Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-24
GOOD PROSPECTS
FOR TRACK TEAMS
OCCIDENTAL AND ST. VINCENT
MEN IN FORM
High School Athletes Are Determined
to Put Team In the Field
This season-ceneraI
Notes

Whiie there is considerably less en-
thusiasin, as might be expected. amone
the members of the high school traoi,
Team, the boys have not yet abandoned
the nope of being represented by a
creditable team on the cinder path this
season. Practice is held every after.
noon on the U. S. c. oval and while but
niteen men have appeared. there is
plenty of material among the students
of the school on the hill to pick a souad
that would make good showing in
competition with the other preparatory
schools of the league.
Coach Dunn expresses the hone that
the boys will become more Interested
in the development OF their track team
inthe near future and the Los Angeles
high school will have a squad on tho
track that will be credit to the
school,
The report that Horace Donnell had
been forced to resign from the can
taincy of the team because of deficiency
In scholarship is erroneous. Donnell
found that he was unable to spare the
time necessary for training. and the
faculty Of the school were not aware
of his intention until he had Informed
them of his determination. His stand
ing in his studies was not below the
required standard for athletics and his
resignation was upon his own initiative
st. Vincent's college promises to have
winning track team this year. Coach
Haggerty is confident that with a little
more experience Samples, who PLAYED
center on the football team last year
will make n point winning weight man.
Samples is of build similar to Ralph
Rose, the Michigan giant, and Hag-
gertys optimistic predictions appear
to have much promise of fulfilIment.
Wilhoit is good for at least ten feet
in the pole vault and is developing
rapidly in form. He has had previous
experience in this event and much is
expected of him in the Catholics initial
meet. st. Vincents will be handi-
capped by the lack of experienced men,
and while this will probtbly prove less
disastrous than to the football team,
Haggerty has much to overcome by the
inexperience of his men. The coach is
far from being gloomy over the pros
poets, however, and he is confident that
his efforts will be fruitful of the de-
sired results. His instructions are as
yet confined to the rudiments, for he
is of the opinion that budding athlete
should learn to walk before trying to
run.
At the University Of Southern Cali
fornia Harvey Holmes is devoting par
ticular attention to his sprinters. The
new cinder path has been we'll packed
down and affords one of the best
straightaways in Southern California.
The varsity team has been materially
strengthened by the acquisition of Pat
Higgins, a distance man from the
University of Dublin, ireland. While
not yet in form, Higgins has covered
the mile in creditable time, and prom
ises to prove one of the most consistent
point winners of the Methodist institu-
tion. Parson will be the main depend
ence of u. S. C. in the sprints. His
eACeptlOlldl WOih Oll tHC IdllOildi
C. A. meet held during the expo
sition at st. Louis is we'll remem-
bered He is probably the superior of
any man in Southern California inter-
collegiate athletics in the 220 and 100
yard dashes.
Occidental will have a strong team
on the track this season. Petty is
expected to be good for points in the
weight events and has been showing
some fair form in tossing the hammer.
Spaulding is an experienced man in the
sprints and has improved considerably
over his last years form. In the broad
Jump Hagerman is conceded an easy
point winner. In practice he has been
up to his usual standard and Merrill's
careful tutoring has resulted in
"Hags' ability being shown to better
advantage than ever before.
While Hempel has not as yet said
anything definite as to his stand in
coaches of u. S. c., Occidental and st.
Vincent's last Saturday, it is under
stood that there are several clauses in
the new rules that are Objectionable
to the athletic director of Pomona col
lege Merrill of Occidental has taken
up missionary work in behalf of the
rules, but there exists much doubt as
TO his success. AS matters now stand
II appears that there Is little possibility |
of u. S. C. and Pomona patching up
their ancient feud by the soothing in
f,uence of competitive field day.