The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-25
copyright. 1851

The intercollegiate athletic champion
ship meeting, which is to take place on
the 9th and 18th OF, this month at Berke-
ley oval New York. is looked forward
TO with exceptional interest this year
not only because 1t Is one OF the most
important athletic events OF the college
world. but also because several records
that have stood for years are expected
to be broken. The justification for this
opinion is that at the games that have
already been held at various colleges
the athletes have done exceptionally
well for so early in the season and in
some cases have beaten the intercolle-
giate records.
One innovation is expected to affect
favorably both the interest in the events
and the attendance. The first day Of
the meet will not be devoted solely to
bicycle races and preliminary heats of
other events. There will be bicycle races
on both days. and on both days the
finals of some events will take place.
Besides the regular field and track
contests the bicycle races to be held
will comprise a quarter mile, half
mile, a one mile and a five mile, as
well as a one mile for tandems. All
races are to be unpaced. A time limit
will be fixed by the referee. and IL not
reached the heat will be ridden the Sec
ond time and all those not making the
time limit on the second attempt will
be barred from the final heat This
rule will have the effect Of doing away
with the tendency so prevalent. espe-
cially In bicycle races. to loaf until the
last lap and then to rush for the tape,
causing even the longer races to de-
generate into virtual sprints.
The short distance foot race contests
are also looked forward to with excep-
tional interest because two of the great
est runners ever known in this coun-
try will undoubtedly be the leaders.
They are Wefers of Georgetown uni
versity and Rush of Princeton. wefers
Is q New Englander, and Rush is a
western man. so that 1t will be in real
ity case of the east against the west
in struggle for supremacy in the
matter Of fast running.
Wcfers has the ideal build for q
sprinter. whereas the westerner is not
90 tall and is stouter than his rival,
more like the phenomenally fast run
ncr John v. Crum, the Iowan who
startled the athletic world by his speed
some few years ago. Both Rush and
220 yard championships.
Last fall at the New Jersey Athletic
club games at Madison Square Garden,
New York. Rush beat Wefers in both
The 80 and so yard dashes and hopes to
duplicate those victories in the open
on the 9th and 2sth of the present
month. In the east Wefers is regarded
as the probable winner OF the events,
but Rush has stated that he will make
the effort Of his life
Two other men who are regarded as
having chance In the two sprint
events are Tewkesberry of the Univer-
Sly of Pennsylvania and Whittemore
OF syracuse university.
Whittemore is a dark horse. Last
year he got third place In the events.
and his abilities this year are as yet
undetermined. At the University of
Pennsylvania games on April 30
Tewkesberry beat Wefers in the 100
yard race from scratch. He is a COM
paratively new man at the game. but is
already noted for his excellent wind and
his remarkably long stride of nine feet.
J. III. Maybury OF the University Of
Wisconsin is another fast man who
may cause trouble to the short distance
runners should ne compete.
Kraenzlein ofPennsyivania Of is regard