New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-01
TRACK AND FIELD ATHLET1cs.

The relay carnival at Philadelphia on Saturday
proved a fitting opening Of the outdoor athletic
season, IN spite Of the unfavorable track condi-
lions. Representatives. from colleges, academies
and schools from all parts Of the country were on
hand, and with close 10 two thousand athletes tax
ing part, Franklin Field presented scene that, Of
is kind, has never been equaIled. Entries were
ce!ved from ninety-ve colleges, 176 academies and
sixty grammar schools, and the best athletes OF
the East and West came together in trials Of skill.
Frank B. Ellis conceived the plan OF holding these
games some ten years ago. and under the auspices
OF the University Of Pennsylvania they have grown
70 place Of first Importance. The games were
suggested to encourage the schoolboys. develop
material and satisfy the demand for distance run
ming. They have served the purpose well, and
the University Of Pennsylvania IS TO be cOngratu-
lated for the part 1t has played in making the
meets uniformly successful The honOrs on
Saturday were about evenly divided between the
East and the West The performances Of the
Western athletes were, # anything more brilliant
and sensational. In Mount Pleasant, Carlisle has
q broad jumper likely TO make new records 1ogsr-
son Of Chicago, may be another DuiIy; DTay, or
Yale has the making Of q champion in the pole
vault and GarTels. Of Michigan, is a coming weight
man OF whom much should be heard this year
His worlds record in the discus throw although
not allowed, was a striking proof Of his ability.
II IS hard TO understand why discus should be
ugsd over which any question should arise The
same thing occurred IN a shotput in games at
Boston last winter That Should have been a les
son 70 managers Of games Il seems distinctly
unfair 70 the competitors and hereafter such mat
tiers should be passed before and not after the
competition. While Harvard did not have any rep
reseItatlVos at the meet, the outcome was IN
oicatiye q what can be looked for in the inter
coAeg-ate championships later on. EalG seems 10
have safo lead for first hcnCrs, while PenIsy !
Nsrta : likely 10 be her chief rival Princeton :
dark horses" did not materialize, and Cornell
and Columbia do not appear uniformly strong
enough 10 threaten much danger. Although MlcAl-
gan has lost her star runner, Kellogg, she won
Tie fOuE-mile championship relay race Tor the
third time. and made q record in so doing. over
q slow track. II a brilliant performance. YaIe
ran good second, but COrnelIs champion cross
country proved distinct disappointment
ana practically beaten of. The men were not
trained 70 the mark, apparently. Yales victory IN
the two-Enile championship was highly credltabe,
while Dartmouth furnished a surprise IN running
second In this contest Pennsylvania champion
snip team unexpectedly and decisively peaten.
me mile championship, which went TO Yale on q
lecEltcalty, showed the Chicago and Pennsyl-
wanna Quarter-rnilers quite the equal OF the Yale
quartet. Altogether, the meet was highly success
III. and The games TO come are now looked ror-
ward 10 with even greater interest. as everything
points 70 several records before the season IS
over.