TRACK
Honors in the interclass track series went to the class of 1920, with decisive victories in the first and third of the series of three meets. Although competition was somewhat less keen than in former years, two new college records were hung up in the second meet, April 19, when E. J. Thomson '20 clipped one-fifth of a second from his own mark in the 60 yard high hurdles and J. T. Murphy '21 added nearly a yard to the record for the 35 pound weight throw.
The score at the end of the second meet stood: 1921, 51 points; 1922, 46; 1920, 38; 1919, 18. Interest centered on the contest for individual point scoring honors, Murphy and Thompson finally tying with three firsts each. Murphy took first place in the discus, the 35 and 56 pound weight throws, while Thomson won both hurdle events and the high jump. The interfraternity relay went to Theta Delta Chi with Delta Kappa Epsilon second.
Entries from the junior class romped away with an easy victory in the final meet, May 3, taking eight out of a possible 14 firsts. The winners piled up a total of 53 points, to 30 for 1921, finishing second. The seniors barely escaped last place with a score of 22 points to 21 for 1922. The meet was held outdoors and all events were run from scratch, in preparation for the dual meet with Tech. Thomson again secured the highest total of points, winning the annua Tilley Memorial Dash, in addition to the 120 yard hurdles, broad jump, and jump.
At the Perm Relay Carnival, April 25-26, Dartmouth's entries made a creditable showing but Green predominance was prevented by the ineligibility of Beers and Thomson. Myers '20, winner of the pole vault at year's Carnival, tied for first place at 12 feet, and Bevan '20 and Weld '21 gave Dartmouth second and third places respectively in the 56 pound weight throw. Out of 15 entries for the pentathlon, Eckberg '21 placed fourth, winning the 1500 meter run. Dartmouth finished fourth in the intercollegiate sprint medley relay.
J. M. Murray '19 was chosen captain of the track team by vote of the letter men at a mid-season election. He has been a member of the varsity quarter-mile relay team for two years, and took second in the 440 yard event at the National Intercollegiates in Philadelphia last June.
Dartmouth 85 1-3, M. I. T. 40 2-3
Clear superiority in both track and field events gave Dartmouth an easy win over"M. I. T. in the dual meet held at Hanover May 10. Out of 14 events the Green carried away firsts in ten and tied for the honors in two others. The work of Rollins who won the 100 yard dash, and took seconds in the discus and 220, was the one bright spot in the competition from a Tech point of view.
The feature event of the meet was the 440 yard run, which resulted in a dead heat between Captain Murray of Dartmouth and Downey of M. I. T. Murray was boxed at the start and trailed until close to the finish catching the Tech runner at the tape. A strong wind, combined with a heavy track, cut off all possibility of record breaking.
