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TRIANGULAR MEET

April 1920
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TRIANGULAR MEET
April 1920

After being granted a little better than an outside chance by the Boston press, Coach Harry Hillman's charges finished well in the lead over both Harvard and. Cornell in the indoor triangular meet at Mechanics Hall. Boston, February 28. The final score was, Dartmouth 37, Harvard 31, Cornell 12. Green entries took points in every event but the mile run and six out of eleven firsts went to Dartmouth.

Thomson and Shelburne shared the individual honors for the Green. Thomson beat Walker Smith of Cornell to the tape in the high hurdles in his customary world's record time, took second in the high jump, and made up ten yards in the relay, finishing at the Harvard anchor man's shoulder, Shelburne proyed his versatility by contributing first in the 40-yard dash and shot put.

The summary:

Freshman 40-yard dash—Won by Allen, Dartmouth ; Moore, Dartmouth, second ; Baldwin, Harvard, third. Time, 5 sec.

Varsity 40-yard dash—Won by Shelburne, Dartmouth; Gourdin, Harvard, second; Pearson, Harvard, third. Time, 5 sec.

45-yard high hurdles—Won by Thomson, Dartmouth; Smith, Cornell, second; Watt, Cornell, third. Time, 6 sec.

300-yard run—Won by Gourdin, Harvard; Prentiss, Dartmouth, second; Jordan, Dartmouth, third. Time, 36 sec.

600-yard run—Won by McGoughran, Dartmouth; Goodwin, Harvard, second; John, Cornell, third. Time, 1 min. 19 sec.

1000-yard run—Won by Coakley, Dartmouth; Stanton, Cornell, second; McCarthy, Harvard, third. Time, 2 min. 25 3-5 sec.

One-mile run—Won by O'Connell, Harvard; Brown, Cornell, second; McDermott, Cornell, third. Time, 4 min. 35 sec.

Freshman relay—Won by Harvard (Quinn, Hawes, Howard, Kennedy) ; second, Dartmouth (Allen, Behringer, Lewis, Moore) ; third, Cornell (Righter,- Irish, Frost, Richmond). Time, 3 min. 15 sec.

Varsity relay—Won by Harvard (Gourdin. Chute, O'Connell, Wharton) ; second, Dartmouth (Prentiss, Goodnow, Jordan, Thomson); third, Cornell (Felter, Chapman, Smith, Watt). Time, 3 min. 15 2-5 sec.

Running high jump—Won by Krogness, Harvard; Thomson, Dartmouth, second; Fullaway and Moriarity, Dartmouth, tied for third. Height, 5 ft. 11½ in.

Shot-put—Won by Shelburne, Dartmouth; Clark, Harvard, second; Wallace, Dartmouth, third. Distance, 42 ft. 10½ in.