Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-29
SP.Q@R T S
STANFORD Wins INTERCOLLEGIATE
TRACK and FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
IN MOST SPECTACULAR OF MEETS
BY ALAN j. GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor.


PHIA, Pa, May % (R).-A small but
powerful band of IL stalWart athletes
swept Leland Stanford university to its
first intercollegiate A. A. A. A. track
and field championship today, but 1t
remained for an agile young man from
Dubuque, Iowa, to supply the chief
thrills Of one of the most spectacular
meets the east has ever seen.
Sabin Carr, of Yale, as well as Du-
buuue, lifted himself to international
fame by clearing IA feet in the pole
vault and smashing the worlds record
held by the slim Norwegian, Charley
Hoff, who is now a professional. 1t is
only scant margin that Carr ecllpSed
Hoff's figure of 13 feet IL 1916 inches
set in Finland two years ago, but it was
enough TO clinch his rank as the worlds
greatest vaulter. The Yale youth also
holds the indoor record of 13 feet 91a
inches.
Carr needed to outdo himself to sue
cesSfully defend his intercollegiate title
as well as accomplish what has been
the goal of all vaulterS for years, for
he was extended all the way by Lee
Barnes, of Southern California, the
Olympic champion. Leaving Carr's
former 1. G. A. 8. A. "A. record of 13
feet inches far behind, Barnes kept
pace with the Yale ace up to 13 feet
9i2 inches, but that was his limit.
Four records fell altogether as STAN
ford'S squad in workmanlike fashion
went about the task of piling up their
winning total of 361a points, enough
to decisively outStrip all rivals and dis
place Southern California as the holder
of the team trophy.
Carr's was the only worlds record
but intercollegiate marks were shat
tered in the javelin by Creth Hines, OF
Georgetown, with a heave of 205 feet
75s inches; by Aldred Bates, OF Penn
State, in the broad jump with LEAP
OF "a feet BIZ inches, and by Charley
Borah, Southern California flash, who
ran the 220-yard dash in 20 9-1O Sec
onds to complete a sweep of the sprints
the only double triumph of the finals.
Stanford, although providing few Of
the individual fireworks, had the
balanced strength in the field events tc
withstand all upsetS and beat off al
challenges. The Cardinals captured
only one first place, that by "Biff'
Hoffman in the discus throw, but they
scored heavily in seven other events
mile run, high hurdles, pole vault
javelin, broad jump, high jump and
shot put-to reach their total of 361a
points, the highest winning mark since
1928.
Penn States sturdy squad, leading
the eastern defense, captured three first
places and was runner up to Stanford
with q points. Yale, scoring in seven
events, amassed 2312 points, just
enough to nose out the two-time cham
pions, Southern California, which fin
iShed fourth with %.
These four stood out well above the
rest of the field of 81 colleges that got
into the point scoring column. Dart
mouth finished fifth with Is points anc
Georgetown sixth with IA points, lead
ing such other aggregations as Cali
fornia with 1917, Syracuse with 10
Cornell and Pennsylvania with each
Stanford's victory marked the sixth
time in seven years that the far wes
has romped off with the championship
intercollegiate track and field cham
pions crowned today:
Track Events
100 : yard dash - Charles Borah
Southern California.
22O yard dash - Charles Borah
Southern California.
44O yard dash - Fred Alderman
Michigan State.
$50 yard run Oliver Proudlock
Syracuse.
One-mile run-W. j. Cox, Penn State
Two-mile run G. Russell-Payne
Pennsylvania.
12O-yard high hurdles E. M Wells
Dartmouth.
22O-yard low hurdlesH. @. Stein.
brenner, M. I. t.
Field Events
Shot put-Elmer Gerkin, California
Discus throw-Cliff Hoffman, Stan
ford.
Javelin throw-Creth Hines, George
town.
Hammer throw-Marion 1de, Penr
State.
High jump Thomas Maynard, Dart
mouth
Broad jump-Alfred Bates, Penn
State.
Pole vault -Sabin Carr, Yale (x).
(x)-Retained title.