Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-14
14Year Old High Jump Mark Shattered Chicago Games
WORLDS RECORD
FOR HIGH JUMP
MADE AT CHICAGO

Chicago, June 12.-(P)-Eight new
records, including a worlds inter-
collegiate mark in the running high
jump. and another that may be a
world record for the half-mile were
established today in the national coll
legiate track and field champion
ships. The athletic stars of America,
representing 65 universities and col
leges, participated in the orgy of rec
ord breaking.
The outstanding performance was
the running of Alva Martin, a storky
youth of Northwestern University,
who won the SS0-yard dash in the
amazing time of Isl 7-10, clipping
ive-tenths of a second off the world
mark hung up by Ted Meredith of
the University of Pennsylvania 10
years ago. This mark, however, may
not stand after the track is officially
remeasured. Due to the heavy rains
the condition of the track near the
pole did not assure the runners of a
firm footing, with the result the pole
was moved out two feet.
The officials We're uncertain that
Martin had travelled the full $50
yards and decided to have the track
re-measured tomorrow or Monday.
Haggard of the University OF
lCAdSp SIlCoiltu tHC WOl III > lilttl Col
legiate record for the running high
jump with leap of s feet, IA in
ches. eclipsing the former record of
feet. 6 Is inches, made by George
HORNE of Leland Stanford Univer-
sity, IA years ago. Burg of the Uni
Versity of Chicago, was the runner
up with 6 feet. g IA inches.
Roland Locke, University of Ne
braska Comet, though failing to
smash the world s record in the CEN
tury and 220-yard dashes, captured
both these events in remarkable time
considering the rain-soaked track.
Locke was given a battle by Hester
of Michigan in the 100, but broke the
tape a scant inch ahead, winning in
80 seconds.
Locke then captured the 220yard
dash in 20 $40 seconds, creating a
new record for the meet, and falling
only a fifth of a second short of the
worlds record. Sharkey of Miami,
finished three yards behind Locke
after a desperate fight for the lead.
Today's meet was staged on Sol
diers Field with no table or points or
team championship involved. 1t was
to decide only the individual cham
pionship in the various events. II
points had been counted, however, the
University of Southern California
team, winner Of the Eastern inter-
collegiate would have won with to-
tai of - IL points. with Michigan,
Big Ten champion. second with %.
and Nebraska, Missouri Valley Con-
ference champion, third with 10.
Michigan athletes won two events,
and placed in five others. Phil Nor
thrup was the individual star of the
Wolverines. winning the javelin
throw, and placing second in the run
ming broad jump
The other records to fall were hung
up by Phillips of Butler, who won the
440-yard run in As 40 seconds and
John Kuck of Kansas State Teach
ers' College, who set a new mark of
so feet, ga inches in winning the
shot-put. Phillips clipped three tenths
of a second off the record hung up by
F. J. Shea of the University of Pitts
burg, in 1921. beating Oesterich of
Gustavus Adolphus College, a favorite
by two yards. Kuck's new mark SUI
per cedes that of Hartranft of Leland
Stanford University made year ago.
The distance races were thrillers
with Gillette Of Montana, winning the
two-mile after a neck and neck strug-
gle with Peaslee of New Hampshire.
Judge of Notre Dame, captured the
mile run, coming from behind In the
last few yards to beat Gillette of
Montana Wills of Bates. set the early
pace. but faded in the stretch. finish -
ing third.