The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-08
@crLd Of sports.


The past week has witnessed an In
crease In the numbers and a steady pro-
gress In the development OF the Brown
track team. Capt Hall has had his can
didates out for practice every afternoon,
and the showing made thus far seems to
warrant hope for victories In the meets
this spring. The interest ia the work that
Is shown by the men In training is an en-
couraging feature OF the seasons out
look.
The track on Lincoln field has been put
in good condition for the. springs work,
and the bad places caused by the win
ter's storms have all been patched up.
The entire track has been treated to a
new coat OF hard cinders. which have
been graded and levelled to a nicely.
The corners on the back stretch have
also been fixed up and graded Off 10 COM
pare fsvorably with the rest OF the
track.
Manager Chsce has arranged for three
meets this year, two of which will seheld
on Lincoln field. Wednesday, May 3, has
been chosen as the date OF the dual meet
between Brown and Dartmouth. The To-
cal college was victorious at Hanover
last spring, and Capt. Hall thinks that
his team can repeat the trick this year.
The date for tho dual meet with Massa-
chusetts INSTITUTES of Technology has not
as yet been definitely decided upon, but
will probably follow soon after the
games with Dartmouth This event waf
such an easy victory for Brown last year
that no doubts are held as TO the ont
come next month.
At the intercollegiate meet held in
Worcester last season Brown finished "A
close second 10 williams. Capt Hall is
little dubious as 10 such good show
ing being made this year. but he thinks
that hard and faithful work on the part
of the team will accomplish wonders.
Only three OF last years point winners
were lost TO the team. Tuttle, who won
the dashes and hurdles, and Lynch. who
won the bicycle races, have graduated,
and Holton, Browns best pole vaulter,
has gone TO another college. The other
victors in last years events are how
ever, still I'm college, and can be depend
ed upon 10 ably sustain their regulations.
Capt Dave Hall, one OF the best middle
distance runners I'm the country, holder OF
several intercollegiate records. and
winner in several OF the international
championships held at Paris last summer,
can be safely counted on for ten or fif-
teen points I'm each meet. Melendy. John
son and Wsshburn were all victorious I'm
the weight events last year, the former
holding the intercollegiate record in the
shot-put. and the latter claiming the
same honors with the discuss. Johnson
won a.place i'm the hammer-throwing con
test. Charlie Brown holds .he medals for
first place in both the high and broad
jumps, while r. w. Greene h. II.
Greene and L. X. Smith. last year won
points for the local college In both these
events Adye, Erwin and Iittlefied will
ha I'm tl,a .lf
runs. In these events Brown has received
a most encouraging addition To her squad,
in the person Of James MACPHERSON, N,
of Glasgow, Scotland, MACPHERSON en-
JOYS considerable of reputation as A
long-dstance runner and several excel
lent performances are accredited To him.
He will win points for Brown In both the
mile and two-mile runs. Kinsley. Pierce
and w. Smith will run the quarter mile.
The first two named are point winners,
and are Browns mainstsy in the quar-
ter.
Unless the new men show up extra
we'll, Brown will he weak I'm the dsshes
hurdles and pole-vault. No one yet has
appeared to take Hotons place i'm the
vault, which BrowH won last year
Tuttle's gradua ton leaves vacant
place that it will be hard TO MI. as he
won points in both the dsshes and hur-
dies last year. Roy Smith and Bumstesd
inhSl pt ~ ifilS year w upHtlu
their college in these events.
or last years bicycle squad, Brown,
who won a place at Worcester last year.
is still in college, and has begun active
training. Tatem and Murphy OF last
years team, will also compete.
Altogether, Brown is weak I'm the dash
es hurdles and pole-vault. and IL will be
difficult for her to win points I'm these
events. In the bicycle race and the
auarter-mile run, she is reasonably GER
tain OF making fair showing. However.
In the middle distance and long distance
runs, the weight events, and the jumps.
she is by far the strongest member OF
the New England intercollegiate asso-
citation. If her winnings i'm the last named
can amount to more than her losses I'm
the first named events. she is certain Of
this years championship. Otherwise she
must content herself with second or third
place. Capt. Hall realizes this state OF af-
fairs, and nothing viii he left undone to
give Brown successful season on the
track.