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Captain Overton of Yale duplicated his feat of a week ago, and again broke a world's record when he covered the 1,000-yard title race in two minutes 14 seconds, thereby lowering the record of Kiviat, made in 1914, by 1 2-5 seconds. Kelly of Holy Cross and McDonald of the Irish-American A. C., also established records in their respective events. The former did the 300 in 31 2-5 seconds, and the latter heaved the 16-pound shot 42 feet 7 1-2 inches...
...Loomis of the Chicago A. A. equalled the world's record in the 60-yard dash of 6 2-5 seconds...
...intercollegiate mile race at the Meadowbrook carnival in Philadelphia last Saturday night was three minutes 26 seconds flat, and not three minutes 26 3-5 seconds as previously announced. In running the mile in the phenomenal time the University team lowered by 2-5 of a second the intercollegiate record for the mile indoors, and came within 4-5 of a second of equaling the world's record for the distance. In 1912 the New York Athletic Club established the world's record for the mile as three minutes 25 1-5 seconds. Last year when a University relay team...
When the N. Y. A. C. made the world's record, the men on the team did not carry a baton. Perhaps the University men would have equalled the mark of the N. Y. A. C. if their pace had not been slowed up because they were obliged to pass the baton...
Cornell has won from the University for the past three years, while against Yale three out of the last four meets have been defeats. In the past decade but a single victory has been scored in the intercollegiates. The following record of track during the past ten years shows a general decline: Meets With Dartmouth. YEAR. WINNER. 1907, Harvard 1908, Harvard 1909, Harvard 1910, Harvard 1911, Dartmouth 1912, Harvard Meets With Cornell. YEAR. WINNER. 1913, Harvard 1914, Cornell 1915, Cornell 1916, Cornell Meets With Yale. YEAR. WINNER. 1907, Harvard 1908, Yale 1909, Yale 1910, Harvard 1911, Yale 1912, Harvard...