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TRACK

June, 1914
Article
TRACK
June, 1914

Pennsylvania Relay Carnival, April 25—The Dartmouth two mile relay finished fourth, losing to Illinois, Michigan, and Chicago. The freshmen onemile relay team lost to the Pennsylvania freshmen. Time, 3 min. 30 4-5 sec. Buck tied for second in the pole vault, doing only 11 feet 6 inches, and Whitney took second in the shot put, doing 44 feet 3¾ inches.

Pennsylvania Dual Meet, May 9, at Philadelphia—The Dartmouth track team lost to Pennsylvania in this year's dual meet 67½-49½ The Red and Blue proved a heavy winner in the track events and a stronger competitor than expected for field honors. Riley ran a great race for the Green in the 440, winning in 41 seconds. Dartmouth's only other firsts were: Braun in the high hurdles. Buck and Hulbert tied in the pole vault, Whitney in the shot put, and Nor dell in the broad jump.

New England Intercollegiates—Dartmouth's track athletes competing against the stars of fifteen New England colleges established their allaround superiority by winning the New England Intercollegiates 29½ points over their nearest rivals at the Harvard Stadium, May 22-23. The Green's total was 57: points, against Maine's 28, and Technology's 26 5-6.

Fifteen men were responsible for Dartmouth's victory. They scored seven firsts out of fourteen events, and placed in every contest except the low hurdles and the hammer throw. But for his fall when clearing the last hurdle, Braun would have been first in the low hurdles event as well as in the high.

Bailey of Maine broke the only record to go by the boards, with his remarkable throw of 164 feet 8½ inches in the hammer throw. Rice brought more honor to Maine by equalling the association record of 10 seconds in the hundred yard dash, and 22 seconds in the "two twenty".

The men who won firsts for Dartmouth were: C. W. F. O'Conner '14, in the 440-yard run, time 51 2-5 sec.; W. R. Granger '15, in the 880-yard dash, time 1 :58; Franz Marceau '14, in the one-mile run, time 4:28; G. A. Braun '15, in the high hurdles, time 16 sec.; L. A. Whitney '15, in the shot put, distance 46 feet, 2 inches; P. G. Nordell '16, in the running broad iump, distance 23 feet; C. E. Buck, in the pole vaults height, 11 feet 12 inches.