Philadelphia, Apr. 25.
Clipping 5-8/10" seconds from the old mark, an Indiang team terday established a new: world record for the four-mile relay The time was 17 minutes 10-1/10 seconds. The team consisted of Don Lash, Malvern Trutt, Jim Deckard ind Jim Smith." The record was previously held by the IMinois Athletic Club, whose time was 17 minutes 21-4/10 seconds, Reuter. but for Croft's misfortune in tripping when only a few yards from the tape, By this time there was keen rivalry between him and Kidder for the dividual honours of the day; Croft's supremacy' in. the long events and hig form in the others meant, that Kidder had to Aight hard for it, this event he took frst place; and in the 220, directly after the interval. the just beat Croft on the tape with the result that he took the championship with a lead of one polar, In short a race as this he and Croft changed places at Toast twice, and Kidder had the further disadvantage Jat the end of having to take the Jouter course round a bend, He showed once again that he seems te have always something to spare for hard final spurt, the Inter-House relay races, senior and junior, there was an easy win for Carey House, which on the {otal of points came' out first. with 215, well ahead of Paton's 186 and Livingstone's 61, very. successful afternoon eon cluded. with the distribution of the certificates and shield by Mrs, Broom-hall. after which there was the eust tomary chairing of the successful champion round the eld
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