Cornell University - Cornellian Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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Track Review of the Season In the spring of 1918, the prospects for a successful season were far below par. The viholesale enlistment of Cornell students took away practically all experienced track men I and greatly reduced the amount of available material. The discontinuation of the 1917 track season made it impossible for us to estimate our real strength. With the excep- tion of the Varsity Cross Country Team there were no MCU men in the University at the opening of the track season. In spite of these facts and in pursuance of the wartime policy adopted by the University, the carrying on of track athletics was pushed vigorously. A I great deal of the success of the team was due to the constant efforts of Captain Shackelton, who during the exceptionally cold winter months still kept the spirits of the men at a high pitch. Due to the financial situation the possibility of arranging any dual meets seemed doubtful, nevertheless with the Intercollegiates as the sole objective, the team worked together with remarkable spirit and inally came through with Cornell's fourth successive Intercollegiate victory. All honor to Ujacki' Nloakley, who took hold of an inexperienced squad and gradually molded it into a Well-rounded team. Even the most optimistic, little thought that Jack would be able to produce thirteen C stripe men from the material at hand. i Cornell first showed the strength of her spring track team in a dual meet with lVI.I.T. held in Ithaca on lVIay 4th. The final score was 82 to 44 in Cornell's favor. The feature of the meet was the sensational performance of Ivan C. Dresser, 7IQ, in the two-mile run. I-Ie covered the course in 9:22 2-5, thereby JOHN F. MOAKLEY beating the Intercollegiate record time made by S. I-Ioffmire, '16. llqi lil lj, ll ttr i .. 'll' ,lil I .il 'i I4 4 . -,f -.gpg - --52? ll 1 , J ,214 zjsa ,yr wa. y , 9,5 1 ,i , , Q: qi' .fr - M lqll I 1 ..,f11jt -1145- ., .. W X , 1 . W A I P' ll ra: DAQ, ,X N5 x I ' ' Fw P E , , 3 If-'Egg' .454 : ' J. -- V ...,,. I .,,, SHACKELTON A . 5... - t- f f' 9 J-v.,'l-R't.N . v. , 1 , mga... -- l h -mmm, 293' -sf-Fri: I ' Rm 2 sl 5, 2 r . .rw . Y- . 54,56 fq 4, - 1:12 -six'-Zi 'f , :rx .5 Grucsorf BANGS 520

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places respectively. Cornell's hurdlers again showed their strength in the 220 yard event by winning three places for a total of nine points. Wh Smith, '20, Was second, YV. H. Cleminshavv, '19, third, and E. B. Bickford, '20, fourth. The finish of the half-mile run proved the sensation of the day, for it was only by a great spurt in the last fifty yards that Shaw of Columbia was able to Win the race from K. A. Nlayer, '20, breaking the tape only inches ahead of the Cornell runner. The time Was 1:56 4-5. Cornell surpassed all expectations in the broad jump when R. K. Felter, '20, Won the event With a jump of 22 feet, six inches. H. E. Shackelton, '19, and W. Smith, '20, placed third and fourth respectively. The scoring of these points, coming as they did at a critical time, clinched the meet for Cornell. In the mile run R. D. Nlaynard, '19, took fourth place, and R. Bangs, '20, took fifth place in theihammer throw, adding to the total of the Red and White. - Previous to the Intercollegiate meet it Was thought by many that the quality of the competition Would be much inferior to that of normal years. lt Was found, however, to be up to a standard much higher than Was expected, although many of the experienced men had answered their country's call. The 1918 team, not unlike that of 1914, came up from obscurity and left its mark in the annals of Cornell athletics. The 1918 victory came from a group of men who were Without experience, but Who were determined to Win in spite of every disadvantage. They Worked faithfully under the experienced guardian- ship of Coach hfoakley, and developed into a championship team. , . . , .5 7 'iz V ' ifi'l3': 12. i5.''11-Ie-.wrffiif:-.Te'-,s.E:1Qv'Si'VT''Tl ' . A, 41 ' 1' mug, 1,1-. --frbixzqgggu:3g,,..g.fg,4:5,u.j'E .f .,-A Q.-..f'if5E-L Y '-'vs A ,oy 5 In ggzvz-ygaggi-4.f-' -. ., ,,- Q- ,gp , s-,.,X ,,,f .,..T5,,,:,:- as -fxggz .I --3 :Eval fq: -g. ,.f !i '1.:.fg.'12' . 4-if-': , fs, .q.,1fgssg.a.- - gmt 1' 6- 7 4145 --'51 ..-.-,-'.5fwff.:-:f:1':.:'.'.fwIs1S-ew ,ir ' . aw-'1 '5?,24521X.Y:J . W .' , ,,,, 3-.gg-f-..,'fg1,.sz:g5,155'g:gg: . f ' X- 3 - f t. it .T .... . n 7 - 'FL',.,'-J-153265131'zZ3'E?322f!:? 'ifIfQ1.5:f.':1:4'i :' sift f' L fi . .git '9 iff . If ' 7' --'ff V .PTT - L 'QL ., .- M - Vi: W:-1 . ' cs-'.r!..g.f,ff ev -' L.. :I fQ?:4far'..ffyv4'?:7c is-E'fQfz. i:X F'.3 .:.xr:5131i5fj.:J5 : 'E? ,-ff:55V'E3f-f:1,:E.15 ' Q 'w - ' . ' '. - fx 1- '. - ' .,.,.- V. wsai-if L+--v ' ----: H- W--'W- W- ' . .,., ? .iii -53-fif'- 'f1fi 1:-v -- . mf-..Ii25a. :-- a rf: - g ,N ,. '?Tf'5f?fi'ff:Ef '. '55 ' R IWW ' kiw i ll -55rz51f':'fa'. ' .:'f- '1 AQ 5333-f5i 'f ri Viwsqzgsggfiy.Fqi,?5Q5fs9 fu - .MET-1' ' 5. ,,..,.,,.,,,. , .,,.,,.. . ,.f-.-,.-..st4-4-la--fu . ....- 4 ,, .- I. V, . . M... ., f Y ,. , . ' -rgpfzvj -1 ,-',:-'gms-ff.u,.ff.'.'f'. '. w:a21:5,,fgf:,:.:,a:y s F4 , fs, , s 1 if if .-iz f -A 54 ,.f' f'Wa 'ii2- ,fizri- ,fI 'i1:3if '1: ' s ' ,, 2 V.. f -3'-'vi-1:--I'l'iTf'i5 '-1.fj'if1-5.1 '--- ' -fi T- si :yrc,'f'n:1::4ffi9z4M-'-.-:::':.aiE,'5:fzg,.,-:-1 -:mf--,:,.11,ev-'.g,,--:,:3:.2:::A53565:-'J -M -1' :f':-:-g:- Q 2 .grgg-Y'-ze-1.-'m-23384 -4.s4r Q??5:s2Y+54 - f fy . .s . M ...X , .--. ,. -. :vs a.1.4.1-:-f,.1a .:'- 44. . NI. I. T. RfTEET 7 IOO HARD DASH LEONARD VAULTING 522