Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-21
COLLEGE ATHLETICS


College men from every section of the
country will view with the liveliest interest
the climax of the track and field season
which will take place Franklin Field
of the University of Pennsylvania on Friday
and Saturday of this week, when the thir-
tieth intercollegiate championships will be
decided AS the entry list is the largest
IN the history of the association. and the
rivalry between the leaders the keenest Ill
recent years the meeting promises to be
record-beaking affair. both in attendance
and new marks set by the athletes. The
wisdom of transferring the meeting last
year from New York to Philadelphia was
strikingly illustrated by a doubling of the
attendance figures, and a result. the as
sociation is now in most hourishing con-
dition financially. Judging from the success
of last years meeting. between 12,on and
5000 persons are expected to be present.
For the first time in many years no one
or two colleges appear to have an over
whelmiag advantage. Heretofore Yale Har-
ward and PENNSYLVANIA have always fought
1t out for the championship. The previous
cup was competed for fourteen times, and
In that long period 1t was won four times
by Harvard. four times by Pennsylvania
and six times by Yale. Not one of the
other colleges ever menaccd the lead of
these three This year II is different While
1ale is the fdNOfl(e TOT IlTSt ff1TNdru,
Cornell and Pennsylvania are all admitted
to have a splendid chance for the cup and
it is confidently expected that two or three
colleges will be closely punched for second
place. The showing of the Princeton Co
lumbia, Georgetown and Syracuse teams
has not been such to inspire any fear of
their teams.
Yale is conceded to have the best chance
for the $1,000 trophy cup. because of the
many veterans which the Ellis retained from
last year and the new stars which Trainer
Mike Murphy has developed within the year.
While the Ellis will probably not win as
many frsts as usual, they are certain to
pick up many seconds, thirds and fourths,
and thereby increase their total. The
strength of the Harvard team has this year
been very uncertain quantity. because of
the little competition the Crimson athletes
have had With the exception of the meet
with Yale today. the Crimson athletes have
not taken part in single outside meet this
spring The wisdom of this policy is very
much questioned by outsiders. because OF
the belief that athletes should have as much
experience in actual competition as possible.
Many of Harvard's young athletes will have
their first severe test at the intercollegiates,
and therefore cannot be expected to do
themselves justice. Although Cornell, won
from Pennsylvania in the dual meet these
two colleges are expected to score about the
&teS.
For the 100 and o20-yard dashes, Schick
of Harvard is acknowledged to have the
best chance for victory. Last year the
crimson captain won the 100 in 10 seconds
and the 30 in u % seconds His fast
work then due in d large measure to
the wonderful running of CartmeH the
Pennsylvania freshman, who a close
second in both events. This year Cartmell
will not run, and as no other sprinters of
promise have been developed Schick should
win as he pleases Dear of Pennsylvania is
the most likely to win second in the
100 while his team mate, Hyman, is fam
cied for second in the 220. as he has several
times run the event in 81 30 seconds this
year.
In the quarter-mile. the disqualification of
Taylor, PENIS intercollegiate champion and
record holder. leaves the event an open one
with the chances in favor of Dives of Har-
ward. or Burnap of Yale. Both of these men
ire good for 30 seconds or better. if pushed
Lyman of Penn, Carpenter of Cornell and
Atlee of Princeton are all consistent so sec
ond men. so that this race will be bitterly
fought, but there is no one capable of low
e~ing Taylor's mark of 70 10 seconds
For the half mile few dispute the su-
prcmacy OF Parsons of Yale. the intercoI-
legiate champion. Parsons has repeatedly
run his race under lbs this spring and
can run about as much faster as is neces-
SarY. What Parsons will do must depend
much upon the disposition Moakley makes
OF Munson, CorneIs intercollegiate mile
champion. MunSOn has already run the
mile in 4.2i % this spring. just one second
slower than the record. and is many yards
faster than any other man in the country.
This means that he can win the mile, and
probably get second in the half mile Train