The times., 1901-06-02
AMONG AMATEUR URA!lHLBTES
American Collegiate Runners Are
World Beaters.


Coming Events at BuffaIO-CorcOran
Cadets Team-Friends' Games To-
morrOw-Infantry VIII PIny at At
Inntic City with the Jerseymen.
The defeat of the athletic team of the
University of Pennsylvania in last Satur-
days intercollegiate championship meet
is the talk of athletic circles everywhere.
1t is not Acknowledged that the team is
going back. but it is agreed that some of
the other college teams have grown con-
siderabIy stronger, and are now in bet
ter shape to win athletic honors.
Besides the magnificent teams put for
ward by Harvard and Yale, Cornell,
Princeton. and even Michigan had
strong array of performers, and on their
showing "Pennsy'' must be placed after
them. The strangest part of it ali is
that the Quaker team has men on it who
had done 0:l0 and 0:l0 Is in the 100 yards,
o;22 for the go yards; 0:5l 3-5 by Drum
heller in the 40 yards: 200 for the $50
yards, 0:i5 As for the high hurdles, 0:25 As
for the low hurdles, 10 feet II inches IN
the pole vault, and y feet inches in the
broad jump. II seems somewhat strange
that such a team could not win better
than seventh place Kranzlein. Grant,
and Tewkshury are undoubtedly very
much missed.
The splendid showing of the teams in
dicates very high standard of college
athletics No other country in the world
can match for speed the eight sprinters
who qualified FOR the semi-fiEals. Four OF
them were good for 0:10 in the 100 yards
and Duffy has gone 0:9 AS at least three
times this season.
NEXT WEEKS GAMES AT BUFFALO
The Pan-Americ:n intercollegiate track
games at Buffalo, scheduled for May 81.
VIII be held on Tuesday next. and will
draw to them nearly all of last weeks
intercollegiate crack performers. Har-
ward viii be represented by Ligbtner.
Rust. Clark, Swain, and Willis. Yale
VIII have Dupee,. Clapp, and probably
Franchot. Cornell colors will be worn
by Sears, Gellinger, and Gallagher.
Sears is a freshman. and his winning
the 220 yards at Mott Haven opened the
performer and runs in faultiess style,
and his trainers predict that they have
another Wefers and that he viii be about
due next year lie won place at last
weeks games. Pennsylvania will send
Hare, Bushnell. and Dakin. point win
ners at Mott Haven. From Wednesday
be held. and next Saturday the Cornell
Carlisle baseball game win be played.
On June Is viii be held the national
handicap meet OF the Amateur Athletic
Union. On the next day the junior
national CHAMPIONSHIPS of the A. A L.
will be contested. and on June - the
senior national championship contests of
the A a L. viii be held, and this event
will probably draw cut the largest num-
ber of entries of the series
ATHLETICS AT Y NJ. c. A
From an athletic standpoint the track
and field games held last week by the Y.
n. c. A were a complete success, but the
view from a financial point was by no
means pleasing. Very naturally the
threatening weather had something to do
with keeping down the attendance, but
such an excellent attraction as that Of
fered should have had far better en-
couragement in the face OF weather con-
ditious.
Mr. Rideout and Mr. Beckett are de
lighted with the showing OF their men,
who out of all the large number of eveEts
and from big fields, carried of about one
third OF the prizes. This Is remarkable
when il is considered with one exception
the entrants were new men. merely nov
ices. and for the most part Of this years
schooling. The exception was Redington
who held his own very well. considering
the handicaps against him
Graham is conner in the middle dis
tsnce nuns. and Of his WORK Prof. Beckett
is very proud. His work is clean. and his
action easy. and his stride firm and sure.
He ought TO be the team 5 leading runner
by next season.
Parker is one Of this seasons crop of /
heldmen- He won the pole vault with a
handicap Of one foot two inches from
such clever Yaulters as Cornelius, Of the
champion of Maryland; Hopkins. of the
Washington School, and Bovse. Of st. Leo
Gymnasium.
Gleason took second in the broad jump,
and his work promises well. Matthews,
who landed the first prize in the running
high jump, with Fewles third. looks
likely. They viii have TO take lots of !
practice before the next games their
winning will send their handicaps down 1
considerably
The association viii send team of six
or eight to the Baltimore Central Y. NJ
c. A games, to be held at Tolchester
June z. These win be open handicap
events and usually have very large
entry list If there is a relay event a
team will be sent in addition to those
who viii compete in the 100 and 22O yard,
uuarter-mile. and mile runs, pole vault,
high jump. and shot put
IA has not been definitely settled but 1t
is possible that a team OF nVe or SIX VIII
be sent to the games to decide the Y. NJ.
{. a championship at ButiaIo.
CoRcoRAN CADET CORPS.
The management OF the Pan-American
f.xposition sports has written a very
complimentary letter TO Captain Edwards,
urging him TO enter his basketball team
in tourney for the worlds championship
in basketball, to be held June Il and Is.
The letter, which encIoses an entry
blank. speaks Of the team having a ma
ticilal reputation. and as being one of the
best in the South" and expresses the
hope that the entry will be made, and
quotes a rate of SI1-2 for five days. Cap |
tain Edwards has registered the players,
but is undecided about entering the team.
II the players can get their leaves at the /
time OF the games, entry should be made I
by ali means. as their style Of playing 4
would undoubtedly make an impression, |
and IL IN good shape should come very
near making q winning
Heffner and Pearson made a very fair (
showing at the Y. NJ. c. A. games, their /