New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
ATHLETIC STARSGATHER,
intercollegiate Meet at Cambridge
the Most Open IN Years.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune

Boston, May M-Nearly five hundred athletes
from all sections of the country gathered in
this city tonight anxiously awaiting the beginning
of the annual games of the intercollegiate Assocla-
ton of Amateur Athletes Soldiers Field to-Inor-
row afternoon, when the preliminary heats In most
of the events viii be off. Nearly all OF the
hotels crowded with athletes. trainers rubbers
and vast army of rooters.
Late this afternoon the vanguard arrived. incud-
ing the teams of Pennsylvania, Princeton Cornell
Yale and Columbia. Nearly the entire quaker
team, led by the veteran trainer Mike Murphy
were among the first to arrive. Cornell sent a
likely looking crowd, and the quiet Jack Meakley
says that he intends to spring several surprises
tomorrow and in the finals on Saturday.
Yale is not cast down because of its defeat by
Harvard last Saturday and. although the Blue will
soreIy miss the services of Parsons the present
record holder ana twice "a ampion in the half-mile
run. who is not back from Athens; Dray. who won
the pole vault last year with a leap of IL feet
inches. and Tom Shevlin, who is far below his
usual form in the hammer throw. Johnny Mack
thinks his team will carry of enough first places
to win the meet
Harvard has big advantage in that the men are
familiar with the track and will not experience
the fatigue of trip. Lathrop will not express an
opinion as TO the chances of his men, but it is
known that ne considers the teams chances OF
winning the championship brighter than at any
other time since 1901, wnen the Crimson last won
first honors
The smaller colleges are represented by a host of
picked men. Dartmouth, the winner OF the New
England championship week ago. will be repre-
sented for the first time in several years. Swarth-
more is confident of taking several places with
Baker in the haf-mile and Maxwell in the hammer
throw and shot put Syracuse has several sterling
performers in Horr. shot put; Squres in the half
mile and Green in the low hurdles, and Colgate
VIII rely on Castleman to bring back several points
by MS work IN the lGi-yard dash and the hign and
low hurdles.
This the first time that the intercolegiates
have ever been held in Boston, and whether or
not they come here another year depends upon the
crowd that turns out TO them tomorrow and
Saturday. For the last two years they have been
held at Philadelphia It is expected that fast
time will be made. for the races are 10 be run on
the fastest track in the country.
Probably no intercollegiate track and field cham
winners than that which begins tomorrow. Har-.
ward. Yale and Pennsylvania all have teams that
at their best nave a fine chance to win. To the
team which lands nearest the best form will go the
title
Harvard and Pennsylvania are strongest on the
track and Yale in the field events. Harvards only.
weakness is the hurdles, Pennsylvania the weight
events, and 1ales lack of speedy runners makes
her unlikely to figure on the track to any extent
The trials to-day will develop just how strong her
chance is.
Cornell, the present holder of the title does not
figure particularly we'll The distances and field
events, in which the Ithacans strong last
year. are not sure events for them this year
Princeton will he lucky to beat Syracuse which
sends down half dozen good men, and Amherst
Dartmouth, Colgate and Swarthmore promise
take a few points. Columbia has only
with a particularly good chance to win