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...Meredith, who graduates from the University of Pennsylvania this month and who already holds several world's records, believes that he can better the mile record of 4 minutes 12 2-5 seconds made by N. S. Taber in the Stadium last July. He has announced that he will run two races at the National A. A. U. Championships in Newark in September, the 440-yard dash and the mile. It will probably be at this meet that he will attempt to establish a new mile record. Several prominent track coaches have expressed the belief that Meredith...
...open handicap track and field games held at Stamford, Conn., Saturday, T. E. Meredith, of the University of Pennsylvania, who recently established a world's quarter-mile record at the Intercollegiates, finished third in the 440yard dash. The race was won by H. I. Treadway, of Yale, with an 8-yard handicap, in 52 2-5 seconds. J. Nicholson, of the Loughlin Lyceum, New York, was second, having a 16-yard handicap. Meredith was scratch man and since the field was a large one, he had to circle it completely to get near the leaders...
...Meredith, of Pennsylvania, world's champion middle-distance runner; F. Murray, Leland Stanford, winner of the high and low hurdles in this year's Intercollegiate meet; and E. C. Riley, of Dartmouth, who ran second to Meredith in his 47 2-5 quarter-mile run at the Intercollegiate meet, will be seen wearing the colors of the New York Athletic Club this season. Official announcement to this effect has been made by P. H. Pilgrim, assistant director of athletics of the Mercury Foot organization...
...Meredith, who will be graduated this June from Pennsylvania, will go directly to New York, where he will live. Murray will also remain east, and Riley will stay in New York on business...
After a rest of an hour and ten minutes, Meredith went out to repeat his victory of last year in the half-mile. Floto of Princeton jumped ahead at the start, but the Pennsylvania captain shot into the lead at the turn, followed by Floto and Bingham. The pace proved too fast for Windnagle of Cornell and Overton of Yale, who had already run the mile. Just after passing the one-lap mark, Bingham passed Floto and closely followed Meredith. They both lengthened out on the far straightaway, drawing away from the rest of the field. Meredith and Bingham raced...