The evening times., 1896-04-23
(RlCK RUNktRSIO MEET
Philadelphia Will lsesi a LOT Of
Sprinlers on Saturday.
RECORDS OF COMPETITORS
Georgetown College VIII Have Two
Able Representatives-w and
Indications Are that the Relay Car
nival VIII Be Grand Success.

Philadelphia, April 23.-The relay car
nival at Franklin Field on Saturday Will
be remarkable for the number of crack
runners and college champions entered.
Prominent among these are George w.
Orton, of Pennsylvania, probably the
holder of more different championships than
any other college athlete. To name them
all would he a tedious matter, but his
position as the champion mile runner of the
United States and Canada during the past
four years, is noteworthy. His records
Of minutes 81 As seconds for the mile,
and 9 minutes / % seconds for the half
mile are notable. as is his performa nee o the
cive-mile cross country run In 81 minutes
so seconds. Orton is a graduate of the
Toronto University, and Is now taking the
course in philosophy at Pennsylvania.
Rufus A. Sterrett, 81, NJ, is another of
Pennsylvania's crack runners He en-
tered the Medical School from Washington
and jefferson College, where his efforts
won for that college the State track cham
p:onship. His record in the 40 yards is
so 3-5 seconds. hut he failed 10 win a
place in the intercollegiate meeting be-
cause he was repeatedly fouled He
later defeated Vincent, the intercollegiate
run.
wEFERs, OF GEORGETOWN.
r. j. werers. of Georgetown, has sud
denly risen To fame as the worlds cham
pion short-distance runner. He won the
American 100 yards championship in 10
seconds and the 220 yards in ~ seconds,
and week later defeated Bradley, OF
the London A. c.. and Crum, the Western
crack. doing 8 40 seconds in the 100 and
Il 80 seconds-a worlds reccrd-iu the
go. On the Saturday following. at the
y. Y. A. C.. fall games, he did the 800 yards
dash in 81 10 seconds, also a worlds rec
ord, running through large field and
around a full turn, IL very rema Tkable per
formanCe.
George -. Jarvis came To Pcnns Medical
School from Wesleyan University. for which
he twice won the intercollegiate champion
ship. He runs the half in close to . min
utes and lie has won several New England
championships. .r
c. {. sichel. '9s. NJ, ran second in the
intercollegiate half mile IN 81. and can do
this event in minutes and seconds He
is conscientious worker. aDp his remark
able sand makes him a valuable relay
utes 30 seconds, and for tue quarter 90
seconds. ~
w.B. Warren 's6, C, has received al his
athletic training at Pennsylvania and has
developed steadily since entering college.
He is remarkably plucky runner, and his
fast time of 20 c-5 seconds 10 the quarter
last year proves him worthy Of place on
any college relay team. -ss
Evan Hollister of Harvard Won the half
mile in the Yale Harvard dual games in "a
and '95, aud holds the Intercollegiate half
mile championship. He recently ran the
distance in l minute, 81 3-5 seconds,
wonderful performance at any time, and
especially so early in the season.
VINCENT, A HARVARD CRACK.
W. II. Vinceut, another Harvard era ok.
is the cole gate quarter mile champion, aud
has done the quarter in less than fifty
seconds. He is a New Englander and Il
very fast and graceful runner.
l. Bremen of Harvard holds the worlds
record of "a 2-5 seconds for the 220 hurdles,
which event he has won at Mott Have. for
two years past. He is Il very strong
quarter miller, and is good for fifty seconds.
He ran the fastest quarter in the relay races
at Franklin Field last year.
]. d. Delaney of Georgetown is u very
East half mile runner, having won several
New England Championships in that event.
His best time is close to minutes. and for
the mile minutes and "a seconds.
Remington, of the University OF New
York, won the New England mile and
half championship last year. He can do
The half in ! minute and 80 seconds, or
better, and the mile in minutes 81 sec
onds.
Hou.hton, the Amherst captain, has
suddenly developed from a star walker
into a quarter mile ruuner. His endurance
should make him Il dangerous man III the
latter event.
Sands, the fast quarter-miler of Union |
College, has wen the Metropolitan cham |
pionship in The 40 yards for the past |
three years. and took second place in the |
American championships in 1894 and 1895. !
He can do the distance in so seconds.
There are many other fast men who will |
run in Saturdays big carnival.
AMONG THE BOXERS.