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...second quarter, but could not oust the Cornell man from the pole. Meanwhile H. Jaques, Jr., '11 had been running easily in third place followed by Jones. At the last turn the real test came, and Jones proved equal to it. He swung wide and began to sprint, securing the lead at the beginning of the straightaway. Showing the same beautiful form that he did earlier in the day in the mile, he crossed the finish-line breaking his second intercollegiate record in one day. Putnam followed his teammate, placing five yards behind. Jaques fought for the third place...
...held Marceau easily for three laps, and ran away from him on the fourth. H. Jaques, Jr., '11, who took up the race at this point as the last man for the University, played a waiting game with White until the last 150 yards; he then in a beautiful sprint opened up the distance, finishing 5 seconds, or approximately 60 yards ahead of the Technology runner. The time of the University team was 6 minutes, 19 1-5 seconds...
...place when he lost his stride on the last lap. The one-mile handicap proved to be an excellent contest. With the leaders constantly changing, P. Newton '11, who, with forty yards handicap was virtually scratch man, gained steadily. With one hundred yards to go he made an excellent sprint, but was unable to catch the leader, finishing three yards in the rear. Four men from the University qualified in the trial heats of the 440-yard handicap dash, the last regular event. F. H. Storms '14, with twenty-four yards allowance, took the lead in the final...
Yesterday afternoon the University eight rowed up-stream to the bend at the head of the half-mile stretch above the Infirmary, accompanied by Coach Wray in a single. The crew rowed in short stretches at an average stroke of about 30, with the exception of one sprint when the beat went up to 40, and two racing starts. On the first of these the eight rowed just under...
...annual spring handicap games held in the Stadium yesterday afternoon were very satisfactory both from the showing of the new men and from the time made in the events. The track was in fair condition, but a strong wind, which died down as the meet progressed, hindered the sprint men who ran against...