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CORNELL DEFEATS DARTMOUTH IN INDOOR TRACK MEET 79-34

May, 1923
Sports
CORNELL DEFEATS DARTMOUTH IN INDOOR TRACK MEET 79-34
May, 1923

Dartmouth's varsity track team suffered defeat at the hands of Cornell by the decisive score of 79 to 34 in a dual meet held in Ithaca, March 31. The meet was the first of its kind to be held between the two institutions and closed the 1922-1923 indoor season for both teams.

The Cornell team was exceptionally wellbalanced, and succeded in capturing eight first places and the mile relay event, while Dartmouth took four first places.

The Green team was considerably handicapped by the absence of Libbey in the polevault, Nazro in the two-mile, Swoboda in the broad jump, Sollitt in the hurdles, and Brick in the mile event.

The summary:

75-yard dash — Won by Love joy, Cornell; second, Niles, Cornell; third, Wright, Cornell. Time — 8 seconds.

75-yard high hurdles — Won by Jaeger, Cornell; second, Treman, Cornell; third, Stone, Cornell. Time — 10 seconds.

One-mile run—Won by Kirby, Cornell; second, Smith, Cornell; third, Jerman, Dartmouth. Time — 4.35 3-5.

35-pound weight throw - Won by Bowen, Cornell; second, Swenson, Dartmouth; third, Turnbull, Dartmouth. Distance — 46 feet 10 inches.

16-pound shot-put—Won by Bowen, Cornell; second, Lee, Dartmouth; third, Turnbull, Dartmouth. Distance — 4l ft. 8 1-2 inches.

Running broad jump — Won by Canfield, Dartmouth; second, Purdy, Cornell; third, Earman, Cornell. Distance — 21 ft. 8 3-4 inches.

Quarter-mile run — Won by Crozier, Cornell; second, Foster, Dartmouth; third, Bates, Dartmouth. Time — 52 4-5 seconds.

Half-mile run — Won by Letteney, Dartmouth; second, Rauch, Cornell; third, Bernart, Cornell. Time — 2 min. 2 2-5 seconds.

70-yard low hurdles — Won by Jaeger, Cornell; second, Stone, Cornell; third, Watt, Cornell. Time — 8 seconds.

Two-mile run — Won by Young, Dartmouth; second, Bonsai, Cornell; third, Deprosse, Cornell. Time — 9 min. 47 seconds.

Mile relay — Won by Cornell. Time — 3.35. Rosenthal, Hennings, Coykendall and Crozier; Dartmouth, Blake, Blodgett, Foster and Bates.

Pole vault — Won by Gouinlock and Stevens, Cornell, tied at 11 ft. 9 in.; Skiles and Sammis, Dartmouth, tied for third, height, 11 ft. 6 in.

High jump — Won by Brown, Dartmouth, height, 6 feet; Nichols and Novotny, Cornell, tied for second, height, 5 ft. 8 inches.