Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-11

But what is of greater interest to west
ern men is the fact that, counting only
hrst places, the Chicago team could beat
any track team in the east. including both
Cornell and Yale. Based on their records
In the two meets Chicago could have beaten
cornell. the champion team of the east, in
eight out of the thirteen events. BY ex-
actly the same score Chicago would have
beaten the Yale team. Against Cornell
Chicago could have won the 100, 900 and
44o-yard runs. the half mile and mile the
high hurdles, the broad jump and hammer
throw Against Yale the Chicagoans could
nave won the 100 and 220-yards dashes, the
mile, the 100 and 22O yards hurdles, the
broad jump and the hammer throw. In a
dual meet in which first second and third
places would be counted, 1t is probable that
Cornell and Yale might overcome the ad-
vantage secured by Chicago's winners.
There is now nothing standing in the
way of an intersectional meet between the
east and west for 1906 1t has already re-
ceived the sanction Of the executive COM
mittee of the /. c. A. A. A. A.. and has
been approved by all the western coaches.
The eastern men will probably request that
the westerners hold their meet the last
Saturday in May. in order that the ma
ionai meeting can be held the first Satur-
day in June. 1t is probable that there will
be one or two meetings some time this
fall or. winter for the purpose of complet-
ing the details for the meet
1t will alternate between the east and the
west. 1t will probably be held in Chicago
the first year and Philadelphia the second.
Chicago will likely be selected In the west
because 1t is more centrally located. In
the east the University of Pennsylvania is
the only place where proper facilities could
be obtained for a meeting OF such great
proportions.
Yale men have found their efforts
frutless to retain the veteran trainer
Mike Murphy, and are now casting
about for suitable successor. This Incl
dent illustrates better than anything else
the great scarcity of competent trainers in
this country. Yale's first two choices were
Michael F. Sweeney of Hill School, Pa,
and Keene Fitzpatrick of the University OF
Michigan. But it is doubtful IL either OF
these men would be willing to go to Yale,
for If they did it would be at financial
sacrifice. After Murphy left Pennsylvania
in 1900. the Quakers tried to get first Swee-
ney and then Fitzpatrick. They could not
get Sweeney, for he was already receiving
a salary of at least $ 900 year as physical
director at Hill School. They encountered
similar conditions at Michigan, where they
asked for the services of Fitzpatrick. Here
1t was found that Fitzpatrick was receiving
a salary Of 5000. which was paid him by
the state of Michigan. When Pennsylvania
raised this offer the University Athletic As
ISOLATION got busy and added 81 900 to what
Fitzpatrick received from. the state. Thus
Michigan. by a slight increase Of Fitzpat-
rcks salary, was able to Outbd Pennsyl-
vania. The chances are that Yale will be
compelled to take trainer from one of
the preparatory schools, probably Mike
Donovan Of Worcester Academy.
Three University Of Pennsylvania athletes
are the first to feel the effects of the new
ruling of the Amateur Athletic Union re-
curing that all Americans who compete
abroad must first secure the sanction of
the A. A. U. These are Capt E. s. Amsler,
the intercollegiate champion hurdler; J. B.
Taylor, holder OF the intercollegiate record
for the quarter-mile run. and A. L. Olson.
sprinter. These three men decided to
compete In English track contests this sum-
mer. The A. A. u. granted its sanction on
condition that upon their return to this
country they furnish to the national regis
tratlon committee sworn statement of all
meets In which they competed the prizes
they won and information as to whether
they received any expenses from any club
or other organization. The PENNSYLVANIA
athietes VIII go abroad under the manage
ment OF George Turner, the care-taker OF
FRANKLIN Field. and a former English pro-