Columbia University - Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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. I I White DECK WINS THE SPRINTS exciting event was the two-mile run, in which Loucks, of Syracuse, the national two-mile champion, overcame an early lead of Bill Schmid and beat the Columbia man to the tape. Cecil Cooke, another national champion, wearing the Orange colors, easily won his event when he led the field in the quarter- mile. Campbell, Theobald and Potter won for Columbia in their specialties, while Lockwood, Millison and Way tied for Hrst in the pole vault. Also among those to increase our score were Roche, Jaeger, Thirwall, Brick, Krissel, Bowden and Archambeau. These winners had the honor of setting the first records for the new Baker Field track. In the last dual meet of the year, on May 15th, Brown was encountered. and the Columbia athletes had little trouble in securing victory. In fact, a large number of the men who had been able to take only seconds and thirds previously in the season found the opportunity to register their first real triumphs, some of the regulars remaining on the bench. A downpour of rain which transformed the track into a sea of mud had much to do with the rela- tively slow time results in all of the events. Twelve of the fourteen events were in favor of the Blue and White. Wright won the high jump and low hurdles but came in second to Needham of Brown, in the high hurdles. Deck took the 100-yard dash, while Edelstein turned in his nrst victory of the season in the 220. Hamilton did the same when he broke the tape ahead of the other two competitors in the half mile. Theobald won the mile run, Potter the broad jump, Kracht the javelin throw, Krissel the shot-put, and Lockwood the pole vault. Others who won second or third places included Archambeau, Spitzer, Thirwall, Reiger, Way and Millison. Only eight men were sent to Cambridge to compete in the Intercollegiates, and of these only three managed to place for the finals. Captain Campbell, considered a sure factor for first honors in the half-mile event, because of his sensational showing all season,Vwas unfortunately ill and was unable to enter the meet. The three point winners for Columbia were Johnny Theobald, Bill Schmid and Palmer Wright. Theobald ran a splendid race in the mile event and seemed a certain winner until near the finish, where he was overtaken by Schobeda of the University of California, who w.on by a few inches. Schmid also lost out in the final stretch of the two-mile race. Tibbetts, the 52411

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' K Whlte WRIGHT WINS THE LOW HURDLES his half mile, was forced to his utmost by the speed of Swinburne, their anchor, whom he defeated by the narrow margin of a single foot. The time of the race, 3.29, was but one second slower than the world's record for the event, While Campbell was clocked, unoilicially, by three watches, as doing his half mile in 1.53. Palmer Wright also contributed to Columbia's score by placing fourth against a strong field in the high jump, his best effort being five feet eleven and three-eighths inches. The first dual meet of the outdoor season occurred on May lst at West Point, with the track and field men doing their bit to make Columbia's annual spring excursion up the Hudson a success. The Army squad was easily defeated by the score of 75-50. The Lion won ten of the fourteen events, and especially excelled in the distance running events. In the half-mile race, neither Campbell, Theobald nor Hamilton were forced to exert themselves to Hnish in that order at the head of the procession. Jaeger and Campbell placed first and second respectively in the 440-yard run, while Theobald and Thirwall did the same in the mile. Schmid led the runners home in the two-mile, with Ed Roche taking third. Stanley Deck and Palmer Wright both captured two events, Deck being the irst to cross the finish line in both dashes, while Wright won the low hurdle event and also set a new Columbia record of six feet and one- quarter inch in winning the high jump. Other winners for Columbia were Stanley Potter in the broad jump, Bus Lockwood in the pole vault, and Joe Kracht, who won the javelin throw with a toss of 164 feet and 6 inches. The initial track meet at Baker Field took place on Saturday, May Sth, with Syracuse as our opponent. Columbia won handily, capturing nine nrst and seven second places, and running up a iinal score of 74 as against 43 for her rival. Palmer Wright again staged a field day by coming out first in the high jump and both hurdle events. Deck, as usual, captured both sprints. Captain Briggs performed well for the up-Staters, being the high scorer for his team with two victories by takiri the shot-put and discus throw. The most Lz4oj

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' r White BUS LOCKWOOD IN ACTION Harvard distance star, passed both him and Loucks of Syracuse, in the last sixty yards, While the latter managed to repeat his earlier victory by beating Schmid out for second place. Palmer Wright, although setting a new Columbia record in the high jump, was held to a tie for fifth place because of the excep- tional quality of the opposing Held. The only other competitors from Morn- ingside Were Deck, Jaeger, Potter and Brick. White COLUMBIA TAKES FIRST THREE PLACES IN HALF-MILE Q24-21