The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07
TRACK WORK AT COLUMBIA.
A Good Team Looked Forward TO, Now
EnnthAIl Has Reen DROPPED.

Now that football has been excluded from
the list Of sports at Columbia University the
students are turning their attention TO track
work and cross country running. and II hard
work can accomplish anything a team that
will be a credit to the university will be de-
yeloped this year. Several good men have
been lost, but Trainer Crooks believes that
I'm those who have come back he has enough
TO form a good nucleus.
He will turn his attention this year 10 de-
yeloping a number OF second and third strings
in each event. Last year in her dual meets
Columbia never had more than two, some-
times only one man, who stood any chance
Of getting a place. In the Princeton meet
Columbia won in the track events about the
| same number OF frsts as did tho Orange and
| BIack. and yet, because she had no SEC ond and
third place men, was swamped when the score
was added up. More attention will also be
maid to the weight and field events. where the
M~ornlngside team was particularly weak
last year. In Ryan. the big basketball player.
Columbia has a man who is good either In the
high jump, where he has done o feet. or in
the shot put. Last year he was used in both
| events. In consequence he did not reach
his best mark in either. This year he will be
kept at the high jump entirely. while other men
| will be developed for the weights. Wrolker
and Ware are two other men who will be
worked in the high jump.
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weights is not definitely known. Won Saltza.
the big football player. is working at present
and has the strength. In the shotput he
was only a foot behind Ryan last year. A
number Of last years football men will be
tried in both the hammer throw and the
shotput.
In order TO improve the work Of the track
men a new board track. ten laps TO the mile.
will be constructed in the grove behind the
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and used throughout the winter for train
ing, eliminating the necessity Of running on
the badly ventilated indoor track.
Capt. Brodix intends to pay a great deal OF
attention to the development Of three good
relay teams, a mile, two mile and four mile
aggregation. Last years fast two mile
team, consisting Of J. W. Brodlx, FERN.
Heatherington, A. link and r. Marsh. 10
hack intact. This team defeated Yale.
princeton. Pennsylvania and the Irish Amer
can Athletic Gu last year and has a record
Of 8 minutes 7 seconds. This year it Is going
| out for the intercolleg gate record OF g minutes
As seconds. The team has been unfor-
tunate In that Capt. Brodix was Ill with
In the summer and has not yet
fully got his strength. He expects. however.
TO be running within a month. and this should
give him til E to get in condition.
For her mile relay team Columbia has G..
Bull. Leo Leventritt and c. E. Grunsky. All
Of these men are fast. Bull has been credited
with 100 yards in 10 seconds and Leventritt
has done the same distance in 10 is. Grun-
sky was a point winner in the quarter In last
wears dual meets. The fourth man has yet
70 De decided. II Knackal returns TO college
he will undoubtedly be the man. but 1t is
doubtful IL he will return.
Eddie Collins. quarterback on last years
football team, has shown considerable ability
in the quarter and will receive a trial. For
the four mile relay team only two men seem
sure Of a place. They are Reggie Cauchois
and Benton Sanders. The others will be
taken from those who do the best work on
the cross-country squad this fall.
All Of these teams will be entered in every
dual meet possible this winter. Besides the
relay teams big squads OF men will be en-
tered in the novice and handicap races, In
order 70 get the men used 70 competition.