Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-06-03 | Page 10 | Stanford Track Squad Captures New York Meet

I Stanford Track Squad Captures New flew I York Meet High Jump and Javelin Records Fall at Great Classic NEW YO YORK N. N Y T. June 2 AT Al' With a different set o ot of stars InI in inthe intile the tile leading roles the nonchalant I cardinal clad track men of Stanford Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford university renewed today their remarkable assault on height time and distance with some of the Hie finest finest finest fin fin- est performances ever seen In the east cast Whereas they did their record breaking in the tile shot put and discus discus discus dis dis- dis- dis cus in winning the eastern intercollegiate intercollegiate inter Inter- collegiate a week ago these athletes athletes athletes ath ath- letes from the far west vest competing in the New York A. A C. C g games mes at Travers island today turned their attention with most surprising re results results re- re suits to the high jump and the javelin Clearing six feet six inches for the tile first time in his competitive ca career career career ca- ca reer the Stanford high jumper Bob King national A. A A. A U. U and new Intercollegiate champion turned Inthe in inthe inthe the greatest leap recorded since the new jumping standards were adopted two years ago Despite the present rules which make the bar bara a hair trigger dislodged at the slightest touch King cleared it at six feet six with some to spare He just missed at six feet seven ANOTHER R RECORD It remained for or a Stanford teammate teammate teammate team team- mate Leo whose achievements achievements achievements achieve achieve- ments In other meets had been somewhat obscured by those or of his mates to produce the tile other high highlight highlight highlight light performance of the day Never Nev Nev- er in his life before beCore had Kibbe thrown a javelin more than feet but today he outdid himself by getting the shivering spear away awaya a distance of feet the greatest throw ever seen in competition in inthe inthe inthe the metropolitan association of the theA tile A. A A. A U. U One of the biggest upsets was the defeat of Bud Spencer Captain of the Stanford team in a great yard race race which was won In a thrilling finish by Joe Tierney of the New York A. A AC C. C former Holy Cross star The Tile time of 48 5 4 seconds made on a five Uye lap to the mile track like the tile high jump and Javelin javelin Jave jave- lin in performances never has Ilas been bettered in this tills metropolitan dis dis- dis- dis Tierney and Spencer starting at scratch against a a. heavily handicapped handicapped handi handl- capped field of lesser lights passed the pack at the tile last turn and swung into the home stretch stride for stride Tierney big and possessed posse of or exceptional sprinting power nosed out the tile Stanford captain lr Ir the last few strides RUSSELL COM COMES ES BACK Henry Russell of tile the e Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania A. A C. C intercollegiate and yard champion at Cornell two years ago came back to active competition competition com com- petition with a thrilling yard victory oV r Jackson Scholz the tile Olympic meter champion and Roland Locke e the worlds world's record holder for the furlong straightaway Locke Locle the tile former Nebraska flier was leading until the home stretch when Russell flew past with a a. great sprint Scholz was wai was right behind bellind and as Locke looked back for a fraction of a a. second his New York YorkA A. A C. C team-mate team caught him at the tape for the place The Tile time for forthe I the tile dash around a turn was 22 seconds seconds sec see fla flat fiat t. t In an star all-star pole vault event Stanford represented by Ward Yard Edmonds Edmonds Ed Ed- monds had to be content with third place while Yale took tool first and second Sabin Carr the worlds world's outdoor record holder at 14 feet cleared 13 feet six inches and later failed in three attempts to equal his record mark while WillIe his teammate teammate team team- mate and understudy Fred Pred Sturdy tied him for first place with the tile first vault of 13 feet six Inches inch's he ever made Edmonds stopped at thirteen feet