The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-30
PENIS Half MilerS Race
to Victory and Record

serious contender and did not prove
one at any time.
The one mile relay for the freshman
championship developed stirring
struggle between Pennsylvania and
Syracuse-and to Penns yearlings went
the title by three yards. in 1928. Kehoe,
Fisher. Jensen and Hayes were the vic
tors. Fisher. a Newark youags.er. gave
the lead to Penn and it held il despite
determined challenges by the Orange.
The Navy was third and Penn State
fourth.
Columbia put up a dandy crap in the
class + national championship at a mile.
and finished second to boston College,
the time being. 1924 4-5-only two-fifths
Of second behind the record for the
event made last year BIZ Boston. AS
was the case last year sreat "440"
by Jim Driscoll brought the champion
ship to the Irishmen Driscoll went the
last quarter and he fairly flew over
the cnders. The Navy fought hard and
Columbia had to go some to save Sec
| ond honors.
Exeter won the one mile champion
ship for preparatory schools beating
Mercersburg by five yards in 3.29 So
Till was third and Lawrenceville
fourth. The Exonans We're up there
all the way. In the wake of this re-
suit came tie SetOlu NlClOTy lot I1dlilli-
ton Collegiate. The Canadians added
the American one mile high school title
IT, 3:32 rs. Lakewood Ohio was second
and Brooklline tMass) third.
Dc La Sale Wins Event.
De Lasalle of New York did itself
proud in Is relay. which proved the
fastest run UP to that stage of the af-
ternoon. The pupils of the Christian
Brothers. with Hynes, Darcy. Baronav-
sky and Swinburne, carrying the batons
won by Vineyards in the splendid time
Of 1885, Episcopal High put up a fine
battle for second place, with George
School third and Fordham Prep fourth.
The time was 1 3-5 seconds faster than
the class B championship record set by
Stuyvesant last year.
st. Augustine's of New York, which
was second to De Lasalle at the G. N
Y. IT, relay race last Saturday, this
time proved winner. Winona Military
followed the st. Augustine home with
Swarthmore Prep third. Rice, Slevin,
Eastman and Ansbred ran for the win
ners.
Manual Training High of Brooklyn.
winner of the American championship
here in the days of Cozzens. decade
ago. came to the fore once more in SEN
Of the scholastic section of the program.
The New York lads-Clark, LANCE
Weeks and Slepian-led from tart to fin
ish and won by ten yards in 3:37 To-
Hartford High finished second while
Atlantic City was third and Baltimore
City College fourth. Curtis High was
fifth and Rutherford IN. j. right up
with it at the tail end of the procession.
Stephan did a rafting quarter as anchor
and settled all doubt.
New York was beaten, but did mighty
well even in defeat in one of the other
main relays for high schools. Com
merce, with Joseph Baskin. Lundy and
Bolden composing the quartet. finished
third in fast race. West Philadelphia
came up in the last few strides to win
by yard with Lansdale second. only
three yards in front of Commerce.
Lynn Mass, English was fourth. Com
merce was third nearly all the way.
The time was 1897 2-5.
For the first time in many years the
colors of Erasmus Hall were absent. the
Brooklyn four failing 10 show up for
the relay in which it was entered. This
went to Battin High Of Long Branch.
and q merry relay ii was. Bryant Hall
looked like sure second for spell,
but had to be content with third place.
Partington, Baer. Bryson and Honstedt
did the quarters for the Long Island
City School. Englewood was fourth and
Yonkers came home fifth.
The metropolitan section scored early.
Summit High winning by five yards.
with another four from the New York
section-Leonia High from up on the
Palisades near Fort Lee-finishing sec
ond. Neptune of Ocean Grove was
fourth in the next relay. which went
to Vineland. n. ]. Brooklyn Friends
School was just outside the prizes in
its relay-won by Brown Prep of Phila-
delphia. Morristown School had hard
time and had to be satisfied with fourth
place in race which saw Potomac
State lead all the way. Princeton Prep
made a gallant fight in hot race and
finished second to .Perkiomen.