The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-03-10

knows anything about the men who will
represent the Wolverines this year. Last
spring the Michigan athletes won the
conference meet with the largest score
ever made by any college. SiXty-twO
and four-ffths points were rolled up by
the Wolverine athletes in fifteen events,
with only ten men, She won eight firsts
and tied for another. besides which her
athletes were second in seven events,
says the Philadelphia Ledger
In the 100 r. c. Stewart is the best for
Michigan, with record Of OILS. Just
where he fits in with CartmeH and Whit
ham. OF Penn Gamble. of Princeton;
Young, Of Syracuse, or Lockwood. of Har-
ward, is an enigma. and as he is the best
man the visitors will have. there does not
seem 10 be much chance for points in the
short dash. Stewart won both the 100
and 90 at the conference meet last year.
The same man viii represent Michigan In
the 30, and seems to- have even Legs
chance TO win place against the men
named than in the 100
l. d. Goodwin is the best quarter-miler
at Ann Arbor but is not rated much bet
ter than % seconds. Pennsylvania has
Yale. Cornell. Harvard and two or three
of the smaller colleges have men who
have done much better.
strong at Distance.
Michigans dependence is on her dis
lance runners, and there is no denying
the fact that they are good but this
year the East is crowded with men whu
can do better than 200 for the half. 4.25
for the mile, and $50 for two miles.
IT, A Ramey won the Western half last
year in I.5G %. his best mark With
Parsons back in his old form. and the
possibility or Nike Murphy starting J. 3.
Taylor in the half. and J. b. Townsend.
OF Cornell. who was second last year. and
one or two men who can DO better than
minutes any day before breakfast. il
would appear TO the unframed mind that
here Michigan viii get her first hard
bump
The day when a man was picked for
sure winner if he could do 200 for half
IS gone, al least in the East. and if the
Nesterners are ioIlylng themselves that
they have il on the East with Mr. Ramey
they would better stay at home
H. l. Coe is Michgan's best miller This
boy won the Western mile in 4.so 3-5. but
he has done 4:26 4-5 in competition. On
this showing Coe looks very dangerous.
as Haskins' time IN the intercollegiate
last year was 40 10 HasHins. however.
has done better than 4:26 since that time.
and Is picked to go 40 by such experts
as Mike Murphy and Al Copeland John
ny Moakley has couple Of men who
were a lot better than 4.3o last season.
and VIII show little better this year
Coe may get second or third IN this race.
but his team mate Maloney. who was
second TO him last year, can hardly hope
I" set In among the point winners
TwO-miIe Race.
F. a. Rowe. of Michigan. has a mark
i'm the two-mile race of 9.50. with every
chance of doing better in fast company.
He IS the distance runner most likely to
place in the Eastern championships. but
with Magoffin, Of Cornell. last years
winner; Eisele, of Princeton. who last
spring ran two miles unpaced in g.49, and
Root and Jones, of Pennsylvania. who
are coming fast, the Michigan boy will
have 10 night hard 20 get in with the first
three. 1t is not going too far to say
that the two-mile race will be run faster
than s:45. and that at least two men will
get inside that time.
The star of the Michigan team will of
course. be Johnny Garrells. without doubt
the best all-round athlete in any college
and probably the next best in the country
after Martin Sheridan. Carrells last year
equaled Alvin Eraenzlein's great record
of Is points, scored at an intercollegiate
intercollegiate in 1900, winning the l0j-
yard dash, the 10 and 90 yard hurdles
and taking second in the broad jump.
Garrclls last year won the two hurdle
races. equaling Kraenzlein's record Of
U.lj 10 for the l11-yard race. and also
won The discus throw, and was second In
the shot-put The 0.l5 Is record was not
allowed because Garrells knocked down
three hurdles.
Michigan seems sure Of one first at
least with G8Ircls in the high hurdles
Hubbard and Castleman. first and second
in this race last year. are out of the
competition. and as Garrells is undOubt-
eGly crack timbeT-tOppcr. he should win
the race. Young. of Syracuse: Arm
strong, of Princeton. and McCulIoCh, of
PENNSYLVANIA. viii be good enough to put
GaTrells out Of the running IN the go
hurdles, and IN the shot Garrells' s. feet
does not look good enough FOR better than
fourth or NTH.
Discus Throw Scratched.
As there Is no discus throw on the East
ern programme. the Michigan team will
not have a chance TO pick up any points
with its good throwers, and they can
hardly get anything better than a point
in the high or broad jumps with Heath.
who does - feet il inches, and Pinch
with a record OF feet inches in the
high. The Wolverines are not very
strong on the pole vault or the hammer
throw, and can hardly fgure on many
points In these events.
There is no doubt that the Michigan
tcam is very strong among the Western
colleges. but they have nothing but Gar
rells TO warrant their invasion of the
East II will. no doubt, be a pleasant
trip for the athletes. but can hardly have
a better result than the 1902 jaunt when
the Westerners were rated almost as
highly as now, but failed TO make a show
Ing.
Cornell is said to be worried about the
Michigan distance runners, and for that
reason opposed their admittance, but Cor
nell will find that the real danger 10 her
distance men will be found at PennsyI-
vaHia, Yale, and Princeton. And it is the
real danger, too.
Vale Has Fast Relay Tenn
New Haven. Conn. March s-Yale
viii send a fast mile relay team to New
York Athletic Club Tuesday evening