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...Washington, D. C., the needle of the seismograph at Georgetown University twitched nervously; later, it jazzed. An earthquake, 2,400 miles distant, was registered...
...course of the afternoon, he saw the runners of the University of Southern California win the 120-yd. hurdles, the 220-yd. hurdles, the discus throw, the Intercollegiate Track and Field Championship, with Princeton second, Yale third. He saw two runners-Tierney of Holy Cross, Marsters of Georgetown-each miss by just half a second his famed intercollegiate records for the quarter, for the half mile, respectively. Together with 7,000 other spectators, he was entertained, that afternoon, by one dramatic event. It occurred when Sherrill of Pennsylvania, having won the pole vault with a jump...
...half-mile was won last year by Watters, who also captured the 1924 Intercollegiate title. Last week this runner came in fourth, covering the distance in 1 minute 55 3-10 esconds, but still nearly two seconds behind the winner, Marsters of Georgetown. Both Haggerty and Barker can run the half in under 1 minute 58 seconds, whereas Gibson, the best Eli half-miler, usually breaks the tape in a fraction over 1 minute 58 seconds. When pressed Gibson may show something better, but the chances look good for a Crimson cleanup in the half...
Kane and Allen were eliminated in the trials for the quarter. Allen ran especially well in his heat but failed to get into second place by a bare margin in a very closely contested finish. The heat was won by Ascher of Georgetown who took third in the finals the following afternoon only three yards behind the winner. Fletcher, the University entrant in the low hurdles also failed to qualify...
...placing was Watters. The University runner, who won the half mile in the Stadium last year did not fare well in his event, and although he ran the distance in 1m. 55 and three-tenths seconds, bettering his trial time by two seconds, he only took fourth. Marsters of Georgetown won in 1 minute 58 and five-tenths seconds...