Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-26
TENN 'VARSITY'S
BIG RELAY CARNIVAL

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April 2G-The
largest and most repre- sentative collection
of college and school athletes this country
ever saw will assemble on Franklin Field
tomorrow afternoon for the University of
Pennsylvania as thirteenth annual relay
carnival. Every state in the Union east
of the Mississippi and north of Mason and
DlXons line, with the possible exception of
Wisconsin, has sent its very finest ath-
letes here for this event, which has now
become classic. That great section south
of the Mason and Dixon line however, is
not without its representatives. for the
universities of Virginia. Georgetown George
Washington and North Carolina. to say
nothing of a big delegation from the col
leges and schools of Maryland, are on hand
to uphold the growing prestige of this sec
ton.
The number of the competing athletes
will total up to l,200 or more. These fig
ures are not even approached by any other
meet in this country or abroad. The in
tercollegiates themselves never draw one
sixth this number. But what makes this
meet of such national interest is the inter
sectional fighting it furnishes Here is
virtually the only meeting of the year be-
tween the east and the west, and no other
meet is able to draw the southern colleges.
The success of the western colleges in pre-
viouS relay meetings has Whetted the an
petite of the men from this section for
more triumphs. Chicago and Michigan
larger number of western competitors
This year Illinois is sending almost as
large a team as Chicago, while other west
ern colleges are coming for the first time
There are two western colleges which are
coming east intent victory. These are
the universities of Chicago and Michigan
Chicago is after the one-mle championship
and Michigan is determined to return with
the honors in the four-mle race, as she
has done on four previous occasions In
each instance the University of Pennsyl-
vania must uphold the honor of the east
1t is true that in both of these events
there are other eastern competitors but
they are not fast enough to beat either
Pennsylvania or the westerners. The sup
porters of Pennsylvania do not see how the
Red and BLUE can be beaten in the one-mile
event, which 1t won easily year age. The
Quaker team for this event will consist of
Taylor Cartmell. Whitman and Bonsack
and as team Gan average fifty seconds or
better to the quarter at the present time
When in form these four men are capable
of averaging 40 So seconds. Chicago is the
team which the Quakers fear Every year
Stages men make a sensational effort in
this race. The Chicago team this wear is
fully as fast as its predecessors and in spite
of the cold weather which has interfered
with training everywhere, a new record
is looked for.
1t goes almost without saying that the
team which beats Michigan in the four
miles ;Lust smash record to turn the
trick. The Wolverines made a new record
a year ago and they have the same team
as then: and since Michigan won in 1906
with seventy-five yards to spare in 1912 ii
is evident that the Wolverines could do
IL minutes fat If pushed. The Pennsylya-
MIA team is fully as fast as year ago and
very much more experienced. What is like
ly TO operate against a Quaker success is
the fact that Haskins. the intercollegiate
riie cha -,pion. must also run in the two
mic event .ieJ in the day. Pennsylvania
Is the only eastern university which enters
tie ans in earl % the three relays. and 1t Is
frequently necessary to have some of the
men entered lii two events this year.