Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29
Western Trojans
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Houser, who shattered championship
meet records in both the shot put and
discus throw.
Houser eclipsed his own former
mark in the discus, set last year, by
hurting the platter ISL feet, 3 as
inches, after tossing the shot dis
lance of 40 feet, IL ga inches to dis
place the standard set last spring by
Ralph Hills of Princeton at 40 feet,
SIS inches.
There was distinct far western
tinge to the days performances at
Harvard Stadium, Yale. displaying
Ellis to check the California invasion
two years ago, finished second in
team honors with eleven qualifiers,
but Leland Stanford and the Univer-
sity of California were close behind,
tied for third position with ten quail
fers each. Harvard, qualifying eight
men, was one behind Georgetown and
tied with Princeton, but the Crimson
nevertheless is expected to share with
Yale the chief burden of battling far
western opposition in tomorrow's fin
ais. Much of this faith in Harvard's
chances is based on the strength the
Crimson will show in the mile and
| two mile runs, events in which no
QuallIN1ng tests were neIu.
Favorites had little trouble quail
! flying. but there were several upsets.
The biggest came in the broad jump
when Bayes Norton. Yale Captain
and 1925 champion, failed to qualify,
along with Elmer Bondshu Of Cali
fornia, who was figured as possible
winner. Both We're far below the
usual form, Norton being unable to
better % feet, nearly two feet short
err lis winning mark last year. while
Rondshu missed qualifying by only
one quarter of an inch. California
sustained another setback when her
crack pole vaulter, Hill, failed to
clear the bar at the qualifying height
of IL feet.
The hammer throw also furnished
surprises with Biggs of Syracuse I'M
expectedly topping the field with a
toss of ,161 feet, 9 IL inches, while
the 1925 titleholder. Gates Of Prince
ton, barely gained the last qualifying
place with a throw of only 144 feet, 8
inches.
Sensational times were recorded in
most of the trials, particularly in
the sprints with Hank Russell, Cor
nell captain, flashing speed that
heightens his chances of scoring a
double victory tomorrow. He won his
100 yard heat, pulled up, in 9 $40
seconds and coasted down the 220
yard straightaway in Fl 7-10 Nor
ton of Yale, who won the 100 yard
heat in 9 $40, looks to be Russells
most formidable rival in the shorter
sprint.
Phil Barber of California had a
close call in the 100 yard trials, bare
" finishing second to clinch his place
in the finals, two yards behind Char
les of Colgate, but the Pacific coast
star came back to flash top form In.
the 220. Frank Hussey Of Boston Col
lege, the national 100 yard champion.
AL Miller, Harvard's 200 pound speed
merchant. and Clark of Yale round
out the list of foremost contenders
for sprint honors. Their unusually
high calibre was shown by he fact
that four of the five 100 yard heats
were timed in less than 10 seconds
while all six Of the 220 yard heat
winners bettered % seconds.
The complete list of qualifying
places by colleges in the 50th &c A
A A A title meet follows:
Southern California 10: Yale II:
California and Leland Stanford 10
each: Georgetown 8: Harvard and
Princeton each; Pennsylvania and
Penn State each: Cornell and Dart
mouth each; Syracuse, Colgate.
Boston College, Massachusetts, In
stitute Of Technology, each: Col
lege of the City of New York, Holy
Cross and Swarthmore. each.