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Scoring 11 points in the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet on Saturday, the University track team secured seventh place, seconds in the century dash and the broad-jump by E. O. Gourdin '21, and a tie for second in the pole-vault by R. W. Harwood '20, accounting for the Crimson total. Gourdin, with a leap of 23 feet 7 1-4 inches, broke the Harvard record, set last year by H. C. Flower '19, who jumped 23 feet 3 inches, and was only inches behind R. E. Brown of Princeton in the 100. Harwood cleared...
Pennsylvania was victorious in the meet with a total of 30 1-2 as against 29 for Princeton. Yale was in eleventh place with but 5 1-2 points, R. W. Landon capturing the high-jump and W. W. Webber tieing for fifth place in the pole-vault. Earl J. Thomson, wearing the Dartmouth colors, shattered the world's record in the 120-yard high-hurdles, flying over the barriers in 14 2-5 seconds...
...Gourdin '21 and R. W. Harwood '20, qualified in the trial events of the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet in Philadelphia yesterday. Gourdin will compete in the finals of the 100-yard dash and the broad-jump, while Harwood will fight for honors in the pole-vault finals today. No trials were held for the mile and two-mile runs, and the Crimson entrants for these enents are Captain D. F. O'Connell '21 in the former, and B. Lewis '20 and C. L. Bond E.S. in the latter race. O'Connell's ankle, which was badly sprained...
...strongest University competitor is Harwood in the pole-vault, an event in which he won the only first place gained by the Crimson in the Yale dual meet this year. If his sprained ankle is sufficiently recovered to enable him to compete, Captain O'Connell will be one of the foremost entrants in the mile race. Gourdin is a fast sprinter, who should place in the 100 and 220-yard dashes. He is also entered in the broad-jump. In the two-mile run, Lewis has shown, consistent point-winning ability, and broke the tape in the Technology meet this...
...Harwood '20 should capture first place in the pole-vault and C. A. Clark Jr. Occ. should place in the shot-put. Gourdin is again expected to perform well in the broad-jump, as is L. B. Sanderson '20. A. McElwain '21 and G. G. Monks are the Crimson's hopes in the hammer throw against Speers and McCaull of the Tiger combination...