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Krogness also did fine work in the field events. In the broad-jump he did better than was expected, getting second with 21 feet 3 1-2 inches, and in the high-jump he and Fitts tied for first at 5 feet 9 1-4 inches. Both men could have gone higher if necessary, but thought it better to conserve their strength for the other events. Fitts won the 220-yard low hurdles in 22 2-5 seconds, barely beating Chittick, Tech's sprinter-hurdler, at the tape, while Whitney came in a close third...
...Crimson runners in the track events was very gratifying, and they would have won the meet by four points had the result depended upon these alone. Only in the quarter-mile did they fall to score either a first or a second. Bayard Wharton and Spitz got the jump on the other runners in this event, and raced neck and neck down the first straight-away several yards ahead of the rest. Wharton slowed up a bit on the turn, however, allowing Spitz to take the lead. On the home stretch Bardes began to creep away from the rest...
LONDON SURE WINNER IN HIGH JUMP...
Londan and Cowies in the high and broad-jumps respectively are two other likely first-place winners for Yale in today's meet. Londan won the Olympics last year in the high-jump, and barring accident should be able to outleap any man on the Princeton squad. Martin and Hannon will also help the Elis in repeating lst year's performance of a clean sweep in the high-jump. Cowles in the broad-jump is pitted against Lourie, who won the event in the dual meet last year. But the latter this season has fallen behind his rival and must...
...Broad-Jump.--Won by J. F. Brown '22; second, J. E. Merrill '24; third, G. A Saxton...