Word: batons
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...improvement since that time, as is shown by its defeating Andover on March 5. There is one point which might well be mentioned here. In every race which has been run by either the University or 1924 teams, ground has been lost due to the method of passing the baton. This was especially noticeable in the triangular meet with Dartmouth and Cornell, and in the Freshman meet with Andover. The couple of yards difference which would have been made by accurate passing of the baton would have been enough to affect the result of the race. In the Andover meet...
...best relay race of the day was that between M. I. T. and Yale Rilles and Coxe, the first two Yale runners, gained on their opponents but Reed, the third runner, last ground and was several Yards behind the M. I. T. man when he handed the baton to Campbell, who led Chittick by 10 yards at the finish...
Starting off with the quarter, Columbia took the lead, with Yale second and the University third, holding that place through the 220-yard dash. Taking the baton in second place Campbell of Yale passed the Columbia runner and put the Elis in the front for the final event. Captain O'Connell cut down Yale's lead and passed the Columbia man, but was unable to overcome the tremendous disadvantage in which he was placed by Campbell's wonderful running. The other University entries in the relay, Richard Chute '22, E. O. Gourdin '21, and Bayard Wharton '22, less experienced runners...
...team at the American Legion games on Tuesday. The University team is composed of Captain D. F. O'Connell '21, R. Chute '22, E. O. Gourdin '21, and Bayard Wharton '22. Gourdin will start off the race on the 220-yard distance and will hand the baton over to Chute, who is running the quarter. Wharton is to run third man in the half-mile turn, and O'Connell, running anchor, will finish up in the mile...
Aided by the favorable weather yesterday, the relay teams which were picked on Wednesday ran for the first time as teams. Special attention was paid to the passing of the baton, and running the corners. The Freshmen showed noticeable improvement in both these features, and if the warm weather continues for the next week they should develop into a winning team by the time of the B. A. A. games...