UNIVERSITY LEADS IN VICTORIES

In connection with the Intercollegiate Track Meet held in the Stadium May 27, it is interesting to note the standing of the various colleges and universities in intercollegiate track athletics. From statistics of records of the Intercollegiate meets held since 1876, it is found that the University has won 13 championships; Yale, 9; Pennsylvania, 8; Cornell, 5; Columbia, 3; Princeton, 1; and the remaining 29 colleges and universities, which have competed in various years, none. However, if the number of first, second, third, fourth, and fifth places are counted, the standing of the first six universities is changed, the points adding to the following totals: Yale, 696; Harvard, 617; Pennsylvania, 514; Cornell, 333; Princeton, 304; and Columbia, 137. In reckoning this way Michigan goes ahead of Columbia.

These totals have been made out from the following statistics of first, second, third, fourth, and fifth places, won by each university since 1876, not including last year: First places--Harvard, 108; Yale, 108; Pennsylvania, 92; Columbia, 62; Princeton, 56; Cornell, 28; and Michigan, 14. Second places--Harvard, 116, Yale, 98; Pennsylvania, 66; Columbia, 58; Princeton, 56; Cornell, 31; and Michigan, 14. Third places--Harvard, 81; Yale, 54; Pennsylvania, 43; Cornell, 31; Princeton, 31; Columbia, 15; and Michigan, 12. Fourth places--Harvard, 45; Yale, 41; Cornell, 24; Pennsylvania, 22; Princeton, 17; Michigan, 9; and Columbia, 4. Fifth places--Princeton, 2; Michigan, 2; Harvard, 1; Cornell, 1; and Pennsylvania, 1.

The majority of the other 29 colleges in the country which have entered athletes at certain times in the Track Intercollegiates, have not won very many points. Under the same system their totals would be graded as follows: Syracuse, 105; Dartmouth, 93; California, 46; Swarthmore, 36; Georgetown, 35; and Wesleyan, '28.