Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-27

and because of illness was totally unable
to do himself justice when he returned a
Few days before the big games. This year
ne Will nave an opportunity to get in con-
dition and 1t is doubtful II there is any
man in the country who hold him.
Dray was kept out of competition with a
broken ankle, but with him in shape. and
with Gilbert, who week after the inter
coliegiates made new world record of II
feet three Inches, the Ellis ought to score
heavily In this event.
Outlook at Princeton.
Princeton had very few point winners to
lose, the Tigers scoring but five points in
the meet OF the 1906 point winners Prince
ton loses but one man, this being Moore
who tied for third in the pole vault. The
Tigers still have Capt. Armstrong, who
was fourth in the low hurdles: Gamble
third In the 1O0-yard dash, and Simons.
fourth In the broad jump. In addition
Princeton will have the services of Rulon-
Miller, who was fourth in the 1OO-yard in
99O4 and second in 1905, but who did not
compete In 1906
There were two minor colleges which
scored more points than Princeton last year.
These were Colgate and Amherst. Both
were one-man teams. Colgate scored eight
points with Castleman, who won the low
hurdles and was second over the high
sticks. He has graduated, and Colgate will
PROBABLY cut no figures for few years.
Hubbard. who won the high hurdles and
i IL,
herst team, and, as he is still in college, he
is due to make lot more trouble Swarth-
more scored four points with Baker, who
was third In the half mile. and Maxwell
thlrd In the shot put. Maxwell has gradu-
ated. and II Is said that Baker will not COM
pete this year. as he intends to enter one of
the professional schools at the University
or pennsylvania next fall and does not wish
to lose his year. Dartmouth scored three
points In 1905 with Gage, who was fourth
In the hammer throw, and Shaw, who was
third In the high hurdles Gage has grad
uated, leaving only Shaw amonR Dart
mouths point winners. Lafayette scored
two points with Colitton, who was third In
the quarter mile. He is back again. Stevens
institute likewise scored two points with
Weber, who was third in the broad Jump
Weber has left the college.
There Is certain to be a closer fight for
the championship this year than there was
cleus of veterans. It is not likely that the
lthacans Will have a similar runaway match
this year. Pennsylvania. Harvard and Yale
all have aspirations for the title, and there
l Penn May Send q Team Abroad.
The University of Pennsylvania 10 the
first institution in America to make plans
for sending team to the Olympic games In
London In 1908 Although no authoritative
action has been taken. 1t Is almost certain
that Penn will cross the water The Quakers
the board, scoring more victories than any
American or English team both at the
English Championships and the Olympic
games In Paris. The Quakers have a splen-
oio lot or freshman material which win be
eligible in 1905. and they have some reason
to expect repetition Of their 1900 sue
cesses. No other college has announced
any plans for these games. but 1t is quite
certain that Penn will not be the only rep
resentatives on hand from the United
states In 1900 teams were sent from
Princeton. Michigan. Georgetown. Chicago
and the New York A. c., the latter team
were not included in the other teams.
Western Pot Still Boiling.
Tho western athletic pot is still seething
away ana no one knows at what moment 1t
will boil over. Michigan is disguised
through and through at the limitations put
upon its athletics by institutions with which
1t has nothing to do Although the board
Of regents has taken no oficiaI action. its
members are known to be favorable to a
secession. The only thing that holds Mich
1gan back Is Its western location. The
Wolverines are out of the eastern belt No
eastern team can make a practice of going
to Ann Arbor, and the Michigan men would
ind their continual journeys to the east q
very severe drain on their finances. Some
Of the Michigan authorities are trying to
throw cold water on the proposition of the
students to secede from the big nine" and
they may succeed. 1t Is unthinkable that
Michigan would be allowed to compete as a
member of the big nine under one set OF
eligibility rules and with eastern teams un-
der another and more liberal set Yet this
Is the solution suggested In some quarters
Michigan win have to decide one way or
the other, and the decision must be final.
1t L. doubtful II any western athletic prob.
lem IN recent years has attracted as much
attention as the one which In now agitating
the members of the big nine"