THOMSON RETAINS HIS NEW ENGLAND TITLE
In the annual meet of the New England Amateur Athletic Union held in Boston, Feb. 25, Earl Thomson successfully defended his title by winning the 45-yard hurdle event without trouble. In addition to his performance over the barriers he won a second place in the 40-yard dash.
Andover 53½—Freshmen 45½
The strong Andover track team added fresh laurels to its crown by defeating the Dartmouth Freshmen 53½ to 45½ in an indoor meet at Alumni Gymnasium, March 4. The meet was in doubt until the school boys annexed first and second places in the final event, the broad jump, the Freshmen trailing by only a single point' at the start of this last contest.
The feature of the meet was the spectacular finish of the 880-yard run when Hill of Dartmouth took the lead from Kane of Andover, 200 yards from the tape and the two men sprinted together down the lane, Hill winning at last by a burst of speed that carried him two feet ahead of his rival.
Six first places went to the Dartmouth Freshmen and a tie for a seventh win. Andover placed winners in only four events but collected numerous seconds and thirds for a preponderance of points.
Individual honors went to Avery of Andover, who won three events, the broad jump, the 40-yard high hurdles, and the 60-yard low hurdles. His time in the 45 yard event was but a fifth of a second behind Thomson's world mark. For Dartmouth, Weisiger scored ten points by first places in the 60-yard and 220-yard dashes, his time in the latter event equalling the Alumni Gymnasium record. Summary:
60-yard dash—Won by Weisiger (D); Wood (A) second, Weinecke (A) third. Time—64- sec.
220-yard dash—Won by Weisiger (D), Allen (A) second, Wood (A) third. Time—23 2-5 sec.
440-yard run—Won by Blodgett (D), Allen (A) second, Blake (D) third. Time— 53 3-5 sec.
880-yard run—Won by Hill (D), Kane (A) second, Brenton : (D) third. Time 2 min. 3 4-5 sec.
Mile run—Won by Jerman (D), Smith (A) second, Brenton (D) third. Time 4 min. 34 4-5 sec.
45-yard high hurdles—Won by Avery (A), Booth (A) second, Hevern (D) third. Time' 6 1-5 sec.
60-yard low hurdles—Won by Avery (A), Lewis (A) second, Hevern (D) third. Time —7 1-5 sec.
Shot Put—Won by Tweedy (A), Gleason (D) second, Wolfe (A) third. Distance 41 ft. 8½ in.
Pole vault—Won by Skiles (D), Cutler (A) and Gedge (D) tied for second. Height 10 ft. 6 in.
High jump—Thompson (D) and Cutler (A) tied for' first, Hevern (D) and Stevens (A) tied for third. Height—5 ft. 6 in. .
Broad jump—Won by Avery (A), Weineck (A) second; Canfield (D) third. Distance 21 ft. 1½ in.
