Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-09 | Page 29 | New Record Set in Boston Relay Race

IW RECORD SET III lOSTO RACE Five Hundred Athletes Compete Com-pete in Various Events '.in Mechanics Pavilion. JOHN P. JONES ABSENT Famous Sprinter Only One of , Great Renown Who Is Not Present. BOSTON. -Ma.ir-., Feb. S. A new record "was eatabllf-hed at Mechanics Me-chanics hall tonight In fho twerrty-fourth twerrty-fourth annual lnd'oof track meet of the Boston Athletic association. In tho relay race, the Bonton A- A. learn ma'dp tho-15150 -'ardM in' thren-'-minutcs and eoven seconds. The former for-mer record was three minutes ancT oight and one-fifth seconds, made by tho Boston team In 1311. ' Five hundred athlctenr participated, representing mors than a. score of colleges and half au many athletlu . clubs. The field for the Hunter inllo com-(Continued com-(Continued on Follo-wing Pago.) H RECORD SET IN COSH RELAY RACE (Continued from Preceding Page). prised the leading runners for the dJntanon of the country, with the exception of John Paul Jones of Cornell. Cor-nell. Abel B. Klvint of the Irish-American A. C, Now York, and Oscar 32. Hedlund of tho Boston A. A., each a winner of one log for tho trophy, met tonight to add another win, if possible, toward tho throe necessary . for pannanont possession. Thore were also eight othor standard stand-ard events, and a score ot relay raco3. Among the latter events were tho Harvard-Yalo freshmen and varsity raco and tho Harvard-Cornell match, j Summaries: 1 40-yard dash Won by F. Ij. Stephenson, Steph-enson, Trinity club, Brooklyn; second, sec-ond, M". 3. "Wllklns, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; third, A. T. Meyer, Irish-American A. C, New York. Time, 4 -4-5 soconds. 1000-yard run, handicap Won by ID. H. Bosworth, Brown (25 yards): second, Harry Lee, Boston A. A. (scratch); third, A. N. Cooks, Brown (40 yard). Time, 2 minutes 21 4-5 seconds. 1560-ynrd relay race Boston A. A. (Burns, Morrihew. Gram, Helpln) defeated de-feated Irish-American A. C, New' York (Meyer. Roscnburger, Pepls, Sheppard). Time, 3 minutes 7 seconds. sec-onds. Throe-mile run, scratch Won by Harry .7. Smith, Now York (unattached): (unat-tached): second. J. G. Sllvs- Boston A. A.; third, Joseph Curran. "Worcester "Wor-cester (unattached). Time, 15 minutes min-utes IS 4-o seconds. Putting 16-pound shot, handicap Won by John Lawler. Fort "Warron (2 feet 2 Inches), dlstanco 45 feet 71 Inches: second, L. A. Whitney, Dartmouth (1 foot 10 Inches), distance dis-tance 45 feet: third, W- F. Roos. Yale (2 foet 7 inches), distance 4-1 feet 9 Inches. Relay race Harvard freshman defeated defeat-ed Yale freshmen. Time, 3 minutes 11 1-5 seconds. Relay race Harvard (O'Brien, Capper, Hullng, Barron) defeated Cornoll (Relly, Shelton, Bennett, Cozzens). Time, 3 minutes min-utes IS seconds. Three standing jumps, handicap Won by Piatt Adams, New York A. C. (scratch), distance 34 feet 05 Inches: second. sec-ond. Edward L. Earns, iNew York (li inches), distance Si feot 2 inches; third, Lee Goerhlng, Mohawk A. C. (G Inches), distance 33 feot 7 Indies. Adams's feat is a now world's indoor record. Hunter mile Won by W. R. Klvat, Irish-American A n .7 "TBfc Hedhind, BostoA. X W" H ed). Time, 4 XutsWwB Jo-yard hurdles ri.JHB F. Potter. Yale. ( ptfSF Georgetown third, c T J$lB-. mouth. Time, a l's :yBt?Hl Time: 1 minute Wffte'OSBrl- Relay race, 3120 JS&SB mouth (Rose. HarnwnT&ifcBfi second. Harvard (iiniJ?lKL'lhW Warren. Stono); tWrt'' Wm' Institute of TecfmoK'rpjB: German, Benson). MGlit 0 lest 2) telMfc Power, Boston A. a! h ru?BF R- W.f At water. Tufts foS&aEi 4 minutes 33 l-5 Scon"li Relay nice-Boston A liOSf1 festal Breguchy). Time. TinSTMF Relay race, 3120 yarrIMIarTllL, lue. Lawless. Kbcjf. Konw-l ilB? Yale (Scotten, Bams, W1IW V' Time, 7 minutes 12 stconfii V'"Btf