Although Pennsylvania secured the annual dual meet by a narrow margin, Dartmouth's track team proved its calibre in the New England meet, winning easily over a large field with 50½ points. The Red and Blue score was 63½-53½ and the chief factor in Penn's success was Meredith, the star sprinter, who won the three short dashes in excellent time.
At Springfield, Dartmouth forecasted its success by qualifying 24 men, with Maine in second place with twelve. Previous to the qualifying heats, Maine had been thought to be a strong contender for the championship honors, but the balance was decidedly in the Green's favor from the beginning.
Four records were broken, and probably three will be allowed for new marks. Kelly of Holy Cross made the 100 and 220 in 9 4-5 and 21 2-5 respectively, Savage of Bowdoin ran the 220 hurdles in 24 2-5, and finally Worthington of Dartmouth leaped 24 feet 3 inches. The latter mark will pnobably not be allowed, however, in view of a slight wind at the time.
Dartmouth's high score of 50½ to Maine's 32½ was chiefly made possible through well-balanced team-work, since the Green scored only three firsts. For Dartmouth Worthington was probably the individual star, although Captain Riley s cored both in the 440 and 880, and Rector in the high jump and pole vault.
The final meet for the Green is the so-called "Big-intercollegiates," to be held at Cambridge, May 30. The classic should be unusually interesting this year, with excellent teams entered by Yale, Flarvard, Cornell, and Pennsylvania, at least. Whatever the final result, Dartmouth should be able to contribute to the record-breaking.