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...second position, while between him and Coney were two Michigan men, Tower and May. On the third lap the Michigan runners began to close up, and at the three-quarters had passed McGee. Paull continued to run entirely alone forty yards ahead and finished the race in a splendid sprint that seemed to cause him no effort. McGee managed to regain third place at the beginning of the last lap and on the final stretch made a desperate effort that brought him second place ahead of Tower. May retained his lead over Coney and finished fourth...
...yards behind. At the same time Jaques began his final spurt, but the leaders never slackened, although it seemed impossible to keep up such a fast pace till the end. Instead of weakening, however, Taylor even increased his speed on the final stretch and crossed the line in splendid form. Dull ran far under the former record and was a close second. Jaques's time was the best he has ever made for the distance...
...athletic contests will be held with Cornell at Ithaca. Today the baseball team plays the first of its two annual games with Cornell, and on Monday the University and Freshman crews race on Lake Cayuga. The chief interest centres in the contest between the two University crews, always a splendid race, well fought out from start to finish. This year we seem to have slightly the advantage of our opponents. To be sure, the Cornell crew broke the record on the Henley course last Saturday in the race with the Harvard second crew, but none of the men are oarsmen...
...second Harvard also retired in order, and Briggs opened the third with a fly to right. Then the hitting began. Simons singled, and scored when Hicks followed with a splendid drive to deep left. The ball rolled far beyond the fielder, and Hicks made third easily. Lanigan placed one just over second base, and Hicks trotted home with the second run. Lanigan took second on a wild pitch, but remained there, as Harvey struck out, and Currier hit to short. In the same inning Princeton could not advance two men who were on base, Myers was safe at first when...
...development. Two of the most important contests of its schedule have been recorded as victories, and next Saturday at Ithaca another decisive game is to be played. Throughout, the team has shown a sprit of determination to win that has been a considerable factor in its success. A splendid showing has been made so far, and it is with confident anticipation that we look forward to the final games of the season...