The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
EDGREN DOING WONDERS
He Throws a Sixteen.P Pound
Hammer One Hundred and
Forty.Eight Feet.
BETTER THAN OLD GREEKS.
Berkeley Athletes Training Hard for
the Coming Field Days-The
Eastern Team.
BETTER THAT OLD GREEKS.

ern trip, which will be made next month.
About forty of them are in constant train
ing on track and field in the various events.
Out of this number will be chosen twelve,
who are to represent California against the
Eastern college cracks. Two big field days
will be held before May 7, the date set for
the departure of the team, and at these
opportunities will be given the aspirants
for the team to show what they can do in
actual contests.
These field days will be the intercolle-
giate on the 25th inst. and the benefit field
day on May 2 at Central Park.
1t is generally believed in athletic circles
at the university that the team this year
will be stronger, taken as whole. than
that of the season of '95. Thus far in the
season it has been demonstrated that in
some of the events the men are much
stronger than last year, and in certain
others slightly weaker. Taking the gem
eral average it would seem that their
strength has been augmented, and that if
they meet with no i'll fortune they should
leave California next month with the ex-
pectation of raising their record at Mott
Haven at least one notch higher.
In the annual intercollegiate next Sat-
urday California expects to add another
link to the unbroken chain of victories
over Stanford in track athletic contests.
For this contest about twenty-five men
ders with the sixteen-pound hammer re-
| Gently, having exceeded the worlds
record several feet by throwing the weight
143 feet inches. Last Saturday, without
any one to press him, he threw 141 feet
These figures show that he is now far more
capable in his speci al event than last year.
His best throw on the trip of '95 was 1874
feet at Mott Haven. Two bicycle cracks
have been developed in Crafts and Cush-
ing. They will undoubtedly make an
interesting race in the intercollegiate next
Saturday. As for the hurdles, Torrey is
stronger than ever and it is anticipated
that he will lower his phenomenal record
of Is 4-5 for the l2O and equal the worlds
record of Is 3-5 at his very first contest
The men who are now trying for the 100
yard dash are Chick, Hupp, Dickie,
Thompson, Cross and Thomas. Dckie
gives promise of developing into ten
second man before the close of the season,
having made the distance in 10 2-5 last
Saturday. Chick, with his record OF 1-5
for the 75--yard dash, will push Dickie hard
for first place. Dickie is much stronger at
the finish, however, than Chick. Colonel
George Edwards SAID to-day that he ex-
pected Dickie to make the 100 in 10 seconds
before the close of the season. Those who
are training for the 220 are Dickie. Hupp,
Thomas, Thompson and Koch. Captain
Merwin said to-day that on Eastern fields
Dickle, Hupp and Koch should do as well
as Barnes in this event Barnes best time
| was % 2-5. Thomas has had but little
training in this event, and it is conse-
quently difficult to make a forecast in his
case. In the 440, Magee, Morse, Jones,
Harvey, Stevens and Sherman are the
most promising men. Regarding these
| men Captain Merwin stated this afternoon
that Magee and Morse should make the
distance IN so seconds on the 25th inst.
Carroll Brown, Reeve and Gish are in the
s8o-yard run. Brown IS out of the mile run
because his relatives do not desire him to
compete against his brother, who is at
Stanford, again this year. 1t will be re-
bered that he finished ahead of his
brother Dave in the intercollegiate last
year.
Jackson and Reeve are in the mile run
and should make Dave Brown of Stanford
lower his record on the 25th.
With regard to the men in the other
events and their prospects for honors in
the intercollegiate, Captain Merwin said
the following this afternoon:
I'm the 120-yard hurdle Torrey, Nc
Intosh and Bakewell will probably be the
three entries The event will be gift to
Torrey, with Reynolds of Stanford fight
ing for second. In the 22o-yard we will
have Torrey. Bakewell, Chestnut, Wool
sey, Creed and Mcintosh. The result in
this event will doubtless be the same as in
the case of the high hurdles.
"Edgren, Dorm. Carver and Hooper will
enter the hammer throwing contest. Ed
gren will probably make l4o feet and Dorm
125. These distances vii, no doubt give US
first and second. Wilbur will undoubtedly
take third place.
Gas for the shot-put, there will be
struggle between Edgren and Wilbur of
Stanford, with Lloyd and Koch close up.
Both of the two aforementioned men have
been putting the weight over 40 feet in
practice lately.
Lloyd and Mumma will enter the pole
vault against Dole of Stanford. Dole will
probably break the coast record of 1861 if
pushed by Lloyd.
81 am confident that Berkeley will take
first and second in the high jump if we
have Miller, Koch and Bakewell. Koch
has record OF 5 feet Ii inches, and Miller
can do feet inches.
ain the running broad Jump Koch,
Dresser Woolsey ana Hilborn have been
doing very creditable work lately, and we
may look for first and probably second
place if Woolsey enters"
There seems to be some doubt as to
whether the University of California will
win the intercollegiate this year by as large
a margin as in former years, on account of
the strenuous effort Stanford has been ex-
erting tHis year to raise their standard of
track and field athletics.
The Berkeley athletes are now, almost
10 single man, OBSERVING the Str1cteSt
training rules, and are making steady
and perceptible advance in their condition.
Captain Merwin gives them course OF ex-
ercise in the gymnasium each day before
permitting them to go on the track, and a
professional rubber has been employed to
look after their muscles at the conclusion
of each afternoon S training.
The sum on which the team will be sent
| across the continent this year is steadily
increasing from the proceeds of concerts,
benefit plays and Individual contributions.
but the great bulk of the means is expected
to be raised at the pig benefit tield-day at
Central Park on May 2, where all the
prominent athletic clubs of the State will
be represented. The question of finances
seems to be the only one which is now puz-
zling the management of the team, as a
sufficient mum ber of contests have been ar
ranged for to justify the trip.
Another Special Election.
BERKELEY, CAL. April 1.-THE Board
of Education last night decided to call a
third special election to secure money for
new school buildings. The, election will
be for $22, 500, to be raised by direct tax,