INTER-VARSITY ATHLETICS.
OXFORD TEAM IN AMERICA. A. and N.Z. PHILADELPHIA. April 27. England's colours were lowered in (he first event of the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival, when Morgan, of the Oxford' team, finished a bad"sixth in tue two mile . international run. which Columbia won. ... Morgan . started brilliantly, and led . the field nearly half the distance, but gradually dropped" back. __ Oxford won. the mile spring medley, Stevenson finishing seven yards ahead. The Britishers led at 660 yds.*, but yielded at 880 yds. Milhgan,.. the Oxford captain, then began reducing.: Georgetown's lead!. He leaped ahead in the last- end { gained a seven-yard' lead., which .S-.even- { son maintained to the. Just. ". Penna State College won the two-mile; ; relay race, establishing a new record, j . 7m 43 4-5-s. Oxford .-was second in a field j of six teams of four men each. ' ]
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18387, 1 May 1923, Page 7
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