The Washington times., 1922-06-06

} LeGendre 10 rated as the greatest
college athlete in America. This
has become almost q hackneyed
phrase, but IL puts the Hilltop man
on a par with Jim Thorpe, the IA:
nous Carlisle Indian.
The Georgetown man II well
known on the Hilltop aside from
his athletic ability. He Il one Of
the most popular members In his
class, Is q member Of several col
lege societies, and 10 one Of the.
best speakers In the Philodemic
Debating Society. o.
We are grateful to, the Hoya,
Georgetown's student publication.
for the summary of LeGendres ath.
ts,Iox.. ,ssio career at the university : which
1912 - Frye Grammar School,
Lewiston. Me, T., Pitched on baseball
team: end on football team. -
1897 - Jordan High School,
Lewiston, Me-: Football. two years;
ba seball, two years; track, four
years: holder Of records In broad
jump. high jump and shot put.
191S-Hebron Academy. Hebron,
Me: Varsity tackle, varsity pitcher
holder Of broad jump at 22 feet. IL
inches.
Is1s-Georgetown University,
Washington. d. c.: Varsity foot
ball; won five events in service
meet; threw arm out pitching and
went out for track. leaving baseball
for good.
.1s1s--South Atlantic indoor cham
Ipionships. Won 100-yard dash In
10 Is seconds; shot put, ,ss feet. 9
inches; set new record of 114-5 In
low hurdles; ran on several relay
won pentathion championship for
first time at Penn relays in April,
scoring 10 points; won several
events in South Atlantic meet At
Baltimore. scoring 2s out Of. a pos.
sible 30 points; won second place
In intercollegiate broad jump at
Harvard stadium with a leap Of -
feet, IL inches; won the elimination
tryouts in Paris for United States
team at interallied meet: won inter.
allied pentathlon, championship of
the world In August in Paris, scor-
ing three firsts and two seconds.
1890 South Atlantic Champion.
ship: Won 100 yards, shot put, 40
yards, 100-yard low hurdles, tavelin,
discus and broad jump. Broke rec.
ord in 7o-yard low hurdles at Uni.
versity Of Illinois in eight seconds
fiat. Ran on iong-distance medley
team relay team which broke the
worlds record at urbana.
Broke leg on April 10, preventing
entrance into Peritathlon at Phila.
delphia. On crutchos for six weeks
and then went into Olympic try.
outs In Now Jersey I'm July and fin
ishcd second In Pentathlon and
third In Decathlon against the ad-
vice Of physician. Finished third
In Pentathlon In Olympic Ran,es
with leg not fully healed.
1s21-won 10o-yard dash, 100.yard
low hurdles and shot put, indoor and
outdoor. In South Atlantic Champion.
ships. Won several events In local
meets. Won Pentathlon for second
time at Penn relays with score Of
ten points. Broke record in discus,
1875 feet 5 inches; broke broad jump,
javelin and discus records at South
Atlantic meet.
1922--Ran on IL miles relay
team, which broke worlds record in
Senior National A. A. u. champion.
ship meet in Buffalo, n. Y; won 100.
yard dash and ran on winning III
miles relay team at Johns Hopkins
meet. Ran on winning 1-mile Jesuit
College championship team at Bos.
ton. Won six events for a total of
thirty points in dual meet with Penn
State College. breaking Varsity field
records in broad jump and javelin.
Won five events in Quadrangle meet
on Georgetown field. Won Penta.
thlon for third time with eight points.
breaking records In javelin and 200
meters. Won three first. a second
and a third. Won five firsts for. a
total Of twenty-five points In South
Atlantic Meet at Charlottesville,
breaking records In broad jump, %
feet, and Javelin, l74 feet, & inches,
and equalling 1oo.yard dash record
Of 10 seconds Nat. .,s-.4 .. .I,.
1s12-1ntercollegiate chsn1pion.
ships at Harvard Stadium: Won
broad jump title with leap Of ~
feet ~ inches. Scored firth place
In discus throw. scoring all OF
Georgetovn'e points at the. big col.
lege track claRaic