Syracuse won the relay race for the Joseph W. Emery cup, with Dartmouth a close second, and the other colleges trailing behind, in the American Legion games at the 168th Street Armory in New York City, March 12, while Captain Thomson won the 70-yard high hurdles in 9 2-5 seconds. In the high jump Brown, jumping from scratch, won fourth place with a jump of 6 ft. 1 in.
The relay race for the Emery cup, which was donated as a memorial for the Green track and gridiron star, who died leading his troops in France, was very close, with Syracuse nosing out Dartmouth and making the very fast time of 3 minutes 291-5 seconds. Captain Thomson, Shem, Cody, and Coakley ran for Dartmouth, while Sauer, Leonard, Monie, and Woodring represented Syracuse.
In the 70-yard high hurdles, Thomson displayed his usual faultless form, winning from Barron of Penn State in 9 2-5 seconds. The summary of the hurdles follows: First heat - Won by Barron, Penn State; second, Baufer of New York University. Second heat — Won by Thomson, Dartmouth; second, Hulman of Yale. Finals - first, Barron second. Time, 9 2-5 seconds.
In the high jumping, which was a handicap event, Landon of Yale captured first place, while Carbal and Abornet, unattached, with two-inch handicaps, won second and third places, respectively, and Brown of Dartmouth, with no handicap, took fourth place with a jump of 6 ft. 1 in.
The Yale relay team, running a beautiful race, led Columbia in the two-mile dual YaleColumbia relay. Yale's time was 8 min. and 44 seconds.