Evening star., 1926-02-05


New York may have the reputation
as track meets are concerned it is
praise to meritoriouS performances.
At least that is what thousands
did last night. When Charles Hoff
broke the world indoor record for
the pole vault every person in the
throng stood at attention while the
land played what must have been
The national air of Norway and then
The Star Spangled Banner" and
even. when an out-of-town relay team
or out-of-toWn athletes we're trim
ming some of the natives there was
generous applause.
The MilroSe games seem to bring
together the select athletes of the
country, OF niany countries. and do
not clutter up the events with lot
Of poor runners who only get in the
way Of good men. There is no such
thing as u handicap event. as all COM
petitors are expected to be sufficient
" capable to start on even terms
with the best. Not only is every
event contest in which there is
nothing but competition between
stars, but the management of the
meet is such that everything goes
utf with clocklike order ana without
hitch of any kind. 1t simply is an
exceptionally we'll organized affair,
and those in charge of the meet
seem TO make every effort to treat
each athlete as an honored guest.
Visiting coaches, too, We're looked
erter. and. instead of being left to
shift for themselves to get a glimpse
IF events as best and how theS
might. they were given seats in the
hest boxes in the building. In snort,
the Millrose meet, compared TO most
Southern indoor affairs, is just the
difference between doing thing right
: nd doing it halfway.
But for an indoor arena, notnlns
EQUALS the Madison Square Garden.
Rickard has put up a structure as
r,erfectly adapted to indoor athletic
competitions as any building could
ho From every seat in the building
every part of the floor can be seen
and all seats are close enough
10 get a good view of anything from
a prize fight to a girls relay race.
Of most interest to South Atlantic
reople, though. in last nights meet
We're the victories won by George
town and Maryland. The former
avenged it's defeat at the hands of
HOLY Cross and won in race In
which it was pitted against the
Worcester four, Syracuse and Virginia.
MARYLAND cleaned up Pennsylvania.
Dartmouth and Boston college IN
what was the first event in Whicn IL
has participated this year.
McIain, Georgetown first runner,
started in fourth position from the
pole, but broke fast and when ne nit
the first curve was IN the lead. FROM
that moment the Blue and Gray led,
although at times by only d small
margin. McLain gave Burgess
start of about 3 yards and he just
about held that. perhaps widening it
hv a, yard or two. Swinburne then
took up the running for the Blue and
GRAY and it was he who sent AScher
off about Is yards ahead OF Cooke,
negro anchor on the Syracuse 1our.
Cooke was fast and an unoif1clal
watch caught him in that last quar-
ter in 1915 seconds. Ascher was
about Z or yards to the good at the
finish.
Thomas ran first for Maryland. and
while his running was good his judg-
Inent was not of the best. 1t was his
first relay race and he showed his
fnexperience in the way he got boxed
and attempted to take turns. AT the
end of his relay Thomas was about
eight yards behind, with Pennsyl-
vania leading, Dartmouth second and
Boston College third. Sheriff of
maryland pdSSeu lfle poStoh SoiiNSS
runner on the first lap and sent
Matthews off few feet behind tn"
Penn man. Matthews ran well, but
got badly spiked on the second lap.
He and the Dartmouth runner both
passed the Penn man and ran neck
and neck for the whole race, going
down the final straightaway almost
stride for stride. Endslow jumped
into the lead right at the beginning
of his part of the relay and crossed
the finish line with something to
spare.
All Fail Except HOff.
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 5.-Hubert
1Iouben of Germany, Adrian Paulen
OF Holland and Gordon Goodwin of
England were defeated by American
athleteS at the Millrose A. \. games
N Madison Square Garden last night.
Charley Hoff. slim. black haired
porformer from Norway, eclipsed the
indoor mark for the pole vault of 13
reet made by Nelson Sheriff. of Penn
SNivania in 1925.
After winning the event at II feet
9 inches, Hoff made one successful
rccord attempt. the bar being placed
at 13 feet l inch. He cleared it
easily.
Loren Murchison won 40 and 50