Crimson athletes at the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet in Philadelphia Saturday won firsts in two events and placed in another. Southern California, the winner, and Princeton succeeded in taking three firsts apiece, and Yale equalled the University's record with two. However, the excellent work of Tibbetts, Haggerty and Watters in the distance runs was unsupported by Crimson point winners in other events so that at the close of the meet the University was tied with Penn State for eighth place with 12 points apiece.
Harvard Qualifies Three
In the time trials Friday afternoon the University placed Lundell in the hundred and the 220, Watters in the half, and Dunker in the shot put. Watters easily won his heat to qualify, despite the fact that the track was almost covered with water. Lundell, who ordinarily runs the 220, not only succeeded in taking a third in his qualifying heat for that event, winning the right to enter the semi-finals, but also ran the hundred and qualified in it too. Captain Dunker put the shot 43 feet and 11 inches and was one of the six entrants who earned the right to compete in the finals of the weight event.
Kane and Allen were eliminated in the trials for the quarter. Allen ran especially well in his heat but failed to get into second place by a bare margin in a very closely contested finish. The heat was won by Ascher of Georgetown who took third in the finals the following afternoon only three yards behind the winner. Fletcher, the University entrant in the low hurdles also failed to qualify.
In the finals Saturday the only Crimson qualifier who succeeded in placing was Watters. The University runner, who won the half mile in the Stadium last year did not fare well in his event, and although he ran the distance in 1m. 55 and three-tenths seconds, bettering his trial time by two seconds, he only took fourth. Marsters of Georgetown won in 1 minute 58 and five-tenths seconds.
In the mile Saturday afternoon the Crimson entries were Haggerty and Cutcheon. The Sophomore star decisively demonstrated his superiority to other college milers by a brilliant victory in the event. During the early stages of the race he was content to let the others keep the lead and while the rest of the field fought Cavanaugh of B. C. for the first position he ran easily in fourth or fifth place, always within striking distance of the leader. It was not until the final stretch that the Crimson runner tore loose from the field and took the lead with a sprint that gave him a margin of ten yards as he broke the tape in 4 minutes 25 and seven-tenths seconds. Second was taken by Theopold of Columbia and Cavanaugh finished fifth.
Using exactly the same tactics Tibbetts let Smith of Yale hold the lead during the early stages of the two-mile and was content to remain behind during the first three quarters of the race. When he finally saw fit to let loose in the final lap his burst of speed sent him across the tape a winner by 20 yards in the time of 9 minutes 26 and six-tenths seconds. Barclay of Penn State was second and Smith of Yale did not place. Ryan was the second Crimson entry in the two-mile
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