The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
GREAT ATHLETIC MEETING.
Brown University Students Will Try
to Make Records.

to Make Records.
The day of the Worcester athletic meet
is fast approaching and the preparations
for it at Brown are nearing their maxi
mum. One week from Saturday, on May
%, viii occur the greatest athletic meet
ever held under the auspices OF the New
England intercollegiate Athletic Associa-
ton. What the different colleges are do
ing in the way of preparation and train
ing is hard TO tell exactly as they are all
lying low expecting TO capture points
by surprise. The Brown team have been
in training for some months past and
the men are beginning TO show good
form. What has been developed this
spring in the line of new material is some
what hard to ascertain as Trainer Parker
does not wish the other colleges TO know
much about the matter. This step was
taken by Mr.. Parker because The Dart
mouth men maliciously and purposely
"spiked" one of the Hull brothers last
year in order to spoil Browns chances for
championship.
The make up OF the team will not an
nounced until next Monday, since IL it
were announced now the men might feel
sure of their position and be careless In
the few days that remain. However, Mr..
Parker has chosen the team and the en-
tries will be sent to Worcester tonight.
u
best men will go to Worcester to stay the
remainder OF the week. This step Is taken
in order to accustom the men TO the Wor-
cester track on which they will have to
compete. The remainder of the team will
go up on the morning OF the meet. The
headquarters OF the Brown team Will be
at the Lakewood Inn and arrangements
have been made there to accommodate
all the Brown men who accompany the
team. One hundred seats on the grand
stand have also been reserved for the
Brown men.
Browns most formidable opponen. at
Worcester will doubtless be Dartmouth.
Dartmouth has not lost any OF her old
men and has new material developed.
Chase, Gary and Bolser Of Dartmouth
won 25 out of the 33 points which took
the championship last year an five men
won all their points. Chase is their one
star man. lie was first place in the run
ming broad jump, 120 yards hurdles and
go yards hurdles last year and is quite
certain to take the same 10 points again
this year. Gary won Iirst place in the
bicycle race and will porbably capture
that place this year, es he Is an excep-
tionally fast man. Holy Or oss, Bowdoin,
and NJ. IT. will also put strong teams in
to the field.
The Brown team Is seriously handi-
capped by the loss of MacCom ber in the
high Jump. He is barred out by the four
year rule and these points must be made
up In the other events.
Unless something unforeseen turns up,
Smith and Coombs should capture first
and second in the hammer throw and
possibly Hall may get third. In the shot
this year Smith has an opponent in God
Trey OF Bowdoin. lie is reported to put
the shot 40 feet. This distance will make
Smith hustle.
In the 100 and 90 yards dash Brown
has two good men in Shead and O'Bricn.
In the 44o yards dash Gum and Il. r.
Hull are the fastest men. Stockwell, the
freshman, is showing up exceptionally
well in the half mile run. In the mile
walk Tyzzer and Sheffield are doing
splendid work. Bean is running very
fast mile and in the bicycle Schipper is
quite speedy. Bullard Is doing quite
vel. in the pole vault and stands a show
of getting place.
The great difficulty in telling who has
the strongest team Is from the fact that
so many of the smalier colleges may come
In and lake points unexpectedly and thus
rob the stronger teams OF what they
had counted on.
A large body cf students will doubtless
accompany the team to cheer them on to
victory and also to inspire the ball team
In its game with Holy Cross which takes
place in the morning.