That Track Team

The Dartmouth track team suddenly leaped into the headlines this month with two good meets. In the first place Harry Hillman's men went down to Providence and took the annual Brown-ColumbiaDartmouth triangular affair with such ease that Harvard began to worry, for the Crimson was due to come to Hanover for the traditional dual meet later in the month.

Down at Providence the scores came through showing Dartmouth out in front with 68 points, against 46 for Columbia and 21 for Brown. Notwithstanding that the meet was held in a drizzling rain, fast time and good distances were made, in all six Brown field records being broken. Dartmouth won seven first places and divided another.

Elliot Noyes of the Green set a new record in the quarter mile, when he came in first with 50 3-5 seconds, and Frank Lepreau, the old snowshoer, surprised in the two mile by breaking the record with a 9 minute, 50 4-5 seconds mark. Cal Milans and O'Conner of Columbia tied for the record in the high jump with 6 feet, lYi inches, although Milans has done better than that in previous meets.

Red Kahn took the 220-yard low hurdle event, and Walter Langley went on to win the mile with a 4 minute, 28 4-5 seconds mark. Ward Donner took the broad jump with 22 feet and Bill Hoffman was first in the hammer throw with 148 feet, 6 inches.

I save the name of Mai Metcalf till the last, for his work was outstanding. He threw the javelin 197 feet, 934 inches to set a new field record in this meet, and against Harvard he heaved that stick 202 feet, which is an

amazing mark. So Harvard came up to Hanover and when it was all over the Crimson had won by only seven points, the score being 71-64. Four records were broken and one equalled during the meet, which was one of the most exciting held here in a long time.

Metcalf was the outstanding man in the meet. As was said, his javelin toss was 202 feet, which should put him into the Olympic competition, and he broke the Dartmouth shot put record with a heave of 47 feet, 83/4 inches. His third place in the discuss also picked up some valuable points.

Capt. Gene Record and Pen Hallowell of Harvard were both double winners, as was Capt. Elliot Noyes of Dartmouth, who scored in the 220- and 440-yard runs. It was the first time that he had run the former event and he provided a thrilling finish. Record smashed Monty Wells' old mark in the 120- yard high hurdles when he did 15 1-5 for the distance.

Dartmouth scored a slam in the high jump, when Milans, Woodbury and Lindstrom all placed in that order, and again in the broad jump the Green took all the points with the good work of Donner, G. H. Kimball and H. M. Vandeusen.

Dartmouth track teams have always been forced to start late each year, and thus they work under a handicap. Harry Hillman has brought this group along fast, and if the good work keeps up among the many sophomore and junior members, Green followers can look for a real track renaissance.