
throw with 1S7 feet inches, and Vir-
ginla ana Rutgers MADE new records In
winning association relay titles. vr-
ginia did 3 :23 in taking the South At
lantic championship, and Rutgers turned
ia 3 "a 1-5 In the middle Atlantic relay.
Leconcy Fast ms Ever.
Al Leconey os Lafayette equalled the
Carnival mark OF o 4-5 seconds In win
ming the 100 yard dash. while Earl
Thompson OF Dartmouth equallcd the
meet mark OF Is seconds in taking the
10 yard high hurdles. Thompson was
~ his old trick and proved a double
winner. the only individual to gain
that honor to-day. lie also accounted
for the discus throw with 1s1 feet. 3ia
inches.
The relay championships were won as
. follows:
Two miles, Penn; one mile, Syracuse:
half mile, Georgetown; one mile fresh
Conf;uucd nm Pace Thrcc