Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-28
BOSTON COLLEGE
RACES TO GLORY
IN QUAKER meet

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The fleet two-mile relay team OF
Boston college raced to track glory
that carried with it international
victory and a worlds record today,
in the outstanding performance of
the closing day of the Pennsylvania
relay carnival on Franklin field.
More than 10000 thrilled to the
smashing triumph of Coach Jack
Ryder's speedy quartet over George
town, Cambridge University of Eng
land and Penn State in the two-mile
relay, bringing to a brilliant climax
this gigantic athletic spectacle. one
of the greatest in years. that in its
closing hours also saw the topping
of one American and six carnival
records in a maze of sensational
feats of speed and Drawn.
Glass B College one mile relay
Won by Occidental College. Los An
geles (Bucknam, Spangler, Els
worth and Powers); second, Column
bia University: third, Boston Col
lege. Time, 4222 3-5. "a new car
nival record.)
Interscholastic two mile relay
championship of America, won by
Huntington School of Boston Gear
ney, wood. Dooley and Clark; sec
ond. Hamilton Collegiate Institute
of Canada; third, Mercersburg, Pa,
Academy. Time, SIT 1-5. CA new
American record.)
One mile high school relay cham
pionship of America, won by Brook
Ign On. W Technical High (Sacco,
Bryon. Brown (and Slepian); sec
ond. Lakewood (Ohio) High; third,
Medford (Mass.) High. Time,
3.31 80.
College Relay
-Four mile college relay champion
ship of America. Won by Harvard
(Watters. McCutcheon, Chaplin and
Tibbetts); second. Columbia; third
Cornell. Time IS minutes IL Ia
seconds.
One mile college relay champion
ship of America. won by University
of Virginia (Castleman, Irvine, Tai
bot and Bohannon); second, Yale
University; third. Holy Cross Col
lege; fourth, Princeton. Time,
80 Is.
Shot put. won by Hills. Princeton
Al feet II inches; second, East
man, Harvard 46 feet l IA inches;
third. Hazel. Rutgers, AZ feet 4 rs
inches: fourth, Plansky, Georgetown
, A. feet Sd inches.
Running high jump, won by Ro-
busch. Pittsburgh, e feet > inches;
second. tie between Flahive. Bos.
ton College. and Smith, Michigan, s
feet (Smith won jump off: fourth
tie between Needs and Casson, Penn
sylvania, five feet II IL inches.
Discus Throw
Won by Richardson, University OF
Missouri, 140 feet 81 inches; second
IN
inches: third, Carpenter, Harvard
1913 feet 912 inches; Fourth. Gates
Princeton. $50 feet II inches; fifth
Borven. Cornell. 127 feet 95s inches.
One mile freshman college relay
championship of America, won by
GEORGETOWN University (NcClain
second. University of Pennsylvania:
third Yale University. Time sS.27 As
120 yard hurdles won by Snyder
Ohio State: second. Riley. Kansas
Aggiees; third. Scatte-good, Prince
ton; fourth. Brickman. Chicago. Time
Ia - Moore of Penn State College
was disqualified Dor knocking down
three, hurdles.
OneAmile preparatory school relay
| championship of America, won by
Mercerburg, (Pa) Academy (Shotter
| Kelly. Read and Daley: second. Lau-
renceville. IN. g. School. Time 1923
; 3-5. (Only two started9.
Pole Vault
Won by Brooker, University of Mi
| chscan. IL feet 103. inches New Car
nival record: second, tie between
Owen, University of Pennsylvanla
and Kenworthy. Dickinson, at l. tee'
| inches tOwen won second on toss)
| Fourth, tie. Schlopp. Yale; Coco
enough. Occidental College; Bonte'
cou. Cornell and Wilson of Cornell.
Half mile relay Universities, wor
by Illinois (Schock, Carter. Ayres
| Evansl: Nebra ska, second: WASH
| incton third Time 1.27 9-10.
; Running broad jump. won by DOW
| ding, Georgetown, % feet 61a inches
second Rose. Pennsylvania, % feet,
! third, tie between Cheney Yale, ano
! Drews. Princeton at % feet inches
| Cheney won third on loss; fifth Jones
! Gettysburg, 81 feet Tx inches.
| One-half mile college relay cham
pionship of America, won by UnlVer'
| sitv of Pennsylvania G1iN. Martin
! Keoch and Wolff: second, Occidental
! College; third, Chicago University
! fourth, Syracuse University. Ilm'
| 1.29M.
College class, one mile relay. wor
by Bates College (Archibald, Senelia
| Wilson and Corey: second. Colgate
| University: third, Lafayette College
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