Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA, April 27–28, 1923
The traditional Penn Relays in 1923 did not see world-leading performances in the 4x110-yard and 4x440-yard relays. Syracuse University claimed victory in the longer race with a time of 3:21.1 despite having Allen Woodring, the 200-meter Olympic champion, anchoring their team.
Future Olympic champion Fred Tootell emerged as the hammer throw ruler of the 1923 season. At Franklin Field, he clinched victory with the year’s third-best throw of 53.16 meters (174-5). All five of the year’s longest hammer throws belonged to Tootell, a Massachusetts native standing over 1.90m tall (6-3).
In the long jump, DeHart Hubbard, the season's leader, won at Penn with a jump of 7.27 meters (23-10¼) – just shy of the world’s best of 7.31 meters (23-11¾) held by Vilho Tuulos of Finland. Hubbard also claimed the triple jump title with a mark of 14.90 meters (48-10¾), ranking him third globally.
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