Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16
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Equal Worlds Mark
In IS Hurdles at
Portland Legion Meet

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iortiand' Feb. 15.-(AP)-The
worlds record of seconds was eouall-
ed by Jimmy Ballantyne of Harvard
University in the 45-yard hurdles open
handicap at the third annual track and
neid carnivaa of Harold T. Andrews
fost' american Legion, tonight. Har.
ward athletes won most of the honors
Inc three-quarter mile special. with
wizard Tibbetts of Harvard leading
the runners home after a thrilling
race, was one Of the OUTSTANDING
events.
Alan Helffrich Of the New York Ath.
ietic Club, only conqueror of Nurmj
In this country. won the second heat OF
,, the 600-yard special, holding the lead
from start to finish.
The running high jump Of 6 feet q
inches by Charles Major Of Coburr
Classical Institute of Waterville was
the outstanding performance in the
field events.
surged forward at the outset when Al
Miller shot down the lane from scratch
and nosed out George Mittelsdorf OF
Colby College. running with a one-foot
handicap. Frank Hussey of Boston
College, also on scratch, was third.
The summaries:
40 yard dash, interscholastic: won
by Richard Moody, Portland high
school; second, Pinkham, Bridgton
academy. Time seconds.
40 yard dash. open handicap: won
by A. H. Miller, Harvard; second
George Mittlesdorf, Colby; third
Frank Hussey, Boston College. Time
"a seconds
As yard high hurdles. open handi-
cap: Won by Ballantyne, Harvard
second. Harold G. Littlefield, Bow
dom; third. John P. Murphy, Boston
College. Time 6 seconds equals
worlds record.
Interscholastic relay race: Thorn
ton academy versus Bridgton acad
envy: won by Bridgton academy
Time minutes. 6 sec >nds.
Relay race, University of New
Hampshire versus Colby college: won
by New Hampshire. Time minutes
IL As seconds.
One mile open handicap: won by
E. c. Hagerty, Harvard (scratch) ;
second, Luttman. Harvard; third
Lines. Colby. Time minutes 81
rs seconds.
Relay race: Lewiston high versus
Abbott school, won by Lewiston
Time 2 minutes 9 seconds.
$50 yard open handicap, won by
Chester Mexican, Bowdoin, second
Frank Foster. Bowdoin; third
George Hodgkins, Colby. Time z
minutes 25 seconds.
Relay race, Brown versus Bow
dom, won by Bowdoin. Time min
utes 10 rs seconds.
l. z@s l..
Morong, Bridgton Academy: second
Libby. Th&nton Academy; third
Pinkham, Bridgton Academy. Time
2 minutes 33 3-5 seconds.
Relay race, University of Maine
versus Bates college, six laps to each
man; won hy Bates. Time min
utes, "a 3-5 seconds.
16 pound shot put, won by Files
Hebron Academy, 43 feet IA inch
second, Brown, Bowdoin, AZ feet
ga inches; third, Snow, Bowdoin, az
feet inches.
800 yard schoolboy run: won by
Graham, Bridgton Academy; second
Humphreys, Bridgton Academy:
third, Maxim, Lewiston High. Time
81 seconds,
Relay race: Dartmouth College
versus Boston College, 3 laps to each
man; won by Dartmouth. Time
minutes 13 is seconds.
Three quarter mile invitation spe-
cial, won by Tibbetts, Harvard: sec
ond. Marsters, New York Athletic
Club; third, Connolly. Washington
D. C. Time minutes IA As seconds
Relay race, Harvard versus Bos'
ton University, won by Harvard
Time, 3 minutes IL As seconds.
Relay race, Holy Cross versus
picked team, won by Holy Cross
Time. minutes % seconds.
600 yard invitation special. frs
heat won. by Sansome, Colby; sec.
ond, Blake, Boston A. A.: third
Kelly, Dartmouth. Time, l minute
20 is seconds. Second heat wor
by Alan Helffrich. New York. A. c.;
second, Robertson, Boston; third
Ray Dodge, Illinois A. c. Time,
minute II is seconds.
The field of entries for the 800
yard invitation special was so large
the event was divided into two races,
or heats, but without a final heat.
The time Of Alan Helffrich Of the
New York A. c., winner of the sec
ond heat one minute II LIS seconds,
was three seconds better than that of
Sansome of Colby, winner Of the first
heat.
Running high jump handicap:
Won by Charles Major. Coburn
Classical Institute (scratch), 6 feet
IL inches; second, Kendall, Bow
dom, q feet, inches; third, tie
between Blackwell. Jones and Halles
all of Harvard, feet, IL IL inches.