Pittsburgh Loses To Track Team

Mark Mullin ran wild in the 1000 and then came back with a stirring, never-say-die exhibition in the two-mile relay, as the varsity track team romped to a 70 2/3-38 1/3 win over Pittsburgh Saturday in Briggs Cage.

Mullin led off the program of running events with a 4:22.0 victory in the mile. He and teammate Jed Fitzgerald were by themselves at the finish, with less than a yard between them.

Then Mullin lined up with Fred Howard and Gus Schumacher of the varsity and Harry Stokes of Pittsburgh in the 1000. Mullin ran last for 440 yards, as first Howard and then Stokes led the pack. With about 450 yards to go, the Crimson junior moved into second, behind Stokes, and half a lap later, he went ahead to stay.

With 160 to go, Howard began his closing drive, but he never had a chance to catch Mullin. The winning time, 2:13.8, a new University and Briggs Cage record, is an incredible achievement for a distance runner.

In the two-mile relay, after a 2:01.7 leg by Harry Rich and a 2:00.7 by Gus Schumacher had given him a three-yard margin. Mullin looked exhausted on his turn, and was passed by Pitt's Don Adams with a lap and a half to go. But he responded to the challenge with a burst that carried him past Adams to a 15-yard margin. Mullin's split was 2:00.5; Howard covered the final 880 in 1:56.9 for a 7:59.8 triumph.

Ron Weiers of Pitt tied the Cage pole vault mark with a leap of 13 ft., 6 in., and Panther Dan Kanell tossed the shot 54 ft., 1/2 in. for a school record.

The Crimson's Harry Rich, competing in the second heat, took the 600 in 1:16.4, after Don Kirkland and Pitt's Vance Carter, the favorites, dawdled in the first heat. Harvey Brickman, a senior who came out last Wednesday, tied Panther Ed Sherlock for first in the high jump at 6 ft.