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TRACK

May 1912
Article
TRACK
May 1912

The time is approaching when the value of the new gym in the department of track is to be again tested. All through the winter Coach Hillman has trained his men in the gym and they have worked in competition in the weekly meets so that now they are in fine condition and almost up to top form for the outdoor meets so soon to come. The first of these is the Pennsylvania Relay Carnival, to be held in Philadelphia on April 27. This is open to freshmen as well as upperclassmen. Dartmouth is to be represented in this meet by Wright in the pole vault, Enright in the high jump, Tilley and Marden in the hammer, and Whitney in the shot. Also a four-mile relay team consisting of Marceau, Harmon, Ball, and Day will be entered. The following is the schedule of spring track meets:

April 27. Penn. Relay Carnival, Philadelphia.

May 4. Interscholastic Meet, Hanover.

May 11. Harvard-Dartmouth Dual Meet, Cambridge.

May 13. Freshmen vs. Worcester Academy, Hanover.

May 18. New England Intercollegiate, Springfield.

June 1. Intercollegiate Meet, Cambridge.

A number of college records have been broken during the winter. In all four new college records and seven indoor records were hung up. Whitney established new records in both the 12-pound and 16-pound shot. The distances were 52 feet inches and 45 feet 91/2 inches, respectively. Wright's work was no less brilliant. He bettered Holdman's mark in the pole vault by one inch, clearing the bar at 12 feet 1 inch, and later broke his own record by an inch. Dolan captured the halfmile record, negotiating the distance in 1.58:3-5, which is remarkably fast for an indoor track. In every meet indoor records were broken, Marceau, Buck, O'Connor, and Olson being among the record breakers. A list of the winners of the alumni prizes follows:

Novice prize: Won by Noyes '15, 10 points; Gilbert '14, Durgin '15 and Tilton '14, second, 5 points.

Ernest J. Eddy prizes (100-440 yards) : Won by Olson 'l4, 18 points; Woolworth '15, second, 10 points; Wilcox '15, third, 9 points.

Rolfe W. Smith prizes (middle and long distance): Won by Marceau 'l4, 20 points; Granger '15, second, 16 points; Day '14, third, 11 points.

James S. Smith prizes (hurdles) : Won by Braun '15, 18 points; Gillis '14, second, 12 points; Llewellyn '14, third, 7 points.

Edward W. Warren prizes (weights) : Won by Whitney '15, 37 points; Marden '12, second, 29 points; Maloney '15 and Tilley '13 tied for third, 5 points.

Edward T. Brown prizes (jumps) : Won by Buck '13, Brown points; MacMurray '15, second, 21 points; Enright '13, third, 18 points.

The freshmen made the greatest number of points during the season, winning the first, second, and fourth meets, and tying the juniors for first honors in the third meet. The total number of points by classes is as follows: 1915, 173 points; 1913, 132 points; 1914, 109 points; 1912, 35 points.