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TRACKMEN VICTORIOUS AS MILT GREEN STARS

GREEN SETS NEW MEET RECORD IN BROAD JUMP

Turning in one of the most brilliant individual performances of his career, Captain Milton Green led the Crimson forces to a smashing win in the first Quadrangular Indoor Meet Saturday night in the Garden.

Green amassed 15 of Harvard's 40 points, setting a new meet record of 24 feet, 1 1-8 inches in the broad jump in the process, as well as talking a first in the hurdles and 50-yard dash. His win in the dash came as a complete surprise and Cornell, although they managed to pick up 32 1-2 points, never really had a chance after the Crimson captain broke the tape in the first event.

Blue Men Third

Yale finished third, with 27 1-2, and Dartmouth trailed with 17. Bob Hall's first in the high jump, and the two-mile relay team's victory, helped materially. Bob Woodward almost nipped the favored Meaden of Cornell, but was turned back by about 10 yards. The principal cause of his defeat was the surprising bid made by Ed Messitt, Cornell Sophomore, who was leading going into the last lap. It took all Woodward had to garner three more points for Harvard.

In fact the only Crimson disappointment came in the pole vault, where the favored Emile Dubiel was able to clear only 13 feet for a second to Yale's Harding, who sailed over 12 feet, a inches. Norman Cahners picked up the other second place for Jaakko's men when he dispatched the 35-pound weight to the tune of 50 feet, 9 1-2 inches, just four feet behind the winning toss.

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O'Brian Trophy

In the mile relay, the Blue clad runners won a log on the Frank O'Brien trophy when they trimmed Harvard in the first heat and went on to cross the line in front of Cornell. Dartmouth later boat the Crimson quartet to gain third place.

Wilbur Woodland, wearing the Ellzolors, won as expected in the two-mile race, and finished some 40 to 50 yards in front of Basset of Cornell. Henry Marcy for a time threatened the second place winner, but his sprint began too late.

Other Crimson points were picked up by Dubiel's fourth place in the broad jump, Bill Schmidt's similar spot in the hurdles, Bert Litman's fourth place in the shot, and Steven Brennan's one point in he weight toss.

One Good Leap

Green's record shattering leap in the broad jump was made the one time he hit the take-off board. On previous trys, he jumped from at least a foot behind.

Dis time in the 45-yard hurdles, 5 4-5 seconds, equalled the meet record. For a moment Donovan of Dartmouth appeared to have caught the Crimson captain, but Green pulled away safely. In the 50-yard dash his beautiful start settled the race immediately, and the three Dartmouth men snatched the other points from Cornell's captain, Bob Linders.

Hall Clears Bar

Bob Hall easily cleared 6 feet, 1 inch to win the first place medal in the high jump, but he couldn't quite make the 6 feet, 2 1-2 inches necessary for a new Harvard record.

The two-mile race was really settled in the second lap when Bob Brayton, starting six yards behind, managed to come up with a terrific kick, giving Northrup a lead. Bill O'Connor; running as another man, broke the tape well ahead of Cornell.

In the special mile relay for Freshman, the Crimson Yardlings could do no better than third in the 3-minute, 34-second race

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