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...held for several years. The men who composed the winning team were Robert Worthington '23, C. R. Fordyce '23, Corliss Lamont '24, and A. H. Gordon '23. They ran in the above order. The baseball men, by superior ability and technique, won the managers' relay event. Raoul Pantaleoni '24, lead-off man for the winners, gained a lead-off man for the winners, gained a lead at the start which his successors, Morrison Mills '25, F. V. Crane '25, and C. P. Fordyce '23, retained in spite of the efforts of the crew and track managers...
...belated sprint in the mile and Lund's third position in the two-mile run were features of two events won by Cornell. The quartet which represented the University in the relay did well considering the fact that it was more or less of a make-shift. Chapin's lead-off was the only time in the race that the Crimson held the pole, and Merrill, at anchor, finished last behind Dartmouth and Cornell...
...University's first relay victory avenged the defeat which the M. I. T. runners had administered two weeks before. In the lead-off J. S. Murphy Jr. '25 and Tench took turns at capturing and losing the pole for two and a half laps, but Murphy's strong finish in the last 50 yards sent Vinton Chapin '23 off with a five-yard lead over Holden of Technology. This advantage the Crimson runner was unable to retain, for he was soon passed and was three yards in the rear when he handed over the baton to J. E. Merrill...
...long race against Dartmouth will attract most attention. Coach Hillman's runners ran remarkably in the B. A. A. games on February 3, when they defeated both Syracuse and M. I. T. For the Crimson, Coach Martin has decided to let J. H. Sherburne '24 lead-off, shifting W. L. Chapin '25 to second runner. J. E. Merrill '24 will take the baton next, with Captain J. W. Burke '23 following at anchor...
Time trials were held for the University long and short distance relays on Saturday, with the result that Coach Martin picked three men for the former and two for the latter race. W. L. Chapin '25 will probably be lead-off man with Captain J. W. Burke '23 at anchor, while J. E. Merrill '24 is the third man chosen for the relay against Dartmouth...