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...Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New England will take part. There will be ten events: the 100, 220, and 440-yard dashes, the 880-yard and mile runs, the 220-yard low hurdles, the mile relay, the broad and high-jumps, and the 12-pound shot-put...
Records were smashed in the running broad and high-jumps, the five-pound shot-put, and the 60-yard hurdles...
PRINCETON, N. J., June 7, 1922.--S. Harrison Thompson '23 of Los Angeles, Cal., was elected today captain of the Princeton track team for next year. Thompson has distinguished himself in college athletics this year and has shown exceptional ability all season in the high-jump, shot-put, discus-throw, and high hurdles. His outstanding achievement was the scoring of 21 points in the dual meet against Harvard...
...meet will include ten events; the 75, 100, 200, and 440-yard dashes, the 120 and 220-yard hurdles, the 880-yard run, and three field events, the broad and high-jumps and the 12-pound shot-put. Medals will be awarded the first four place winners in each event. The scoring will be on a basis of five points for first place, three for second, two for third, and one for fourth...
...Crimson smashed through to a complete victory over M. I. T. at Technology Field. The University men captured 11 out of 15 possible firsts, winning both sprints, both hurdles, the mile and half-mile, both weight events, the shot-put, and discus and javelin throws. Considered by many track followers before the struggle as exceedingly likely to be defeated, Coach Bingham's men rolled up a total of 84 points to the Engineers' 51. It was a surprising triumph, not because the Crimson won, but because in winning it showed an almost unbelievable improvement over its spring trip records...