Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-15
PACIFIC COAST ATHLETES.
OF oFCAiIroRStA PLANNING
To SEND 4 TEAM EAST.


II present plans and arrangements DO not
miscarry. the coming season of lntercollegi-
ate track and field athletics viii hr the
I llvellest ever seen In this country. The un-
usual diversion and Interest will be caused
chiefly by the enterprise OF the University
OF California. Tie Pacific coast students
believe they can hold their own among the
cracks Of the intercollegiate Association,
and they are preparing Tor an ambitious
campaign As iirst step the University OF
California has applied for membership IN
the intercollegiate Association with a view
TO competing In the big annual tournament.
\ match has also been arranged with the
University of Pennsylvania, and meetings
with chicago Michigan, Yale, Harvard,
Columbia. Cornell ana other universities
are contemplated
The Caiforn.aus advance plausible ren-
sons for setting themselves such a hig tasN.
rhcy realize thet even a fourth place in the
intercollegiate championships would do
| much toward uniting the athletic interests
Of the Pacific slope with that OF the rest
OF the world. but 1t is evident that their am
billion scars higher than the modest fourth
position. They say they can beat Harvard
all right and make a haru fight with Yale.
They have wholesome respect, however
for the University Of Pennsylvania COM
hin1tun, and believe the real danger Hos
IN that direction. StiN. they do not consider
pluck in taking the strongest bun by the
horns without hesitation shows at least
cummendable pluck.
The sprintcr on whom the University Of
California will rely is Jimmy Scoggius,
youth who Is claimed TO have equaled the
intercollegiate record. ten seconds. In the
100 yard run last season. His weak point
then was staying. and he failed 10 touch
the best Eastern time for the furlong dash.
lie may have improved in this respect
since, but in any case he Is the best avail
able and will be slipped for the double
event The quarter mile choice is Humph-
reys. who is described as probably the hest
all-round man In the college. With com
paratycly little training he went the dis
tancc last year in - is seconds on slow
track, He is expected to improve suf-
ficiently to run n second or better for the
intercollegiate championship.
The Pacific critics Concede the half mile
run to G. Fitzpatrick. of Union college but
they expect to be well represented In the
struggle for place honors Colt, '9j, is one
of the strongest half mlers on the coast.
and Is expected to touch two minutes this
year. while Koch, 96, is thought equal to q
better performance on good track.
and that event will be let go by default.
w. H. Henry, of the law school. should be
giant among the high hurdles, except
Dartmouth Joins in time to let in stephen
Chase. The latter is the only ono who has
beaten Henrys record of l52, seconds, Hen
~ will be backed zip by Dyer and Hoffman,
both capable of beating seventeen seconds.
Bakewell is the best low hurdler on the
coast, but his best time is g % seconds
which would scarcely earn him place.
Blake Will carry the Western hopes in the
mile walk. He is said to be several seconds
faster than Houghton. Of Amherst. the
present intercollegiate champion. The uni
versity has also n very fast bicycle rider.
Gushing, of the dental school. As he Is a
class i men, however he may be left at
home. High scoring is looked for in all the
field events, the Califcrnians being par
ticularly expert in this department. Ed
gren Is reported to have thrown the ham
mer over lSl feet in practice and is improv-
ing steadily, Rallie Wilbur, of HE art
school can beat II feet, and put the shot
i3 feet 10 inches. Koch, the half miller,
can send the shot about forty feet