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Show WEST POINTERS STAGE ANNUAL FIELD MEET WEST POINT, N. J., June 10. The class of 19l'0 won the twenty-fourth annual an-nual field meet, held under the ausnices of the army athletic council, which" was today's feature of the commencement week at the United States military academy. acad-emy. The academy records were broken. The old high-jump record of 5 feet 10 inches was raised to 6 feet inch. In the discus throw the old mark of 117 feet ltj inches was exceeded by 7 feet 3U inches. Shrader, a football plaver, raised the pole vault record of 11 feet inch to 11 feet S inches. With all academic duties except final examinations, at an end, the cadels were reviewed this evening by the superintend dent, Colonel Samuel B. Tillman. Secretary Sec-retary of War Baker is expected to arrive ar-rive here tomorrow. |